Waqas Anwar, Team Lead

Waqas Anwar

Team Lead

insightit

Location
Pakistan - Lahore
Education
Master's degree, Business Information Technology
Experience
18 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 9 Months

Team Lead at insightit
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since November 2014

I am working on a next generation real estate web based product that displays the entire market in real time. The product is developed using ASP.NET MVC 5, Entity Framework 5, Visual Studio 2013, SQL Server 2014, JavaScript, AJAX, JQuery, .NET Framework 4.5, Rest Services, Web Services, Telerik Kendo UI, Telerik Reports, Several third party Web APIs, Twitter Bootstrap, Google Maps and Places APIs and currently its beta version is released to our Australian clients. My role and responsibilities include:

• Develop and document design, source base and complete application architecture.
• Design, develop, test, support and deploy web application and web APIs.
• Research and evaluate software related technologies and products.
• Develop and write high quality coding that meets customer requirements.
• Coordinate with architects and business analysts to determine functionalities.
• Assist and support other team members on multiple projects.
• Create software documentation and update existing documentation.
• Implement best practices, standards and procedures including quality and delivery methodologies.
• Design and develop logical and physical data models that meet application requirements.

Project Manager (Technical) at Sunstar Technology Group, LLC
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2013 to November 2014

I have worked as a project manager on a large tours booking product named EF College Break. EF College Break runs college trips to Europe and all over the world. EF Education First is America’s leading student travel organization. EF has more than 29, 000 employees, teachers and volunteers, working in offices and schools in 54 countries. I have worked on this project as a Project manager and managing all process such as deals, tours, and evaluations etc. of the website with a skillful team of dedicated resources. My role and responsibilities include:

• Creates and executes development plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Recognizes system deficiencies and implements effective solutions
• Assign and Reviews work of development team and Ensures technical teams are contributing to our code library.
• Communicates and enforces coding standards
• Manages technical resources within budget and project schedule

Project Manager (Technical) at Accountancy Outsourcing Services (Pvt.) Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • April 2012 to January 2013

I have worked as a project manager on a large government project called LRMIS. LRMIS provide complete automation of manually maintained parcel based revenue record system which deals with the establishment of rights of ownership on land such as verification and distribution of titles mutation and crop assessment etc. The project was developed using ASP.NET 3.5, SQL Server 2008, SQL, T-SQL, HTML/DHTML, JavaScript, AJAX, JQuery, XML, .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft Enterprise Library 4.0, WCF Web Services.

Senior .NET Software Engineer at Vanguard Software Group
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 2010 to March 2012

I have worked for US clients on a product called LoadVantage. LoanVantage is a web-based, commercial loan analysis application designed for risk analysis, loan credit analysis and financial statements analysis. It also provides features such as electronic document management, task flow management, centralized customer relationship management and centralized collateral tracking system. Financial statements analysis module includes customizable income statements and balance sheets with the option to compare different periods. LoanVantage also provides features such as annual cash flow projections and debt service worksheets. It also provides features to import data directly from the customer tax returns and producing reports in excel, word and pdf format on demand. This product is designed and developed specially for US banks and provides them consistency in automating the loan and credit analysis and be more productive by saving time and costs required to perform these complex tasks. My job responsibilities were Software Development and Features Enhancements in different modules of company’s products. I have worked on many tools and technologies during my stay in Vanguard software group such as ASP.NET 3.5, SQL Server 2008, SQL, T-SQL, HTML/DHTML, JavaScript, AJAX, JQuery, XML, .NET Framework 3.5/4.0, BLToolkit.

Software & Solution Architect at Future Concern Associates Pvt. Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • July 2008 to August 2010

I have worked as a software and solution architect in Pakistan's largest immigration firm. During my term period, I have worked on a a web based Portal whose main objective was to provide clients case status tracking to all the employees and clients of the company using a friendly and easy to use interface. The product was tracking basic information associated with the clients such as their visa category, country, concern authorities, documents, checklists and their case current status. It also has several sub systems providing features related to in house communication through emails, task manager for keeping track of employee activities, payroll system and accounts etc.I have also developed several other products for the company such as employees performance evaluation system, clients calls tracking system etc.

Visiting Faculty Member at eVentureSolutions (Pvt) Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • July 2008 to April 2010

Provided Training in several Microsoft .NET tools and technologies including C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Web Forms, Windows Forms, XML, XSLT, Web Services

Web Developer at Bickenhall College of Computing
  • United Kingdom - London
  • August 2005 to July 2008

I have worked on several different products including the web based jobs portal site hirefire.co.uk. This website is an online Jobs and CV database website for employers and job seekers. It is running successfully in more than 10 countries with their separate domains. Job seekers are allowed to post their CV online which can be searched by employers looking for candidates for different job positions. Employers and recruiting agencies can also post jobs on this website.

Visiting Faculty Member at London College of Computing
  • United Kingdom - London
  • August 2005 to July 2008

Provided Training in several Microsoft .NET tools and technologies including C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Web Forms, Windows Forms, XML, XSLT, Web Services

Visiting Faculty Member at London School of Computer Education
  • United Kingdom - London
  • August 2005 to July 2008

Provided Training in several Microsoft .NET tools and technologies including C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Web Forms, Windows Forms, XML, XSLT, Web Services

Faculty Member at Bickenhall College of Computing
  • United Kingdom - London
  • August 2005 to July 2008

Provided Training in several Microsoft .NET tools and technologies including C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Web Forms, Windows Forms, XML, XSLT, Web Services

Education

Master's degree, Business Information Technology
  • at Middlesex University, London, UK
  • February 2007
Master's degree, Computer Science
  • at Govt. Islamia College of Commerce, Lahore, Pakistan
  • January 2001

Specialties & Skills

Web Development
ASP.NET MVC
Software Development
Solution Architecture
ASP.NET
C#/VB.NET
ASP.NET MVC
Web Services
JavaScript/JQuery
Web API/Rest Services
Entity Framework/LINQ
HTML5/CSS3

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Punjabi
Expert

Training and Certifications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) (Certificate)
Sun Certified Web Component Developer for J2EE Platform (Certificate)
Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD.NET) (Certificate)
Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform (Certificate)

Hobbies

  • Reading Articles
  • Reading Books