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MOHAMED ALI

Houston,TX

Summary

Accomplished Software Engineer and Scrum Master with a track record of turning around failing multimillion-dollar projects through expert application of Agile methodologies and legacy system modernization. Promptly restored customer trust, reduced missed sprint commitments by 30%, and eliminated persistent bugs to elevate the design, build, and maintenance of scalable enterprise applications. Recognized for leading cross-functional teams to achieve seamless migrations, tune performance, and drive product enhancements. Hand-picked by leadership to provide technical leadership and serve as an SME in fast-paced, client-driven environments. Committed to continual learning, currently pursuing AI/ML certification to complement additional knowledge in Python and TensorFlow.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior/Principal Software Engineer & Scrum Master

SPHERA (FORMERLY IHS GLOBAL)
01.2012 - 06.2025
  • Spearheaded end-to-end technical execution of maintenance projects across critical enterprise applications, driving a 98% first-time resolution rate by leading the team, coordinating deployments, issue triage, code remediation, and regression verification.
  • Led over 20 production deployments with a sub-1% rollback rate and maintained production stability through rigorous release protocols patches, hotfixes, and updates within Azure DevOps pipelines.
  • Boosted user experience and satisfaction with a 97% load-time reduction (lashing form render time from 30+ minutes to under one) by implementing UI lazy loading and strategic caching while driving system responsiveness.
  • Identified and remediated 85% of critical and high-severity vulnerabilities by collaborating with InfoSec and Product Owner teams to secure applications.
  • Enhanced system reliability by refactoring legacy RESTful APIs and backend components to meet scalability, maintainability, and security standards while reducing production incidents.
  • Improved API responsiveness by 97% under peak traffic by diagnosing latency with New Relic and heavily contributing to rate limiting and read-replica strategies.
  • Championed KTLO Agile process refinement by redefining roles, introducing sprint planning to minimize scope creep, and mentoring junior developers in clean-code and testing best practices to drive team ramp-up and performance.
  • Documented the team's agile process references and agile process for training on the internal wiki platform to facilitate transparency and performance tracking.
  • Led cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable software solutions.

Senior Software Engineer/Technical Product Manager

IHS INC.
01.2008 - 01.2012
  • Accelerated delivery by streamlining the full technical product lifecycle from requirements gathering through development, deployment, and client support while serving as both lead engineer and subject-matter expert.
  • Selected to step in as an interim Product Manager and drove robust releases by overseeing global management (packaging, change control, and patch scheduling) and collaborating with QA, Support, and Customer Success.
  • Expanded platform capabilities by architecting key ecoAsset Manager features and translating customer feedback into enhanced core functionality, including built-in compliance tracking for enterprise users.
  • Boosted user adoption by authoring clear product requirement documents (PRDs) and technical documentation, and delivering live and recorded Webex trainings that streamlined onboarding for both clients and internal teams.
  • Spearheaded data migrations and integration projects for clients transitioning from legacy ATW systems by coordinating UAT testing and ensuring accuracy across large datasets.
  • Elevated customer engagement by representing the development team at the Spectrum Users Conference, co-presenting product updates and roadmaps with executive leadership to reinforce strategic partnerships.
  • Enhanced user upselling and account retention through compelling technical presentations that highlighted product benefits and features.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.SC.) - Computer Science

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Master of Science (M.Sc.) - Computer Science

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Skills

  • Scalable System Architecture
  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Full-Stack Web Development
  • Release & Deployment Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Agile Methodology (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Technical Mentorship
  • Legacy System Modernization
  • Codebase Stabilization
  • Version control proficiency
  • Performance Tuning
  • Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
  • API Design & Implementation
  • Microservices Architecture

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Handpicked to turn around a high-risk multimillion-dollar project by implementing Agile best practices, refining the backlog with the Product Owner, stabilizing code quality, and leveraging client stakeholder communication to ensure retention.
  • Refined Agile processes for a 12-member KTLO team, introducing structured rituals that improved delivery consistency,
    reduced missed sprint commitments by 30%, and reinforced operational focus.
  • Elevated product releases by diagnosing and eliminating a persistent, high-priority data corruption issue (an intermittent bug that corrupted 70+ transactions monthly) to enhance system stability and minimize internal escalations.
  • Identified and remediated 85% of critical and high-severity security vulnerabilities by collaborating with InfoSec and Product Owner teams to secure applications.

Certification

  • DeepLearning.AI: Generative AI for Everyone | Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification | Advanced Learning Algorithms
  • Currently pursuing Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (expected 2025)

Publications

Ali, M. (2010). Common Visual Representation for Websites and Smart Phones. GrC 2010, San Jose, CA, IEEE Computer Society, ISBN: 978-1-4244-7964-1, pp. 477–482.

Timeline

Senior/Principal Software Engineer & Scrum Master

SPHERA (FORMERLY IHS GLOBAL)
01.2012 - 06.2025

Senior Software Engineer/Technical Product Manager

IHS INC.
01.2008 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Science (B.SC.) - Computer Science

San Jose State University

Master of Science (M.Sc.) - Computer Science

San Jose State University

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