NAWAZ SYED
Dallas
Summary
- 8 years of experience in end-to-end development of applications using Microsoft .NET technologies, covering requirement analysis, designing, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and implementation.
- Experienced in developing cross-platform mobile applications for iOS, Android, and UWP.
- Strong in creating user interfaces using Android SDK, iOS SDK, Xamarin.Forms, and WPF, leveraging XAML, MVVM, and various layouts and controls to build responsive, maintainable, and scalable UI components.
- Proficient in mobile and desktop application design, including C#, .NET, real-time data visualization, and development of system-level UI tools.
- Experienced with Web Services (REST/SOAP) and using retrieved data effectively in UI presentation.
- Skilled in source control tools: SourceTree, Git, GitHub, TFS, and Azure DevOps.
- Adept at using SQLite for local data storage in offline scenarios.
- Extensive experience in Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD) and applying design patterns such as Factory, Singleton, MVC, and MVVM.
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and their practical application in cross-platform and desktop development.
- Experienced in Agile development methodology, participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and PI planning.
- Skilled in UI performance optimization, cross-platform architecture, and desktop application development using WPF, enabling development of modern, maintainable, and high-performance applications.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
.NET Developer (WPF & .NET MAUI)
International Motors
06.2024 - Current
- Designed, developed, and maintained C#/.NET applications using .NET MAUI and WPF, delivering modern, high-performance user interfaces for mobile and desktop platforms.
- Built rich, responsive UIs using XAML, applying MVVM, data binding, commands, and resource dictionaries to ensure maintainable and scalable UI architecture.
- Implemented real-time data visualization components (charts, animations, interactive controls) using SkiaSharp, supporting system-level monitoring and diagnostic-style applications.
- Collaborated with product owners, designers, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate system and business requirements into robust UI solutions.
- Integrated platform-specific and native services using dependency injection, enabling access to device and system capabilities across Android, iOS, Windows, and desktop environments.
- Migrated and upgraded applications across evolving frameworks and OS versions by updating target frameworks, SDK versions, NuGet packages, AndroidX libraries, and platform configurations.
- Maintained and enhanced Android, iOS, and Windows builds, ensuring compatibility, stability, and timely updates with the latest platform requirements.
- Developed and integrated RESTful and SOAP web services to retrieve, process, and display data from remote systems in near real time.
- Implemented and supported CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, improve deployment reliability, and ensure consistent delivery of production-ready applications.
- Diagnosed and resolved build, runtime, and performance issues, improving application stability and UI responsiveness.
- Participated in Agile development processes, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and PI planning.
- Conducted code reviews, enforced coding standards, and mentored team members to improve overall code quality.
- Used Git-based version control systems (GitHub, Azure DevOps, SourceTree) to manage source code and collaborative development.
Maui Developer
MetLife
01.2023 - 06.2024
- Developed and maintained cross-platform mobile applications using Xamarin & MAUI Worked on Re writing the code from Xamarin to MAUI.
- Worked on MAUI Mop UPS.
- Worked on Relay command, Observable Properties, Vertical and Horizontal Stack Layouts in MAUI.
- Worked with Agile development methodology and participated in daily stand-up meetings, Sprint planning, Sprint Review, Retrospective, PI planning meetings.
- Migrated Android older version (target SDK Version) to newer versions (target SDK Version) by targeting to Latest target SDK Version.
- After Migration, verified that app is fully functional, and then publish the compatible version of the app to users.
- Integrated SkiaSharp into Xamarin and .NET MAUI projects, enabling the creation of responsive, high-fidelity user interfaces with Animation effects, charts, and interactive controls.
- Updated Android Target Framework, updated outdated NuGet Packages, Updated the AndroidManifest.xml attributes, updated AndroidX libraries while migration.
- Migrated iOS older versions to newer versions.
- Maintain and update Android and iOS versions in timely manner.
- Collaborated with designers and product owners to develop high-quality user interfaces.
- Implemented Automation IDs to enhance UI testing and quality assurance efforts.
- Worked on Accessibility for the app on both the platforms and made ADA compliance.
- Used MVVM features such as data binding.
- Designed User Interfaces using XAML.
- Used Dependency injection service to make use of Native features that exist in Android, iOS.
- Used version control system Source Tree, GIT to manage your Xamarin project's source code. Popular platforms like GitHub, and Azure DevOps provide Git repository hosting.
- Conducted code reviews and provided feedback to team members
- Troubleshot and resolved issues in a timely manner.
- Custom renderers are written for Date picker, button, frame controls etc. and developed resource dictionaries for styles.
- Captured user actions using Adobe analytics.
- Implemented RESTful and SOAP Webservices to retrieve data from remote server.
.NET UI Engineer (WPF & Mobile Applications)
Chevron
Houston
09.2021 - 12.2022
- Developed C#/.NET user interfaces using XAML-based technologies, applying desktop-style architectural patterns while supporting mobile interaction models.
- Delivered cross-platform mobile features by leveraging shared business logic and UI layers, ensuring consistent behavior across Android devices.
- Adapted UI workflows to mobile constraints such as varying screen sizes, touch interactions, and lifecycle events.
- Implemented navigation flows and state management suitable for mobile applications while maintaining separation of concerns.
- Designed reusable styling assets and UI components to ensure visual consistency across both mobile and desktop-oriented views.
- Built data-driven UI screens capable of handling frequent updates with smooth rendering and responsive feedback.
- Integrated mobile-specific services (notifications, authentication, device capabilities) through abstraction layers to keep core logic platform-agnostic.
- Supported mobile OS upgrades and framework updates, addressing behavioral changes and compatibility issues across Android versions.
- Validated application functionality on physical devices and emulators prior to release, ensuring stability and performance.
- Coordinated mobile releases and updates through controlled deployment pipelines, supporting QA and staged rollouts.
- Consumed and presented structured data from external systems using service-based communication patterns.
- Applied secure access mechanisms and session handling appropriate for mobile environments.
- Contributed to iterative Agile delivery, responding to changing requirements while maintaining code quality.
- Reviewed peer code with focus on reliability, performance, and maintainability.
- Diagnosed and resolved mobile runtime, UI, and deployment issues across different device configurations
Xamarin Developer
CFJ, Microsoft
Redmond, WA
04.2019 - 09.2021
- Developed Cross-Platform Mobile app using Xamarin Forms with code sharing between all platforms (Android, iOS and Universal Windows apps).
- Participated in Agile development methodology and worked closely with the development team to ensure high-quality code and efficient development workflows.
- Collaborated with designers and product managers to develop high-quality user interfaces.
- Followed MVVM pattern for data binding between views and view-Models.
- Experienced with XML and XAML layouts.
- Conducted code reviews and provided feedback to team members.
- Troubleshot and resolved issues in a timely manner.
- Used JSON Serialization for displaying Data.
- Custom renderers are written for Entry picker, button, frame controls etc. and developed resource dictionaries for styles.
- Worked on Offline Compatibility using Smart Sync, Save, Upload and download.
- Worked on Azure B2C for login.
- Worked on Accessibility for the App to be incompliance with ADA.
- Implemented RESTful and SOAP Webservices to retrieve data from remote server.
- Released application weekly through App Center for QA.
Xamarin Developer
Cummins
Columbus, IN
01.2018 - 04.2019
- Developed a cross platform applications which runs on iOS, Android using Visual Studio 2015.
- Implemented SQLite database to save necessary information into device local database.
- Written many Custom controls with Bindable Properties and Custom Renderers for individual Native Platforms.
- Involved in architecture of the project and maintain the MVVM form across the code.
- Used MVVM features such as data binding, used dependency services for accessing native mobile features.
- Created custom renderers like list views with button, Bindable picker, print manager, Date picker and renderer for showing PDF as a web view.
- Used Microsoft Azure Mobile Services as backend for mobile application.
- Used XAML to design UI and created Run time List views.
- Implemented RESTFUL API calls to communicate with server.
- Used Xamarin test cloud to Automate the UI tests and Unit tests for testing.
- Used Oauth2.0 Web services using Xamarin. Auth for server-side authorization.
- Used GITHUB as a source control.
- Used Visual Studio Team Services for the bug tracking and the for the work management of stories.
- Implemented extreme programming by using fast paced agile safe methodology, involving in task completion, user stories, and iterations.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Information Systems
California University of Management and Sciences
Fairfax, VA12.2017
Skills
- Proficient in Mac OS and Windows 7/8/10
- C# and NET proficiency
- Mobile Technologies: Xamarin Forms-30, 40, 50, Net MAUI
- Version control proficiency
- IDE tools proficiency
- RDBMS expertise: MS SQL Server 2019
- Frontend development languages
- Proficient in Git version control
Timeline
.NET Developer (WPF & .NET MAUI)
International Motors
06.2024 - Current
Maui Developer
MetLife
01.2023 - 06.2024
.NET UI Engineer (WPF & Mobile Applications)
Chevron
09.2021 - 12.2022
Xamarin Developer
CFJ, Microsoft
04.2019 - 09.2021
Xamarin Developer
Cummins
01.2018 - 04.2019
Master of Science - Computer Information Systems
California University of Management and Sciences