Omarr Syed
Senior Software Engineer
Summary
Results-oriented and innovative Senior Software Engineer with 16+ years of experience. Well-versed in writing, troubleshooting, and managing complex applications with involvement in all the phases of SDLC. Ample experience working in Kanban, writing Tech Stories from User Stories and performing peer code reviews. Easily communicates complex technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders. Works at fast pace to meet tight deadlines. Focused on usability and performance improvements. Proven history of developing useful, efficient and cost-effective projects.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Experian Information Solutions Inc.
06.2011 - Current
- Part of an experienced tribe working in an agile environment that is responsible for developing and supporting key products of Experian Health
- Hands-on experience working on codebases of multiple internal and client-facing applications built on .NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, Angular, Typescript, Knockout.js, Bootstrap, jQuery, and Javascript utilizing MS SQL as the backend database
- Extensively using Wijmo controls throughout internal facing applications
- Practical experience working on writing RESTful APIs, background services, and microservices
- Utilizing GIT as VCS, Bitbucket repos, JIRA
- A rotating member of Tribe's Kanban team responsible for writing Tech Stories from User Stories, reviewing test plans, performing code reviews, and assisting junior developers
- Also, a regular participant in estimation and recon meetings
- Good understanding of CI/CD and assist DevOps in creating Bamboo build and deployment plans while overseeing the tribe's weekly production release deployments
Software Developer
Tilbury
Oak Brook, IL
06.2009 - 06.2011
- Worked as a software developer on various food and hospitality-related CMS projects
- Designed and developed a custom web application from scratch for a marketing company that processed tons of raw data into meaningful information that was to be used in various marketing campaigns
- Primarily used C#, MS SQL, Sharepoint, and jQuery
Applications Developer
Intertek
Oak Brook, IL
06.2008 - 05.2009
- Worked on a live web application that was used by McDonald's corporation and Kraft Foods Group
- Part of a 6 member team
- Led development of several key modules
- Technical experience included working on C#, VB.net, andJavascriptprojects.Applicationsalso utilized Telerik web controls
Software Engineer
Xper2Go Pvt. Ltd
Fremont, CA (Remote)
06.2006 - 06.2008
- Worked on writing and managing web applications used internally by Xper2Go's employees
- In addition to assisting other team members on different projects, led and developed a ticket managing application that streamlined and reduced the processing times of resolving client issues
Education
Software Development Certificate - Backend Development
Harvard Extension School
Cambridge, MA 08.2021 - Current
Master of Science - Information Technology and Management
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL 05.2010 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Hamdard University
08.2002 - 08.2006
Skills
C#
NET 5
JavaScript
MS SQL
Microservices
Worker Services
RESTful APIs
Bootstrap CSS Framework
Octopus Deploy
Agile Methodologies
GIT
AWS
Angular
Python
TypeScript
Django
Vuejs
RabbitMQ
Accomplishments
Promotion
Experian | June 2022
Took lead in the rewrite of an existing product that earned special promotion outside of regular annual review period.
Spot Bonus
Experian | Oct 2021
Received spot bonus on delivering a key feature requested by a high-profile client. Worked diligently with the product owner and transformed user stories into technical specifications before incorporating them as a working feature in the product itself.
Tutor
Hamdard University | 2002-2006
Assisted college students including graduate-level students in their mathematics classwork and projects.
Merit Awards
Hamdard University | 2004
Awarded multiple merit scholarships for securing the top position in every semester.
Timeline
Software Development Certificate - Backend Development
Harvard Extension School
08.2021 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Experian Information Solutions Inc.
06.2011 - Current
Master of Science - Information Technology and Management
Illinois Institute of Technology
05.2010 - 05.2016
Software Developer
Tilbury
06.2009 - 06.2011
Applications Developer
Intertek
06.2008 - 05.2009
Software Engineer
Xper2Go Pvt. Ltd
06.2006 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Hamdard University
08.2002 - 08.2006