Rafat Haque Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Over the past few years I've led complex software development, from architecture to delivery, for a broad range of digital platforms. I've provided various software R&D consultancy and development services to clients such as Rakuten Kobo Inc, theScore Inc, stealth startups and various small businesses. Key highlights but not limited to:• Built a solid reputation for delivering high-quality, cost-efficient technological solutions and software products to help drive client's core business.• Performed detailed analysis of business requirements and developed comprehensive plans defining and scoping project requirements.• Spear-headed software development efforts for clients on uncharted platforms and helped deliver the most innovative and intuitive mobile experience.• Mentored and guided client's in-house development teams with industry best practices.• Collaborated with key stakeholders, balancing competing interests and resolving both business and technical requirement ambiguities.• Always agile and flexible with regards to changing priorities & business needs.• Exhibited superior relationship-building and communication skills not only with cross-functional teams but also with teams from outsourced development firms.• Always used the best technology that fits the solution.

Toronto, Canada Area

Key Technologies: C#, .NET, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, SQLite, Git, Github, JIRA, Jenkins.• Successfully transitioned & maintained Windows 8 application source code from an outsourced company.• Architected & developed the Universal Kobo Reader app for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (Phone/Tablet/Desktop) from the ground up using C# on the .NET framework.• Brought the average rating from an unsatisfactory 2.6 stars to 4.3 stars globally by developing improvements through analyzing customer feedback and market reviews.• Automated app localization process for international distribution.• Implemented automated continuous integration with Jenkins, unit tests, batch scripts etc.• Maintained & supervised source code quality through mentoring team members and code reviews.• Collaborated with API and Web teams to align core feature delivery.

Toronto, Canada Area

Key Technologies: Java, C++, Android Open Source Project, SQLite, Git, Github, Rally, Jenkins.• Designed and developed custom Android Launcher for Kobo tablets.• Successfully launched Kobo Arc 7, Kobo Arc 7HD and Kobo Arc 10HD Android tablets.• Worked with Android Open Source Project (AOSP) to build custom ROMs.• Built highly optimized custom image manipulation user-interface.• Designed and built prototypes of music player, video player and digital store.• Collaborated with internal development teams to deliver several components like content decryption, local & cloud search and shared data sync.

Toronto, Canada Area

Key Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, Github, Rally, Jenkins.• Designed & Developed Kobo HTML5 reader app using the SproutCore open-source framework.• Optimized the Kobo app for FirefoxOS devices with limited hardware specifications.

Toronto, Canada Area

Key Technologies: Java, Android SDK, C#, Xamarin, SQLite, Git, Github, Rally.• Designed & developed new features for the ScoreMobile and ScoreMobile FC mobile applications.• Provided proof-of-concept mobile app prototype using Xamarin for cross-platform software development.

Toronto, Canada Area

Key Technologies: Java, Android SDK, Eclipse, SQLite, Jenkins, Pivotal Tracker.• Developed new social features called Kobo Pulse for the Android Kobo application.• Developed tools to accommodate localization of the custom Android OS that resides on the Kobo Vox.• Designed and developed user-experiences with multimedia content like audio books and read-aloud features.• Initiated prototype development to render Japanese content.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Architected and developed the Kobo eReader application, which is preloaded in all consumer BlackBerry PlayBook devices.• Leveraged multiple technologies like ActionScript 3.0, Javascript and C, to deliver several key components including content decryption, optimized decompression, database integration and content presentation.• Worked with QNX & Blackberry to incorporate new enhancements in the Blackberry Playbook SDK.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Designed, developed and supported the Kobo BlackBerry application. Some key features included Bluetooth syncing with the Kobo eReader, download manager for offline reading etc.• Built a framework to deploy new white-labeled application for various business partners.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Designed and implemented application development framework for the BlackBerry platform which has been used to create mobile applications for various content providers such as Time Magazine, The Hockey News, Sports Illustrated, BusinessWeek etc.• Implemented scalable persistent storage architecture to accommodate any kind of data types with low memory management capabilities.• Implemented dynamic GUI rendering engine which could be reconfigured by the content servers.• Utilized BlackBerry Push technology to create innovative features e.g. Premium Hockey Alerts, Breaking News and Market dataupdates.

Oakville, Ontario

• Developed WeatherEye BlackBerry 1.0• Designed & Developed back-end aggregation process for traffic data feed from various sources like M.T.O. and Ontario P. Police• Designed & Developed WarningsDirect® Text Message System.• Analyzed, Redesigned & Developed various entities of the SMS System Architecture for scalability and efficiency• Participated in the development of Common Alert Protocol system to allow simultaneous and consistent broadcasting of warning alerts through various distribution media like SMS, Satellite broadcast, internet feed etc.

B.Sc., Computer Science

High School Diploma