Usman Raza Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, On, Ca

I engineered the architecture for Bridge for Circle, an app that bridges the gap between traditional banking and digital currencies using Circle’s USDC stablecoin. It’s built to make managing, sending, receiving, and holding both fiat and digital currencies straightforward and hassle-free.𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Microservices - AWS API Gateway - AWS Lambda - AWS EC2 - AWS API Gateway - AWS ELB - AWS ASG - AWS SNS - PHP - Laravel - Vue - System Architecture𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜… Show more I engineered the architecture for Bridge for Circle, an app that bridges the gap between traditional banking and digital currencies using Circle’s USDC stablecoin. It’s built to make managing, sending, receiving, and holding both fiat and digital currencies straightforward and hassle-free.𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Microservices - AWS API Gateway - AWS Lambda - AWS EC2 - AWS API Gateway - AWS ELB - AWS ASG - AWS SNS - PHP - Laravel - Vue - System Architecture𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗗𝗶𝗱:𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: Designed and implemented the app’s microservice architecture with AWS tools like API Gateway, Lambda, EC2, ECS clusters, and more, focusing on scalability and security.𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Improved system efficiency by 40% through query optimization, better inter-microservice communication, and strategic design adjustments.𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: Ensured the app met Circle’s and FinCEN’s compliance standards, including implementing KYC rules for USDC, to make transactions secure and compliant.𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥&𝗗 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Conducted research and developed new features to continuously improve the user experience.𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Acted as the go-to for technical explanations, breaking down blockchain and product intricacies for our clients. Show less

I worked with a client to design and implement software solutions addressing specific business needs. My role was to assess their current systems, identify key areas for improvement, and build custom solutions to streamline certain critical operations.𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: System Architecture - Various AWS services - System Integration - Performance Optimization

I played a key role in developing SphereWMS, a Laravel-based warehouse management system designed for CEVA Logistics and TARGET. This system efficiently managed warehouse inventory, as well as the arrival and departure of freight, processing millions of records each week and supporting complex operations like inventory allocation, shipping, and docking.𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Laravel - REDIS - PHP - Kafka - AWS S3 - AWS SNS - AWS ASG - AWS EC2 - AWS ELB - Query Optimization - MYSQL -… Show more I played a key role in developing SphereWMS, a Laravel-based warehouse management system designed for CEVA Logistics and TARGET. This system efficiently managed warehouse inventory, as well as the arrival and departure of freight, processing millions of records each week and supporting complex operations like inventory allocation, shipping, and docking.𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Laravel - REDIS - PHP - Kafka - AWS S3 - AWS SNS - AWS ASG - AWS EC2 - AWS ELB - Query Optimization - MYSQL - System Integration - Performance Optimization 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗗𝗶𝗱:𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: Developed and implemented new features for the warehouse management system, ensuring it met the operational needs of CEVA and TARGET.𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸: Led demo sessions to showcase new features to the client, collecting feedback for iterative improvement and ensuring alignment with their expectations.𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Worked closely with a diverse, multicultural team, fostering collaboration and problem-solving to meet project goals. Show less

I created an easy-to-use e-learning system from scratch that helped hundreds of schools shift their operations online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The platform enabled schools to conduct classes, provide lecture recordings, manage attendance, assignments, online tests, fee vouchers, staff management, and much more, supporting seamless online education during a challenging time.𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Laravel - REDIS - PHP - Mysql - AWS S3 - AWS SNS 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜… Show more I created an easy-to-use e-learning system from scratch that helped hundreds of schools shift their operations online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The platform enabled schools to conduct classes, provide lecture recordings, manage attendance, assignments, online tests, fee vouchers, staff management, and much more, supporting seamless online education during a challenging time.𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Laravel - REDIS - PHP - Mysql - AWS S3 - AWS SNS 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗗𝗶𝗱:𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Designed the app architecture and business logic, ensuring scalability and ease of use for administrators, teachers, and students.𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Led the transition of the application from Ruby on Rails to Laravel, improving performance and scalability while maintaining core functionality.𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲: Analyzed project requirements, breaking them down into actionable features and writing clean, efficient code to bring the vision to life.𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Acted as the primary point of contact for the client, managing product requirements and gathering feedback to guide development.𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗢𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Onboarded new developers to the project and reviewed their work, ensuring alignment with best practices and project goals. Show less

Created an easy to use E-Learning system which was later transitioned to Laravel and more features were added to it.

Postgraduate Degree, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning

Bscs

Hsc, Pre-Engineering

Ssc, Engineering