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Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Leading a cross-functional team of 8 remote engineers, overseeing search and discovery initiatives for the catalog and homepage. Hiring and developing engineering talent through effective mentoring, coaching, and 1-1 sessions.*Checkout and Post Order ( March 2022 - Present)• Lead the initiative that increased the Payment Acceptance rate from ≈ 65% to 85%.*Search and Discovery - (Nov 2021 - March 2022)• Led the successful implementation of Algolia Search, resulting in a significant 11% increase in search conversion rate.• Translating product roadmap into actionable engineering goals for the team, ensuring alignment between product vision and technical implementation.• Cultivated a culture of data-driven decision-making and experimentation through the implementation of A/B testing, leading to a remarkable 21% improvement in homepage occasions discoverability.

Kuwait

Revamping the iOS Application. Assessing existing codebase to find area of improvements. Mentoring and leading code review activities of iOS team.• Implemented Mobile CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps with Fastlane.• Reduced the app size and build times by significantly reducing third party dependencies and unused assets. Download size reduced by 65mb. Clean build time reduced by 5 minutes. • Developed a new reusable UI Framework to be shared across Floward Apps.• Lead the refactoring efforts to a modular architecture.

Kuwait

Kuwait

I help thousands of daily iOS customers get their caffeine fix. As of today the app is serving in 4 countries (Kuwait, UAE, KSA, UK) with 99.9% crash free users. The app was #2 in Food and Drink category in 2018 and 2019 on App Store.• Established and improved analytics support (Mixpanel, Adjust), to monitor key metrics and analyse user behaviour.• Lead role in backend API design to be consumed by client side.• Implemented caching, significantly improved app launch to home screen time.• Researched and implemented server driven UI using GraphQL for COFE Store.• Implemented support for A/B testing which helped product team improve the checkout flow.• Played a significant role in designing and road mapping of features such as Rewards Program, COFE Store, Gift Cards and Referral Program.• Helped in setting up Data Infrastructure for data team.• Worked with marketing teams to audit and setup attribution and deep-linking tools.• Collaborated with product manager and designers to define a rich iOS experience.

Kuwait

Move app was an on-demand online fitness marketplace. I was the sole iOS Engineer while the app existed. I played a key role in shaping the product and user experience.• Launched the app from zero to version 1.0 in 3 months. • Worked closely with the founder to strategies on new features, such as gym class packages and personal coaches.• Explored new technologies such as iBeacon to mark customer attendance.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Year-long industrial placement in A320 Family Single Aisle Aircraft Chief Engineers team. Airbus UK. Chief Engineers team is accountable for the engineering integration, airworthiness and safety of the Wing, Landing Gear and Fuel Systems for the A320 Family aircraft.- Worked with multiple stakeholders: Procurement, Engineering, Programme Management, Supplier and Airworthiness to ensure smooth progression of new modification to the aircraft, from initialization to implementation phase. - Prepared Technical and Financial Business cases for proposed modification, and presented in Design Gate Reviews.-Provided root cause analysis on an in-service fuel system component failure and suggested possible solutions and ways forward.-Investigated an in-service Hot Air Pipe failure, involved understanding Operators/Airlines refuelling practices, Modelling fuel levels in wing tanks and hot air trajectory.-Produced internal Product Tasking Documents and Technical Reports.-Carried an investigation on the root cause of an in-service shroud box cracking while supporting Airworthiness to produce an AD (Airworthiness Directive).-Worked with suppliers on Product Obsolescence and Life Cycle Management-Participated in the RFI, RFP and Supplier Selection process, Gained experience of negotiation with key stakeholders both internally and externally

Master Of Engineering (Meng) With Industrial Year, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, First Class Hounors

Activities and Societies: UoB Sports Squash Photography SocietyProject Works: 4th Year MEng Final Year Project: Designed and developed.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Activities and Societies: SwimmingProject Works Harvesting Energy Using Piezoelectric Material: Researched the use of Piezoelectric.