Talha Ashfaque

Talha Ashfaque Email: tjaank AT gmail DOT com LinkedIn: http://pk.linkedin.com/in/talhashfaque Web: Contact Form
OBJECTIVE To continue my professional career in computer and software engineering with an organization where mutual sharing of professional and career growth is achievable. EDUCATION BE, Computer & Information Systems Engineering 2005–2009 NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi 72.8% Specialized in Computer Information and Computer Networking areas. Led team projects, to create real-world applications. Participated in various departmental events regularly. Intermediate, Pre-Engineering 2003–2004 Pakistan Steel Cadet College, Karachi 76% EXPERIENCE Senior Developer June 2012 – April 2013 Gulf Computers LLC, Dubai, UAE Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying system flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle. Serve as technical lead as appropriate. Responsible for developing new programs and proofing the program to develop needed changes to assure production of a quality product. Team Lead MS Solutions June 2011 – March 2012 Sysnet Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited, Karachi Management of Software Development Life Cycle operations using Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF). Project documentations including: Requirement Specification Document, Functional Specification Document, Project Delivery Manuals etc. Dispatching and Assigning Tasks, Establishing Timelines and Priorities within the team. Implementing Standards, Monitoring Code Quality Control, Applying Testing Methodologies and Insuring Software Quality Assurance. Assessing Technical Skill Set of Team Members and Distributing of tasks smartly among the team. Assistant Software Architect July 2010 – June 2011 , Karachi Responsible for process design, system design, software development and deployment on Microsoft platform for different applications and products ensuring sound engineering design, process and quality practices. Full lifecycle responsibility for major web and windows application projects, including Needs Analysis and Solution Architecture Modeling, Development and Programming Deployment, Revisions, Testing And Support Senior Engineer August 2009 – June 2010 , Karachi Involved in the designing and development of various ERP modules and Online Management Solutions (SaaS) based on C#, ASP.NET and SQL Server 2005 with Microsoft Windows and Web Services, jQuery, AJAX, CSS. Worked with a team developing web-based software products designed to facilitate business and engineering needs in a high-demand, zero-downtime environment. Senior Web Developer November 2008 – August 2009 Gibralter Information Technologies, Inc Led the development of http://www.pakistanherald.com in ASP.NET using C# with SQL Server 2005, jQuery, AJAX, Flash. Coordinated with a team of 4 members, which included task distribution and project planning, web hosting related issues resolution. Software Engineer June 2006 – October 2008 Al-Rehman Technologies, Karachi Lead developer for web sites and promotional media for small businesses. Utilized contemporary design to create concise web sites for specific client needs. Site creation included use of ASP, ASP.NET, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, online payment features, and form processing. Internee July 2007 Indus Motor Company Ltd, Port Qasim, Karachi Worked independently to develop some intellectual software products for Indus Motors which caused them to save some valuable time of their workers at assembly lines. These projects includes: Realization of KANBAN system for the first time in Pakistan developed as a Windows Application using VB.NET with MS SQL Server 2005. Tracking Software for locating faults during vehicle assembly process using VB.NET. PROJECTS Mobile Commerce Platform (MCP) MCP is a platform to support every type of data and workflow on mobile devices that an enterprise system may have, without requiring change in software after it is deployed. It comprises of three components, which are Mobile Client, Application Server (Middleware) and Application Objects (on Enterprise Server). Application Server is developed using ASP.NET which communicated with different mobile clients and Application Objects through web interfaces. Online Education Management System – ASP.NET, SQL Server 2005 A comprehensive solution that maintains student’s record with complete history of their association with institution, automating the crucial and complex billing process, gives distance learning a new dimension by providing web enabled classrooms and assessment areas. Online Design Management System – ASP.NET, SQL Server 2005 X–ERP Design Management supports complete account services through a web-enabled account area. Through the same account area your customers can conveniently put feedback on design services and also post revision requests. ERP Solution – ASP.NET, SQL Server 2005 Human Resource Management System, Inventory Management System, Performance System, Food Management System, Library Management System. Automatic Meter Reading System Providing automation in existing meter reading systems in Gas Company based on GSM network bringing modifications in both H/W and S/W interface. ▪ VSTO based Time sheet Management Add-In for MS Excel 2010 ▪ Company Web Portal creation and administration on DotNetNuke 6.0 ▪ Teaching software using video conferencing ▪ Realization of a community software like Orkut using ASP.NET ▪ Home Automation System TRAININGS MOC 10175 - SharePoiny 2010 raining: Application Development from ExecuTrain - Dubai EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Engaged as Editing & Creative Head of Departmental Yearly Magazine Deputy Manager of Event Management in organizing TechElite (Departmental Event) covered by electronic media Active member on various online programming forums including http://forums.asp.net/ and http://stackoverflow.com/ PERSONAL INFO Marital Status Married Father Name Muhammad Ashfaque Khan Nationality Pakistani		Tools ▪ MS Visual Studio ▪ Adobe Dreamweaver ▪ Adobe Photoshop ▪ MS Office Suite ▪ MS Visio ▪ Team Foundation Server ▪ Axure Skills ▪ C# ▪ .NET Framework    2.0, 3.5, 4.0 ▪ ASP.NET ▪ Visual Basic ▪ VB.NET ▪ JavaScript ▪ jQuery ▪ T-SQL ▪ Stored Procedures ▪ SharePoint 2010▪ CSS ▪ Windows Services ▪ Web Services ▪ SOAP ▪ REST ▪ HTML/XHTML ▪ XML ▪ AJAX ▪ VSTO ▪ WCF ▪ WPF ▪ WWF ▪ DNN   Administration Database ▪ MSSQL Server ▪ MySQL ▪ MS Access Analysis ▪ DFDs ▪ UML Diagrams ▪ Use Case ▪ ER Modeling ▪ POCs Interpersonal Skills ▪ Effective communication ▪ Self-motivating ▪ Teamwork Training & Courses ▪ APTECH Certified .Net Specialist ▪ Database Development using VB.NET Personal Interest ▪ Blogging ▪ Gadgets ▪ Urdu Poetry Personal Blog CodeShode