Muhammad Umar

Joined to spearhead the development of an innovative application designed for electricians and related fields, such as gas services. This project aims to streamline and optimise the process of connecting qualified professionals with customers.

Significantly contributed to The Economist's digital transformation by addressing challenges in a large unstructured audio codebase, transforming it into a highly maintainable and scalable code. Implemented customizable audio tracklist feature, introduced a dedicated podcast section, and developed an efficient offline download manager, optimising storage. Spearheaded the development of an adaptive

Architected and led the team in developing the Operations Management solution, replacing the existing Retool-based system. Created business-owned distribution hubs, implemented customer monitoring, order tracking, and intelligent order and item batching. Designed and implemented a backend infrastructure connecting management operations, Web-store and Delivery ops, instrumental in expanding Lazzy's

Led a research project focused on forest terrain identification utilising semantic segmentation techniques on UAV images. Successfully implemented and fine-tuned semantic segmentation models and conducted extensive data preprocessing, annotations, and model training for terrain classification. Findings and a novel dataset were published via paper in ICML climate change workshop.

Led re-architecture of mobile apps, upgrading systems with latest coding practices (MVVM, repository, coordinator) and overhauled database schema for improved performance and scalability. Pioneered Smart Grocery supply cycle, an AI-driven feature simplifying shopping list creation, and developed intelligent logic for smart reporting. Increased customer base from 2000 to 20,000, a substantial 1000%

Led teams in solution architecture, development, and end-to-end testing of applications, liaising with developers and software engineers to meet client needs. Facilitated daily scrum meetings, spring planning, reviews, and retrospectives. Reported and documented project development and performance weekly, presenting to stakeholders.

Developed and implemented mobile application solutions, backend systems, and games for various clients. Collaborated with diverse clients including Dubai Expo, RTA Dubai, Schulumburger, QLM, LG, Tawseel, Emmar, Carrefour and Prime minister office U.A.E.

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Completed a Master of Science degree focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data. Gained expertise in advanced data analysis, machine learning algorithms, and large-scale data processing.

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Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Developed a strong foundation in electrical systems, circuit design, and power generation.