You might belong in Hufflepuff, where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true and unafriad of toil.
 — The Sorting Hat, from A very important ceremony by J. K. Rowling

Introduction

Name: Usman Ahmad Khwaja
Traits: Loyal, patient, fair, hard-working, true
Age:
Location: Newark, NJ

I am a highly motivated and goal-oriented individual with 5+ years of experience in Web Development. With a focus on front-end engineering, my work has revolved around the balance between performance and end-user experience in web applications. I am extremely enthusiastic about all technology.

Education

Masters in Business & Information Systems

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark

September 2023 – Active

Currently enrolled at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and expect to graduate in the winter of 2024

Bachelors of Science (Hons) in Games Technology

Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

Cyberjaya

August 2011 – August 2015

3.82 CGPA. Key areas of study included Programming, Business, Marketing, Digital Modeling, Animation, Artificial Intelligence, Unity and Unreal Engine.

Experience

Solar systems technician

Self-employed

Lahore

November 2022 - March 2023

Installed solar systems in low-income areas. For each project, I evaluated energy demand, determined the path of sunlight, predicted shadows, calculated energy potential, and designed the layout for the solar system to be installed. Completed installation of panels, inverters, batteries, and wiring in several locations. Proudly helped to reduce the cost of electricity and made families less dependent on the grid during power cutoffs.

Web manager

Al-Huda International Welfare Foundation

Islamabad

February 2018 - February 2020

Took over responsibilities to maintain websites - alhudapk.com, aispk.org, farhathashmi.com. Ensured that the web servers, hardware, and software were operating accurately at all times. Integrated a new 3-D secure payment gateway for donations and set up web-accessible tools for managing transaction records and receipts. My work resulted in nearly doubling the amount of online donations for the non-profit.

Web Manager

Al-Huda Publications

Islamabad

February 2018 - February 2020

Managed and maintained their e-commerce website - alhudapublications.org. Updated the online store daily by adding new products and filling the catalog with SEO data. Managed invoices and performed troubleshooting of any issues regarding payments and purchases. Produced weekly reports on user search and usage analytics and saw an increase in traffic as more meta and structured data was added to product pages by me.

JAMStack Developer

The Developer Line

Rawalpindi

January 2017 - January 2018

Joined a small DevOps team and worked with agile web development methodologies. Used Vue.js, ASP.NET, and WordPress to successfully deliver dozens of prototypes in a short period. Completed projects for a fast food vendor, a shoe shop, and an implementation of a document sharing and signing application for an organization.

Lead Front-end Engineer

Qairus

Lahore

November 2015 - December 2016

Did front-end development for their startup IoT and QMS projects. Created fundamental UX layouts for the product's customer portal and the company website. Produced several graphical assets such as icons, logos, and other UI elements.

Internship

Royaah Services

Puchong

December 2014 - March 2015

Worked on a university searching portal - findcourse.net. Designed icons, logos, posters, and other digital assets. Created illustrations for print media marketing materials.

Assistant Trainee

Mother & Child Health Care Centre of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Islamabad

April 2011 - July 2011

Provided services in a project of computer networking and centralization of data of MCH Center at PIMS. Assisted the project manager in charge of the Hospital Information and Management Department. Supervised the Installation and layout of networking infrastructure. And helped in the procurement of equipment such as servers, network cables, switches, and hubs. Participated in the cutting and splicing of fiber optics, and configuration of switches.

Abilities

Skills

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Sass
  • Bootstrap
  • JavaScript
  • JQuery
  • Gulp
  • Git
  • WordPress
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Webpack
  • Vue.js
  • Django

Tools

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Firefox
  • WebKit Browsers
  • MS Office Suite
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator

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