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01 — About

Who I Am

I'm a Software Engineer based in Lahore, Pakistan, currently pursuing my BS in Software Engineering at UMT (CGPA: 3.65). My core expertise is web scraping and automation — building production-grade Python pipelines that extract, clean, and deliver data at scale.

Beyond scraping, I build Chrome extensions and web apps — including VolTab, a fully commercialised extension with Paddle payments and a Cloudflare Worker licensing backend. I also take on full-stack web projects for clients and dive deep into AI/LLM development, integrating OpenAI and NLP pipelines into real-world automation workflows.

I've shipped production systems on AWS & Azure, processed millions of records across multiple formats, and delivered client projects from brief to deployment. Outside code: boxing, football, tennis, and athletics at the district/provincial level.

3.65 Current CGPA
5+ Years Experience
10+ Tech Stacks
2+ Shipped Commercial Products
02 — Skills

Technical Arsenal

Languages
Python JavaScript C++ SQL C HTML CSS
Frameworks & Tools
FastAPI Flask Scrapy Selenium BeautifulSoup Puppeteer Pandas NumPy OpenCV OpenAI SDK
Cloud & DevOps
AWS Azure Google Firebase Cloudflare Workers Git MySQL Microsoft SQL KV Namespaces
Domains
Web Scraping Data Mining Automation Engineering Lead Generation Chrome Extensions Web Apps Full-Stack Dev AI / LLM GenAI SEO/SEM Analytics Solution Architecture
Platforms & IDEs
PyCharm Visual Studio Unity MacOS Ubuntu Windows Netlify
Payments & APIs
Paddle REST APIs Webhook Design License Systems Cloudflare KV
03 — Experience

Work History

April 2023 — September 2024
Python Developer
A1Strategez · Lahore, Pakistan
  • Built Python tools to scrape data from diverse sources and store in .db, .json, .csv formats
  • Created API endpoints using FastAPI/Flask for server-side data access
  • Utilised Scrapy, Requests, BeautifulSoup, Selenium, Selenium-Wire, and Puppeteer
  • Managed production-level services on AWS and Azure
July 2023 — April 2024
Junior Web Scraping Expert & Automations Engineer
Milestone Zero · Lahore, Pakistan
  • Built Python scraping tools outputting to .db, .json, .csv, .xlsx, .docx
  • Created FastAPI/Flask endpoints for client data access
  • Used OpenCV & Pillow for image extraction; PyTesseract for annotation; OpenAI for text formatting
  • Applied Pandas and NumPy for large-scale data transformation pipelines
July 2022 — July 2023
Assistant Data Analyst (Sub-contract)
Toptal · Lahore, Pakistan
  • Conducted market research to create targeted CSV datasets for data-driven SEO/SEM campaigns
  • Leveraged Python libraries to automate data management and streamline analytics workflows
July 2022 — January 2023
Freelance App Designer & Beta Tester
Destinations Magazine Pakistan · Lahore
  • Assisted in post-build bug testing during the application's beta phase
  • Leveraged user feedback to provide UI/UX consulting, optimising usability and functionality
January 2021 — April 2023
Junior DevOps Engineer
NaVetor · Lahore, Pakistan
  • Leveraged DevOps practices to deploy, test, and automate the company's web application and databases
  • Utilised Azure, Microsoft SQL, and Python scripting for efficient infrastructure management
  • Expert use of Git for version control across production deployments
04 — Projects

Featured Work

01
Data Scraping Pipelines

Enterprise-grade Python scraping infrastructure processing millions of records across multiple formats (.db, .json, .csv, .xlsx). Integrated OpenAI for intelligent text parsing, PyTesseract for OCR on extracted images, and deployed at scale on AWS & Azure via FastAPI endpoints.

Python Scrapy Selenium BeautifulSoup FastAPI AWS Azure
Professional Work
02
AI / LLM Projects

Ongoing exploration of AI and LLM development including NLP pipelines (TF-IDF, BoW, cosine similarity, bigram probability), intelligent data formatting via OpenAI SDK, and GenAI-powered automation tools for real-world data extraction and decision-making workflows.

Python NLP OpenAI API GenAI LLMs Automation
In Progress
03
Lead Generation Tool

Automated Python-based lead generation system that scrapes and mines targeted business data from multiple web sources, cleans and structures it using Pandas, and outputs sales-ready CSV datasets — used to power data-driven SEO/SEM campaigns for clients.

Python Selenium BeautifulSoup Pandas CSV Export FastAPI
Professional Work
04
VolTab

A commercial Chrome extension for per-tab volume control with Paddle payment integration, Cloudflare Worker licensing backend, and KV namespace persistence. CSP-compliant architecture with AudioContext patching for Teams/Meet support. Fully live and monetised.

Chrome Extension Cloudflare Workers Paddle Payments JavaScript Netlify
Visit Live
05
PadelPro Lahore

Client website built for a padel court business in Lahore. Features an interactive revenue estimator with occupancy sliders, weekday/weekend rate differentiation, and session scheduling logic — demonstrating full-stack freelance delivery from concept to deployment.

Full-Stack Web Client Project JavaScript Netlify
Visit Live
06
VolTab Desktop

Windows desktop application for per-application volume control, featuring 500% audio boost (Pro tier), system tray integration, overlay UI, and equalizer. Built with C# + WPF + NAudio — reusing the same Cloudflare Worker license system as the Chrome extension.

C# / WPF NAudio Inno Setup Cloudflare KV Windows
Coming Soon
05 — Education

Academic Background

Bachelor of Science
Software Engineering — UMT Lahore
October 2024 — Present

Relevant coursework: Software for Mobile Devices, Artificial Intelligence, Operating Systems, Software Design & Analysis, Software Engineering, Information Retrieval, Mining of Massive Datasets, Ethical Hacking

3.65 CGPA
GCE A-Levels
Roots International Schools — Lahore
Sep 2016 — May 2018

Subjects: Computer Science, Physics & Mathematics. Strong analytical foundation that drives a systems-thinking approach to software engineering and problem solving.

06 — Beyond Code

Extracurriculars

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ACM Senior VP

Senior Vice President of the ACM Regional Lahore Chapter (2022–2023). Managed all operations, arranged technical workshops, and ran coding competitions for junior and senior levels.

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Competitive Sports

Boxing, Football, Tennis & Athletics at district/provincial level. Discipline from sport translates directly into how I approach hard engineering problems.

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Multilingual

Fluent in English, Urdu, and Punjabi — enabling effective collaboration across diverse teams and client bases across South Asia and beyond.

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Interests

Gaming, Music, Food & building indie software products. Always experimenting with new tech, shipping side projects, and finding problems worth automating.

Let's Connect

Whether you have a project in mind, want to collaborate, or just want to talk tech — my inbox is open.

+92 339 4192119  ·  Lahore, Pakistan