MUHAMMAD ZIA SHAHID

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT | PROJECT zia_shahid50@yahoo.com

MANAGEMENT
+971 56 2529187
https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammadziashahid

Achievement-driven professional targeting challenging assignments in Mobile Application Development/ Project

Management with an organization of repute in Security/ Media/ Open industry preferably in UAE/ Europe

Executive Profile Key Impact Areas

An achievement-driven IT professional offering nearly 6 years of Application Design & Development
experience in Software Development, Project Execution, Maintenance &
Support and Technical Documentation Project Management
Excellent project management experience, proficient in grasping the
requirements, developing, implementing solutions, partnering closely Application Maintenance & Support
with clients to achieve higher levels of efficiency and effectiveness
Participated in various phases of SDLC right from requirement
Technical Documentation
analysis, effort estimation for maintaining the quality of proposed
applications
Gained extensive knowledge, experience, skills in creating intuitive Requirement Gathering & Analysis
mobile applications with excellent user interface
Experienced in contributing actively throughout the development phase Testing & Deployment
by tracking technical issues and solving problems especially for the
issues spanning across multiple programs Client Relationship Management
Delivering the project as per scheduled deadlines and extending
assistance in post-implementation and maintenance Team Management
Excellent communication, analytical, planning, coordination and
relationship management skills

Education & Credentials Key Skills

MCS (Software Engineering) from The University of Lahore in 2012 Communicator

B.Com. (IT & Commerce) from Bahauddin Zakarya University Multan in
2009 Innovator

Collaborator

Career Timeline
eWebcraft as iOS Cresset Tech as iOS The APPS Company as
Software Engineer Team Lead Mobile Application
Development
Manager

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 Since 2017

Zimnix & The Media Lime Media as Lead

Cognitivlabs as iOS Company as Senior Mobile Developer
Software Engineer Mobile Application
Engineer
 Professional Experience
Nov’17 till date
Lime Media, UAE as Lead Mobile Developer

Role:
Analyzing the user needs & requirements for determining feasibility of design within time and cost constraints;
consulting with customers/clients about application system design and maintenance
Conducting system study and managing various technical aspects like coding of modules using the given design
specifications, debugging and fixing the defects as well as analyzing its root cause
Identifying defects, questionable functions, errors, and inconsistencies in software program functions, outputs, online
screens, and content for the betterment of the development process
Ensuring that business requirements & functional specifications for the module coded are tested & fulfilled before
the code is delivered for integration
Interacting with cross-functional teams for ensuring smooth progress of project work; ensuring adherence to quality
norms throughout the implementation process
Recognizing documents related to components and maintaining detailed study of the same as per the product
changes, by getting in touch with the product developers
Providing post-implementation, application maintenance and enhancement support to the client with regards to the
product / software application

Aug’15-Nov’16
The APPS Company, UAE as Mobile Application Development Manager

Role:
Led mobile application development projects; gathered requirements & attended meetings with clients
Organized internal team meetings to provide design and development information
Uploaded apps to app store and ensured timely delivery of apps
Summarized the actions the apps was intended to perform; educated apps specification into its simplest elements
Developed possible solutions for anticipated problems & corrected the apps as necessary
Evaluated & increased the apps effectiveness

Jul’14-Aug’15
The Media Company, UAE as Senior Mobile Application Engineer

Role:
Managed mobile application development and testing for iOS and Android
Collated all elements of the program design & testing the same; tested sample datasets to check that output from the
apps works as intended
Conducted tests & installed the apps into production
Prepared detailed documentation for the operation of the apps by users and back-end portal operators
Developed manuals, periodicals, and technical reports to develop Apps; updated, repaired, modified and developed
existing business application and generic applications

Major Projects:
MOD (Ministry of Defense Android Project)
Lefixer (world at your fingertips)

Previous Experience
Aug’13-Jul’14
Cresset Tech, Pakistan as iOS Team Lead

Projects:
Cine Gold Cinema iOS App (Bahria Project)
Niche Mag iOS App (Bahria Project)

Jun’12-Aug’13
Zimnix & Cognitivlabs, Pakistan as iOS Software Engineer

Projects:
Baby Diary, Virtual Plant, Bubble It, Screen Swage, Cavity Looker, Pays Slips
Aug’11-May’12
eWebcraft, Pakistan as iOS Software Engineer

Projects:
Restaurant Finder, Technota Survey, Theft Locker

Technical Skills
Domain (Mobile Application) Android, iOS
Languages Kotlin, Java, Objective-C, JSON, Swift, PHP, GraphQL
Coding Skills Android Development, Parsing (Json, Xml), Third Party Api’s (Dropbox, Facebook,
Google, Amazon), Gcm (Google Cloud Messaging), Google Analytics, Github APIs,
SOAP, Rest, Fragment, Glide, Picasso, MPAndroidChart, JavaRx, RxJava2, RxAndroid2,
Retrofit, OkHttp logging, Gson, Dagger 2, ButterKnife, Junit, Mockito, Circle CI, Travis
CI,Buildbuddy CI, Spek, Design Pattern
Networking & Security TCP/IP, UDP, SSH, Wireshark, nmap, ZenMap, Kali Linux
Development Software Android Studio, Xcode, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Adobe XD, Moto Dev,
MetaSploit, Online Repositories (GIT, SVN, Bit bucket)
Web Servers WAMP-Web Server, Apache Tomcat, Vertigo, XAMPP
Web Servers MAC OSX, Windows, Ubuntu, Linux/UNIX, Backtrack
Databases MySQL, SQLite, Core Data

Certifications
Cyber Security and Human Rights
21 Days to Building a Web Business
Google Analytics Platform Principles
Special Skill in Web Security
Wireless Breach Protection
Web Application Security
Certified Ethical Hacker (Process)
Professional MetaSploit Pentestesters

Personal Details
Date of Birth:14/08/1989
Languages Known: English, Urdu and Punjabi
Address: Dubai
Nationality: Pakistani | Passport No.: UR5145371
Marital Status: Single | No. of Dependents: 3
Visa Details: Employee Visa
Driving License: UAE - Pakistan
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Business Mobile Application Development and Web Services Work Timeline
Environment: Objective C, Xcode, json, eclipse, java, Android Studio
o TV.AE (Android App, 2017)
o Abu Dhabi Tenders (Android App, 2016)
o MOD (Ministry of Defense Android Recruitment App - Android App, 2015)
o Latorta Cakes (Android App, 2015)
o Lefixer (iOS App, 2014)

Cine Gold (iOS App, 2014-present) Cine Gold is cinema app, which provide movies time schedule & seat reservation
Environment: Objective C, Xcode, json

ABC PUZZLE (Android App, 2013-present) Solve your favorite jigsaw puzzles on the go! Jigty Jigsaw Puzzles provides
an unbeatable puzzle solving experience for puzzle lovers of all ages. Jigty unique design means no two pieces are the
same shape, for the most challenging puzzle experience yet. It’s the puzzle solving joy we all know and love
Environment: eclipse, Java, XML

Niche Lifestyle (iOS App, 2013-present) – The most cutting edge fashion & lifestyle global magazine in town which
keeps you a step ahead
Environment: Objective C, PHP, Xcode, Dreamweaver, MySQL Server, json, Html, PDF

Pay Slips (iOS App, 2012-present) - Pay Slips is an app designed to keep track of your hours on a weekly or
fortnightly basis with the capability to email to the work office or employer
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

FMI (Android App, 2012-present) - Franklin Mutual Insurance Company. Insurance claim app
Environment: Eclipse, Java

Logs Pose (iOS App, 2012-present) – Designed and implemented for tourist places tracking application, provides
map location with intonation and compass facility
Environment: Objective C, Xcode, MapKit. Framework, Location. Framework

Westchester Health Physician Aggregator (iOS & Android App, 2011-present) – The Westchester Health
Physician Aggregator app is designed to connect patients and medical professionals in a very large network of doctors
in the North East region of the US. Not only does this app provide patients with a searchable directory of a wide
variety of doctors in different fields, it also gives them information regarding the different types of insurance each
physician accepts
Environment: Objective C, Xcode, eclipse, Java, XML

Virtual Plant (iOS App, 2012-present) – Virtual plant is fun app .The user can select from up to twenty (20) different
seeds to 'plant' into a plant-pot where there is also a choice of twenty (20) different colored plant pots to plant into
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

Technota Survey (iOS & Android App, 2011-present) – Worked with a team of developers to create a Mobile
application that helped independent agents fill survey policies for General Business product
Environment: Objective C, Xcode, eclipse, Java, XML

Fuel Fare (iOS App, 2012-present) Planning out for a journey or a long drive? It’s better to estimate the total fuel and
fare beforehand. Fuel Fare Calculator is the perfect app for estimating the fuel budget
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

Portfolio App (iOS App, 2012-present) Portfolio offers a self-contained, brand able presentation tool for your
business. Once set up, it will look like a custom app developed exclusively for your business. Lock the interface with
a PIN when you're done and it's safe for any client meeting without the worry of exposing the management interface
underneath
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

Baby Diary (iOS App, 2012-present) iPhone Baby Diary may help you to record your baby's height, weight, the head
size, and the growth curves. Let you know your baby's growth is meet the standard or not, and you can setup the
schedule of the preventive inoculation date in advance. Furthermore, you can note anything of your sweetly baby
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

Bubble IT (iOS App, 2012-present) ADD SPEECH BUBBLES TO YOUR PHOTOS! Bring everyone's thoughts and words
to life with Bubble. Bubble allows you to create comic style captions of whatever text you like and place them on your
photos of friends
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

Screen Swage (iOS App, 2012-present) Great collection of Theme Wallpapers and themes for your screen used as
Wallpaper, lock screen
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

Cavity Looker (iOS App, 2012-present) Record and playback Motion Events and Receive Push Notifications on your
iPhone
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

Restaurant Finder (iOS App, 2011-present) wherever you are in USA, don’t worry about food as you can get all the
information of the restaurants of your choice with this application- Restaurant Finder
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

Funny Troll (iOS App, 2011-present) Tired of the same pics? Prank your friends like a boss! Troll face! Clone all faces
and creating funny pics. Troll your friends instantly with Troll Face
Environment: Objective C, Xcode

Port Scanner (vb.Net, 2010) – Created a Desktop application that scan open port with export documents by merging
ports and IP list
Environment: Vb.NET, Visual Studio 2010

Theft Locker (Android App, 2011-present) Theft Locker prevents your mobile phone from other users with SIM
change notification
Environment: eclipse, Java, XML

Flash Light (Android App, 2011-present) Best Front Camera Flash Light with Video Zoom - Free for Limited Time
Environment: eclipse, Java, XML