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ProjectManager

Saad Rehman Shah

Summary

Project and Operations manager with 5 years of experience delivering projects on time, with 8 years of software engineering background. I enjoy managing teams because I love to improve processes and help people grow.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager

KodeKloud
02.2023 - 12.2024
  • Resolved the conflicts between the KK team and outsourced team that was developing our latest product
  • Helped rollout customer-ready beta version of our product, which was delayed by one year before I joined the project

Operations Manager (Labs Team)

KodeKloud
02.2023 - 12.2024
  • Ensured team's 3-month goals were met despite changing circumstances/scope
  • Conducted 3-box strategy meetings, which resulted in the launch of our AI product
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams (marketing, courses, engineering, support, devops) to ensure smooth course and product releases

Technical Project Manager - Part time contractor

in-House
10.2022 - 01.2023
  • Analyzed and resolved friction that delayed the product launch, enabling timely delivery of the first customer-ready beta version
  • Co-ordinated the entire engineering workforce (30 remote part-time people) to launch the first customer ready beta version of the product

Engineering Manager, Advisor to the CEO

Techwards
04.2020 - 10.2022
  • Led a team of FE, BE and DevOps engineers to develop the MVP for a Data Cataloguing startup
  • Advised the CEO in strategic and operational decisions of the company on a daily basis as a council member
  • Lead hiring, team building, team-engagement, and built processes for daily engineering efforts

Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer

Elastica / Bluecoat / Symantec
03.2015 - 03.2020
  • Led a team of engineers who wrote the code to analyse HTTP data to ensure that 50% SaaS apps were supported 98% of the time
  • Developed and Maintained code in a proprietary language that analysed real time HTTP traffic to support 500% SaaS apps
  • Wrote and maintained the Python scripts which supported the infrastructure
  • Developed the frontend while the company was still in stealth mode from Oct 2012 to Feb 2013, before leaving for MS

Software Engineer

Goodcore Soft Pvt. Ltd.
02.2012 - 09.2012
  • Singlehandedly maintained a ruby-on-rails web project as the main developer
  • Worked as a project manager for the same project: met with the clients, gathered requirements, gave suggestions

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

North Carolina State University
01.2014

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Lahore University of Management Sciences
01.2011

Skills

  • Capacity Development
  • Team Engagement
  • Project Delivery
  • Strategy
  • Tools
  • Tech Skills
  • Python
  • Docker
  • Github
  • Github Actions
  • MySQL
  • Google Suite
  • Slack
  • Loom
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • ClickUp
  • JIRA
  • Project management
  • Agile methodology
  • Conflict resolution
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Team building
  • Strategic planning
  • Process improvement
  • Team collaboration
  • Project tracking
  • Client relations
  • Work flow planning
  • Coaching and mentoring

Timeline

Project Manager

KodeKloud
02.2023 - 12.2024

Operations Manager (Labs Team)

KodeKloud
02.2023 - 12.2024

Technical Project Manager - Part time contractor

in-House
10.2022 - 01.2023

Engineering Manager, Advisor to the CEO

Techwards
04.2020 - 10.2022

Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer

Elastica / Bluecoat / Symantec
03.2015 - 03.2020

Software Engineer

Goodcore Soft Pvt. Ltd.
02.2012 - 09.2012

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Master of Science - Computer Science

North Carolina State University
Saad Rehman Shah