Usman Ashfaq
Shekhupura,PB
Summary
PMP & CSM-certified Project Manager with 15+ years of experience in tech implementation, cross-functional team leadership, and AI-powered application delivery. Skilled in Agile/Waterfall methodologies, stakeholder management, and risk mitigation. Proven ability to lead data scientists, developers, and analysts to deliver projects on time. Adept at using AI tools to boost productivity, cut costs, and optimize processes.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager / Scrum Master
NorthBay Solutions
10.2022 - Current
- Project Delivery Management
- Managing scrum events
- Jira Management
- Leading client communication
- Requirements gathering
- Estimation
- Team leadership
Working as a project manager for multiple software development teams in parallel. Managed release of multiple project since promoted as project manager. Managing more than 30 software engineers on multiple projects.
Responsibilities:
Senior Staff Quality Assurance Engineer | QA Lead
NorthBay Solutions
02.2019 - 12.2022
- Managed a team of test engineers and playing key role in organizing work for a huge application that corresponds to SEC of U.S millions of documents.
- Working closely with Scrum masters to deliver quality increments to clients.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Northbay Solutions
03.2010 - 12.2022
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans, ensuring thorough coverage of functional requirements.
- Performed extensive regression testing after each release cycle to identify potential areas for improvement and maintain software stability.
- Managed multiple simultaneous projects effectively while adhering to tight deadlines without compromising quality or productivity levels.
SQA Engineer
Accountancy Outsourcing Services
08.2009 - 02.2010
- Tested web based application and requirement gathering of Wapda billing automation project
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS - Information Technology
University of The Punjab
Lahore, PB03.2009
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Process optimization
- Requirements gathering
- Project management
- Strategic project planning
- Project timeline management
- Scrum ceremony facilitation
Certification
- Generative AI Overview for Project Managers
- PMP - Project Management Professional
- CSM - Certified Scrum Master
Timeline
Project Manager / Scrum Master
NorthBay Solutions
10.2022 - Current
Senior Staff Quality Assurance Engineer | QA Lead
NorthBay Solutions
02.2019 - 12.2022
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Northbay Solutions
03.2010 - 12.2022
SQA Engineer
Accountancy Outsourcing Services
08.2009 - 02.2010
Bachelor of Science - BS - Information Technology
University of The Punjab
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