Nouman Qadeer Soomro

Project Manager Scrum Master | Consultant

About

AI Project Leader & Scrum Master leveraging a PhD in Computer Vision to bridge deep technical expertise with agile delivery. I specialize in turning complex AI/ML innovation into reliable, high-impact products. My focus is leading cross-functional teams in startups and R&D environments to execute strategic roadmaps, mitigate risk, and accelerate time-to-market for cutting-edge solutions. I translate between researchers, engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure vision becomes reality. Let's connect if you're building the next generation of AI-driven products.

Country

City

Pakistan

Industry

Research

Skill

Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Artificial intelligence , Kanban, monday.com, Linear app, Machine Learning, , Scrum, Agile Project Management, Kanban, Jira, Python, AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Strategic Planning, Team Leadership., Higher Education Teaching, University Lecturing, Academic Advising, Research Supervision, Faculty Management, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision

Experience

Project Manager Scrum Master | Consultant

2025-9 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

United States

• Led Agile delivery for 2–3 cross-functional AI teams, facilitating Scrum ceremonies and supporting bi-weekly sprint releases. • Owned sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and delivery coordination with Product and Engineering, improving delivery predictability by ~15%. • Managed Linear for developer teams, reducing sprint carryover by 10–15% through improved refinement and workflow discipline. • Administered monday.com for Professional Services teams, improving visibility of client work, dependencies, and timelines by ~20%. • Coordinated stakeholders, risks, and dependencies across US and global teams, enabling on-time milestone and sprint goal completion.

Associate Professor

Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

2022-2 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

Pakistan

Assistant Professor

Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, SZAB Campus, Pakistan

2015-12 - 2022-2 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Visiting Faculty Member

Xi'an Jiaotong University

2020-6 - 2020-7 · 2 mos

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

• Delivered an intensive summer course on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, covering medical imaging, clinical decision support systems, and deep learning applications in diagnostics. • Promoted cross-cultural academic engagement as part of the international faculty exchange initiative

Visiting Faculty Member

KAFKUS University

2020-2 - 2020-4 · 3 mos

Visiting Faculty • Under Mevlana Faculty Exchange Program, selected for international academic exchange to teach undergraduate courses in software engineering. • Program activities were formally suspended due to the global COVID-19 outbreak and international travel restrictions.

Visiting Researcher

The University of Tokyo

2017-6 - 2019-10 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Tokyo, Japan

Teaching Assistant/PhD Researcher

Beijing Institute of Technology

2011-9 - 2015-7 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Beijing

I am doing Research in Machine learning and Computer Vision > Unsupervised Feature learning and Deep learning > Pattern recognition, Image retrieval, Image similarity > Machine learning, Probabilistic Graphical Models, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition > Teaching Assistant

Software Engineer

Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

2009-7 - 2011-8 · 2 yrs 2 mos

I.T Department, Liaquat Medical University of Medical Health Sciences,Jamshoro

Worked on Peoplesoft campus solution, Koha integrated library system, Oracle People soft campus solution, Oracle Peoplesoft Financial, Procurement & Inventory. Customization and configuration of KOHA integrated library system on debian/ ubuntu.Customization and configuration of Moodle Learning managemen system, Open journal management system. Specialties: PHP, Oracle forms/Reports, Visual Basic 6.0, People Soft Campus Solution (ORACLE ERP), People Soft Procurement and Financial (ORACLE ERP)