Zakaria Mahmud 🇸🇪 🇺🇸

⬧ Leading the end-to-end development of the first version of EdAI, leveraging OpenAI’s LLM, Next.js, FastAPI, MongoDB, and Vector DB to deliver a cutting-edge AI-powered education product. ⬧ Established agile workflows from the ground up, implementing Jira, Slack, Google Drive, and GitHub to enhance team collaboration and project visibility. ⬧ Built a high-performing team by sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding AI engineers, full-stack developers, QA testers, and a product owner aligned with startup goals. ⬧ Strategically onboarded a contract full-stack developer to accelerate delivery of the company website. ⬧ Advised and supported founders in legally incorporating the company in Massachusetts, United States.

⬧ Collaborated with business managers to identify IT projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. ⬧ Managed GSK projects, improved compliance and efficiency by automating software license processes, saving 1200+ hours annually, and improving user satisfaction by 40%. ⬧ Facilitated the migration of 200+ devices from Affinivax to GSK, ensuring seamless integration. ⬧ Successfully led the migration of seven cloud applications from Affinivax to GSK, integrated PingID, and updated email addresses. ⬧ Coordinated vendor communication for software and equipment-related issues, ensuring timely resolutions. ⬧ Led agile teams, fostered collaboration, and achieved project milestones on time.

⬧ Led a global license management project across four vaccine sites, ensuring seamless operations. ⬧ Supervised daily project progress, utilizing Scrum and Jira for effective delivery. ⬧ Facilitated daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for the LS&A team. ⬧ Successfully led the migration of seven cloud applications from Affinivax to GSK, integrated PingID, and updated email addresses. ⬧ Managed 87 software licenses, automating the renewal process to enhance efficiency. ⬧ Drove project advancement, achieving measurable improvements in customer satisfaction and process automation.

⬧ Facilitated sprint planning and backlog refinement, ensuring smooth project progression. ⬧ Transitioned development team from Trello to Jira, optimizing workflow efficiency by 30%. ⬧ Achieved 100% customer satisfaction in all sprint demos, enhancing client trust. ⬧ Coached team members on Scrum principles, driving iterative delivery and continuous improvement. ⬧ Utilized Jira, Visma, and Xledger for reporting, ensuring accurate and timely updates.

I helped a development team to improve IKEA's global customer survey system which is based on Google Cloud.

It's a startup and we built an innovative fintech software product. There, I worked with product & project management. Also introduced an agile way of working.

On behalf of EC, I worked for different companies as a consultant and delivered different apps and features.

Developed a fully functional web app using ReactJS, NodeJS, and Firebase.

Designed & developed MEAN & MERN stack applications for different Sandvine customers. Also, troubleshot and solved software bugs on behalf of Sandvine customers. Worked with Python, React, Angular, NodeJS, Docker, Shell Scripting, and so on.

Hybrid Learning Model: Combines online coursework with in-person residencies. Specialization in Project Management: Tailored to enhance expertise in managing complex projects. Accredited Excellence: Recognized by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).