FanKave, Inc.
Lead iOS Developer (Feb 2014 - present)
An early-stage addition to this team, I have been charged with architecting and writing this startup's flagship product; it's iPhone app. In addition to my technical duties, I have also been managing junior developers by setting standards for code, running code reviews as well as the majority of SCRUM responsibilities
50Cubes, Inc.
Senior Engineering Manager (Nov 2009 - Jul 2013)
A founding member of this gaming startup, Ahmed had an instrumental role in developing the company’s products, organizing its teams, providing leadership for its employees, as well as evolving the product development process. Coordinating between engineering, design, and product teams, Ahmed led the execution of critical projects and ensured their timelines remained onschedule.
Screamstream Interactive
Senior Interactive Developer (Sep 2006 - Sep 2009)
Ahmed’s role at this creative studio was to meet with clients, evaluate project requirements, review designs, and execute creative pieces such as Flash minigames, direct marketing campaigns, touchscreen applications, product simulations, and advertising placements. This is where Ahmed developed the skills for a pixelperfect design element in his work
TurnHere, Inc.
Interactive Developer (Jan 2006 - Sep 2006)
Working closely with the Creative Director, Ahmed designed and developed several interactive widgets which incorporated a custom Flash video player and XML data for a great video browsing experience. Ahmed’s work helped TurnHere’s users find realestate properties for sale
Shoretel, Inc.
Engineering Test Associate (Jun 2002 - Jan 2005)
Ahmed was a member of the testing team of this enterpriseVOIP startup. His primary function was writing and implementing test plans to validate quality of enterpriselevel VOIP switches as well as the software that ran on it. Ahmed also wrote some simple tools to assist in the testing process. Ahmed tested using Siebel and MS Access, and he developed using Java and HTML
Stanford University
Assistant Research Engineer (Sep 2001 - May 2002)
Ahmed joined a team of research engineers and scientists in this advanced internship. His primary function was to develop an application which provided a user interface to browse the contents of a large database. Ahmed used Java, Visual Basic, SQL, MS Access