Resume

Here’s a short list of what I’ve done.

QASIM ZAFAR

Over a decade of experience building and scaling technology, first for my startups and then for my clients.

EXPERIENCE

CEO, AppRocket

Palo Alto, CA – 09/18-Current

• Technology consulting firm that emphasizes the product process to drive business results
• 25+ products launched, $250M+ in value delivered
• Worked for names including NASA, Evio Health, Kyros, Blockskye, Rutgers University and others

InSITE Fellow, Sequoia Capital

Palo Alto, CA – 1/21-12/21

• Worked on models that utilize publicly-available data sources to highlight & track investment opportunities

Co-Founder & CCO, Cricingif

Dubai, UAE – 11/15-06/18

• Cricingif was the innovation leader in cricket coverage. Led from 0 to 3m+ users and 2bn video views /month
• World’s 1^st play-by-play highlights & gamification

Asst. Product Manager, PakWheels.com

Lahore, Pakistan – 07/15-11/15

• Value-Added Services to shift from classifieds to managed transactions
• Built Pakistan’s flagship used-car certification program, CarSure. 5120+ cars certified within 4 months of launch
• Introduced QuickSell & QuickBuy assisted used car buying and selling

Co-Founder & CEO, Savaree

Lahore, Pakistan – 02/14-03/16

• Founded Pakistan’s first on-demand ridesharing and cab booking service, Acquired by Careem in 2016.
• Strategy Lead – Grew platform to 100 on-demand rides per day
• Tech Lead – Developed route matching & scheduling algorithms

SKILLS

Product Management: Team Management, Product Planning & Research, Wireframing, User-Centered Design, Marketing & Analytics, Customer Feedback, Data-Informed & Data-Driven Improvement, Scrum, Agile.
Video & Content: Engagement, Community Building, Video Retention Best Practices, Platform-Driven Viewing Experiences, Digital Marketing
Product Management Tools: Trello, Asana, Slack, Balsamiq, Redmine
Programming Languages: C/C++/C# (4.5+ years), Java (2+ years), R, Python (1+ year), JavaScript, IA86 /MIPS Assembly
Technologies: Node.JS, RESTful APIs, JSON, Android, Mixpanel, Facebook Graph API, Twitter API, R Studio, Visual Studio
Robotics: MATLAB, ROS, OpenCV, OpenTLD, 3D Recovery, Tracking, Kinematics, SLAM, Signals, Feedback & Control

EDUCATION

MS MS&E – COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE
Stanford University, CA, USA | 09/2021 – Current

• Courses: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematical Programming, Combinatorial Optimization, Market Design, Decision Analysis

BS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WITH MINOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan | 08/2010 – 06/2014

• Courses: Advanced Algorithms, Computer Vision, Robotics & Control, Computer Networks, Quantum & Modern Physics
• Research Work in: Network Security & Privacy, Digital Feedback & Control, Augmented Reality, Distributed SLAM

DATA SCIENCE SPECIALIZATION
Johns Hopkins University / Coursera | 02/2018 – Current

HONORS

• Best Startup in Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2017
• Pakistan’s 25 High Achievers Under 25 (Techjuice)
• 1^st, Lahore Civic Hackathon 2014
• 3rd, IEEE CodinGuru 2011