Muhammad Asif Ali Kolachi

Software Architect & Systems Design Engineer
Architecting Full Stack Applications with Robust Cloud & Infrastructure Foundations

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CTO with 20+ years of experience leading tech strategy, scaling teams, and delivering AI-driven products. Expert in full-stack development, systems design, and turning business goals into scalable solutions.

Hands-on Skills and Expertise

Technical Skills Functional Skills
  • AI Engineering
    Langchain, RAG, Pandas AI, Meta Seamless, Gemini, OpenAI
  • Cloud Platforms & Services
    AWS (EC2, Beanstalk, Lambda/SAM, RDS, DynamoDB, Amplify), CloudFlare Workers
  • DevSecOps & Automation
    Terraform, AWS CodeFormation, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, BitBucket Pipelines, AWS Pipelines, New Relic, Grafana, ELK Stack, Jest, Playwright, phpUnit, Apache JMeter, Bash/Shell
  • Web & Backend Development
    Laravel, Astro, NextJS/ReactJS, FastAPI, Django, ExpressJS, Tailwind, Yii, CodeIgniter, WordPress, Streamlit, Bootstrap, jQuery, Webpack, Gulp, Gsap, SASS/LESS
  • Regulatory Compliance
    ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, ADA/WCAG 2.0, GDPR
  • Cybersecurity
    Burp Suite, Snyk, OWASP Zap
  • Domain Driven Design

Leadership & Strategy

  • Visionary Leadership
  • Technical Strategy
  • Product Innovation
  • Change Management
  • Budget Management

Team & People Skills

  • Team Management
  • Mentorship and Coaching
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Personal Effectiveness

  • Effective Communication
  • Decision-Making
  • Adaptability
  • Resilience
  • Accountability
  • Active Listening
  • Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
  • Presentation Skills

Customer & Delivery Focus

  • Customer-Centric Thinking

Professional Experience

SCMDOJO (MAY 2024 - PRESENT) CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

  • Led the technology strategy and execution for a $500K-funded supply chain technology startup backed by a German venture capital firm, achieving 20% year-over-year revenue growth and 50% increase in product adoption within the first year.

  • Successfully navigated a high-pressure environment, driving a 30% increase in profitability through existing service sales and new product development, contributing to a 25% boost in customer retention.

  • Overhauled a legacy tech stack, resolving performance bottlenecks and reducing syste downtime by 40%, while addressing 60% of the existing technical debt, improving system reliability and scalability.

  • Implemented team restructuring and communication strategies, improving collaboration and productivity by 35%, addressing challenges in communication and accountability, and leading to a 50% reduction in project delays. Transitioned the team from a fully remote setup to a hybrid office model, increasing team engagement by 70%.

  • Spearheaded AI-centric innovation, launching three AI-powered products:

    • Supply Chain Professional Competency Analysis
    • Inventory Optimization System
    • Speech-to-Speech Translation System Resulting in 3x faster market entry and a 40% increase in customer satisfaction.

  • Developed an app marketplace platform aimed at accelerating innovation with a goal of launching 2-3 new apps per month, already seeing initial engagement from several of the 30+ supply chain expert network members.

  • Initially established the core application architecture, user experience, and interfaces for the business concept as a freelance consultant, leading to the successful scaling of the product into a full-fledged offering upon joining as CTO.

SYMBIOSIS TECHNOLOGIES / SYMITS (2008 - MAY 2024)

CTO (2020 - 2024)

  • Implemented ISO/IEC 27001 security standards, leading to successful certification and a 30% reduction in security risks through improved compliance and risk management practices.

  • Standardized ADA/WCAG 2.0, GDPR, and PCI DSS across development processes, resulting in a 25% increase in accessibility compliance, 100% adherence to data privacy regulations

  • Established a CI/CD pipeline using Bitbucket and AWS Pipelines, reducing deployment time by 40% and improving development efficiency with automated testing and seamless code integration.

  • Developed and implemented a comprehensive knowledge base, SOPs, security checklists, and coding standards, improving team productivity by 30%, reducing security vulnerabilities by 20%, and ensuring consistent code quality across projects.

  • Increased development efficiency by 200% through the migration to modern development frameworks and libraries, enabling faster project delivery and enhanced application performance.

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER & CHIEF SOFTWARE ARCHITECT (2015 - 2020)

  • Shifted the organization to Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP), improving project delivery speed by 35%, enhancing team collaboration, and increasing adaptability to changing requirements.

  • Developed a Software Development Environment (SDE) to ensure consistency across projects, resulting in a 20% reduction in integration issues and enhanced team collaboration through standardized tools and workflows.

  • Implemented automated end-to-end testing with Playwright, improving test coverage by 50% and reducing manual testing time by 60%, leading to faster releases and higher software quality.

  • Migrated a high-traffic monolith to an N-Layer cloud architecture on AWS, resulting in a 40% increase in system scalability, 30% reduction in downtime, and 20% cost savings through optimized resource allocation.

Education

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