Career History

Experience

My professional web career began in 2011 and progressed from hands-on design and development into senior engineering, architecture, technical leadership, and company-level responsibility.

Career Timeline

Entries are ordered by start date. Founder, employment, and partnership responsibilities overlapped during parts of this chronology.

  1. 01

    Gainesville, Florida

    Code Nation LLC

    Founder & CTO

    August 2024 – Present

    • Leads client relationships, technical strategy, and delivery operations.
    • The company serves US and Canadian digital agencies and direct business clients.
  2. 02

    Plano, Texas

    Your Product Matters

    Technical Partner & Stakeholder

    February 2022 – October 2025

    • Held an equity stake in a US-registered technology company.
    • Built and led a dedicated technical team of 16 people.
    • The team included developers, designers, and project managers.
    • Was responsible for technical strategy, architecture, and delivery operations.
    • Was accountable for technical performance, delivery timelines, and team scaling.
    • Held technical, financial, and operational responsibility.
  3. 03

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    Gubloo Technologies

    Senior Full-Stack Web Developer

    March 2021 – August 2021

    • Joined at Senior Full-Stack Developer level.
    • Led technical delivery across multiple client projects.
    • Mentored junior developers.
    • Was promoted to Chief Technology Officer.

    Chief Technology Officer

    August 2021 – February 2022

    • Led the engineering department.
    • Managed 50+ developers, QA engineers, and technical staff.
    • Defined technical architecture, delivery standards, and engineering processes.
    • Worked across product, design, and engineering.
    • Was accountable for technical delivery across active projects.
  4. 04

    Texas, United States

    BumpUp Solutions

    Web Developer

    November 2020 – March 2021

    • Worked in full-stack web development.
    • Delivered client work involving WordPress, PHP, and front-end development.
    • The company later restructured and relaunched as Gubloo Technologies.
  5. 05

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    JapRox

    Founder & Managing Director

    October 2016 – Present

    • Founded the business as a solo operation and grew it into a structured team of 10+ people.
    • The organization included developers, project managers, designers, and executive staff.
    • Services included WordPress, PHP/Laravel, React, custom web applications, e-commerce, and responsive web development.
  6. 06

    Remote

    Self-Employed

    Freelance Web Developer

    December 2012 – September 2016

    • Served US-based businesses across Legal, Marketing, Real Estate, and SaaS.
    • Built websites and web applications using WordPress, PHP, and JavaScript frameworks.
    • Performed website performance and UX audits.
    • Integrated CRMs, APIs, Google Analytics, and HubSpot.
    • Worked with agencies and entrepreneurs.
    • This work formed the technical foundation that led to founding JapRox.
  7. 07

    Remote

    Self-Employed

    Freelance Web Designer

    March 2011 – December 2012

    • Began professional web work in 2011.
    • Designed websites for clients in the United States and Pakistan.
    • Worked across services, retail, and media.
    • Transitioned into full-stack web development by December 2012.

Career Progression

A concise view of increasing technical, leadership, and business responsibility over time.

  1. Web Designer

  2. Full-Stack Developer

  3. Founder

  4. Senior Full-Stack Engineer

  5. CTO

  6. Technical Partner

  7. Founder & CTO

Leadership at Scale

Verified examples of engineering and organizational responsibility across distinct roles.

50+

Technical Staff Led at Gubloo

Developers, QA engineers, and technical staff.

16-Person

Dedicated Technical Team

Built and led at Your Product Matters.

10+

Organization Built at JapRox

Grown from a solo operation into a structured team.

What This Experience Means Today

I combine hands-on full-stack engineering with software architecture, delivery leadership, developer mentoring, client relationships, and company-level technical responsibility.

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  • Senior Full-Stack Engineer
  • Technical Lead
  • Fractional CTO
Capacity
Up to 40 hours per week
Working hours
8:00 AM–4:00 PM Central Time
US onboarding
W-9 documentation available when applicable
Structure
Direct or Code Nation LLC-based engagement

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