Muhammad Ahmed Naveed

About Muhammad Ahmed Naveed

I am a passionate and tech-savvy Software Engineer with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, robust, and scalable software solutions. I thrive on tackling complex problems and remain focused on achieving impactful results.With a strong background in hardware, I bring a unique perspective to software development — writing code that takes hardware limitations into account and leveraging them to optimize performance and efficiency.I have hands-on experience developing modern web applications using React and ASP.NET Core, as well as building APIs with.NET, and possess a strong foundation in programming languages such as C, C#, Java and Python, along with web technologies including HTML and CSS. I am experienced in Agile development methodologies and have successfully contributed to both small-scale and enterprise-level projects.I hold a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and am pursuing a Master of Computer and Information Technology. My core areas of interest include Software Development and Artificial Intelligence, where I continually seek opportunities to innovate and create meaningful solutions.

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Smurfit Westrock

   Oct 2023 — Present · Orlando, FL, US

   Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout testing and release cycles to deliver defect-free launches through rigorous validation and production readiness.• Develop scalable microservices using C# and the.NET framework.• Build and maintain RESTful APIs to support efficient communication between front-end and back-end systems.• Develop full-stack web applications using React, ASP.NET Core, and AWS cloud services, ensuring scalability, performance, and a seamless user experience.• Support and maintain legacy backend systems, including store procedures, rule engines, and automated workflows, to support evolving business logic and reduce manual overhead.• Diagnose and resolve production issues by analyzing logs, running SQL queries, debugging backend services, and testing APIs with Postman, resulting in faster incident resolution and reduced support workload.• Automate CI/CD workflows with Azure DevOps to ensure consistent build quality and reliable deployments across test and staging environments.• Utilize tools such as ZAP Attack Proxy and Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to perform security scans on applications, and employ Burp Suite to conduct penetration testing.Highlights:• Built a mailbox monitoring service in.NET to concurrently track multiple Office365 mailboxes configured for plants receiving invoice/BOL PDF files. The service ran as a scheduled task, processing unread emails and automatically downloading attached PDF files to designated folders.• Developed a full-stack generative AI application using React and ASP.NET Core, integrating Amazon Kendra and Amazon Bedrock to enable rapid information retrieval for the Mill MES System through a user-friendly search interface connected to an API.

Education

• Islamabad Convent School

  GCE O-levels

  2007 — 2014

• Super Nova College

  GCE A-levels

  2014 — 2016

• University of Pennsylvania

  Master, Computer and Information Technology

• Valparaiso University

  Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

  2016 — 2020