Umar Saeed Cheema

Exploring the Art of Building Scalable Software

2023 - 2024
Worked as a Full Stack Developer in the internal tools team, I focused on developing essential systems and applications for our digital banking platform. This included creating portals for agents, enabling efficient customer modifications, and product management.
2022 - 2023
At Open Data Pakistan, I led the expansion of the platform to support a significantly larger dataset collection, creating a vital resource for researchers and policymakers. This project marked my introduction to Open Data, where I focused on fostering data accessibility and collaboration.
2019 - 2023
BSc at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, majoring in computer science. I was introduced to the idea of learning beyond borders and life-long learning. Worked on the HEC funded Open Data Pakistan and also served as Gen Sec of INDEX during my senior year.
featured writing
I have started a blog but not very regular. Here is the collection of some of my posts:
featured projects
Audio Screen Blackout Faced extreme displeasure in early days of job because of too much noise. To tackle that, a simple Python app was built that would black out the screen of the user if their volume level was higher than normal conversation level.
python
Interview Deck an AI-powered flashcards app designed to enhance interview preparation. It generates customized flashcards based on selected prompts, providing a targeted and effective study tool for users aiming to excel in interviews.
React (Next.js) MUI Firestore Groq LLama-3-8b Clerk Vercel
Pomodoro Chrome Extension Built a simple Pomodoro chrome extension to help focus on tasks. It can also block websites.
JS
ResolveAI This project implements a chatbot for customers using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). The chatbot allows users to ask questions general information.
FAST API Streamlit Python Langchain OpenAI API EC2 Docker CI CD
PAQI Dashboard Built a real-time data streaming dashboard for the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI) to monitor air quality data from various sensors across Pakistan. The dashboard provides a visual representation of the data, allowing users to analyze trends and patterns in air quality over time. This was also my first interaction with streaming data.
FAST API Shinny Python AWS Lambda AWS DynamoDB EC2 Docker AWS EventBridge
misc: I built a lot of other random stuff over time.
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