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Abrar Awan

Verified Expert in Engineering

.NET Developer

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Toptal member since October 21, 2020

Bio

Abrar is a senior consultant and developer who helps organizations transform businesses with .NET, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, and JavaScript technologies. He has successfully led technical teams, supported end users in large organizations, and worked closely with Microsoft and IBM teams. Abrar has a record of success, transforming organizational business processes and developing applications with .NET, Azure, Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, React and Angular.

Portfolio

Toptal Clients

SharePoint Online, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Webpack, Yeoman, NPM...

NanSol Tech

SharePoint Online, Project Management, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server...

Systems limited

Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Power BI...

Experience

SharePoint - 8 years .NET - 5 years Microsoft Flow - 3 years Office 365 - 3 years Microsoft 365 - 3 years Microsoft Power Apps - 3 years SharePoint 365 - 3 years Microsoft Power Automate - 3 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

SharePoint, .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, JavaScript, Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics CRM 365

The most amazing...

...work I've done is an app for the UAE Ministry of Health. It enabled the issuance of certificates and licenses for medical professionals and institutions.

Work Experience

Senior Full-stack Developer

2020 - PRESENT

Toptal Clients

Designed and developed custom flows with Microsoft Power Automate for a US-based home care service provider.
Implemented new features and requirements into the existing application for label printing that supports text and image manipulation. Developed in .NET with C#, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Telerik components for a US-based company.
Developed an Office add-in and an Outlook add-on for a UK-based company that enables users to send recognitions. Implemented OAuth 2.0.
Provided consultation services to a UK-based real estate organization to organize and manage SharePoint content and Power BI recommended improvements.
Transformed the new hire process for a reputable US-based medical staffing company with Microsoft Power Platform, Power Apps, Dataverse and Power Automate, and business process flows. Created business rules and custom icons in view columns with JavaScript.
Provided consultation to a US-based nonprofit corporation on incorporating PowerApps Portal/Microsoft Power Pages Community template into their process and customization.

Technologies: SharePoint Online, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Webpack, Yeoman, NPM, SharePoint, Outlook Add-ons, Office Add-ins, TypeScript, JavaScript, Encryption, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), React, Office 365 API, Full-stack, Office 365, OAuth 2, Microsoft, SharePoint 365, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dataverse, APIs, Entity, REST APIs, Datasets, Authentication, Cloud, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Microsoft Word Add-on Development, Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO), Git, Jira, GitHub, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft Office SDK, JSON, SharePoint Administration, SharePoint UI, SharePoint Branding, SharePoint OOTB, Microsoft Power Platform, API Integration, Front-end, Low Code, Low-code Development, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, XAML, ASP.NET MVC 6, Microsoft Dynamics, Process Flows, Excel 365, Office API, Web Development, Microsoft OneDrive, Outlook Plugins, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Power Pages, Citizen Automation and Development Platform (CADP), Software Development

Technology Consultant

2018 - PRESENT

NanSol Tech

Designed and developed a sales forecasting app for a global consulting firm with Power Apps, Dataverse/CDS, Power Automate, and Power BI to capture additional information on sales opportunities and measure the performance of corresponding teams.
Led the development of a business application line with ASP.NET Core and ASP.NET Blazor for a UAE-based finance consulting firm.
Created an event attendance capturing app for an Australian-based company with Power Apps and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing.
Transformed HR organizational processes with SharePoint, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI for a reputable Dubai-based real estate organization.
Designed and developed SharePoint portals for Dubai government entities. Performed staging and production deployments.

Technologies: SharePoint Online, Project Management, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Common Data Service, SharePoint, Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Flow, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power BI, Power Query, Database Management, DAX, .NET Core, Databases, Cloud Architecture, Agile, Functional Programming, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), OpenAPI, Swagger, Office 365 API, Full-stack, Office 365, HTML5, Microsoft, Visual Studio, Architecture, SharePoint 365, SQL Server Express, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dataverse, Dynamics CRM 365, Technical Support, Technical Writing, APIs, Entity, Azure DevOps, Migration, REST APIs, Datasets, Integration, Leadership, MySQL, Web MVC, Authentication, Cloud, Finance, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Graph API, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Teams, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Excel Expert, Automation, SharePoint Framework (SPFx), Linq2SQL, LINQ to SQL, Git, Microsoft Azure, Azure SQL, Blazor, Jira, GitHub, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, Technical Leadership, Microsoft PowerPoint, FTP, eCommerce, .NET 4, Containers, NoSQL, Consulting, Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint Administration, SharePoint UI, SharePoint Branding, SharePoint OOTB, SharePoint PnP, Software Architecture, CTO, Application Architecture, System Architecture, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Automation Framework, Microsoft Word, PDF, Templates, .NET 6, Content Management Systems (CMS), WordPress, Bubble, Front-end, Low Code, Low-code Development, No-code Development, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, ASP.NET Razor, Razor Pages, ASP.NET MVC 6, ASP.NET Core MVC, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Process Flows, Excel 365, Web Development, Microsoft OneDrive, Azure Active Directory B2C (ADB2C), Single Sign-on (SSO), Navision, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Forms, Web Forms, Business Intelligence (BI), Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, Solution Architecture, Microsoft Power Pages, Active Directory (AD), Software Development

Senior Consultant Power Platform and Dynamics 365

2022 - 2023

Systems limited

Designed and implemented the Power Platform adoption and governance strategy for a well-known Middle Eastern airline to build solutions with Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, and Dataverse.
Led, designed, and developed customer onboarding and due diligence applications for a UAE-based bank with Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and Dynamics 365 Sales.
Successfully integrated application with middleware through APIs to send or receive data from other applications.

Technologies: Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Power BI, Dynamics CRM 365, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, Microsoft, Microsoft Flow, SharePoint, APIs, API Connectors, Integration, API Integration, Governance, IT Governance, Microsoft Power Platform, Low-code Development, Data Pipelines, Process Flows, Excel 365, Solution Architecture, Azure Logic Apps, Active Directory (AD), Software Development

Senior Developer

2022 - 2022

Legend Brands, INC.

Transformed a product development process with SharePoint and Microsoft Power Automate to help automate internal processes and workflow.
Built a Microsoft Power Automate flow to send stage gate folders stored in the SharePoint library.
Designed and developed a SharePoint hub site and team sites for the product development committee, projects, and products.

Technologies: SharePoint, Microsoft Flow, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, Process Flows, Software Development

Microsoft Power Automate and AI Expert

2022 - 2022

Australian Remanufacturing PTY LTD

Transformed the procurement process of an Australian remanufacturing company with Microsoft Power Automate.
Digitized purchase orders by extracting information from paper-based purchase orders with Microsoft AI Builder.
Stored purchase orders into the SharePoint library and extracted information into tables.

Technologies: Microsoft Power Automate, Architecture, Process Flows, Software Development

SharePoint Specialist

2016 - 2017

Dubai Health Authority

Led the SharePoint implementation projects and managed vendor and technical teams.
Headed the initiative to implement the Dubai Smart Government and Dubai Model Center guidelines.
Led the initiative to implement user experience, liaising with business users and the digital agency.
Engaged and collaborated with Microsoft and IBM teams on various integration and transformation initiatives.
Performed SharePoint environment’s health, risk assessment, and remediation, coordinated with a Microsoft field engineer.
Managed and administered SharePoint 2010 and 2013 farms.

Technologies: Project Management, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, SharePoint Designer, Server Side/Client Side Object Model (SharePoint), JavaScript Object Model (JSOM), CSOM, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#, .NET, SharePoint, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), REST APIs, Microsoft, Visual Studio, Architecture, Technical Support, Documentation, Technical Writing, APIs, Entity, Migration, Datasets, Integration, Leadership, Technical Leadership, SQL Server 2016, InfoPath, Microsoft InfoPath, SharePoint Administration, SharePoint UI, SharePoint Branding, SharePoint OOTB, Microsoft Word, Content Management Systems (CMS), Web Development, Healthcare, Health IT

.NET/SharePoint Consultant

2014 - 2015

Injazat Data Systems

Designed and developed Abu Dhabi Municipal Affairs’ initiative to build a centralized suggestions management system. Mainly developed in C#, .Net, JavaScript with WebAPIs for Restful APIs, and AngularJS for the front end.
Managed Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Systems (ADSIC) and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)’s collaboration portals.
Administered SharePoint farms. Provided technical support and training to end-users.
Managed the project scope and elicited business requirements. Liaised with various technical teams. Produced required project artifacts.

Technologies: Project Management, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows PowerShell, Web API, JavaScript, AngularJS, C#, .NET, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint, Databases, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Angular, REST APIs, Microsoft, XML, Visual Studio, Architecture, Technical Support, Documentation, Technical Writing, ASP.NET MVC, Integration, Leadership, Web MVC, Technical Leadership, SDKs, Back-end, JSON, MVC Design, InfoPath, Microsoft InfoPath, SharePoint Administration, SharePoint UI, SharePoint Branding, SharePoint OOTB, Software Architecture, Application Architecture, System Architecture, Content Management Systems (CMS), Relational Databases, Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio

.NET/SharePoint Developer

2011 - 2014

Amricon SMART Solutions

Drove the automation of the exam and license-issuing processes for the UAE Ministry of Health. Developed with .Net, C#, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, LINQ, and SharePoint for documents storage and management.
Integrated applications with existing legacy systems and the payment gateway using web services.
Designed and developed sophisticated, business-critical web and database-driven software applications. Analyzed the system architecture, code, and database and identified inconsistencies and areas for enhancement.
Evaluated process flows, analyzed business requirements, and redefined business process logic.
Administered the SharePoint server farm and configured the SharePoint server.
Reviewed and analyzed system requirements specifications and use cases, architecture, code, and current business process flows.
Developed a Windows service to run on a regular basis to perform repetitive tasks.

Technologies: Project Management, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Caml, WCF Web Services, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Entity Framework, LINQ, SharePoint, .NET, C#, Databases, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Microsoft, XML, Visual Studio, Architecture, ETL, Writing & Editing, UML, Linq2SQL, LINQ to SQL, Unit Testing, SDKs, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Windows Services, ASP.NET Web Forms, .NET 4, ODBC, Back-end, Asynchronous Programming, Query Optimization, InfoPath, Microsoft InfoPath, SharePoint Administration, SharePoint UI, SharePoint Branding, SharePoint OOTB, Software Architecture, Application Architecture, System Architecture, jQuery, Microsoft Data Transformation Services (now SSIS), Relational Databases, Word 2010, Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, IIS SQL Server, Health IT

.NET Developer

2009 - 2011

AeroTech Aviation

Spearheaded the design and development of flight reservation and flight safety solutions, including performance planning systems and airline operations systems. Developed with .Net, C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server.
Assembled, guided, and coached flight reservation and flight safety-systems teams.
Designed and developed a wide range of highly complex software applications.
Gathered and documented system requirements. Developed use cases and performed data and process modeling. Generated UML diagrams.
Performed detailed analysis and testing of software code.

Technologies: Project Management, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Infragistics, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, ASP.NET, Telerik Web Controls, Telerik, Stored Procedure, SQL, C#, .NET, Databases, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Microsoft, XML, Visual Studio, SQL Server Express, Documentation, Writing & Editing, Windows App Design, MySQL, UML, Unit Testing, SDKs, FTP, ASP.NET Web Forms, .NET 4, Windows UI, ODBC, Back-end, Query Optimization, Windows Forms (WinForms), Software Architecture, Application Architecture, System Architecture, Microsoft Access, jQuery, VB, Relational Databases, Word 2010, Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, C#.NET WinForms, IIS SQL Server, Healthcare

Experience

Leave Request Application

A business application developed with Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint, where I was the full stack developer who created the SharePoint site, pages, lists, and libraries, designed the app with Power Apps, and automated the business processes with Power Automate/Microsoft Flow. I have also performed deployment, demos, and user training.

Smart Cities Global Network

A SharePoint-based app for Smart Dubai and I was the main developer and created a SharePoint site, lists, and libraries, by developing the SharePoint UI and web parts with client-side rendering using JSLink and performed CRUD operations with JSOM.

Exam and License Issuing Application

A .Net and SharePoint-based web application for UAE Ministry of Health and I was one of the main back-end developers who created customized web parts with SharePoint Server Side Object Model, lists, and libraries. The data was stored in a SQL Server and SharePoint. I created WCF web services to integrate the application with existing legacy systems.

Web-based Flight Reservation System

A web-based flight reservation solution, mainly developed with C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, and SQL Server. I was the main full-stack developer who built the back end with SQL Server and wrote complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and functions. I have developed the front-end web pages with ASP.NET, Ajax, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Additionally, I developed reports with Crystal Reports and integrated the system with the payment gateway.

Suggestions Management Application

A suggestions management application developed with ASP.NET, ASP.NET Web API, AngularJS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, CSS, HTML, and SQL Server. I was the main full-stack developer who developed both the back and front end. The application was also integrated with EMC Documentum using Oracle Middleware. I also gathered, documented, and analyzed requirements. Designed solution architect. Produced data models, use cases, and workflows.

Education

2010 - 2012

Master's Degree in Information Technology

SZABIST - Dubai, UAE

2002 - 2005

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU) - Islamabad, Pakistan

Skills

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs, ODBC, Office 365 API, Web API, LINQ, Entity Framework, Infragistics, SharePoint API, Microsoft Word Add-on Development, OpenAPI, React, Linq2SQL, Windows Forms (WinForms), jQuery, Office API

Tools

Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Flow, Microsoft Power BI, Visual Studio, Power Query, Microsoft PowerPoint, InfoPath, Microsoft InfoPath, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Outlook, Crystal Reports, C#.NET WinForms, SharePoint Designer, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Yeoman, NPM, Webpack, Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO), Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Graph, LINQ to SQL, Git, GitHub, Jira, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Access, Bubble, Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Word 2010, Azure Active Directory B2C (ADB2C), Navision, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Azure Logic Apps, Microsoft Power Pages

Languages

C#, JavaScript, SQL, C#.NET, XML, HTML5, CSS, HTML, TypeScript, Stored Procedure, Caml, UML, MSIL, Java, XAML, ASP.NET Razor, VB, VBScript

Frameworks

.NET, ASP.NET, OAuth 2, .NET Core, Angular, .NET 4, ASP.NET Web Forms, AngularJS, Windows PowerShell, SharePoint Framework (SPFx), JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Swagger, Entity, ASP.NET MVC, Blazor, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, ASP.NET Web API, Bootstrap, Razor Pages, ASP.NET MVC 6, ASP.NET Core MVC, Microsoft Automation Framework

Paradigms

Automation, Microservices, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Application Architecture, Agile, Functional Programming, Low-code Development, JavaScript Object Model (JSOM), Server Side/Client Side Object Model (SharePoint), ETL, Azure DevOps, MVC Design, Unit Testing, Asynchronous Programming, Business Intelligence (BI)

Platforms

Microsoft Power Automate, SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 365, Azure, Microsoft, Windows UI, SharePoint OOTB, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Telerik, SharePoint 2016, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Power Platform, WordPress, Azure Functions, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Fabric, Citizen Automation and Development Platform (CADP)

Storage

Microsoft SQL Server, Database Management, Databases, JSON, Relational Databases, Azure Active Directory, SQL Server 2016, IIS SQL Server, Web Forms, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), MySQL, Azure SQL, NoSQL, Data Pipelines

Industry Expertise

Project Management, Healthcare

Other

Office 365, Excel Expert, Office Add-ins, Architecture, SharePoint Online, DAX, Cloud Architecture, Cloud, Full-stack, Technical Support, APIs, Leadership, Technical Leadership, Back-end, Teams, SharePoint Administration, SharePoint UI, SharePoint Branding, Software Architecture, System Architecture, API Integration, Content Management Systems (CMS), Document Management, Workflow, Process Flows, Web Development, Microsoft OneDrive, English, Solution Architecture, Software Development, Common Data Service, SQL Server Express, Outlook Add-ons, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dataverse, Datasets, Integration, FTP, Low Code, No-code Development, Front-end, Single Sign-on (SSO), Microsoft Forms, Active Directory (AD), CSOM, Telerik Web Controls, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), WCF Web Services, Microsoft Graph API, Authentication, Encryption, Dynamics CRM 365, Documentation, Technical Writing, Writing & Editing, Blogs, Migration, Windows App Design, Finance, Web MVC, Microsoft Azure, SDKs, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Windows Services, eCommerce, Containers, Consulting, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office SDK, Query Optimization, Web Services, EMC Documentum, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Microsoft Data Transformation Services (now SSIS), SharePoint PnP, CTO, PDF, Templates, .NET 6, API Connectors, Governance, IT Governance, Excel 365, Outlook Plugins, Azure Data Factory, Health IT

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