Team Lead, Developer, and Keeper of Photos: Haseeb Ahmed

I have had the opportunity to spend some time online with Haseeb Ahmed over the last few weeks. He has been very instrumental in our blogging efforts, since apparently he is "keeper of photos" at the Lahore office. Who doesn't love a picture blog?

Usman and Haseeb

Since I am in Phoenix, Arizona, and Haseeb in Lahore, Pakistan, I thought I would send some questions via email, so we could find out a little more about him.

He was quick to reply.

Haseeb (pictured on the right, above) was born in DOHA (QATAR), and at the age of seven he moved to Pakistan (home of his ancestors). They were anxious for his arrival since he was the first boy in the family.

He started programming during his graduating year (about 8 years ago), and he excelled at C++. Haseeb's first job outside of school was VC++. He worked on this platform for about two and a half years. Currently, his specialty is UML and OOP.

When asked about his strong points, Haseeb responded, "I am a good team lead, team player, and I know how to work with my guys." He also mentioned that his weak point would have to be, "I am straight forward."

When it comes to work, Haseeb writes that the best part of his job is communicating with the client as well as project planning. He is currently the team lead for Track 2 of the Subway team. "Subway is the best VTEAM here." boasts Haseeb, "Their work process is well defined. The environment is different from the other teams. We have fun."

Outside of work, Haseeb enjoys hanging around with his friends and coworkers, going shopping, and travel.

In July, Haseeb traveled with other members of the Subway team to northern areas of Pakistan (you may remember some of the pictures from an earlier blog). "I will never forget our trip to the Northern Areas," noted Haseeb, "thanks to Mark who sent us for that extremely thrilling day, when we were headed to Lalazar. Oh, the track... I could hardly open my eyes in the four wheeler!"



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Thanks, Haseeb, for taking the time to answer my questions and putting up with my obnoxious instant messaging habits.