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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Qamar Ali

Edmonton,AB

Summary

Dedicated and skilled Application Developer with 6 years of experience in creating and implementing innovative software and application solutions. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality applications that meet business objectives.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification

Work History

Senior Application System Analyst

Alberta Innovates
Edmonton, Alberta
03.2025 - Current

• Deliver enhancements and fixes for enterprise applications in C# and ASPX, while stabilizing and maintaining legacy .NET systems.

• Gained hands-on experience with Azure App Services, troubleshooting deployments and enhancing application code to improve performance in the cloud.

• Manage and tune SQL Server databases, ensuring performance and reliability.

• Administer Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, deployments, and version control.

• Support business workflows through SharePoint administration, automation with Power Automate, and the development of Power BI reports and dashboards to deliver operational and business insights.

• Participate in daily Scrum meetings and Agile sprints, supporting multiple concurrent projects.

• Worked on tickets to troubleshoot issues with enterprise applications, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to business operations.

• Authored technical documentation (workflows, troubleshooting guides, deployment procedures) to support long-term maintainability.

Application Specalist

Legislative Assembly Of Alberta
10.2023 - Current
  • Involved in the migration of Microsoft SharePoint Applications from Sharepoint 2013/2016/2019 to SharePoint Online ensuring a smooth transition with minimal disruption to users.
  • Worked with Microsoft Power Automate to create workflows for specific sharepoint applications
  • Ensured data accuracy and integrity by designing and managing SharePoint lists, libraries, and metadata structures.
  • Developed custom web parts to extend functionality within SharePoint sites according to specific business requirements.
  • Improved user experience with the development of intuitive SharePoint applications tailored to specific departmental needs.
  • Reduced manual workload by automating business processes using SharePoint workflows, forms, and web parts.

Intermediate Application Developer

Alberta Boilers Safety Association
07.2017 - 10.2023
  • Developed and maintained web and database applications using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Javascript , Microsoft SQL Server and ASP.NET Core framework .
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into functional and technical specifications.
  • Implemented responsive user interfaces, optimizing performance and user experience.
  • Integrated third-party APIs to enhance application functionality and data exchange.
  • Conducted code reviews and provided constructive feedback to peers to ensure code quality and maintainability.
  • Participated in agile development methodologies, attending daily stand-ups and sprint planning meetings.
  • Created user manuals. technical documentations, product specifications and technical training materials.
  • Delivered support training to help customers and users learn key features of applications.
  • Troubleshot and resolved technical issues, ensuring smooth application operation.
  • Kept up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to recommend improvements and optimizations.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computing Science

University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
04.2017

Technical Skills

  • Languages & Frameworks: C#, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, MVC, Entity
    Framework, LINQ, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JSON,
    Python (working knowledge), React (learning)
  • DevOps & Cloud: Azure DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, repos, automated builds),
    Azure App Services, IIS, Active Directory, Git (branching strategies, code
    reviews)
  • Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Anywhere
  • Other: Agile/Scrum, developer documentation, code reviews, Visual Studio
    (2017–2022), Power BI, Power Automate, SharePoint Online, , AI‑assisted
    development with GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, M365 Copilot, and AI in Visual
    Studio Code (code generation, troubleshooting, documentation, and
    productivity support)

Projects

IQAEP International Quality Assurance Exchange Program – Alberta Innovates | Phase 1 (2025), Phase 2 (2026 – Ongoing)
Enterprise application modernization initiative focused on improving maintainability, deployment automation, and reporting capabilities.

  • Phase 1
    Modernized a legacy ASPX enterprise application, implementing front-end
    improvements and database optimizations to enhance performance and
    stability.
  • Migrated the system to .NET Framework 4.8, introducing environment-specific
    configuration management for development, testing, and production.
  • Designed and implemented Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to streamline and
    automate deployment processes.
  • Refactored key components toward an MVC architecture, improving code
    maintainability and application structure.
  • Delivered internal presentations explaining the application's architecture,
    functionality, and business value to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Phase 2 (Current)
  • Leading incremental modernization of the platform, migrating application
    modules to ASP.NET Core MVC architecture.
  • Developed a new front-end layout using ASP.NET Core MVC, improving UI
    consistency and maintainability.
  • Building Power BI reports to replace legacy SSRS reporting, enabling
    enhanced analytics and business insights.
  • Implementing Azure DevOps pipelines for stored procedure deployment,
    improving collaboration and version control across multiple developers.
  • Conducting technical analysis of application architecture and database design,
    providing recommendations to stakeholders and product owners to improve
    system performance, scalability, and data quality.

CRN Online Portal [August 2019]

  • The purpose of this project was to receive design submissions electronically and was developed in collaboration with other Canadian jurisdictions.
  • I worked in a team as a developer and collaborated with a large number of stakeholders in design, development and maintenance.
  • Used .NET Core framework and tools like MS SQL Server for database integration, Visual Studio for code updates and migration to test and production servers and HTML, CSS, Bootstrap and Admin LTE template for designing.
  • I also developed different user and technical documentations for this project. The documentations included user manuals for the external clients, user manuals for the ABSA and other jurisdictions and technical document for the IT department .
  • I was also involved in giving online and in person training to the admin and engineers staff from all jurisdictions.
  • This project is still ongoing as every year we work on upgrades , code improvements and new requirements from jurisdictions.

IOS Shop Inspections App [March 2023]

  • This project is an in house IOS App
  • In this project, I assisted senior developers in creating web services for the data flow between the IOS App and the internal databases.
  • I also worked on the Admin Portal web application . This Portal was a second part of this project , as the Inspectors would submit their data using the IOS App and the admin would then verify that data using the web portal before finally submitting the report.
  • For the admin web portal, I used .NET Core framework and tools like MS SQL Server for database integration, Visual Studio for code updates and migration to test and production servers and HTML, CSS, Bootstrap and Admin LTE template for designing.
  • I also developed different user and technical documentations for this project. The documentations included user manuals for the inspectors and admin staff and technical document for the IT department .

Certification

  • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
  • Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
  • Google Project Management Certificate

Volunteer Work

  • The Mosquers Film Festival (https://www.themosquers.com/)(Web Designer and helping with organizing different events)
  • Sage Seniors Association (https://www.mysage.ca/) (Helping seniors with their tax returns)
  • Shama Centre (https://shaama.ca/) (Helping organizing different programs and events for seniors)

Timeline

Senior Application System Analyst

Alberta Innovates
03.2025 - Current

Application Specalist

Legislative Assembly Of Alberta
10.2023 - Current

Intermediate Application Developer

Alberta Boilers Safety Association
07.2017 - 10.2023

Bachelor of Science - Computing Science

University of Alberta
Qamar Ali