Hello, my name
is Fayyad Zahid
I am a Senior Implementation Specialist at Discover. I have experience in Full Stack Development and work with a versatile set of platforms and programming languages.
I am also Photographer and can perform a wide variety of shoots, including: engagements, motorsports, promotional, and landscape photography.
Professional Experience
Discover - Remote, US
Senior Implementation Specialist
March 2023 - Current
- Co-led enterprise platform modernization initiative, successfully migrating legacy SQL decision modeler to cloud-based FICO DMP, reducing infrastructure costs and improving system scalability
- Designed tree-based decision rules using advanced FICO DMP features, achieving 20% improvement in process efficiency over legacy sequential implementation
Ally Financial - Charlotte, NC
Software Engineer
June 2021 - March 2023
- Engineered performant customer search interface using Salesforce Lightning Web Components (LWC), Apex, and SOQL serving mortgage, auto loan, and consumer banking products
- Spearheaded vendor application integrations into Salesforce ecosystem, delivering custom dashboards, automated workflows, and responsive web-pages
Education
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Computer Science
August 2017 - May 2021
View my full resume here
Course work
- Object Oriented Programming
- Data Structures
- Algorithms
- Database Design
- Computer and Network Security
Activities
In my free time, I enjoy photography, motorsports, and travelling
Please take a look at my portfolio gallery!
Contact
For any and all inquiries, feel free to send me a message.
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