By profession: I'm a Senior Applications Engineer and QA Lead with 6+ years of experience collaborating across engineering, QA, and product teams to keep complex hardware-software projects moving. I excel at progress tracking, blocker removal, and cross-functional alignment to ensure releases stay on track. I’m known for turning technical complexity into clear, actionable insights, onboarding and mentoring new team members, and building dashboards that give leadership visibility into progress, risks, and release readiness. I’ve built scalable validation systems and streamlined workflows to support consistent, efficient releases. My focus is on creating reusable documentation, establishing standardized validation workflows, and delivering concise leadership updates that translate technical findings into risk-aware release decisions. By nature: I am a designer, love minimalistic and artistic approaches. An organizer with exceptional attention to detail. Gimme any design task and I can provide samples in the next 24h

Daniya Zafar

By profession: I'm a Senior Applications Engineer and QA Lead with 6+ years of experience collaborating across engineering, QA, and product teams to keep complex hardware-software projects moving. I excel at progress tracking, blocker removal, and cross-functional alignment to ensure releases stay on track. I’m known for turning technical complexity into clear, actionable insights, onboarding and mentoring new team members, and building dashboards that give leadership visibility into progress, risks, and release readiness. I’ve built scalable validation systems and streamlined workflows to support consistent, efficient releases. My focus is on creating reusable documentation, establishing standardized validation workflows, and delivering concise leadership updates that translate technical findings into risk-aware release decisions. By nature: I am a designer, love minimalistic and artistic approaches. An organizer with exceptional attention to detail. Gimme any design task and I can provide samples in the next 24h

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By profession:
I’m a Senior Applications Engineer and QA Lead with 6+ years of experience collaborating across engineering, QA, and product teams to keep complex hardware-software projects moving. I excel at progress tracking, blocker removal, and cross-functional alignment to ensure releases stay on track. I’m known for turning technical complexity into clear, actionable insights, onboarding and mentoring new team members, and building dashboards that give leadership visibility into progress, risks, and release readiness.

I’ve built scalable validation systems and streamlined workflows to support consistent, efficient releases. My focus is on creating reusable documentation, establishing standardized validation workflows, and delivering concise leadership updates that translate technical findings into risk-aware release decisions.

By nature:
I am a designer, love minimalistic and artistic approaches. An organizer with exceptional attention to detail. Gimme any design task and I can provide samples in the next 24h

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Application Engineer at Icron Technologies, Analog Devices
August 1, 2024 - Present
Led development of a company-wide validation framework, building a 110+ tab master test plan covering 1,000+ test cases, 500+ device combinations, and ~20 product lines. Translated PRD requirements into real-world test scenarios, reducing coverage gaps and improving release readiness. Directed weekly cross-functional reviews to surface risks and remove blockers, created reusable testing documentation, and automated validation commands delivering pass/fail outputs within minutes. Onboarded and mentored new team members and provided leadership-facing updates translating technical findings into clear progress and risk summaries.
Applications Engineer at Icron Technologies, Analog Devices
July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2024
Built and maintained The Health Map, a 7,500+ line operational dashboard used by leadership to monitor regression trends, issue patterns, and release readiness across builds. Executed cross-functional validation activities, tracked progress, and ensured timely delivery through data-driven decision support and clear leadership reporting.
Associate MTS at Icron Technologies, Analog Devices
November 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022
Performed end-to-end firmware, hardware, and system-level validation across complex multi-device environments to ensure stability and quality before release. Investigated issues through root-cause analysis, supported customer troubleshooting, and produced test documentation for weekly cross-functional reviews.
Quality Assurance Analyst Intern at FDM Software
May 1, 2015 - April 30, 2016
Performed manual testing of application features, logged and tracked defects in JIRA with reproducible steps, and contributed to Agile ceremonies. Developed training materials to communicate product features and usage to internal teams.

Education

Diploma in Software Engineering at BrainStation
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Electronics Engineering at Simon Fraser University
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019

Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)
January 11, 2030 - April 4, 2026
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
January 11, 2030 - April 4, 2026
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
January 11, 2030 - April 4, 2026
Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
January 11, 2030 - April 4, 2026

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Manufacturing