Faizan Azhar.

Experience

Projects I’ve delivered

Aug 2024 to Sep 2026
Massachusetts, US (remote)

Dream Decor

Project Manager, Platform & Operations (Consultant)

Ran platform and operations delivery for a US home decor eCommerce brand. Led up to 22 contractors.

  • Took over a stalled Shopify migration after the original US agency shut down, and finished it. 50,000+ products cleaned and categorized.
  • Mobile PageSpeed went from under 40 to the mid 70s in 2 months, then 85 in about 8 months.
  • Traffic grew from under 500 to about 15,000 per month over 2 years. Revenue roughly doubled in 6 months after the cleanup.
  • Klaviyo list grew from about 13,000 to 18,000. Took over marketing when the sole marketer left.
  • Set up Trello request intake, which cut dev revision rounds from 3 to 4 down to 2 max.
  • Worked with financing partners Affirm, Katapult and Afterpay. Cut checkout options from 3 to 4 down to 2, removed Katapult and made Affirm primary.

Sep 2016 to Present
Lahore, Pakistan

Odessys

Founder & Delivery Manager

300+ client deliverables, including 150+ full engagements, all through a freelancer network.

  • The process: write the brief, collect 2 to 3 quotes, select on portfolio, manage to launch.
  • Edtech platform for a Turkish client (Next.js, Node, MongoDB). 5-person contractor team, 4 to 5 months, handed over and still live.
  • Home services SEO client: about 13x return on fees over 10 months.
  • Dream Decor moved SEO, marketing, web dev, design, social, automation, email/SMS and video to Odessys on a monthly retainer in Oct 2026.
  • Builds production software with AI-assisted development (Faizan OS: Firebase, Cloudflare Workers, OAuth2).
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Nov 2021 to Sep 2023
Toronto, Canada (remote)

Percy (via CSA Technologies)

Project Manager, Operations & Delivery

Delivery for a virtual cashier SaaS. Cashiers in Pakistan took orders on in-store tablets for a North American restaurant chain.

  • Ran a 60-day pilot at the Canadian flagship.
  • Onboarded 20+ stores over two years, with 12 to 15 live at once. Each setup took 30 to 60 minutes over Zoom.
  • Trained and managed about 35 cashiers, with a standby pool of 3 per 10 on shift.

Jan to Jul 2021
Pakistan

Matra Asia

Marketing Executive

Coordinated cross-team campaigns and reported quarterly progress to senior stakeholders.

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science, Forman Christian College (FCCU), Lahore (2016 to 2021)

Certifications

  • Project Management & Career Development Specialization, UC Irvine
  • Initiating and Planning Projects
  • Managing Project Risks and Changes
  • Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
  • High-Impact Business Writing
  • The Art of Negotiation