Owais Malik
UI Engineering | Shaping the Future of Digital Experiences
https://owa.is | https://www.linkedin.com/in/owais | owaismalik@gmail.com | 703-568-5166
About
Driven by 20+ years in digital design, I transform ideas into captivating experiences. Merging tech and creativity, I've crafted standout projects for brands like Apple and Discovery. Excited to push digital boundaries further!
Experience
- 05/2022 - 07/2023
Humane™
Sr Web Engineer
Developed onboarding, marketing, and retail experiences with a focus on privacy and security for a stealth mode hardware product. - Collaborated closely with design team and backend team to implement user onboarding flows and coordinate API requirements.
- Worked with security team to implement secure authentication protocols and user data encryption for enhanced privacy.
- 01/2014 - 05/2022
Apple
Senior UI Engineer
Engineered various tools to help Apple manage and scale it’s data and network infrastructure for corporate sites, retail locations, and data centers. - Designed and implemented data visualizations for Apple's global network and data center infrastructure for improved analysis and troubleshooting using React, D3, canvas, and MapKitJS.
- Assisted in strategic decision-making processes by presenting visualized data in an intuitive manner to top-tier management, ensuring optimal network and data center performance.
- 03/2008 - 01/2014
Discovery Communications
Engineering Manager
Developed web experiences for Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, and other channels. - Created Online Video Experiences for Desktop and Mobile
- Integrated 3rd Party Ad Serving and Web Analytics into Web and Mobile Apps (iOS)
- Lead development on innovative products and prototypes for web, mobile(iPad/iPhone) and set-top boxes (GoogleTV)
- 04/2007 - 03/2008
kajeet
Senior Front End Developer
Responsible for all front end engineering projects at kajeet, Inc, a startup focusing on mobile phones for kids. - Designed and developed landing pages and email marketing.
- Analyzed and implemented search engine optimization (SEO) best practices for content development
- 01/2000 - 04/2007
AOL
Software Engineer
Analyzed and developed innovative solutions with a focus on Performance, Search Engine Optimization and Accessibility. - Collaborated with various AOL, Netscape, and Time Warner development teams on implementation of best practices related to performance, SEO, accessibility and more.
- Worked on various heavily trafficked (+1 billion monthly impressions) AOL websites and products including: AOL Radio, AOL Video, Music, Personal Finance, Moviefone and more.
Education
- 2022 - 2024
University of Southern California
Master of Science Integrated Design, Business and Technology
- 1987 - 1992
George Mason University
Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering
- 1996 -
American University
Master of Fine Arts in Film and Digital Media
Skills
- JavaScript
- CSS
- HTML
- SEO
- Discovery Inc
- Apple
- Analytics
- UX Research
- Flash
- Photoshop
- Prototyping
- HTML 5
- Digital Media
- Accessibility
- Creativity and Innovation
- Kubernetes
- Front-End Development
- Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
- Video Encoding
- Agile Methodologies
- Data Visualization
- Multimedia
- On-Page Optimization
- Film Production
- Web Optimization
- Marketing
- Programming
- Online Video
- Ad Serving
- RISC
- D3.js
- Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
- Storytelling
- Three.js
- TypeScript
- Robotics
- User Experience
- Web Development
- Animation
- React.js
- Software Development
- Next.js
- Film
- Product Strategy
- Presentations
- Security
- Mobile Internet
- Web Standards
- Web Applications
- Node.js