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Noor Aftab

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Engineering Intelligence into Infrastructure — Where AI Meets Automation at Scale

0+ Years Experience
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About Me

I believe in the power of automation and building robust ML pipelines that scale. Bridging Machine Learning & Infrastructure with Scalable, Secure, and Intelligent Systems. From vision-language models to real-time data pipelines, I architect end-to-end solutions that transform raw data into production-ready AI systems.

📍 Lahore, Pakistan
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Noor Aftab

Featured Work

A selection of projects I've worked on

Floorplan Analysis System
Computer Vision & OCR

Floorplan Analysis System

Automated system for extracting structured geometric and semantic information from architectural floorplans using YOLO and OCR.

Python FastAPI PyTorch YOLOv8 PaddleOCR OpenCV MongoDB PostgreSQL Docker

Experience

My professional journey

Lead AI / ML Engineer – MLOps & Platform Architecture

Nov 2022 — Present Remote Current Full-time

Lead the design and operation of a distributed AI platform for KYC, identity verification, and document intelligence, processing 100,000+ verification requests per day across 60+ Kubernetes clusters.

  • Architected end-to-end AI pipelines integrating OCR, computer vision models, and LLM-based semantic extraction with confidence-based fallback and validation mechanisms
  • Optimized end-to-end inference latency from ~10 seconds to ~4 seconds by refactoring processing pipelines and tuning infrastructure (60% improvement)
  • Re-architected LLM inference using vLLM-based shared GPU services, reducing GPU consumption from 60+ dedicated GPUs to 3–5 shared GPUs (92% reduction)
  • Achieved significant infrastructure cost reduction by lowering monthly operational expenses from approximately USD 20,000 to USD 7,500 (62.5% reduction)
  • Designed and maintained 100+ production microservices deployed using automated CI/CD pipelines with rolling and canary strategies
  • Implemented centralized logging, request tracing, and encrypted data handling using Elasticsearch to meet audit and compliance requirements
  • Acted as technical owner for production systems, performing architecture reviews, code reviews, incident analysis, and cross-team coordination
YOLO Mask R-CNN PaddleOCR ONNX vLLM Gemini GPT Claude LLaMA Qwen Python FastAPI Cython Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Elasticsearch MongoDB PostgreSQL

Python / Machine Learning Engineer

Machine Learning 1
Jan 2022 — Oct 2022 Lahore, Pakistan Full-time

Developed and deployed OCR-based document processing pipelines with extensive preprocessing and post-processing logic to improve accuracy and robustness.

  • Built ML-backed REST APIs using Flask and FastAPI to serve real-time inference workloads
  • Automated model training workflows, including dataset preparation, annotation coordination, and validation processes
  • Improved OCR accuracy, throughput, and system reliability across multiple document types used in production
  • Created microservices for ML models with independent problem-solving capabilities
  • Collected, cleaned, and annotated data using VIA annotator for model training
  • Implemented requirements and data analysis to support decision-making processes
Python Flask FastAPI Machine Learning OCR Tesseract PaddleOCR OpenCV Pandas Data Processing

Data Science Trainee

Programmers Force
Sep 2021 — Dec 2021 Lahore, Pakistan Internship

Intensive training program focused on Python development, data science fundamentals, and object detection models.

  • Wrote effective and scalable Python code
  • Collected, organized, and interpreted data for actionable insights
  • Studied and researched Object Detection models (MRCNN, YOLO)
  • Created Flask endpoints to run Object Detection models
  • Built dummy services and ML pipelines
  • Integrated pipelines into Django projects
Python Flask Django YOLO MRCNN Data Analysis Object Detection

Technical Skills

Infrastructure & Orchestration

Kubernetes Docker Ansible GitOps AWS Lambda Azure Functions

CI/CD & Version Control

GitLab CI/CD Pipelines Automated Deployments Rollback Systems GitHub Actions

Databases & Storage

MongoDB PostgreSQL Elasticsearch Redis Azure Blob Storage

Programming & Development

Python Bash FastAPI Streamlit Flask REST APIs

AI/ML & Deep Learning

PyTorch Hugging Face OpenAI GPT-4 Claude AI YOLO LoRA Fine-tuning

Computer Vision & NLP

OpenCV Detectron2 PaddleOCR NLP Pipelines Vision-Language Models

Security & Hardening

System Security CIS Hardening Logging & Alerts Compliance

Monitoring & Analytics

APM Tools Cluster Monitoring Infrastructure Automation Real-time Dashboards

Data Engineering

ETL Pipelines Pandas Web Scraping Selenium RabbitMQ Data Management

Key Achievements

Milestones and recognitions throughout my career

Built SHEIN Product Scraper on Apify Platform

Developed production-grade web scraping solution with 95%+ success rate, generating $300-500/month recurring revenue from multiple clients worldwide

  • Earning $300-500/month in passive recurring revenue
  • 95%+ success rate with 3-layer anti-blocking system
  • Sophisticated captcha bypass with automatic IP rotation
  • Serves 150M+ SHEIN active user data for market research
  • 10-30s per product extraction with smart recovery

Top Rated Plus Freelancer

Achieved Top Rated Plus status on Upwork with 100% job success score across 50+ projects

  • 100% Job Success Score maintained over 4 years
  • Top Rated Plus badge (top 3% of all freelancers)
  • 50+ successfully completed projects
  • 5.0 average client rating across all projects
  • Zero disputes or negative feedback

4+ Years in MLOps

Extensive experience building production ML systems for enterprise clients across various industries

  • Built CI/CD pipelines for ML model deployment
  • Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS/Azure
  • Automated model training and monitoring systems
  • Reduced deployment time from weeks to hours
  • Implemented MLflow, Airflow, and Kubeflow

15+ Happy Clients

Successfully delivered AI/ML solutions to clients worldwide, maintaining long-term partnerships

  • Clients across USA, UK, Europe, and Middle East
  • 80% repeat client rate for additional projects
  • Average project value increased by 200%
  • Long-term partnerships spanning 2+ years
  • Multiple 5-star reviews and referrals

Production AI Systems

Deployed 20+ ML models serving millions of predictions with 99.9% uptime

  • 20+ ML models deployed in production environments
  • Processing 10M+ predictions per month
  • 99.9% uptime with robust monitoring systems
  • Computer vision, NLP, and recommendation systems
  • Optimized inference time by 70% on average

Reviews & Testimonials

What clients and colleagues say about working with me

Mustapha Yakubu

CEO at Careerli

Upwork

Working with Noor was pleasant. We had multiple calls and he was gracious enough to go out of his way to make suggestions for what could be improved. He was also very patient when we experienced delays on our end. He is technically strong and always open to constant communication throughout the project. I am planning to work with him to complete other tasks.

Project: AI Resume & Cover Letter Platform

David Wanis

Client

Upwork

Noor was excellent. Kept going until the project worked as per specification.

Project: Azure Function ETL with AI/LLM API

Muhammad Shahid Shah

Senior Mobile App Developer | Technical Lead

Linkedin

Great experience working with Noor. He demonstrated strong technical skills and delivered quality results on our AI driven data scraping project.

Project: Shein AI Modesty Classification System

Waleed Iqbal Butt

Business Development & Digital Marketing Associate

Linkedin

Happy to recommend Noor. During our work together, he supported me with clear, reliable MLOps solutions that made our projects run smoother. As someone in digital marketing and business development, I appreciated how simply he explained technical steps and how quickly he helped us move forward. He's dependable, skilled, and great to work with.

Project: Cross-functional MLOps Collaboration

Mustapha Yakubu

CEO at Careerli

Upwork

Working with Noor was pleasant. We had multiple calls and he was gracious enough to go out of his way to make suggestions for what could be improved. He was also very patient when we experienced delays on our end. He is technically strong and always open to constant communication throughout the project. I am planning to work with him to complete other tasks.

Project: AI Resume & Cover Letter Platform

David Wanis

Client

Upwork

Noor was excellent. Kept going until the project worked as per specification.

Project: Azure Function ETL with AI/LLM API

Muhammad Shahid Shah

Senior Mobile App Developer | Technical Lead

Linkedin

Great experience working with Noor. He demonstrated strong technical skills and delivered quality results on our AI driven data scraping project.

Project: Shein AI Modesty Classification System

Waleed Iqbal Butt

Business Development & Digital Marketing Associate

Linkedin

Happy to recommend Noor. During our work together, he supported me with clear, reliable MLOps solutions that made our projects run smoother. As someone in digital marketing and business development, I appreciated how simply he explained technical steps and how quickly he helped us move forward. He's dependable, skilled, and great to work with.

Project: Cross-functional MLOps Collaboration

Services I Offer

End-to-end solutions for your AI and infrastructure needs

MLOps & AI Solutions

End-to-end ML pipeline development, model deployment, and infrastructure automation for production-ready AI systems.

  • ML Pipeline Design
  • Model Training & Fine-tuning
  • Production Deployment

Data Engineering

Build robust ETL pipelines, data warehouses, and real-time processing systems for actionable insights.

  • ETL Pipeline Development
  • Database Architecture
  • Data Processing at Scale

Computer Vision

Custom object detection, image classification, OCR systems, and visual AI solutions for your business.

  • Object Detection (YOLO)
  • OCR & Document Processing
  • Image Classification

DevOps & Automation

CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure automation, and cloud deployment solutions.

  • CI/CD Implementation
  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • Cloud Infrastructure

Web Scraping & Automation

Large-scale data extraction, browser automation, and anti-detection scraping solutions.

  • Anti-Bot Bypass
  • Proxy Management
  • Data Extraction Pipelines

API Development

RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and backend systems using FastAPI and Flask.

  • FastAPI / Flask APIs
  • Microservices Design
  • WebSocket Integration

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