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Based in Pakistan

Shahzaib
Ali

I Build What's Missing.

BS Economist  ·  Digital Builder  ·  Research Analyst

Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, Pakistan
Shahzaib Ali
3.15
CGPA / 4.0
2
Live Apps Built
4+
Years Exp.
5
Languages
Who I Am

The real introduction

Shahzaib Ali
3.15CGPA / 4.0

There are two kinds of people who see something broken.

The first kind notes it, reports it, and moves on. The second kind goes home that evening, sits down, and builds the fix.

I found out which kind I am during my second week as an office clerk.

Eight people. One printer. One notebook to track who printed what. A reasonable system — until arguments started. Someone couldn't remember printing forty pages three weeks ago. Someone thought I was overcharging. I had all the data. They had none. A paper notebook wasn't going to fix that.

That evening I sat at home and thought: what if everyone could just see everything?

Two weeks later, PrintDesk was live. Each person had their own login, their own dashboard, their own balance visible on their phone. My manager saw it and said: "Positive step. Keep it simple." I've kept those words since.

I'm not a software engineer. I studied Economics at a government college in Toba Tek Singh, not because it was a calculated career move, but because it was what I had access to, and something about it genuinely caught. The way markets breathe. The way policy ripples into real lives. The way data, read correctly, tells you what's actually happening beneath the surface.

What I've learned — through the tools I've built, the research I've run, the roles I've taken, is that I don't do well with static. I need problems that evolve, questions that compound, work where showing up with a better idea is encouraged rather than just tolerated.

I'm twenty-three. From a small city. I built working software in a government office in my spare time, without being asked.

I'm just getting started.

📊 Econometric Analysis 💻 Digital Builder 🏛️ Government Sector 🔍 Systems Thinker 📚 History & Sci-Fi 🌍 Research-Oriented
What I've actually made

Work I've Built

Real tools. Real problems. Built in my own time, without being asked.

print-desk-mu.vercel.app
Office Productivity Tool · Live App
"Built because a paper notebook was causing arguments nobody needed to have"

Eight people. One printer. One ledger. I was the only one holding all the data, and that made me the source of every dispute. So I replaced the notebook with a live, multi-user web application. Each person got their own login, their own dashboard, real-time balance visibility, and a monthly billing system. Arguments stopped. Workflow accelerated.

8
Active Users
0
Billing Disputes After Launch
Live
Deployed
JavaScript GitHub Vercel No-code Multi-user
View Live Tool
testingapps78.github.io/Policy-App
Data Management Tool · Live App
"Built because typing the same five digits two hundred times is not a workflow"

Staff were recording policy data by hand, in registers. I manually entered hundreds of records into Excel, then watched myself type the same five-digit prefix over and over. I built Policy Record to eliminate exactly that: smart auto-fill defaults, search by policy number, year and month filters, and print-ready formatted outputs. Hours became minutes.

100%
Repetitive Entry Eliminated
Records Searchable
Live
Deployed
HTML / CSS GitHub Pages Supabase No-code Data Entry
View Live Tool

"Have a broken process? I build tools for that."

I design and deploy custom web tools tailored to your workflow — fast, simple, and built to actually get used. Let's talk →

Career

Professional Experience

Hands-on roles across government administration, remote logistics, and digital operations.

May 2026 – Jul 2026
Office Clerk
State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan · Toba Tek Singh Area Office
  • Built and deployed two internal web productivity tools — PrintDesk and Policy Record — on personal initiative, solving real operational problems without being asked
  • Managed end-to-end documentation workflow: receiving, verifying, filing, and processing insurance policy records in a formal government environment
  • Digitized and maintained policy records in Excel; composed structured staff data reports for area management
  • Drafted official correspondence and internal communications; ensured all paperwork was audit-ready at all times
  • Uploaded and tracked completed cases on the organisational portal following thorough documentation review
Nov 2023 – Mar 2024
Online Communication Manager — Vehicle Shipments
Remote Client · California, USA
  • Coordinated logistics data for international client accounts, processing 20+ vehicle shipments weekly with zero errors
  • Served as primary point of contact across time zones; maintained audit-ready digital logs of all client interactions
Dec 2023 – May 2024
Online Product Listing Expert
Macropick.com · Remote, California, USA
  • Published 50+ verified product listings daily with accurate pricing and descriptions
  • Conducted QA audits across 200+ live listings to maintain data accuracy and compliance standards
Jan 2023 – May 2025
Online Bill Payment Specialist (Part-time)
Local Business · Toba Tek Singh
  • Managed digital financial transactions for local businesses with full confidentiality and zero errors
  • Maintained error-free Excel ledgers for monthly reconciliation and audit trails
Academic Background

Education

Nov 2022 – Jun 2026● Result Awaiting
BS Economics — Est. CGPA 3.15 / 4.0
GCUF Affiliated Govt. Graduate College · Toba Tek Singh
HEC-recognised · Affiliated with Govt. College University Faisalabad

🏅 Class Representative (CR) — Primary liaison between Economics faculty and 40+ students for two consecutive years; managed schedules, exam coordination, and official communications.

EconometricsMoney & BankingMonetary EconomicsIslamic EconomicsMacroeconomicsMicroeconomicsDevelopment EconomicsResearch Methods
Oct 2019 – Dec 2021
FSc Pre-Engineering
Govt. Graduate College · Toba Tek Singh · BISE Faisalabad
Sep 2017 – Oct 2019
Matriculation — Computer Science
Govt. Islamia Secondary School · Toba Tek Singh · BISE Faisalabad
Final Year Research

A question that started with real data

Pakistani firms that invest in R&D don't automatically innovate. I spent a year trying to understand why.

BS Economics Thesis · 2025–2026

The answer turned out to be less about money and more about people.

The Nexus of R&D, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation: Evidence from Pakistani Enterprises

Supervisor
Dr. Muhammad Zeeshan Younas
Lecturer, Applied Economics & Research Methods · GCUF
Dataset
World Bank Enterprise Survey 2015
696 Pakistani firms · Stata analysis
Key Finding

R&D investment alone yields statistically insignificant innovation outcomes. Returns become significant only when moderated by employee training (β = 0.130, p < 0.01) and process upgrades (β = 0.230, p < 0.01) human capital and operational readiness are co-requisites, not optional additions.

Methods & Tools
Probit RegressionOrdered LogitAvg Marginal EffectsStataWBES 2015Interaction Terms
Capabilities

Skills & Tools

Technical Tools
MS Excel (Advanced)StataEViewsMS WordMS PowerPointWordPressCanvaLaTeX / OverleafTouch Typing
Analytical & Research
Econometric ModellingProbit / Logistic RegressionFinancial Data ManagementRecord KeepingResearch WritingData ValidationReport Composition
Digital Building
No-code App DevelopmentWeb Tool DeploymentGitHub / VercelSupabaseProcess AutomationDigital Workflow Design
Soft Skills & Leadership
Self-directed InitiativeProblem SolvingTeam CoordinationCritical ThinkingTime ManagementAdaptabilityOfficial Correspondence
Languages
Urdu
Native
Punjabi
Native
English
Proficient
Arabic
Basic
Turkish
Basic
Recognition

Achievements & Certifications

🥇
Aug 2025
1st Position — Divisional Quiz Competition
Independence History · Govt. Graduate College Samanabad, Faisalabad
🥈
Aug 2025
2nd Position — Seerat-un-Nabi Quiz Competition
Govt. Islamia Graduate College, Faisalabad
📜
Aug 2021
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Google Digital Garage · Certified
🚑
Certified
Life Saver Certificate
1122 Rescue Service, Punjab · 3-Day Community Safety Training
Writing

Blog & Articles

Thoughts on economics, building digital tools, and how things actually work.

Coming Soon
Research & Economics
R&D and Innovation in Pakistan: What the Data Actually Says
My thesis findings — why R&D spending alone doesn't drive innovation, and what Pakistani firms are actually missing.
Coming Soon
Digital Building
Building Your First Web Tool Without a CS Degree
How I built and deployed two live applications at a government office using intuition, no-code tools, and stubbornness.
Coming Soon
Career & Growth
From a Government College in Toba Tek Singh to Building for the World
The honest version of how I got here — what I got wrong, what I stumbled into, and what I'm still figuring out.
Get in Touch

Let's Talk

Open to corporate roles, banking, research, freelance projects, and building custom tools.

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