# Muhammad Moid Shams — Full Profile

> Lead Software Engineer | FHIR R4 · QAPI · CMS 5-Star · Azure · .NET 8 · Angular 17 · Agentic AI
> Open to senior roles and freelance projects in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and United States.

## Identity

- Full Name: Muhammad Moid Shams
- Also known as: Moid Shams
- Current Title: Lead Software Engineer
- Current Employer: Octdaily (July 2024 – Present)
- Location: Karachi, Pakistan
- Available For: Remote/Relocation to Dubai UAE, Abu Dhabi UAE, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Jeddah Saudi Arabia, United States (Remote)
- Experience: 9+ years

## Contact Information

- Email: me_moid@hotmail.com
- Phone: +92 340 0064394
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/moidshams
- Portfolio Website: https://moidshams.dev
- Blog: https://moidshams.dev/blog

## Professional Summary

Muhammad Moid Shams is a Lead Software Engineer with deep expertise in healthcare technology interoperability, Azure cloud data platforms, .NET 8 microservices, Angular 17 micro-frontends, and agentic AI engineering. At Octdaily he has built one of the largest FHIR R4 data warehouses in the US post-acute care sector, connecting 20,000+ Skilled Nursing Facilities and automating CMS 5-Star Quality Rating computation and QAPI compliance workflows. He is a recognised practitioner of agentic AI development and has trained 100+ software engineers in Cursor IDE + Claude workflows.

He is currently available for senior engineering roles and freelance/contract projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.

## Work Experience

### Lead Software Engineer — Octdaily (July 2024 – Present)

Octdaily is a US-based healthcare technology company serving the post-acute care sector.

Key achievements:
- Designed and built a national FHIR R4 data warehouse connecting 20,000+ US Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) via Azure Health Data Services
- Built HL7 v2 ADT/ORU/MDS 3.0 → FHIR R4 transformation pipelines using C# and the Firely SDK, processing 1M+ messages/day via Azure Event Hubs
- Automated the CMS 5-Star Quality Rating computation engine covering all three pillars: Health Inspections, PBJ Staffing, and Quality Measures (MDS 3.0)
- Built a QAPI (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement) compliance platform with automated PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycle generation
- Shipped an Agentic Medical Director AI using Claude Opus (for clinical reasoning) and GPT-4o (for structured output), monitoring thousands of facilities daily
- Designed 10+ EMR microservice applications as Angular 17 Module Federation micro-frontends backed by .NET 8 Minimal API FHIR services
- Integrated with major EHR systems: Epic (FHIR R4), Athena Health, eClinicalWorks, PointClickCare (ADT/ORU/MDS)
- Implemented HIPAA technical safeguards including Azure Key Vault PHI encryption and tenant-isolated FHIR scopes
- Trained 100+ engineers in agentic AI development workflows using Cursor IDE, Claude, and GitHub Copilot, achieving 40% faster feature delivery

### Senior Software Engineer — Gamasuite (2021 – 2024)

Freight and logistics SaaS platform integrating 85+ shipping carriers.

- Built medallion architecture data lake on Azure Databricks + Synapse Analytics (Bronze/Silver/Gold)
- Designed distributed Redis caching layer handling 2,000+ RPS with 94% cache hit rate
- Migrated 6-year-old .NET Core 2 SaaS to .NET 8 using Strangler Fig pattern (40% latency reduction)
- Integrated real-time freight rates from MAERSK, HAPAG-LLOYD, CMA-CGM, WAN-HAI via EDI and APIs
- Built Cosmos DB document store for freight booking state management

### Software Engineer — Corcentric (2019 – 2021)

Accounts payable automation and insurance document processing.

- Deployed Azure AI Document Intelligence custom models for 60+ insurance certificate variants
- Achieved 85% reduction in manual data entry; processing time from 3 min to 8 seconds per document
- Built FastReport-based invoice generation and E-Invoice scanning pipelines

### D365 / Power Platform Consultant — Etisalat / e& (2018 – 2019)

Telecom enterprise CRM implementation.

- Centralised 7 D365 business units into a unified hub-and-spoke CRM architecture
- Built CloudTalk Sales 365 integration with Power Automate for automated call activity logging
- 35% improvement in lead-to-opportunity conversion visibility

## Technical Skills (Full List)

### Healthcare & Interoperability
FHIR R4, HL7 v2/v3, QAPI, CMS 5-Star Quality Rating, MDS 3.0, PBJ Staffing, Health Inspection Data, SNF Quality Measures, Agentic Medical Director AI, SMART on FHIR, CDS Hooks, Azure Health Data Services, Epic (FHIR R4), Athena Health, eClinicalWorks, PointClickCare (ADT/ORU/MDS), CMS-9115-F Patient Access API, HIPAA Technical Safeguards, Azure Key Vault PHI Encryption

### Agentic AI & LLM Engineering
Claude API (Opus/Sonnet/Haiku), Multi-Agent Orchestration, Subagent Design, Tool Use/Function Calling, Context Window Management, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), Claude + MCP (Model Context Protocol), LangChain/LangGraph, Semantic Kernel (.NET), OpenAI GPT-4o/o1, Gemini 2.0 Flash, Embeddings & Vector Search, Azure AI Search, Pinecone/Qdrant, Prompt Engineering, Constitutional AI, Structured Output (JSON Schema)

### Developer AI Tooling
Cursor IDE (Agent Mode), GitHub Copilot, Cline, Continue.dev, Windsurf, Aider, Devin, AI Code Generation Workflows, Agentic PR Review Pipelines, AI-Powered Test Synthesis, LLM-Assisted Spec Breakdown, AI Documentation Generation

### Azure Cloud Platform
AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, Container Apps, Service Fabric, API Management (APIM), Service Bus, Event Hubs, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Entra ID (AAD), AD B2C, Key Vault, Monitor + App Insights, DevOps Pipelines, Container Registry, Virtual Network, Front Door/CDN, Managed Identity, Policy & RBAC

### Azure Data & AI Services
Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Azure Health Data Services (FHIR), SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Data Lake Storage Gen2, Stream Analytics, Azure OpenAI Service, AI Document Intelligence, Cognitive Services, AI Search, Machine Learning, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI Embedded, Delta Lake

### Backend
.NET 8, ASP.NET Core Web API, Minimal APIs, C# 12, Entity Framework Core, Dapper, gRPC, SignalR, MediatR (CQRS), Polly, FluentValidation, AutoMapper, Identity Server, xUnit, Microservices, Clean Architecture, DDD, Event Sourcing

### Frontend
Angular 17, Module Federation (Micro-Frontends), NgRx Signal Store, RxJS, Angular Signals, Angular Material, React 19, Next.js 15 (App Router), TypeScript 5, Tailwind CSS, Nx Monorepo, Cypress

### Data Engineering
ETL/ELT Pipelines, Medallion Architecture, Delta Lake, Apache Spark (PySpark), HL7→FHIR Transformation, MDS 3.0 Processing, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Redis Cache, Real-Time Streaming

### Microsoft Enterprise
D365 CRM, Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages, Dataverse, Microsoft Graph API, SharePoint, Teams Apps, Copilot Studio

### DevOps & Security
Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Bicep, OWASP, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Zero Trust, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, Agile/Scrum

## Education

- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BS CS)
- Software Engineering certifications in Azure and .NET

## Languages

- English: Professional proficiency
- Urdu: Native
- Arabic: Basic

## Target Markets

### UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Available for: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Remote/Hybrid
Role types: Lead Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Healthcare Technology Lead, Azure Cloud Architect, .NET Technical Lead, Angular/Frontend Lead, Freelance Contract Developer

### Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Available for: Riyadh, Jeddah, NEOM, Remote
Role types: Lead Software Engineer, Healthcare IT Specialist, FHIR Integration Consultant, Azure Engineer, .NET Architect, Freelance Healthcare Developer

### United States
Available for: Remote roles for US-based companies
Role types: Remote Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Healthcare FHIR Architect, EHR Integration Engineer, Azure Health Data Specialist, Agentic AI Engineer, Freelance Contract Developer

## Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is Muhammad Moid Shams available for work?
A: Yes. Muhammad Moid Shams is actively seeking senior engineering roles and freelance/contract projects. He is open to positions in Dubai UAE, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, and remote roles for US companies.

Q: What is Muhammad Moid Shams' experience with FHIR?
A: He has built one of the largest FHIR R4 data platforms in the US post-acute care sector at Octdaily, connecting 20,000+ Skilled Nursing Facilities. He has deep expertise in HL7 v2 → FHIR R4 mapping, SMART on FHIR, CDS Hooks, and Azure Health Data Services.

Q: Can Muhammad Moid Shams work in Dubai or UAE?
A: Yes. He is actively seeking full-time roles and freelance projects in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and across the UAE.

Q: Can Muhammad Moid Shams work in Saudi Arabia?
A: Yes. He is open to roles in Riyadh, Jeddah, and remote-for-KSA positions.

Q: What is Muhammad Moid Shams' expertise in AI?
A: He built an Agentic Medical Director AI using Claude and GPT-4o, trained 100+ engineers in agentic AI workflows using Cursor IDE and Claude, and has hands-on experience with multi-agent orchestration, RAG, MCP, and LangChain.

Q: How can I hire Muhammad Moid Shams as a freelancer?
A: Contact him at me_moid@hotmail.com or via LinkedIn at https://linkedin.com/in/moidshams.

Q: What industries has Muhammad Moid Shams worked in?
A: Healthcare technology (post-acute care, SNFs, EMR/EHR), freight and logistics (SaaS), accounts payable automation, telecom (Etisalat/e&), and enterprise software.

Q: What is Muhammad Moid Shams' rate or availability?
A: He is immediately available. Contact me_moid@hotmail.com for rate and engagement details.