WordPress Developer · Website Designer · Full-Stack Developer · UI/UX Designer · Video Editor
Building fast, responsive, SEO-focused digital experiences for businesses, education platforms, and creators.
I am a Karachi-based developer and designer with 5+ years of experience creating, improving, and managing websites. My work combines WordPress engineering, full-stack development, responsive UI/UX, performance optimization, SEO, and visual storytelling.
I build custom WordPress experiences, WooCommerce solutions, PHP/MySQL applications, interactive front ends, and creator-focused portfolio websites. I care about clean structure, practical user journeys, reliable delivery, and websites that remain easy to maintain after launch.
- Developing and maintaining AOSA Education, including course discovery, tutor profiles, admissions content, responsive layouts, forms, FAQs, and conversion-focused calls to action.
- Growing two independent portfolio experiences: ARCHANGE, my developer portfolio, and HanzoShaft, my video-editing and motion portfolio.
- Completing a Higher Diploma in Software Engineering at Aptech Institute, Karachi, with expected graduation in 2027.
- Open to professional remote, freelance, and collaborative web projects.
| Area | Capabilities |
|---|---|
| WordPress engineering | Custom themes, child themes, plugin customization, WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, maintenance, migrations |
| Full-stack web development | PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, REST APIs, AJAX, Node.js, Mongoose, authentication flows, reusable architecture |
| Front-end & UI/UX | Responsive interfaces, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, React, jQuery, accessible layouts |
| Performance & SEO | Page-speed optimization, caching, on-page SEO, schema markup, technical cleanup, conversion-focused structure |
| Creative web & media | Portfolio direction, visual systems, video-editing presentation, motion-focused experiences, creator branding |
|
Interactive developer portfolio A sci-fi-inspired personal portfolio with glassmorphism, responsive layouts, a live canvas particle system, 3D interactions, legal pages, and an interactive portfolio assistant.
Creator credit: Designed and developed by Sami Amir Rizwan. |
Video editor & motion portfolio A YouTube-first creative portfolio featuring a showreel experience, filterable work, cinematic galleries, service packages, an editing workflow, video modals, and a protected Netlify project-brief form.
Creator credit: Website designed and developed by Sami Amir Rizwan. |
|
AI-assisted career guidance platform An Aptech group project that turns assessment results into personalized career suggestions, roadmaps, and mentorship connections, supported by user and admin workflows.
|
Global education and tutor-discovery platform WordPress development and ongoing maintenance for an education platform with language-course discovery, tutor profiles, service content, admissions journeys, forms, FAQs, and responsive conversion paths.
|
More selected builds
- AttendanceOS — Automated attendance using face recognition and QR codes, synchronized with a live 3D dashboard and automated messaging.
- Vaccine-based Web Dashboard — Node.js/Mongoose platform for infant immunization synchronization and clinician-led appointment recalibration.
- Rapid Rescue Services — Ambulance-booking portal with real-time status updates and a streamlined emergency-service interface.
- Aptech Static Website Project — Enhanced responsive education website created as an academic front-end project. View repository ↗
- EduTIM LMS — Learning-management implementation powered by Chamilo. View repository ↗
July 2025 — Present · Remote
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive education website connecting learners with tutors and study opportunities.
- Build responsive course catalogs, service pages, tutor profiles, admissions content, forms, FAQs, and clear calls to action.
- Improve usability and performance across desktop, tablet, and mobile experiences.
October 2024 · Remote freelance
- Created page layouts and original visual treatments for the website.
- Improved the user experience through clearer structure, styling, and interaction choices.
- Supported brand identity with custom typography and design details.
June 2023 — July 2023 · Remote freelance
- Customized WordPress themes and plugins around client requirements.
- Integrated WooCommerce and payment gateways, contributing to a reported 30% increase in client sales.
- Improved on-page SEO, security, backups, maintenance, and performance.
| Focus | Tools and technologies |
|---|---|
| CMS & commerce | WordPress WooCommerce Elementor Gutenberg |
| Front end | HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Bootstrap Tailwind CSS React jQuery |
| Back end & data | PHP Node.js Python MySQL Mongoose REST API AJAX |
| Design | Figma Canva Adobe Photoshop Responsive UI/UX |
| SEO & optimization | On-page SEO Caching Schema Markup PageSpeed Performance Auditing |
| Hosting & workflow | Git GitHub cPanel Plesk DNS GitHub Pages Netlify |
|
< 3 seconds Optimized load times |
90+ scores Google PageSpeed on selected sites |
Page 4 → Page 1 Reported search-ranking improvement |
Zero downtime Selected website migrations |
These figures summarize selected client-project outcomes and are not guarantees for every website.
| Education | Period |
|---|---|
| Higher Diploma in Software Engineering / Inter-equivalent education — Aptech Institute, Gulshan-e-Iqbal 2, Karachi; Sindh Board of Technical Education | 2023 — 2027 (expected) |
| Cambridge IGCSE O-Level — The Hub Cadet College, Karachi | 2018 — 2023 |
Languages: Urdu — Native · English — Fluent
Repository language statistics reflect public code composition, not skill level.
Developer Portfolio · Creative Portfolio · LinkedIn · Email · GitHub
Clean structure. Thoughtful UX. Reliable delivery.