Omar Barlas

Solving complex engineering challenges by identifying the most effective path forward and designing and architecting solutions that scale, perform, and generate measurable value. Bringing 10+ years of experience in medical-device software, combining a strong analytical mindset with an entrepreneurial approach to full stack .net development, drive verification, validation, and continuous improvement of engineering platforms. Spent last few years developing and sustaining FDA and EU MDR regulated medical device software, documentation, n-tier architecture, and AI-assisted development, while collaborating across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, System Engineering, Marketing and Clinical teams to bring complex software from concept through validated launch.

A patent-holding engineer with experience across global enterprises, recognized for elevating team performance through structured mentoring, thoughtful code reviews, defensive-coding practices, and hands-on technical leadership. Comfortable providing architectural guidance and engaging technical stakeholders at all levels.

Staff Software Engineer at Abbott Neuromodulation (2022-09 – 2026-04)

• Led mobile operations for FDA and EU MDR-regulated multiple medical software apps, ensuring production readiness and compliance with country-specific requirements.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with R&D, Systems Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, Technical support and Manufacturing teams to enable therapy management for 50,000+ patients across multiple countries.
• Developed, maintained and deployed regulated medical applications using Agile and design controls, integrating software with implantable hardware devices via BLE and proprietary communication protocols, led code reviews, built modules in C#,.NET MAUI/Xamarin, ASP.NET, Microservices, Rest APIs Python, gRPC, Protobuf, TypeScript, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite and contributed to DHF documentation.
• Delivered high‑quality medical app launches across global markets, enhancing deployment reliability, speed and contributing to Abbott Neuromodulation’s strong performance, reflected in $1.0 billion in global sales and 5.0% growth in 2025.
• Worked with manufacturing and OS qualification teams to ensure end-user devices, operating systems, and environments were qualified to run our applications reliably, coordinate over-the-air updates, and support QA Engineering with end-to-end testing.
• Designed and created AI agent and MCP server tools to automate configuration, compatibility checks, and dependency management, reducing deployment time by 30% across multiple countries.
• Mitigated post‑market risks by conducting Health Hazard Evaluations (HHE) and FMECA.
• Addressed deployment obstacles by managing global software application launches through the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and VMware AirWatch.
• Resolved field issues and ensured compliance by supporting CAPA investigations and maintaining documentation.
• Improved traceability and validation by authoring software documentation, maintenance plans, SOPs, release notes, and validation artifacts.
• Awarded 4 Abbott Excellence Awards for innovation and achievements.
• Provided technical leadership and architectural guidance across teams, driving Agile planning, sprint estimation, and requirements management; mentored engineers through structured code reviews and design sessions emphasizing defensive-coding practices and scalable system design.

Senior Software Application Developer / Consultant at Essilor of America (2019-09 – 2022-09)

• Converted the 4PatientCare applications (Product Website) for Essilor of America from Delphi to C#,.NET Core, WPF.NET Standard, Windows Services, gRPC, C++ Class Libraries, SQLite and SQL Server introducing new features that streamlined software maintenance and reduced associated costs.
• Designed and deployed custom NuGet packages, libraries, APIs, and microservices
• Integrated Azure Application Insights for monitoring and diagnostics

Software Application Developer at Tanisha Systems Inc. (2014-05 – 2019-09)

• Developed UWP / Xamarin Forms / WPF enterprise applications for D.R. Horton
• Designed offline‑first tablet applications with APIs, SQL Server and SQLite backend
• Built custom controls, UI frameworks, and deployment pipelines

Bachelor’s in Computer Science – University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan