Waqqas Shafique
Product Lead at Loblaw Digital
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolWaqqas Shafique is a product and technology leader with 15+ years of experience delivering digital transformation across healthcare in startups, enterprises, and public institutions. He combines systems thinking and user-centered design to build 0-to-1 products and modernize large platforms, driving measurable outcomes like faster load times, increased engagement, and multi-million dollar investments. He’s led cross-functional teams of up to 45 people to launch nation‑scale solutions—such as a point-of-care testing app rolling out to 800 pharmacies—and scaled a pediatric virtual care service from zero to thousands of patients in months. Trained as a computer engineer with an MBA, he blends technical fluency with strategic rigor, often translating complex regulatory and clinical needs into pragmatic product roadmaps. Known for fostering discovery-driven cultures, he’s equally comfortable negotiating executive buy-in, optimizing delivery processes, and pursuing mission-driven tech that improves access and equity.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, Business, MBA, Business at Ivey Business School at Western UniversityB.A.Sc., Computer Engineering, B.A.Sc., Computer Engineering at University of Toronto
English
Github Skills (157)
ui-components10
testing10
experiences10
gesture10
visual-studio10
webextension10
react-components10
javascript10
animation10
safari10
editor10
firefox10
compiler10
gatsby10
angular10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
wahidshafique/were-they-on-star-trek
Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
Whenever I watch a show, I sometimes wonder...hey, weren't they on Star Trek!? This tool tells you if they were!
Contributions:2 releases, 1 review, 42 commits in 2 months
moviesstar-trektv-shows
wahidshafique/Donkey-Kong-Unity
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:26 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 11 months
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