Muhammad Usman Iftikhar is an experienced data engineering professional currently serving as the Lead Data Engineer at TSS since August 2024. Prior experience includes a role as Senior Data Engineer at Nordnet Bank AB, where responsibilities involved implementing a Data Mesh setup using GCP infrastructure and Terraform, data transformation with SQL, and dashboard creation in Looker. Muhammad also held positions such as Data Platform Engineer at Zettle by PayPal, Data Engineer at Tink, and Data Engineer at Viaplay, focusing on ELT pipelines and optimizing data lakes. Earlier roles included postdoctoral research at Linnaeus University and web development as a Senior Developer at Net3000.ca, while foundational experience was gained as a Software Engineer and Junior Software Engineer at Ayesoft (Pvt.) Limited. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Computer Science from both KU Leuven and Linnaeus University, and a Master of Science in Software Technology from Linnaeus University.