Cowlar Design Studio
Umer Ilyas has a diverse work experience in various technology-related fields. Umer is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Cowlar Design Studio, where they focus on end-to-end product development and technology solutions. Umer's expertise lies in areas such as IoT, robotics, enterprise software, mobile applications, industrial automation, digital transformation, cybersecurity, computer vision, machine learning, AI, human-machine interfaces, and automotive product design.
Prior to their current role, Umer was also the Co-Founder and CTO at Cowlar, a company known for their flagship product, a cow collar that tracks animal motion and behavior. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they initiated a new business unit called Cowlar Design Studio.
Before their time at Cowlar, Umer worked as the Co-Founder and CTO at E4 Technologies, specializing in IoT product design and development. Umer'sresponsibilities included overseeing fast-track multidisciplinary product development, combining skills in electronics, firmware, software, smart metering, ultra-low power applications, industrial design, and product engineering.
Umer also has experience as an Embedded Systems Engineer at Powersoft19, where they designed and implemented embedded safety critical applications for life-saving industrial equipment. Umer'swork involved developing firmware for gas leakage detection equipment and ensuring compliance with safety standards.
Earlier in their career, Umer worked as a Design Engineer (R&D) at KBK Electronics (Pvt.) Ltd., where they focused on firmware development for a static three-phase energy meter in compliance with metering standards. Umer used C/C++ and worked with Teridian 71M6513 System on-chip (SoC) and an MSP430 micro-controller.
Overall, Umer Ilyas has a strong background in technology, with expertise in IoT, robotics, firmware development, embedded systems, and product design.
Umer Ilyas attended the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) from 2006 to 2010, where they pursued their Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics Engineering.
Cowlar Design Studio
Cowlar Design Studio is a true Full stack Engineering & Design services company. We solve problems by developing, integrating and operationalizing technology for high growth startups and SMBs globally. We have a number of Multi-disciplinary teams operating under one roof. This combined with years of developing technology solution building blocks across design, software, mobile, web, cloud, embedded, electronics, ML/AI, robotics, industrial & mechanical design, quality and test automation allow us to solve technology problems at very high speed. Presently CDS operates across five levels. (1) Services - where we act as tech consultants / partners and help high growth startups develop with speed, quality and reliability (2) Solutions - where we combine multiple building blocks to develop technology solutions across digital transformation, IoT, Robotics, Manufacturing optimization, Mobile Device management (MDM), IoT core platform solutions and other solutions across multiple industries (3) Products - We also develop our own products in areas where we do not do any services work. The products include Cowlar (our flagship product -a fitbit for dairy farms and many others. (4) Platform as a Service (5) Software as a service