About Me
The person behind the data.
I'm Zakria Shahbaz — a data engineer and automation specialist who turns messy web data into clean, actionable intelligence.
I help businesses extract value from the web.
With years of experience in data engineering and web scraping, I've built hundreds of custom data pipelines for clients ranging from startups to enterprises. My specialty is turning complex, unstructured web data into clean, structured datasets that drive real business decisions.
I believe in a code-first approach — every scraper I build is production-grade, with proper error handling, proxy rotation, and monitoring. When AI can accelerate the workflow, I integrate it. When manual oversight is needed, I design for it.
Whether you need a one-time data extraction or an ongoing automated pipeline, I treat every project with the same level of precision and care.
Quick Facts
AVAILABILITY
Currently accepting new projects
My Philosophy
How I approach every project.
Principles that guide my work and ensure consistent, high-quality results.
Code-First Approach
Every solution starts with clean, maintainable code. No no-code band-aids — just robust Python pipelines that scale.
Data Quality Obsession
Raw data is worthless without structure. I deduplicate, validate, and enrich every record before delivery.
Speed & Reliability
Production scrapers need to be fast and resilient. I build with error handling, retries, and monitoring from day one.
AI-Augmented Workflows
I leverage GPT, LLMs, and machine learning to automate what humans shouldn't waste time on.
Experience
My journey so far.
Freelance Data Specialist (Fiverr)
Starting my freelance journey! Helping clients extract data from the web, clean up messy spreadsheets, and write Python automation scripts.
Python & Data Enthusiast
Honing my skills in Python, web scraping (Scrapy, Selenium, BeautifulSoup), and data manipulation (Pandas) through personal projects and continuous learning.
Computer Science Foundation
Built a strong foundation in programming, algorithms, and databases. First exposure to automation and script writing.