Portfolio · Abu Dhabi, UAE

Muhammad Umar Web Developer and Google Ads Specialist in Abu Dhabi

Performance marketer and full-stack web developer with 6+ years in the UAE and internationally. I run Google Ads and Meta Ads, build the WooCommerce sites behind them, and write the internal systems that replace spreadsheets.

+971 55 317 4974 mumarshakar@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/umarshakar
Measured results

What the work produced

−65%

Cost per conversion at Lamora, AED 24.53 down to AED 8.48 at the same budget.

35 → 108

Monthly conversions at Lamora, with click-through rate up from 1.10% to 1.93%.

28 → 87

PageSpeed on mobile for Moon Kids, and 36 to 93 on desktop, in two months.

50+

WordPress and WooCommerce projects delivered for international clients.

AED 30–40k

Monthly ad spend managed across Google Ads and Meta Ads for B2B and e-commerce brands.

AED 0.77

Average CPC on six Moon Kids Google Ads campaigns, about 5,700 clicks a week.

Experience

Where I have worked

Oct 2024 – PresentMoon Kids Furniture Manufacturing L.L.C.Abu Dhabi, UAE

Web Executive, SEO Specialist and Digital Marketer

  • Manage monthly budgets of AED 20,000–30,000 on Google Ads and AED 10,000 on Meta Ads, from planning to optimisation, for B2B lead generation.
  • Run six Google Ads campaigns for nurseries, schools, hotels, play areas and kids' interior design. About 120,000 impressions and 5,700 clicks a week at an average CPC of AED 0.77.
  • Write ad copy, sitelinks and assets, and build matching landing pages on moonkids.ae. Optimisation scores sit at 77–87% on the main Search campaigns.
  • Build and maintain six WordPress and WooCommerce sites, including moonkids.ae, moonkidshome.ae and hypeclub.com.
  • Lead technical SEO and Core Web Vitals work. PageSpeed went from 28 to 87 on mobile and 36 to 93 on desktop in two months.
  • Designed and delivered internal systems for procurement, quotations, HR and attendance in Django and MySQL.
Jul 2023 – PresentLamora Tailoring FactoryAjman, UAE · concurrent role

Web Developer and Digital Marketing Specialist

  • Run the Google Ads account end to end. From July to September 2026, monthly conversions rose from 35 to 108 and cost per conversion fell 65% (AED 24.53 to AED 8.48) at the same budget.
  • Set up conversion tracking, completed advertiser verification and resolved policy issues. Generated 600+ tracked conversions at about AED 12 each on roughly AED 900 a month. Best week: 38 conversions at AED 5.84.
  • Built lamoratailoring.com and lamora.shop from scratch into live WooCommerce stores that score 95 on PageSpeed Insights within three months.
  • Manage Meta, TikTok and Snapchat campaigns and the Noon and Amazon storefronts, including listings, keyword research and marketplace PPC.
  • Built a PHP and MySQL stock management system with real-time inventory.
Jun 2021 – Dec 2022ProgmatixLahore, Pakistan

WordPress Developer

  • Delivered 50+ WordPress projects for international clients with Elementor, WP Bakery and Avada, including LearnDash and BuddyBoss platforms.
  • Used Git for version control and optimised page speed and on-page SEO before handover, so clients launched search-ready.
Oct 2019 – May 2022Xyte LLCMadison, Wisconsin, USA · remote

Full-Stack Web Developer

  • Developed the company LMS and assessment system (xyte.com, assessment.xyte.com, admin.xyte.com) in PHP, MySQL and Bootstrap.
  • Maintained the WordPress site and supported a distributed US team across time zones, resolving application and hosting issues.
Aug 2019 – Sep 2022WebmehLahore, Pakistan

Web and WordPress Developer

  • Progressed from assistant to junior WordPress developer, delivering client sites from setup to launch, including LearnDash and BuddyBoss builds.
  • Configured Apache virtual hosts and supported Linux and Windows server operations, migrations and backups.
Selected work

Sites I have built or run

moonkids.aeWooCommerce store and Google Ads landing pages for a furniture manufacturer
moonkidshome.aeMoon Kids home furnishing store
hypeclub.comWordPress and WooCommerce site for Moon Kids
lamora.shopWooCommerce store, PageSpeed 95
lamoratailoring.comTailoring factory site, PageSpeed 95
techstore.aeE-commerce site
myclimbingwalls.comBusiness site
Internal systems

Software that replaced spreadsheets

Moon KidsDjango · MySQL

Procurement and quotations

Request-to-approval workflow for purchasing, plus a quoting workflow.

Moon KidsDjango · MySQL

HR management and attendance

Employee records, leave and attendance in one app.

LamoraPHP · MySQL

Stock management

Real-time inventory levels and movement history.

Xyte LLCPHP · MySQL · Bootstrap

LMS and assessment system

Learning platform with a separate assessment site and admin site.

Skills

What I work with

Paid media

  • Google Ads: Search, Demand Gen, awareness
  • Meta Ads
  • TikTok Ads
  • Snapchat Ads
  • Remarketing
  • Budget management
  • Conversion tracking
  • Amazon and Noon PPC

SEO and analytics

  • Technical and on-page SEO
  • Keyword research
  • Core Web Vitals
  • Competitor analysis
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Search Console
  • SEMrush
  • Conversion rate optimisation

Web development

  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • Python (Django)
  • Java
  • SQL
  • HTML and CSS
  • WordPress
  • WooCommerce
  • Elementor
  • WP Bakery
  • Avada
  • LearnDash
  • Bootstrap
  • jQuery

Tools and infrastructure

  • Git
  • MySQL
  • Linux and Windows Server
  • Apache
  • AWS
  • SSL
  • Site migrations
  • Email marketing
  • AI-assisted coding tools
Education and certifications

Learning record

Jun 2025 – Present

BSc Computer Science (in progress)

University of the People, online. Expected graduation June 2027. Coursework: web development, databases, data structures, Python and Java.

Nov 2023 – Jun 2025

Associate of Science in Computer Science

University of the People, online.

2006 – 2008

FSc (Pre-Medical)

Govt Degree College Chunian, Kasur, Pakistan.

  • Google Ads Course, Innovista Learn EasyOct 2024
  • Digital Marketing, DigiSkillsFeb 2024
  • SEO, DigiSkillsFeb 2024
  • Virtual Assistant, DigiSkillsOct 2024
  • WordPress Website, CourseraFeb 2024
  • Database Foundations, Oracle AcademyDec 2024
  • Application Development Foundations, Oracle AcademyDec 2024
  • Java Foundations, Oracle AcademyDec 2024
  • Java Programming, Oracle AcademyDec 2024
  • Python for Data Analytics, SimplilearnSep 2023
  • Business Analytics with Excel, SimplilearnJan 2023

DigiSkills.pk certificates can be checked at digiskills.pk/verify.

Languages: English (fluent), Urdu and Punjabi (native), Arabic (beginner)

Get in touch

Need ads that convert, or a site that loads fast?

Send me the brief. I can start with an account or site audit, a fixed-scope build, or a full-time role.

Contact form +971 55 317 4974 mumarshakar@gmail.com LinkedIn