# Kashif Aftab

> Kashif Aftab is the Houston-based founder and CEO of SkillGigs, a talent marketplace built around skills, bidding and direct employer-candidate communication. A serial entrepreneur with a background in IT services and staffing, he is the named inventor of a patented three-dimensional résumé method and has supported food assistance in Houston.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at SkillGigs
- **Organizations:** SkillGigs, IQ Tech Pros, SwipeFox, TAMH, OPEN Houston
- **Education:** Undergraduate studies in Accounting Information Systems and Marketing, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Named inventor on US patent 10,430,764, System and method for generating a three-dimensional resume, granted October 1, 2019., Houston Business Journal 2023 Most Admired CEO honoree., Led SkillGigs when it first appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2023, ranked 1,405.

## Career timeline

- **Age 25** — Founded an IT consulting company and brought it to profitability within its first year.
- **2015** — Filed the US application for a system generating a three-dimensional résumé; SkillGigs was already described in an August 2015 interview.
- **2017** — Described this as the broader market launch of the SkillGigs e-commerce system.
- **2019** — US patent 10,430,764 was granted on October 1, naming Aftab as inventor.
- **2023** — Named to Houston Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs list; SkillGigs entered the Inc. 5000 at No. 1,405.

## Achievements

- Named inventor on US patent 10,430,764, System and method for generating a three-dimensional resume, granted October 1, 2019.
- Houston Business Journal 2023 Most Admired CEO honoree.
- Led SkillGigs when it first appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2023, ranked 1,405.
- Founded the Hajra Begum and the Justice Waheeduddin Ahmed Meal Program at Amanaah Refugee Services; it assisted 101 families in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2023-08** — SkillGigs announced its first Inc. 5000 appearance at No. 1,405 and published Aftab’s Houston Business Journal CEO recognition.

## Links

- Website: https://skillgigs.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kashif-aftab-5b26683/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kaftab72

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Last updated: 2026-10-23