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ABOUT ME
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I am a mutiplatform web and software developer with all round experience in front end and backend of web sites and web applications. I like to keep things clean and I stand for quality. I am quick learner and have no problem in working on new platforms. I am a team player and like working in a team, it helps in learning faster. Outside of work I am an active and friendly person and an amazing husband and father of one.
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Shabbir Ahmad[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Age:
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Adelaide, Australia[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1571261747762{padding-right: 20% !important;padding-left: 20% !important;background-color: #dedede !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1507962568473{padding-top: 80px !important;}” el_id=”experience”][vc_column_text]
EXPERIENCE
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University of South Australia
Oct 2019 – Ongoing
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Fulltime – Information Technologist Developer
-Involved in all stages of software development lifecycle in implementing and supporting systems.
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Healthcare Australia
Jul 2018 – Oct 2019
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Fulltime – Application Developer
-Involved in rewrite of existing Booking System from Clarion to C#.Net core.
-Successfully implemented Allocation module which is considered the one of the most complex areas of the application.
-Front end work on Booking System using Bootstrap, Jquery and VueJs.
-Successfully implemented the round management software for Homecare staff using C#.net MVC 6.
-Responsible for maintaining permanent staff shift and pay data and running reports for management.
-Use of Agile process including user stories, daily standups, iterative sprints, estimation sessions, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
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ActiveOps
Nov 2017 – Jul 2018
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Fulltime – Web Developer
-Development of new Features, Bug fixes and enhancements to the existing Workware system using ASP.NET MVC5
-Creating and updating Analytics system to display SSRS reports using SQL Server Reporting Services
-Front end work on Workware using Bootstrap, Jquery, Telerik controls and Knockout JS.
-Mobile optimization of website using ASP.NET MVC mobile features.
-Use of Agile process including user stories, daily calls, iterative sprints, estimation sessions, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
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Arabian Radio Network
Nov 2012 – July 2017
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Fulltime – Web Developer
-Development and maintenance of WordPress websites for 9 fm radio stations.
-Customizing plugins and themes for wordpress as per user requirements.
-Developing eye catching UI/UX experience using HTML, CSS, Jquery, Bootstrap.
-Developed various systems to automate processes which now result in saving many man hours per week.
-Development of HTML 5 games for contests running on the websites.
-Development of windows 8 store apps using C#.net for onsite competitions.
-Developed multiple small systems using ASP.NET MVC using C# and SQL Server which include Electronic program guide, Holiday management system and Quiz scoring system.
-Developing interactive games and activities for events and concerts. That requires hardware interfacing with various components.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
Progressive Digital Media
Jul 2011 – Aug 2012
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Fulltime – Web Developer
-Creation of a modular framework to consolidate the existing generic code and building of web applications that implement components of the framework
-Frontend work on user account’s management (www.cbronline.com, www.construction-ic.com)
-Backend work on the DMS that will replace current backend systems that drive a large catalog of the company’s front end websites.
-Participated in the creation of an in-house Holiday Management System
-Created a Reports Management System for displaying SSRS reports (SQL Server Reporting Services) and managing enquiries from the frontend sites
-Created a generic upload tool with C# reflection to make it easier to insert new profiles in the DMS (Data Management System which is our backend interface)
-Used the S#arp Architecture with the ASP.NET MVC Framework, C# and Spark.
-Gained a firm understanding of IOC and was able to implement it using Castle Windsor and MEF.
-BDD with MSpec and RhinoMocks which greatly improve readability and relevance of tests.
-Extensive use of Agile processes including iterations, planning meetings, user stories, acceptance criteria, retrospectives and reviews which happened to work very well: good communication between the team members, better planning estimation with shorter sprints, and better flexibility.
-Organized and led Agile team retrospectives and team reviews. Excellent exercises to raise any issues and question cleverly the performance of the team.
-Regularly practiced pair programming and code reviews which, I believe, enhanced a lot the knowledge share, the quality of code/designs, and reduced the number of bugs.
-Promoted, organized and run brown bag sessions to present new technologies/trends. Excellent way to work on both oral and knowledge transfer skills and to keep the team morale up.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
Kolachi Advanced Technologies
Jul 2005 – Sep 2006
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Fulltime – Web Developer
-Involved in Development and Code Re-engineering of Order Entry System (XTREME) running on Linux platform.
-Responsible for writing source code in PERL/CGI for developing new modules and writing SQL queries for the MySQL database. Optimizing the performance of developed modules by applying optimization techniques. The system was developed for Hong Kong stock exchange.
-Investigating most resource consuming tasks and changing the core perl and mysql functionalities to reduce redundancies and improve system performance.
-Managing the live running system remotely to look for errors and performance issues and reporting them in project management system for performance improvement.
-Regularly attending project meetings to set project milestones and timelines.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
Jul 2004 – Jul 2005
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Fulltime – Assistant Software Engineer
-Involved in implementation of Human Resource Management and Payroll System in Crew Management module of an ERP “SES (Ship management Expert System)”.
-Lead a team of 5 members for the implementation. Coordinated with Project Manager, Software Engineer, Department Manager and other engineering teams for SES project implementation & problems resolutions.
-Developing custom SQL modules generate custom reports requested by finance and IT department.
-Installation of the payroll part module on the ships for the crew so they can print out monthly salary statement off the system.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1571261729580{padding-right: 20% !important;padding-left: 20% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1507962496741{padding-top: 80px !important;}” el_id=”education”][vc_column_text]
EDUCATION
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University of Salford
Sep 2008 – July 2010
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Masters – MSc in Databases and Web based systems
The course was about development of web-based software systems that use databases. This course gave me advanced understanding of the techniques used for the development, evaluation and testing of databases. This course is also about developing an awareness of the latest developments in the field of advanced databases, data mining and data warehousing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
PAF KIET
Sep 2000 – Jan 2005
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Bachelor – BS Computer Science
The education started with developing basics of computer science. Mainly all the programming courses were based in Java programming. I specialized in web based systems and database development.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]