about me

I am Zakaria, a Zend Certified Engineer on PHP 5.3 having B.Sc in Computer Science and Engineering. I am a Confident and Enthusiastic Web developer who have experienced on building both web applications and websites to the highest standard in LAMP environment. A PMP certified professional who is able to multi task and prioritize while handling serveral tasks and always committed to deadlines. Confident working Independently or in a team environment.

95%PHP

83%MySql

82%Front End

86%MVC

[Job: 1]

I have started my career as a ICI Engineer in Motorola Telecommunication in there Warid Telecom Deployment Project in Bangladesh.

Motorola Telecommunication, Comilla, Bangladesh(June,2006 to December,2007)

[Job: 2]

At January,2008 I joined at w3xplorers Bangladesh as a Software Engineer and continued there till my migration to Australia at the end of 2012.

w3xplorers Bangladesh, Chittagong, Bangladesh(January,2008 To November,2012)

[Job: 3]

After migrating to Australia, I have joined at Delta Facilities and Services as an Application developer. There I was Responsible and accountable for application development, implementation, optimization and maintainance of the in-house agency management software.

Delta Facilities and Services Pty Ltd, NSW, Australia(February,2013 To November,2013)

My Projects

Mailresponder- An Email Marketing SaaS Application

PHP/MySql/My Own PHP Framework/HTML / CSS / Javascript

Mailresponder is an email marketing SaaS application which is one of my test projects. In terms of functionality, its an exact clone of aweber.com. I have used my own MVC framework for the very first time at this application. Every part of this application can be customized from its strong admin panel. Paypal was integrated as the payment gateway here. A live demo is available where you can use admin@localhost.com as Email and 123456 as password to explore this application.

Live Demo

Ajax Based Official Website for anonymous fashion industry

PHP/MySql/HTML/CSS/Jquery/Ajax

Ajax based official website for any fashion industry. Can be easily modified for different companies from its admin panel. Developed by myself as one of my test project. Live Demo is available here.

Live Demo

Anonymous Real Estate Website

PHP/MySql/HTML/CSS/Javascript

Customizable full screen website for any project based organization.

Live Demo

Tradelok-Trading Site

PHP/MySql/CakePHP/HTML/CSS/Jquery

A classified ad site. Its a clone of gumtree.com.

Live Site

Web Based Simple Inventory

PHP/MySql/HTML/CSS/Jquery

A very Simple web based inventory management software. While developing this application, I have been improved my framework to a CMS by which I can jump start any application. I have also included my Access Control Manager here. To explore the live demo use admin both as username and password.

Live Demo

Official Projects

EasyEstimations- Construction and Renovation work estimations application

PHP/MySql/Zend Framework/HTML5/CSS3/ Jquery

EasyEstimations is a estimation application for the construction and renovation works that I developed as a team member (@w3xplorers Bangladesh). The members of this site are able to do the estimation of different construction or renovation works for their clients. Its a very sophisticated and high quality SaaS application that is controlled by its rich admin panel. PHP,Mysql, HTML5,CSS3,Jquery and Zend Framework 1 has been used at this application development. Paypal is integrated here as direct or credit card payment processor. This is completely an ajax based application with a fluid template. A blog and a forum have been developed from scratch for this application. An introductory video is available here.

ee_01012014_intro from Zakaria Zafar on Vimeo.

Agency Management Software

PHP/MySql/CodeIgniter/Bonfire/HTML5/CSS3/Jquery

In my last position(@Delta Facilities Services Pty Limited,NSW,Australia), I have workd as a team member in their in-house agency management software development team. By this software they manage all of their clients,vendors,projects,tasks,inventory,staffs, payroll and accounts. Its a complete solution for an agency to manage their all sort of works. We have used CodeIgniter and Bonfire at the development of this application. In addition, we used PHP, MySql, HTML5,CSS3,Jquery, Ajax,GIT, TCPDF as the technology stacks.

PHPShares- A share market auto trading SaaS Application

PHP/MySql/CakePHP/HTML/CSS/Jquery/Ajax

I worked at this project in w3xplorers Bangladesh. By this application people can see their real time portfolio and can trade online both in Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchange.

Nextalk Pinless- A voipswitch customer interface and billing application

PHP/MySql/CodeIgniter/HTML/CSS/Javascript

I have workd for w3xplorers Bangladesh in this project. This is the user interface of voipswitch server and customer billing and support application. A total fluid template had been used at this application.

Other Official Projects

Hospital and Diagnostic Management Software

PHP/Oracle 10G/CakePHP/HTML / CSS / Javascript/C#.Net

At w3xplorers Bangladesh, I have worked at the Hospital and Diagnostic Management Software Project as a team member. It was a complete ERP for any Hospital and Diagnostic center. The major modules included at this software are: Hospital management system, Diagnostic management system, Test Report Management,Pharmacy Management System,Accounts, Inventory, HR, Payroll etc. It was a web based application with desktop version of user entry points.

University Management System

PHP/MySql/HTML/CSS/Jquery/Ajax

Worked at this project @my w3xplorers days. Its a modular based web application with desktop based user entry systems. The major modules were: Student Enrollment System, Exam Control System, Library Management, Inventory and Accounts.

my skills

I have worked on a large number of industry projects for the last 6 years and achieved dynamic skill sets that can help any company in a great extents.

Application Back End
PHP / MySql/ MVC
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Application Back End

PHP / MySql/ MVC

Skill Overview

I have a fantastic level of expertise on PHP 5.3. As a Zend Certified Engineer I have depth understanding on PHP Basics, Functions , Data Formats and Types, Web Features, Object Oriented Programming, Security, I/O, Strings & Patterns, Database & SQL(Prepared Statement,Transactions and PDO) and Arrays.
I have a strong expertise working in MySql and Moderate Experience in Oracle 10G and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
I am experienced in working with different MVC Frameworks. An Advanced level of programmer in CodeIgniter Framework and Comfortable in working on Zend Framework 1 and CakePHP. Have Played around with Zend Framework 2. I have developed a Framework which is completely based on MVC Design pattern. To view the framework Click Here. I have also developed a database class based on Singleton Design pattern(class.db.php).
Application Front End
HTML/CSS/JS
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Application Front End

HTML/CSS/Javascript

Service Overview

I have confident level of expertise on HTML and HTML5. Very good hacking skill on CSS/CSS3 and LESS CSS. I can do browser side scripting on both raw Javascript and JQuery. Having experience on using JQuery UI.
I am passionate about using AJAX technology and love to use SOAP,JSON and REST web services. I am a great fan of XML.
I ensure cross browser compatibility of every web application with the use of javascript and css.
API Integration
Social/Payment
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API Integration

Social Network/Payment Gateways

Skills Overview

I am experienced with integrating social network sites like Facebook/Twitter/Flickr. Confident on Google Map API integration. With a little try can adapt with integrating other sites.
Have expertise on payment gateway integration. Successfully integrated Paypal, Payza and Skrill in my prior projects.
CMS Site
Drupal / WordPress / Joomla
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CMS Site

Drupal / WordPress / Joomla

Skill Overview

I have basic knowledge of every PHP CMS like Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla and the E-Commerce CMS -Magento. I have played around with these open source CMSs but never worked on any professional projects with these. I have developed a CMS by myself which is a very lite and easy to use CMS/Framework. Despite having lackings of professional experience on open source CMS, I can get on these CMSs in no time on demand.
Others
Area / Environment
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Others

Area/Environment

Skill Overview

As a PHP Developer I gained experience on the areas like Object Oriented Programming, Application Security, Access Control Level, Database Design/Development/Administration, User Interface Design & Optimization,Browser & Mobile compatibility.
Moderately Experienced on Search Engine Optimization and have knowledge on Search Engine Marketing which can add extra value to any company.
Comfortable in front of Linux Operating system and experienced on shell scripting (bash) and CPanel server management.
Experienced on working under both Waterfall and Agile(Scrum) Environment.
As a PMP certified professional, I am confident in Scope/Time/Cost/Stakeholder/Communication management. I am always friendly to my clients and colleagues. Have good communication skill and I am a can-do anything minded person who can be a strong addition to any team.
Mobile Apps
iOS / Android
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Mobile Apps

iOS / Android

Skill Overview

Unfortunately, I never got the opportunity to build Mobile apps for iOS/Android. I only worked on making lite and compatible versions of web applications for different smart phones and iPad.
But, If necessary, with a little training I can be a confident developer on Mobile Apps either in iOS or Android.