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Mahmud Hussain

I am seeking a Junior Developer role in London. I love building applications using various technologies I have learnt at Makers Academy. Read my code on Github.

Code Examples

Project Name	Description
Changr Mobile App	iOS app created in 14 days with a team of 4. The app intends to collaborate with homeless charities. The technologies involved are Swift, iOS 9, Estimote Beacons, Firebase, PayPal API, XCTest and Xcode.
Daily Review App	Built in 3 days in a team of 3. The app was built in order to help Makers Academy students project their feelings on how they feel about the challenge at hand and their overall emotions during the day in order for coaches to gain a better connection with students on a daily basis. The technologies involved are JavaScript, AngularJS framework, Firebase, HTML and CSS.
Takeaway Challenge	This was a weekend long challenge given by Makers Academy to create a restaurant program in Ruby using TDD and connecting our app to third part API's. Technologies involved in this app are Ruby, RSpec and Twilio API.

Web Development

After self-teaching UX Design and Front-end development, I managed a creative agency called Pummello, specialising in Web development and Branding.

The web development projects I led were, The Gaylord Restaurant and Apex Accountants.

To further up skill my love of coding to become brilliant and follow best practices, I joined a 3 month intensive course at Makers Academy. I love TDD, clean code and Object Oriented Programming, especially in JavaScript, but I can also work with Ruby and Swift.

Skills

	Strong	Know
Languages	HTML5, CSS3, Ruby, JavaScript	Java, Swift
Frameworks	AngularJS, Sinatra, Ruby on Rails, jQuery	NodeJS, ExpressJS
Databases	PostgreSQL, ActiveRecord, DataMapper, Firebase	MongoDB
Testing	RSpec, Capybara, Jasmine	Protractor, Karma, XCTest
Other	GitHub version control, Agile methodologies, Heroku Deployment, Vim, iBeacons, XCode, Football	SOLID principles, Table Tennis

Education

Makers Academy: Oct 2015-Jan 2016

Highly selective 12 week intensive coding bootcamp.

• Focused on pair programming, test driven development, agile practices
• Object oriented programming, software design
• Full stack web development
• Final project: Changr - Mobile app to help people donate to homeless people using beacons and PayPal API.

Goldsmiths, University of London: Sept 2008-Sept 2011

• Core Modules: Software Engineering, Mathematics for Computing, Data Mining, Computer Security
• Final Year Project: Developed a web-based application called Student Portal, where students can search for jobs or accommodation. Grade 2:1

Work Experience

Partner, Pummello, Creative Agency: 03/15-10/15

• Focusing on UX Design and Front-end development using HTML/CSS and jQuery
• Using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to design and mock websites
• Creating branding products such as business cards, leaflets and banners
• Variety of other roles included, building client relationships, sales and management

IT Support Analyst, Oliver James Associates: 02/13-08/15

• Troubleshooting, administrating and supporting Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange 2008 and Adapt Bond database
• Rolling out Office 2013 and providing user training
• Setting up PCs and laptops for new users, configuring systems, ensuring network connectivity and installing and testing hardware and software
• Using Active directory to reset passwords
• Using Exchange server to manage distribution groups and creating new mailboxes
• In charge of ordering IT equipment
• Maintaining and setting up Digital/IP telephones

IMAC Engineer, Payment Sense: 12/12-01/13

• Assisting the company for an office move due to the expansion of the company
• Providing hardware and software support for up to 200 users
• Setting up computers using cable management and adding each of them to the switch
• Installing windows 7 OS onto the computers and then adding them to the domain
• Putting the computers into the right OU then using gpupdate command to apply group policies

IT Helpdesk Analyst, King & Wood Mallesons, formerly SJ Berwin: 10/12-12/12

• Picking up calls of up to 30 per day in a pressurised environment of up to 700 employees and communicating with them to solve issues they are facing
• Troubleshooting and solving problems relating to various failures and requests relating to company core technologies such as Interwoven * Filesite, Carpe Diem, Microsoft Office, Adobe, BigHand, printers and Windows 7 OS
• Logging calls onto ITSM and following up on calls to check if they are solved within the SLA
• Escalating calls to other departments if myself or my team are unable to resolve an issue