Zafar ullah, Sr. Web Developer | IT Manager

Zafar ullah

Sr. Web Developer | IT Manager

The Red Studios

Location
Pakistan - Hyderabad
Education
Master's degree, MBA in Human Resource Management
Experience
19 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months

Sr. Web Developer | IT Manager at The Red Studios
  • Pakistan - Hyderabad
  • My current job since July 2009

Joined as a part time developer back in 2009, fast track to current position as a full time IT operations and in charge of web applications projects.
• Leading a team of three web and computer programmers to work on various web projects at The Red Studios
• Supervising web development and Android application projects.
• Testing and modifying code of applications at final stage
• Providing necessary technical input and new ideas to the organization whenever needed; assisting in user documentation.
Selected Accomplishments

• Developed more than a dozen websites for media, Government and non-profit organizations.
• Developed an e-commerce solution in Joomla! for The Red Studios itself.
• Portfolio: http://www.slideshare.net/ZafarImam5/selected-web-apps-of-zaffarullah-por
• *URL: http://redstudios.net/index.php/ct-menu-item-3/14-red-studios/projects/14-websites

Sub Editor | Panel Writer at Express Media Group
  • Pakistan - Hyderabad
  • April 2012 to September 2013

• Editing of articles/columns and stories to be published in op-ed pages.
• Writing editorials and columns on different issues. * Giving appropriate headings to stories and write-ups
• Looking after composed matter and proofing. * Editing of features / stories / reports / letters and other write-ups for op-ed pages.
• Innovating and creating unique editorial products, policy making and opinion sharing.
Selected Accomplishments

• Written more than 200 articles on a wide range of issues.
• Written dozens of news stories, news analysis and features.
• Taken interviews from different celebrities and professionals.
• Written special assignments on political economy and strategic international relations, science, manufacturing & auto industry, pharmaceutical industry.
• This organization can be reached here:
http://sindhexpress.com.pk

Sr. Web Developer | Web Editor at Daily Sindh
  • Pakistan - Hyderabad
  • December 2010 to March 2012

• Suggested web products and innovate applications to get maximum traffic to the website.
• Writing, modifying and testing code for the website.
• Programming, developing and updating the website when required.
• Programming, animating and designing interactive multimedia stories in Adobe Flash to be produced on the website.
• Co-ordinating web content changes with the print editor.
• Developing interactive info-graphs for presenting complex information visually.
• Managing and arranging the content on daily basis.
• Responsible for the successful running of the whole web project.
• URL:

Selected Accomplishments

• Attracted 111536 Unique visitors to the website in first six months
• Attracted 1, 500+ likes after two weeks of launching social media campaign on Facebook.

Sub Editor | Panel Writer at IBRAT GROUP OF PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD
  • Pakistan - Hyderabad
  • June 2007 to September 2010

• Editing of articles/columns and other write-ups.
• Writing editorials and columns on different socio-economic, disaster, environmental, financial and International issues.
• Layout designing of special editions
• Press releases
• Looking after composed matter/proofing/pasting and printing.
• Editing of features/stories/reports/letters and other write-ups for
• Special editions.
Selected Accomplishments
• Written more than 300 articles on various socio-economic, education and literary issues at Daily Ibrat
• Written dozens of various news stories, news analysis and features
• Written special assignments on political economy and strategic international relations, science, manufacturing & auto industry, pharmaceutical industry.
• Translated features and stories from English/Urdu language to Sindhi for publishing in the paper.
• Received an appreciation letter/award from newspaper management on a story published in op-ed pages. This group can be reached here:

Java Developer at Zeeshsoft
  • Pakistan - Hyderabad
  • March 2006 to November 2007

• Programming small swing application for clients
• Developing applets
• Developing interactive java applications used in education

Selected Accomplishments
• Programmed more than 30 apps for a range of clients.

IT Consultant at freelancer
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2005 to February 2006

• Evaluating ICT Infrastructure needs.
• Developing relational databases (MySQL) and integration with PHP.
• Analyzing existing systems.
• Translating requirements into project briefs.
• IT strategy, planning & implementation.
• Troubleshooting system bugs.
• Managing Information Systems (MIS).
• Security and backup.
• Web development, publishing and administration.

Education

Master's degree, MBA in Human Resource Management
  • at Institute of Business Administration, University of Sindh, Jamshoro
  • April 2012
Bachelor's degree, BCIT - Computer and Information Technology
  • at Institute of Information Technology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro
  • December 2004

Specialties & Skills

Web Development
Social Media Marketing
HTML/XHTML
Wordpress
Networking
JavaScript
Photoshop
DreamWeaver
UI/UX Design
Front End Design
Twitter Bootstrap 3
Social Media Management
Writing/Editing
PHP Framework Laravel

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Oral Communication and Presentation Skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2010

Hobbies

  • Article Writing
    Written more than 500+ articles in newspapers, websites and magazines on technology, economics and literature.
  • Western Classic Music
    Attended Theory Classes. Developed some tracks on Fruity Loops and some other MIDI emulators
  • Contemperory Fiction