USC grad and web/mobile programmer, passionate about learning new technologies and keeping up with tech news!
Rails/Angular/iOS developer using MEAN stack for side projects
Recent Projects - http://sifxtreme.github.io/
- LifesForLearning (http://lifesforlearning.com/) - Blog about coding/tech/learning with over 32,000 views
- Yelp to Google Maps (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/yelp-to-google-maps/fpmjnpeaolcopddalaodjlabiplflnlb/reviews?hl=en-US) - Google Chrome Extension that was mentioned in a Lifehacker article (http://lifehacker.com/the-best-extensions-to-make-google-maps-even-more-aweso-1564579656)
- Madpad (http://www.madpad.me) - Easy access notepad in Node
- Madchat (http://www.madchat.me) - Anonymous plugin-free video chat with Icecomm.io and Socket.IO
Software Engineer @ From July 2015 to Present (4 months) Web Developer @ - Frontend developer on implementing redesign of AirportParkingReservations.com website. Pushed for development using Bootstrap and LESS. Coded in HTML, LESS, and jQuery.
- Revamped systems architecture of all company websites to use Amazon EC2 Services. Configured Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, nginx, Apache, OSSEC, PHP, cron. Learned Grunt for deploying assets.
- Released an iOS 7 application called ScoutAtlas that would help you find your parking spot.
- Developed the AirportParkingReservations.com iOS 7 application (over 50,000 downloads) for easy mobile booking for airport parking From August 2013 to July 2015 (2 years) Santa MonicaSoftware Development Engineer @ Currently Lead Developer working on LiftIn, an aggregation website for ways to get to the airport. Created with Rails 4 and Angular 1.3 (Development started in November 2014) From August 2013 to July 2015 (2 years) Santa MonicaDeveloper / Multitouch Programmer @ - Lead Developer on a project to architect, develop, and launch InformalScience.org for CAISE (Center of Advancement of Informal Science Education) using ExpressionEngine. InformalScience consolidates and revamps several existing websites.
- Built a backend system using Collective Access that interacts with an Open Source Collection Viewer (http://openexhibits.org/download/collection-viewer/)
- Create an interactive map using Actionscript 3 and Gestureworks - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ideum/9262919213/ From October 2012 to August 2013 (11 months) Albuquerque, New Mexico AreaSoftware Engineering Intern @ • Developed code in C and Java to integrate the MXE3500 video analytics product with SOLR, instead of Attivio, and helped save the business unit $100,000 per year
• Increased the reliability of the framework of the product by creating methods for debugging to help the user find errors and recover successfully
• Introduced and explained new techniques to make video more consumable for enterprise and presented these ideas to the engineering team
• Tested code changes on a runtime environment platform to ensure compatibility with existing product From May 2011 to August 2011 (4 months) Media Experience and Analytics Business Unit, San Jose, CA
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, 3.9 @ University of Southern California From 2011 to 2012 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering @ University of Southern California From 2007 to 2011 HS Diploma, High School @ Albuquerque Academy From 2003 to 2007 Asif Ahmed is skilled in: C++, Java, PHP, Matlab, Python, Linux, Web Development, Programming, Git, Software Engineering, Android, MySQL, Mobile Applications, C, Ruby on Rails, CSS, XML, jQuery, Algorithms, Verilog, iOS
Websites:
http://lifesforlearning.com