Ismail Z. ********
Back-End Developer
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Back-End web developer with 5 years of experience. I have developed and maintained complex Web and RESTful applications using PHP Laravel,
MySQL, and JavaScript along with various other technologies. I always love working with a technically strong team where I can solve complex problems
with a good balance of freedom and responsibility.
WORK EXPERIENCE
02/2015 – Present
Back-End Developer
TechPal
Gaza, Palestine
Examined legacy code and identified bugs and vulnerabilities
and corrected them [PHP], [MySQL], [Acunetix].
Modified some open source projects written in PHP.
Build Dashboards with all functionalities desired, and
participated in building dashboard for eCommerce system to
manage orders from multiple marketplaces.
Program Ebay/Amazon Marketplace web Services.
Developed strategical planning system to create plans, track
progress and generate statistics [PHP], [Laravel], [TDD], [AWS].
01/2015 – Present
Web Developer & Automation Tester
Freelance remote job, Part-time
Worked on building a jobs website to apply for jobs and hire
candidates with all the complex features.
Working on web application testing and automation projects
using Selenium framework.
09/2013 – 02/2015
Desktop Application Developer
AlManar for IT Solutions
Gaza, Palestine
Developed Telephoning infrastructure archive system
documenting all its components.
Built an application to send and receive documents and protect
them from copying and manipulation.
Worked on open source encryption projects to add features.
09/2012 – 09/2013
Network Security Engineer
Ministry of Telecommunication and Information
Technology
Gaza, Palestine
Installed and configured software-based intrusion detection
systems to detect and protect against attacks [Snort].
Installed software-based firewalls and designed rules specific
for the organisation needs [PFSense].
Installed network monitoring systems to analyse logs and
display informative data [Security Onion].
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Scholarship for undergraduate degree
Awarded scholarship to study computer science at the university of Birmingham UK.
Information Assurance Center
Have been examined and chosen to participate in the Information Assurance Center
at the Islamic university of Gaza to get professional training in information security
topics.(IDS + CCNA Security + Cloud Computing & Virtualisation Security)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
PHP
Laravel
HTML5
CSS3
VueJS
JavaScript
Java
jQuery
Git
Python
TDD
Bootstrap
SOLID
MVC
MySQL
Linux
Docker
OOP
C# .NET
Agile
RESTful API
Amazon AWS
WordPress
NoSQL
AJAX
TCP/IP
Selenium
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
01/2013 – Present
Mentor and Tutor
Local and international
Mentoring undergraduate students about how to choose
right speciality and how to get a freelance job.
Help local and international developers solving various
programming problems [PHP], [Laravel], [Java], [Python].
Give tutoring classes to undergraduate students in various
programming languages [Java], [PHP], [Python] and
computer science topics [Algorithms], [OOP], [DataBases].
01/2014 – Present
Personal Online Security Training
Schools, individuals and organizations
Gaza, Palestine
Train School students, colleagues and companies employees
about personal security on the internet.
01/2006 – Present
Arabic/English Interpreter
Prime Minister Office for Foreign affairs
Gaza, Palestine
Chosen by ministry to accompany foreign delegations as an
interpreter to educate them about our country situations.
EDUCATION
09/2010 – 06/2012
B.Sc. Computer Science (Hons)
The University of Birmingham
Birmingham, UK
LANGUAGES
Arabic
Native or Bilingual Proficiency
English
Full Professional Proficiency