zaid rashid
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EXPERIENCE
Smart in Media A.G. (Cologne, Germany)
July 2019 - Present
Full-stack Developer

Maintainer of QuIP-Zerpa (Qualitätssicherungs-Initiative Pathologie), a digital certification platform for pathologists across Germany, and Europe.

The technologies stack used:

  • React; react-scripts
  • TypeScript (decided to move some of the codebases to TS for better development workflow)
  • Material-UI
  • Loopback (v3, in the process migrating to NestJS) with PM2
  • Nginx
  • AWS services
  • Docker
  • Storybook; for quick UI prototyping and testing

Appspace (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
July 2013 - July 2019
Software Development Engineer

Help to maintain and develop features for Appspace App, a digital signage solutions that can run on any HTML supported devices (think of Smart TVs, plug and play desktop computers, etc).

I was originally from the core team that develops the backend and API services, but moved to the client team after a year in the company.

  • angularJS and Angular (in the midst of upgrading to the latest version)
  • gulp
  • SASS with scss
  • nodeJS
  • C# .Net

Panasonic Systems Network (Senai, Malaysia)
February 2012 - July 2013
Software Engineer

Responsible for providing business solutions to customer focusing on security and data management

Created from ground up, an access card system with biometric integration via palm scanning for the newly setup factory, Panasonic Energy Company in Kulim, Kedah. Involved in the SDLC process by contributing to the core architecture and responsible for the integration with the palm scanner. Technology stack used; C# WPF and .NET.

Dragonsoft Research (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)
January - May 2011
Software Engineer Intern

Created an iPad game for a roadshow, using Flash Actionscript 3.0. The game was build with database integration using SQLite for the scoring system.

PROJECTS
Dragonsoft Research iPad 2 iMix Challenge Application
2011
(2 person internship project with a project manager)

  • A Flash-based application, that is built for the iPad with Actionscript 3.0.
  • Similar to the Fruit Ninja game, it was built for a client used in a roadshow for brand promotion and awareness.
  • Uses SQ-Lite for in-app scoring system.
  • https://youtu.be/0T2saSrle_Q

3D Viewing Application Using Wiimote as Headtracking
2012
(Final year project for the Bachelor Degree)

  • Inspired by Johnny Lee's Wiimote hacks, I built a 3D viewing application using the Wiimote to imitate a virtual reality scene.
  • Using C++ and OpenGL library, build from scratch for my final year project dissertation.
  • https://youtu.be/Pp9C-Cd5kgQ

EDUCATION
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai
2008-2012

  • BSc of Computer Science (Computer Graphics and Multimedia Software)
  • 3.94/4 CGPA, First Class Honours

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
2007-2008

  • Diploma of Information Technology
  • 3.90/4
  • Skipped to bachelor after excelling during the first year of studies