If I have to describe myself today then it would be as "An
Independent Web Developer". I'm satisfied with what I'm
doing, but not satisfied with what I've achieved. Yes, indeed
there is a lot of room to move and explore but the little space
that I've discovered is wonderful. Designing and programming websites
has made me feel and think creatively. Its been a span of six
years now that I've been working on web related projects. Though
there has been a shift from programming to designing websites,
the enthusiasm of creating is now from calculations to measurements,
from debugging to tracing blemish patches; nevertheless it's fun
and exercising.
At present I’m working with siteinyourname.com as a programmer.
Always wanted to make sites within seconds ….very little
did I know that my new project would make this possible. Yes,
you got it right, the software that I’ve developed here,
helps any individual having basic knowledge of computers to make
their own site, any time, any way they like without paying any
maintenance and updating cost. It’s like being a webmaster
for you own website. The best thing about developing this software
was that I was put on a challenge to make the impossible possible
…..phew a difficult task at coding but an eternal pleasure
always.
My web career started with an offer from a website called etijaarat.
"Tijaarat" meaning business in Arabic language. As the
name suggest this site was developed to form a business community
on net; for the dawoodi bohra community exclusively. Initially
my work for this site was to handle the Akhbar(News) section providing
links. But soon I got involved in planning the layout of the site,
which actually triggered my programming abilities. I was already
learning C and VB programs at this time, further with ASP I got
started with making the first online registration, search tool,
inbox messaging and address book for each member registered to
the site. Also, I developed an admin side administration for the
site. However, due to lack of funds the working of this site had
to come to a stand still.
Whatever little knowledge I had by now gave me enough confidence
to start my own website - injamaat.com. An amateur designer was
born in me, I learnt HTML, DHTML, Javascript, VBScript, Microsoft
Font page, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Coral. For this site I programmed
the database on SQL server and built a forum and an online classified.
At present, this portal is working in affiliation with Husami
Times ( a monthly newspaper for Mumbai Bohra Jamaat).
After this was a website for Burhani Trade Fair, where I developed,
designed and hosted the site for them. Another exciting experience
that's associated with this site was collecting business for them
and popularizing the site. Though it was just a fortnight's work
it proved that I could surely take up an event managers job if
I had an option to choose a career. Its through this site that
I got to make two corporate sites one for Burhan Enterprise and
other for Motiwala Enterprise.
Trading is another venture I would like doing, its probably because
of this instinct that I developed sites for my home business -
Kitchenware and Nets. The only purpose for making these sites
was to showcase our products to our already existing customers
far and near. We are now in position to procure more orders without
salesmanship, as I have to say.
As I said earlier, there is always more room to explore and actually
it was through "a digit left unsaid" website that my
creativity was tapped and triggered to produce something better,
something more, something nearer to perfection. Well, its true
my performance has improved in many folds and no doubt will need
to improve too. There is an extensive use of JavaScript to make
this site a puzzle maze, which has become a navigator's challenge
while surfing it.
Making a site for Jasmina my friend, added my two bit of courage
to her, in boosting her spirits in a task which she has undertaken,
which is difficult yet not impossible. It was a more of a give
and take confidence that this site could best bargain for me.
Vega Perfumes is an online perfume store, the search and the
shopping module here is programmed on an ASP platform. The SSl
payment gateway is configured through Verisign for this site.
I periodically update other features like Newspaper Coupon Discount
And Special Discount Packages. Maintaining the web sites is one
job I like doing as a webmaster besides all the other initial
task of architecting the whole website and developing templates
and designing of forms, reports and web pages.
As a web designer I've ventured out designing few templates including
the conceptualizing of this site. So, here I am, "The
Journey Begins For A Web Developer".
Experience Summary:
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Over six years of experience in Architecting,
Developing, Programming and Designing websites. |
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Gauged the system environment and provided useful
inputs in the workflow and functional requirements. |
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Submitted prototyping of Projects and also implemented
them acquiring positive results. |
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Actively participated in testing and debugging
of software, to meet the well-defined tasks in complex applications. |
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Introduced new concepts through simple programming
modules. |
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Provided technical expertise in Development,
Testing and Maintenance using SQL Server 7.0 and web technologies
like ASP. |
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Provided user-support and enhancements to the
web sites and applications. |
Education:
SSC secured 82% from CSE School.
HSC secured 71% from St.Xaviers College.
BA(economics) secured 61% from Burhani College.
Computer Knowledge:
Applications: |
MS-Office and MS-Visual Studio. |
Languages: |
C, VB, HTML, DHTML, ASP and JavaScript |
Web Server: |
PWS, IIS |
RDBMS: |
MS-SQL Server 2000, MySql and MS - Access |
Scripts: |
JavaScript, VBScript |
Operating Systems: |
Windows 95/98/2000/NT |
Designing Tools: |
Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Macromedia Flash,
Macromedia Dreamweaver. |
Personal Traits:
Simple, Creative, Friendly, Patient, Quick learner, Particular
and Determined.
Hobbies:
Surfing Internet and learning constantly about latest web technologies.
Preparing Modules and Templates in my spare time.
Making Power Point Presentations of Projects undertaken.
Philosophy:
Live as if you were to die tomorrow;
Learn as if you were to live forever.
~Gandhi
-Fatema Motiwala.