"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
Benjamin Franklin

Faisal Akhlaq

A Back-end Developer

Back-end developer working with Python and Django. Have worked with established as well as startup companies and helped them to achieve high quality applications. Available for freelance work.

About me

Hej!


Welcome to my portfolio. My Name is Faisal Akhlaq. I live in Copenhagen. I am a software developer who loves travelling, fitness activities and sports. I create successful applications that are easy to use and built with best practices. Currently I am focused on learning and enhancing skills in Python (Flask and Django).


Recently I developed some web projects using Django:
  • MobileTilbud website for sale offers on mobiles from different companies
  • Social web application
  • Simple ecommerce web application
    • Details and links to projects can be seen in projects section.

Python is used in different application domains, I explored following:
  • Web apps using Flask, Jinja templating, login management, decorators, restricting access to functions and resources based on roles
  • Web development using Django and Rest Framework-API
  • Interacting with databases in desktop and web applications using SQLAlchemy and simple Database querying. CRUD operations
  • Learnt bit of mapping
  • Graphs using Bokeh and pandas
  • Some interesting web-scrapping of dynamic and static websites using requests and selenium
  • A bit of image and video processing using OpenCV
  • Basics of stock market data fetching and displaying in a Candlestick chart
  • Desktop application using tkinter
  • Deployment on Heroku

Education

  • MSc Software Engineering and Management from Linköpings University, Sweden.

    • Recent Educational Activities

  • Scientific Computing with Python Certification (www.freecodecamp.org)
  • Python Mega Course: Build 10 Real World Application (www.udemy.com)
  • E-commerce web development with Django (www.udemy.com)

Publications

  • Automatic Assembler Generator for NoGAP - IEEE
    Ist author: Per Karlström,
  • Cycle Accurate Simulator Generator for NoGAP - IEEE
    Ist author: Per Karlström,

Experience

  1. Django-Python Developer Intern at "Ticketbutler Copenhagen" - 2018
  2. Java Software Developer at "Korgix" - 2014
  3. Java Developer Intern at "Simus-Systems GmbH" - 2012

Languages

  1. Urdu - Native
  2. English - Professional Proficiency
  3. Danish - Fluent in spoken
  4. Punjabi - Fluent 
Projects
MobileTilbud website
Stock Data Fetcher
Basic Ecommerce Web Application
Restaurant-Menu Follower
Crypto Currency Portfolio
Book Store
Proj-API Scraper
Rock Spring-Properties
DK-Properties
Interactive Dictionary and Height data Collector
Android App: Prayer Diary
Skills
“Mastery lies on an infinite continuum, and as a result we will never reach the end. We can, however, see to it that we are as far along that continuum as our circumstance allows.” ― Chris Matakas
    Python
  • Flask
  • Database
  • Web Scraping
  • Pandas
  • Bokey
    Django
  • ORM
  • Translations
  • User AUTH
  • Generic Views
  • Testing - Unit and Functional
  • API - REST Framework
  • Celery
    Basic to intermediate skills
  • GIT
  • React
  • JavaScript
  • HTML CSS
  • Java
  • Android
  • Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • Ubuntu
    Non Technical Skills
  • Project Management
  • Time Management
  • Writing
  • Teaching
  • Communication
  • Goal Setting
  • Positive Attitude
Contact Me
If you are interested in working with me or just want to say hi. Do you have an idea that needs a web, software for its completion? Send me a message, question, suggestion. You can directly send me an email at Faisal.Akhlaq@aol.com.
Related Websites
  • MobileTilbud
  • Stock & Crypto
  • © Faisal Akhlaq