Personal Life & Career

My Name is Nazly Ahmed. Most of the IT/Web/Internet crowd know me as Nazly. I'm a Web Developer by profession who spends most of the time in front of a computer. PHP is my primary coding weapon and I'm more into LAMP development. Have a great interest in Free and Open Source Software. I have been a Web Developer for more than eight years. During the course I have developed Database driven Web Applications which includes Shopping Carts, Webmaster Control Panels, Content Management Systems, Billing Systems, Forums, Wikis etc.. I'm currently working for a leading Telecommunications Company here in Sri Lanka. Previously I have worked for few IT companies and also have lectured part-time in the Web/Internet technologies. I always like to help the coders of the younger generation. So I do spend some time teaching and writing on blogs, forums, etc..

I'm 28 years old, married, living in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Apart from work I enjoy spending my time with my wife and my family and always give high priority to them over my work. Often here and there I play Cricket, go for a swim, spend bit of time at the gym, read Facebook, do little bit of study to improve my knowledge, go for a joy ride on my bike and few random stuff. Teaching others what I learn was always my primary objective and that has gained me lot of knowledge. Insha Allah I will continue this journey with the blessings of the Almighty and with the support of each an everyone of you.

Expertise

PHP was in my blood I guess, so since the day I started using it I fell in love with this elegant language. I'm more familiar with using MySQL as the database which is no surprise for a PHP developer. I have a fair knowledge in Administering Linux Servers and handling Apache Web Servers. Lately I have been playing around a lot with jQuery and fascinated by what it can do. I'm also very much familiar with customizing and configuring FOSS apps like Wordpress and Drupal as well. I'm no SEO expert but have been gaining a lot of knowledge in it in the recent times. Project Management is an area that I would like to step into soon but I have gained some fair knowledge by working with Project Managers in the past.