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Hi, I am

Ridwan Arshad

Junior Software Engineer


&& Background in

Experimental Psychology

About Me

me

My personal experience has led me to the world of Experimental Psychology. While completing my MSc, I also learned Spanish and started teaching myself Python. For my thesis, I used virtual reality in my experiment which made me even more curious about the world of software engineering. I love learning, be that about cultures or coding, as I love understanding how things work and why they work as they do.

I decided to commit myself to the Software Engineering Immersive course as my love for coding grew and I felt that it fit exceptionally well within my life goals – learning, and problem-solving with the added benefit of exploring my creativity.

I am optimistic about my future career and I am looking for somewhere to allow me to grow as an individual using my expertise and understanding from the perspective of a software engineer.

Interests

I love being involved in accessibility and inclusivity. At the University of Sussex, I collaborated with student support and the charity Mind, to provide training to the academic staff, raising awareness of the real-world effects of traumatic brain injury on students as it's similar to my own experience.

As a result of wanting to be more inclusive, I enjoy learning about new cultures and traditions. This is also why I enjoy travelling as it broadens my way of thinking as different communities can behave uniquely - also impacting user designs.

Ongoing learning and development by playing musical instruments, and exploring specialties outside of my own, such as construction work and investment. I enjoy being active as the links between mental and physical development creates a strong foundation for any learning.

I enjoy being creative and taking emotive photographs - having sold them professionally.

My Skills sound

Next Js

Next.js

figma

Figma

dbeaver

DBeaver

TypeScript

TypeScript

three.js

Three.js

python

Python

postgresql

PostgreSQL

django

Django

Bootstrap

Bootstrap

Insomnia

Insomnia

tailwind-css

Tailwind CSS

compass

Compass

mongodb

MongoDB

React js

React

responsive

Responsive

SASS

SASS

Express js

Express.js

HTML

HTML

CSS

CSS

JavaScript

JavaScript

git

Git

Node.js

Node.js

Web Development    Front End    Back End    API Development    Responsive Design    MERN Stack    RESTful API    NoSQL    SQL    Insomnia    Three.js    Unity3D    DBeaver    Heroku    Vercel    Netlify    NPM    Yarn    PIP    Parcel    Nodemon   

My Reviews

image of Ridwan Arshad
coding icon Software Engineering Immersive
General Assembly
psychology icon MSc Experimental Psychology
University of Sussex
graduation icon BSc Law and Psychology
University of Hertfordshire

My Projects

Side Project November 2022

Simple Job Search

project 5
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Next.js TypeScript Algolia Search

Solo project - 3 days - using NextJs and TypeScript to create a simple job search app with Algolia Search.

SEI: Main 4/4 September 2022

Realm of Middle Earth - Travel Review - Full Stack

project 4
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Django Python React.js Tailwind CSS PostgreSQL

Solo project - 7 days - Full-stack Django back-end with a React front-end. This project helped me to understand relationships in Django. A fictional travel review site for the Realm of Middle Earth. Locations can be accessed by directly clicking on a map. Each location displays the history, risk to life, and the creatures/inhabitants which you can find there. Full CRUD functionality with reviews and User information.

SEI: Main 3/4 August/September 2022

Animovies - Movies database - Full Stack

project 3
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MongoDB Express.js React.js Node.js

Group project - 7 days - three-person group project creating a full-stack website. Acting team-leader. Database for animation movies. I took part in all aspects of the build as the error handler, especially working on the comments, and search/filter functions. I solely created the database and the majority of the back-end.

SEI: Main 2/4 August 2022

Rijksmuseum

project 2
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React Axios Bootstrap & SASS Node.js

Paired project - 1.5 days - Created an app consuming a public API. Used Rijkmuseum's API to pull in and display data. I gained experience with React.js and Axios within this project.

SEI: Main 1/4 July 2022

Strange Invaders - Game

project 1
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JavaScript CSS HTML Node.js

Solo project - 7 days - using vanilla JavaScript to create a space invaders-inspired game with the theme of Stranger Things. This project used to help solidify the concepts of vanilla JavaScript.

Small Project January 2023

Blackjack - Game

blackjack game in vanilla javascript
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JavaScript CSS HTML Node.js

Solo project - 7 days - Used vanilla JavaScript to work on the DOM again. This was because I wanted to re-develop my fundamental understanding of JS after having worked with virtual DOM frameworks.

SEI: React July 2022

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock!

rock-paper-scissors-lizard-spock
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React SCSS HTML Node.js

Solo project - 3 hours - After initial being briefly introduced to React, we had to recreate the game of Rock, Paper, Scissors - which we created at the beginning of the course in Vanilla JavaScript - into React. This was also the first occassion where I tried to understand how to use SCSS. Having completed the initial task on time, I went ahead and completed the bonus task of adding some styling and two more options of 'Lizard' and 'Spock'.

SEI: JavaScript July 2022

Whack-A-Mole

whack-a-mole
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JavaScript CSS HTML Node.js

2 hour Hackathon during my Software Engineering immersive course to consolidate our understanding of how to build grids, use classlists and setIntervals.

Ridwan Arshad
Ridwan Arshad Junior Software Engineer
London United Kingdom
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