Here's more than what you might want to know about me...


Birthday  2nd February
Place of Birth  Dhaka, Bangladesh (South Asia)
Horoscope  Aquarius (Bengali: Kumbho, Chinese: Water Dog)


Myers-Briggs Type Indicator  ENTP


Blood Group  A Positive


I Love  Computers, Internet, IRC, trance music, and my mom
I Hate  Spywares, crowded places, endless waiting, stubborn and proud people


Strength  Godgifted talent of creativity and "wild" imagination
Weakness  Instability, fear of intimacy, and nice cleavages (ahem!)


Greatest Passion  Computing and photography
Greatest Possession  Mom
Greatest Necessity  Happiness
Greatest Fear  Losing my near and dear ones


Interests  Technology, television media, video production, event management, and astronomy. Computer related interest includes: Linux, Open Source software, CMS, wide area networking and security issues.


Friends  Some real great human beings with great hearts - meet them!
Enemies  People who underestimate me


Relationship Status  Single and seeking!


Hobbies  Computing, philately, SETI@home, photography, and abstract painting


GPG Key ID   91F003D2
Key Fingerprint  46F7 968E 01D9 1FE0 56A0 8998 A55A 2782 91F0 03D2


The Ubuntu Counter Project: User # 8989 Registered Linux User #  257084
Registered Ubuntu User #  8989


Geek Code, OmniCode & Blogger Code

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Organisations I Was / Am Involved

Boy Scout Movement:

  • Scout (1993-1994)
  • Assistant Petrol Leader (1994-1995)
  • Petrol Leader (1995-1996)
  • Assistant Senior Petrol Leader (1997)
  • Senior Petrol Leader (1997)
I am proud to be an ex-scout of Dhanmondi Tutorial boy scout unit.

Linux and FOSS Organisations:
I am an active contributor of various international FOSS organizations including International Open Source Network.

Other Organisations:

Technical Skills

Hardware:

I have used IBM XT, AT, RS-6000 and various generic AT-bus 386 and 486 boxes, Pentium, MMX, Pro, II, Celeron, III, 4; AMD K5, K6, Athlon, Duron, Xeon and Cyrix boxes. I have worked with different brands and types of ethernet hubs, modems, swtiches, routers, radio link and wi-fi equipments.

Operating Systems:

"Geek by nature, Linux by choice"

I am well equipped with various flavours and look-a-likes of UNIX. I have more than 10 years of working experience with numerous GNU/Linux distributions, including Red Hat, Fedora, Debian, Slackware, SuSE, Mandrake, Mandriva, Gentoo, Yopper, Ubuntu, Dragon Linux, Damn Small Linux, and more. I also have years of working experience of FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Novel Netware.

Also, I am expert in Microsoft DOS and all the varients of Windows operating system. I have developed software under DOS, 9x, NT4, 2000, and XP.

Languages:

My high level languages include C, C++, TCL, COBOL, Pascal, Perl, and several BASICs.

While studying at University, I lead my team "City Whiz" at the Asia Regionals of prestigious ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest 2003 (BUET) and 2004 (North South University).


Speaking Experience
  • Introduction to Linux and Open Source Software
    • April 7, 2005 at North South University, Dhaka
  • Use of ICT in Classrooms
    • Septerber 29, 2005 at Mahmudunnabi Foundation, Chittagong
  • Training of the Trainers: Computer Essentials
    • February 18, 2006 at Kala Kakali High School, Chittagong
  • Teacher Professional Development Using Linux
    • March 9 to March 13, 2006 at Central Gono Bidyalaya, Sonargoan
  • Migrating to Linux: An Introduction to Open Source Tools
    • June 15, 2006 at North South University, Dhaka
  • Free and Open Source Software: Development Opportunities (Keynote Speech)
    • Semptember 17, 2006 at BCS Computer Show 2006, Dhaka
  • Ubuntu Linux for Home Users
    • April 8, 2007 at East West University, Dhaka
  • Prospects of ICT in Journalism: Status and Trends
    • March 24, 2008 at BRAC Training and Resource Centre, Savar
Photography Exhibitions
  • Sidr Aid Photography Exhibition
    • January 27, 2008 to January 31, 2008 at Russian Cultural Center, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
  • "Ekshathe Dekhi"
    • February 1, 2008 to February 3, 2008 at Chobir Haat, Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Samudra Gupta Aid Photography Exhibition
    • May 29, 2008 to July 3, 2008 at Institure of Fine Arts, Dhaka University, Dhaka

Work Experience
  • March 2008 to Present - CEO, Compurius
  • August 2007 to Present - Managing Partner, SiproTech Systems
  • May 2005 to Septepmber 2006 - Information Technology Officer, Relief International
  • May 2004 to November 2004 - System Analyst, Bangladesh Rubber Industries
  • July 2002 to March 2004 - Technical Director, Polaris Systems
  • March 2002 to May 2002 - Course Instructor, FasTracKids International
  • February 2001 to December 2002 - Technical Specialist (Volunteer), You Owe Me, Inc.
  • April 1999 to May 1999 - Asst. Programmer, Advantech Limited
I have worked in at least 50 companies as a free-lance consultant/technical advisor since 1997.


Education

Diploma in Fine Arts
Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts
Basic Photography Course @ Pathshala

Edexcel GCE O' Level
Edexcel GCE A' Level
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering

Test of English as a Foreign Language
Scholastic Aptitude Test I
CompTia Linux+
Cisco Certified Network Associate





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