Hi, I am Zain

I am a PhD Student
I am an Engineer
I love web development
I love to work with some fun projects
I love the world of medical engineering

Zain Shahid

PhD Student at University of Salford

I am a passionate PhD student in Mechatronic Engineering with an interest in Prosthetics and Orthotics. I have an interest in web development and build websites using Hugo.

Leadership

Team Work

Communication

Hard Working

Fast Learner

Problem Solving

Skills

Linux

Use as a secondary operating system. Capable of writing bash/shell scripts.

Git

Experienced with git-based development. Mostly, use Gitlab. Also, have experience in working with GitHub.

C++

Know basic C/C++ programming. Used primarily in conjuction with Arduino.

Python

Know basic Python-based programming. Used primarily in conjuction with Raspberry Pi

Arabic

Basic speaker of Arabic. Primarily studying Modern Standard Arabic.

Spanish

Fluent speaker of Spanish with a South American Accent.

British Sign Language

Basic signer of BSL and just enjoying getting to grips with it!

Urdu

Conversational speaker of Urdu.

Experiences

PhD Student

University of Salford

September 2019 - Present, Salford, England

School of Health and Society, University of Salford.

Responsibilities:

Design and development of foot medical health devices
Committee member of the Prosthetics and Orthotics Society
Teaching and student support

Software Engineering Intern

Codethink

June 2019 - September 2019, Manchester, England

Codethink specialises in system-level software infrastructure to support advanced technical applications, working across a range of industries including finance, automotive, medical, telecoms.

Responsibilities:

Shadowing engineers in Python, C and Rust-based applications
Contributing to open-source projects and the wider GNOME community
Completing software upgrades for automotibe clients to be applied in future releases

Applications Engineer

Yelo Test Systems

June 2017 - September 2018, Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

Yelo designs and manufacturers automated test equipment and test engineering solutions for a range of industries including photonics, automotive and defence.