Hi, I'm Zahed!👋

✦ A browser-based video effects editor with a dark UI and real-time preview — switch between ASCII, pixel sort, and pixelate modes.

✦ Fine-grained controls per effect: pixel size, palettes, dithering, saturation, contrast, brightness, and optional scanline-style treatments.

✦ End-to-end export workflow: resolution and FPS, WebM (VP9) output with quality and trim controls for efficient delivery.

✦ Built with React and TypeScript, focusing on a responsive control surface and canvas-driven video processing in the browser.

✦ Deployed on Vercel with Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights for usage and performance monitoring.

✦ Designed entirely in Figma: wireframes, interactive prototypes, brand colours, typography, and a reusable components library — all created from scratch before implementation.

✦ A modern, responsive portfolio website built with Next.js 15 and TypeScript showcasing my professional work and skills.

✦ Implements server-side rendering and static site generation for optimal performance and SEO.

✦ Features a dynamic project showcase with interactive Swiper carousel and expandable project cards.

✦ Integrates the GitHub API to display a real-time contribution calendar showing open-source activity.

✦ Utilises Tailwind CSS v4 for a custom design system with responsive layouts and dark mode support.

✦ Built with modern React patterns including hooks, context API, and client/server component architecture.

✦ Deployed with continuous integration and automated builds for seamless updates.

✦ Integrated Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights for traffic and Core Web Vitals monitoring.

✦ A large-scale mobile application developed for SMARTY, focused on delivering a smooth and user-friendly experience for managing mobile accounts and plans.

✦ Built using React Native to support both iOS and Android platforms under a shared codebase.

✦ Designed for scalability and performance across a multi-company technical ecosystem.

✦ Involved in continuous development, optimisation, and integration of new features aligned with SMARTY’s growing service offerings.

✦ Codebase actively maintained with modern development practices, including automated testing, code review, and refactoring for long-term stability.

✦ Collaborated across multiple development teams to ensure seamless integration between app, web, and backend services.

✦ Research and adoption of emerging technologies, including the modern use of AI tools to improve development efficiency and workflow automation.

✦ E-commerce and internal tooling for Curtains Made (curtainsmade.co.uk) — made-to-measure curtains and blinds by Lynn Lloyd, replacing and modernising the legacy storefront.

✦ Developed a programmatic bridge between the client's stock system and Oracle NetSuite.

✦ Built a front-end stock management interface using VB.NET on a bespoke CMS.

✦ Implemented an automated task scheduler to sync stock data and images on a schedule.

✦ Delivered post-order email flows to customers and suppliers using XSLT-driven templates.

✦ Developed a React Native mobile application as my final year project at Staffordshire University.

✦ Integrated the UK Police API to provide real-time crime and policing data.

✦ Enables users to explore crime statistics across England using an interactive Google Maps interface.

✦ Provides detailed information for all police forces in England.

✦ Led the development of an internal React Native mobile application for Michelin.

✦ Modernised and migrated the app from the legacy Alloy framework to React Native.

✦ Designed to accurately calculate and analyse costs associated with Michelin tyres.

✦ Delivered a robust and user-friendly solution for internal business processes.

✦ Contributed to the development of an internal React Native mobile application for Michelin.

✦ Assisted in migrating the app from the legacy Alloy framework to React Native.

✦ Designed to streamline and digitise the truck auditing process for Michelin.

✦ Delivered a reliable and efficient tool for internal operational audits.

✦ Engineered an automated tool for generating TheirCare's summer activity PDFs at Interlockdigital.

✦ Significantly reduced RedFred's production time for TheirCare PDFs through automation.

✦ Dynamically generates content and layouts based on user-uploaded data.

✦ Efficiently produces up to 100 customised PDFs in under an hour.

✦ Mobile app for Warmshowers (warmshowers.org) — a hospitality network connecting touring cyclists with hosts worldwide.

✦ Co-developed with React Native at Interlockdigital; published on Google Play and the App Store.

✦ The Warmshowers community includes 150,000+ members worldwide.

✦ The app contributes over £50,000 in annual revenue to the organisation.