sandeep zala
Sr. PHP Developer at NAILBITER-
Summary
Software engineer with 4+ years of experience. Involved in product development to convert business critical
problem in marvelous engineering solution with technologies like JavaScript, Wordpress, PHP,MySQL and
other open source tools. • CTO - Served to education startup for two year. • Participate in Agile process scrum, grooming, retrospective and standup meetings. • Backend developer on the Product Development team
- CRM modules like Sales, Purchase, Lead, Support. • Command over multiple Business Intelligence tools Strong understanding for TableAu BI tool • Implemented and inspired others to follow good software practices
with JIRA, Git, troubleshooting and code re-factoring. • Developed MVP for stakeholders and co-workers to
present tools developed. • Build a tool similar to Excel for faster business process - Manual work reduced to
90%.
Experience
Sr. PHP Developer at NAILBITER
September 2015 - Present (6 months)
NAILBITER is a unique platform that allows CPG manufacturers to "see" their consumers make product
decisions at-shelf and at-home. The platform quantitatively codes stated, latent and emotional decisions,
revealing hidden barriers to product success. The resulting consumer and shopper insights allow marketers
and researchers to make immediate decisions that drive market share and sales velocity. • Design charts
and presentation with Tableau business Intelligence tool. • Build a tool similar to Excel for faster business
process - Manual work reduced to 90%. • Work with technology like Laravel,Mysql,Amazon web
services,Surevymonkey API,Tableau BI tool.
Sr. Web Developer at Rapidops solutions pvt ltd
April 2013 - September 2015 (2 years 6 months)
RapidOps is a passionate team of designers, developers and creators. Builds meaningful digital products
that solve real problems, delight users and reward the risk takers. • Worked for company's dream product
SoulCRM - CRM solution for SME. • Proposed and ensured technical decisions for CRM solution. •
Performed end to end task of version release for Saas based product. • Developed SDLC for support system
for CRM Solutions. • Developed inbound and outbound email solution with sendgrid. • Build Restful API for
mobile apps. • Worked with technololgy like kohana(PHP), Angular Js, Knowlarity IVR API, Mysql,Google
APIs. • Involved in troubleshooting of software applications for very critical financial data.
Co Founder - CTO at trymytutor.com
December 2012 - June 2014 (1 year 7 months)
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Trymytutor is a platform to search best private tutor in delhi and nearby locations. It provides freedom to
parents/student to hire private tutor after reviewing profile on this platform. We are helping tutor by creating
their online presence. • It started with the spirit of entrepreneurship to provide hassle free quality education
with the help of private tutor. • Developed a platform(www.trymytutor.com) for parent/student to search
private tutor online. • Participated in hiring process of web developer and designer. • Played a crucial role
for technical decision of the company. • Developed a CRM solution for internal operations of the company. •
Developed a solution with technology like Codeignitor,Mongo,Mysql,Justdial API,IVR System API.
Software Engineer at Pricus Incorporated
June 2012 - March 2013 (10 months)
Pricus Inc. is a leading IT solutions provider company located in Ahmedabad, India. Provides offshore
software development, e-Commerce solutions and rich web 2.0 applications to clients all over the globe.
• Perform an end to end software development life cycle (SDLC) projects and activities. • Implemented
wordpress plugin and customize plugin development. • Mento to junior developers • Worked with PHP
Frameworks Such as CakePHP,CodeIgnitor,Magento as well as web technology like Wordpress, Jquery,
AJAX,HTML,CSS.
Asst. Professor at Darshan Institute of Engineering & Technology
September 2011 - April 2012 (8 months)
Darshan Institute of Engineering & Technology is a leading institute offering undergraduate, graduate
and post graduate programs in engineering. • Teaching assistant for first year student. • Perform duties
as examination observer at more than 10 institute. • Motivated student to learn and explore open source
technology. • Guided for software project to student.
Trainee Software Analyst at SteepGraph Systems Pvt. Ltd.
January 2011 - April 2011 (4 months)
SteepGraph is Agile, Result focussed, Quality conscious organization, striving hard to bring innovation and
productivity gains to our Engineering and Manufacturing customers in PLM Space. • Learning of PLM
process and implementation. • Prepared a demo of PLM life-cycle for automobile industry.
OSUM Leader at Sun Microsystems
July 2010 - December 2010 (6 months)
The Open Source University Meet-Up is a student developer organization sponsored by Sun Microsystems
that educates its members about open-source technologies through technical demonstrations, access to
web courses, and discounts on Sun Certification. • Leadership role to handle open source club activities
at institute. • Promoting opensource technology within institute operation and among the students. •
Successfully organized two opensource events.
Projects
SoulCRM
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March 2014 to Present
Members:sandeep zala, Rohitash Sinha, Nirav Patel (CAPM, CSM), Amit Pandya, Kamlesh NG, Laxmi
Agarwal, Bhagirath maheta, nidhi shah, Dhaval Pandit
SoulCRM is incredibly simple and efficient web based software specifically designed for Indian businesses,
it's a complete business solution that connects your business across marketing, sales and customer support
departments.
Skills & Expertise
Laravel
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Tableau
jQuery
CSS
AJAX
JavaScript
Wordpress
MySQL
Open Source
C
PHP
PHP4/5
Software Engineering
Magento
Java
CakePHP
Software Implementation
phpBB
AngularJS
Google API
Google Maps API
Education
Atmiya Institute of Technology & Science
B.E, Computer Science, 2007 - 2011
Interests
Entrepreneurship,Reading Books,PHP,Web,Cricket
Honors and Awards
Best Team Performer Award
Rapidops Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
May 2015
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Received Best Team Performer Award In recognition of Devotion,Loyalty and Leadership.
Languages
English
Hindi
Gujarati
(Professional working proficiency)
(Native or bilingual proficiency)
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sandeep zala
Sr. PHP Developer at NAILBITER-
5 people have recommended sandeep
"When I sat down with him for first introduction session, I knew he would be a great asset to the team, this
guy is switched on, honest, a logic thinker and emotionally intelligent. He has consistently performed as per
our expectations and wowed us with your strong work ethic. I will welcome you back into my team any day,
and know you will be an asset to any organisation that is lucky enough to employ you."
— samir motwani, COO, RapidOps Solutions Pvt Ltd, managed sandeep at Rapidops solutions pvt ltd
"It was a privilege working with Sandeep in SoulCRM. He is methodical, organized and very creative. His
ability to connect people, inspire the audience and development skills are amazing. Sandeep brings a level of
sophistication seldom seen at SoulCRM. His development and QA skills are exemplary, as can be witnessed
by his many successful product launches. Sandeep is also technically proficient and down to earth. He is able
to connect to and inspire broad audiences. His audience is always left high-spirited and well educated and
this has contributed greatly to SoulCRM success. SoulCRM was very fortunate to have him as an associate.
He is one of the most thoughtful, knowledgeable and professional people we are to be associated with. He
is a consummate and passionate Developer. He understands complex technologies and is able to creatively
present them in a simple, engaging manner. In front of team, Sandeep is a statesman: a thorough professional,
an excellent listener, and always seeking the common ground. Within the company, He is a collaborative
team player, and can be relied upon to lead multi-functional projects diligently and through example. Beyond
His role, He is ready to provide a helping hand whomsoever necessary. I recommend him highly. "
— Rohitash Sinha, Product Support Manager, RapidOps Solutions Pvt. Ltd, worked directly with sandeep at
Rapidops solutions pvt ltd
"Sanddep is very creative person. When I worked with sandeep he gave many idea to promote open Source
activity. his contribution in osum was appreciable."
— Harish Kumar Gupta, worked with sandeep at Sun Microsystems
"Sandeep is nice Smart hard working guy.. he has the Good Knowledge of Java, Adobe Flex and also he has
capabilities to improve himself for anything.. he is best in his field..."
— Umang Parekh, worked directly with sandeep at Sun Microsystems
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"I found Sandeep to be enthusiastic and energetic learner , his eagerness to learn new topics is quite
appreciable . Also i have observed he is keen to do experiments and share the outcomes with friends. In
general i found him to be ideal student."
— Chintan Varnagar, taught sandeep at Atmiya Institute of Technology & Science
Contact sandeep on LinkedIn
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