I'm a software engineer and educator.
You can find out more about me by visiting my personal website or LinkedIn:
As a software engineer, I specialise in full-stack web application development. That means I can take your wildest web dreams and turn them into reality, quickly.
🖼 My Mona Lisa: A Personal Website / rmsy.me/projects/rmsy.me
- Built reusable PHP backend from scratch including routing, templating and a 100% spam-free contact form.
- Crafted intricate frontend HTML/CSS template using Bootstrap, including fully responsive menu and sidebar.
- Containerised application using Docker; built automated DevOps pipeline; configured AWS and Apache.
- Upgraded a legacy system of 10,000+ lines of code, significantly improving code quality and maintainability.
- Cut the size of the codebase by 41%, dramatically accelerating the rate of bug fixes and feature additions.
- Modernised application to MVC architecture with Ext JS JavaScript and OOP PHP with a custom-built ORM.
As an educator, I love to share my knowledge and passion for programming. From beginner to code conjurer, I can help boost your confidence and results.
- Acknowledged as the UK’s top "Computing University" tutor on leading platform and received 700+ 5-star reviews.
- Increased grade outcomes by 1 grade per 3-4 months of tuition on average, including 40+ university students.
- Delivered comprehensive tuition in software engineering subjects including web development with PHP, Django, and Ruby on Rails, as well as object-oriented programming, databases, algorithms and data structures.
- Received Edinburgh Award for recruiting, training, managing 12 leaders for a peer-assisted learning scheme.
- Nominated 3 times for "Best Student Who Tutors Award"; taught 11 groups of ~20 students across 6 courses.
- Awarded Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) as recognition of high-quality teaching.
| Level | Programming | Back end | Front end | Databases and tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (6+ years) | Python | PHP | HTML, Bootstrap | SQL, Git, Unix |
| Intermediate (3-5 years) | Java, MATLB, Haskell | Django, Django REST Framework | JavaScript, CSS | MySQL, Apache HTTP Server, Docker |
| Basic (1-2 years) | C#, C | Ruby on Rails | React | Bash, AWS |
- Graduated with First Class Honours, achieving 83%-100% in all 10 software engineering courses.
- Awarded British Computer Society (BCS) Prize for Top Performance in Professional Issues (99%).
🪲 Pooptimus Prime: The World's First Dung Beetle Biorobot / rmsy.me/projects/beetle
- Pioneered creation of dung beetle biorobot; adapted sophisticated neural model into the robot's programming.
- Secured exclusive research grant to travel to South Africa to test the robot alongside real dung beetles.
- Achieved average grade of 82% and acknowledged as one of the ~20 "outstanding" projects in the year.
If you're interested in hiring me as an engineer or an educator, I can offer a free video meeting to discuss the details and see if we're a good match:
Or for general enquiries you can reach me by email:
Looking forward to working with you!
Ramsey El-Naggar