I am a Kashmir-native Designer, Developer, Speaker, Blogger, Researcher and a professional Software Engineer graduated in Computer Applications from CASET Engineering College, Srinagar and BA(English Literature) from University of Kashmir. I am interesting in Software Engineering and Information Technology and a little more.

My interests range from Conflict to History to Fashion to Social Entrepreneurship. I am mostly interested for job opportunities in Middle East, preferably in Dubai, (UAE). I have an ability to communicate in 5(five) languages, I know English, Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi and Arabic - Kashmiri being my mother tongue. Good understanding of World politics and diplomacy, crowd-control skills, very good listening skills, and a whole lot more. I owe my college and my teachers a lot, I owe them my whole career. After all the complaints and all the disagreements, I still love my college for the whole new life that it has given me and the whole new way of life that it has shown me.

Originally beginning my career as a Microsoft Technology Evangelist and a Student Developer at Microsoft speaker at various events/tech-sessions across Kashmir. I am an IT professional certified by Microsoft and HCL motivated by challenging projects and deadlines. My focus is on PHP, Drupal, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and I am with some of my colleague/friends organising Free Events on technologies. If you have any question or want to take part, You are very much welcomed.

Just mail me at ashrafwani@outlook.com or message via contact form

Awards and Achievements

Microsoft Student Partners is an exclusive community of students who have the power to make a difference. The technical skills and leadership skills, passion for technology, and willingness to share expertise is being acknowledged by the selection as a Microsoft Student Partner.

The most participants in a software development marathon in one location was achieved by Microsoft (India) in Bangalore, India.

Certifications

The Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) certification enables IT Professionals to demonstrate comprehensive skills needed to designing, developing and Deploying Windows Applications using Microsoft Visual Studio® and .NET Framework 4 for a particular job role.

The Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) certification helps validate the comprehensive skills needed to Designing and Developing Windows 8 Metro Style Applications using Microsoft Visual Studio® 2012 with HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3.

The HCL Certified Software Engineer (HCSE) certification provides hi-tech training in the stream of Software Development, Testing, SDLC, Impelementation, Support, Mantenance and helps validate the comprehensive soft skills needed to develop desktop applications using Microsoft Visual Studio® and .NET Framework 4.