Izhar Firdaus
Malaysia
I'm a system engineer with passion in Free / Open Source software, entrepreneurship, community building, education and martial art. I take enjoyment in bridging and bringing together different FOSS technologies to help businesses and organizations utilize IT infrastructure to aid and optimize their business and organizational process.
My background includes:
* Over 5 years experience in utilizing a Content Management System (Plone) and FOSS technologies to aid in document, resource and knowledge management in NGOs and government agencies. I also design and architect custom solutions on top of such architecture, plus developed and provided support and training for the clients.
* I've helped and contributed in several FOSS communities, local and international, in the form of advocacy, knowledge sharing, event organizing and also software development. Communities I've contributed to includes: Fedora Project, HackInTheBox, Plone, and MyOSS.
* Experienced in developing secure web application as the score server for "Capture the Flag" hacking competition in HackInTheBox Conference for 4 years.
* Years of experience in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, a Japanese martial art and self defense system.