Idd Salim

Xema Labs

Xema Labs

Launching March 1, 2011. Xema is aimed at being the defacto Enterprise Messaging Service for East Africa. More soon

• Startup type: Social Enterprise
• Status: Active
• Stage: Prototyping

9 years of High-end, Business-Level programming experience in JavaMobile (J2ME), Java SmartCard (JavaCard), PHP. Unix Systems Administrator and MySQL/PostGreSQL DBA.

Partner, Co-Founder CTO, Symbiotic Media Consortium - www.symbiotic.co.ke .

Founder, Developer and Sole-Proprietor - Xema Platform - www.xema.mobi.

Employer:	Symbiotic Media Consortium
Position:	CTO
Time period:	July 2008 - Present
Description:	Chief Developer, Servers, Systems and Services Admin, Senior PHP/Java/Ideas Developer.

Employer:	Symbiotic Media COnsortium
Position:	Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer
Time period:	March 2008 - Present
Description:	Chief developer and architect of all symbioic products listed on www.symbiotic.co.ke. KeleleMobile.com, Zunguka.com, TumaSMS.com, Sembuse.com. Server and Databases Admin.

Employer:	SoftBase Technologies
Position:	Partner, Chief Web Programmer
Time period:	October 2006 - Present
Description:	SoftBase Technologies (SBT) partnered with SSS to form a formidable team to acquire a combined 47 years of experience in client satisfaction, mission-critical application development and adherence to professional ethics. SBT and SSS merged into the current SBT in March 2007. So far we have accomplished the following client projects. - Standard Investment Bank, Nairobi – Due to their expansion from Hazina Towers Branch to another Branch at ICEA, SIB needed a well configured network that will streamline access to their core Stock Brokerage system, Emails, File Servers and Windows Servers for DNS, DHCP and logon services. The idea was to make sure that users in any branch accessed the same network resources at the same speed and reliability. We also configured a Cisco and a Linux Firewall for network security. - Enhanced Stock Brokerage Information System (SBIS) – The Desktop Based SBIS has been enhanced to also allow investors buy and sell shares over the Web, SMS and even Emails direct to the system without user intervention. This has the benefit of unprecedented convenience and accessibility to the investor and reduced queues at Broker’s Sites.

Employer:	FrontlineSMS Credit
Position:	Project Lead - Architech
Time period:	January 2011 - February 2011
Description:	Tasked with the job of re-scoping and technically remodelling the Frontline SMS Credit system. The system is developed in Java (Spring and Hibernate) and runs on an ORM model, so it can use any database.

Employer:	SimpleSoft Systems LTD
Position:	CEO, Chief Programmer
Time period:	April 2004 - October 2006
Description:	The need for new challenges and for a change from desktop systems to web-based and mobile-based applications made me go freelance and go to Kampala, Uganda. I met with some other Kenyan coders and registered a company, SimpleSoft Systems (U) LTD (SSS). SSS has had great success over the period, the top 3 being : - DFCU Bank – SSS implemented a Network Management and Monitoring system (SimpleAdmin) to monitor the Routers, Servers, ATMs and UPSs and alert admins on errors and downtimes. The system has a remote SMS administration interface that allows DFCU IT staff to issue commands that manipulate, configure or even reboot the machines via SMS from anywhere. The system gives DFCU Bank risk reports and network performance reports of servers, hard disks space and network traffic and bandwidth utilization. The system was made using VB6SP6, SQL Server 2005 and Crystal Reports 11. - DFCU Limited – Based on the success of the SimpleAdmin Project, DFCU Limited contracted SSS to design and implement a Web Based system to manage the Legal Processes involved at DFCU Limited to manage client Contracts for Loans, Mortgages, POA and about 25 other contract types. The system saves contract details, client details etc on an online database and they can be easily retrieved by authenticated users or admins. The System was made using PHP5 and MySQL 5. - UgandaDates™ Dating Website – SSS designed a website to offer FREE and unlimited dating to Ugandans. The system is multi-user and has all the features of a dating website and demonstrates our ability to develop a system that can handle multiple user requests simultaneously. The system was made in PHP5 and MySQL 5.

Employer:	KenGeeks Systems
Position:	Desktop Systems Programmer
Time period:	October 2003 - April 2004
Description:	- Worked in partnership as a Programmer on a Windows environment to develop: - A Gym Management System, - A Calls management System, - A Video Library System, - A customized School management System (For Starehe Boys’ Center, Nairobi), - An Apartments Management System. - A Point of Sale System.

Employer:	myJobsEye.com LTD
Position:	Contractual Linux Systems Programmer
Time period:	April 2003 - September 2003
Description:	- Administration of the Local users’ system and Mail Accounts, Installation and configuration of new Linux boxes and supporting system services. - Coming up with new original strategies for data replication between the Kenyan and Amsterdam Servers and general system resource maximization. - Security Audit for the Internal, external and affiliate RedHat Linux Servers. - Liaising with other developers in India to build and polish up the site, www.myjobseye.com. - Developed a mass SMS engine to enable the company and the website interact with the jobseekers and employers since www.myjobseye.com is a recruitment website.

Employer:	Mercury Technologies LTD
Position:	Linux Systems Admin, DBA & Chief Programmer
Time period:	August 2002 - April 2003
Description:	- Security Audit for the Internal, external and affiliate RedHat Linux Servers. - Management of the internal Media Monitoring applications and equipments for monitoring clients’ advertisements on all the local radio stations and reporting to the clients via email and web-reporting interface. - Administration of the Local users’ system and Mail Accounts, - Installation and configuration of new Linux boxes and supporting system services. - Coming up with new original strategies for data back-ups and general system resource maximization. - Played the chief programmer role in the automation of the advertisements monitoring and reporting system. The final system was able to ‘listen’ to live radio streams from soundcards to detect client advertisements and report them to the clients’ web interface without any user intervention.

Employer:	ISP Kenya LTD
Position:	SQL Server DBA & Linux Admin & Programming
Time period:	January 2002 - August 2002
Description:	- Monitored and administered the mission critical and very sensitive customers billing system serving about 3000 clients running on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and IIS 5.0 (ASP 3.0). - Security Audit for the Internal, external and affiliate Windows, RedHat Linux and Solaris Servers. - Maintenance of Company Websites (www.mailafrica.net and www.ispkenya.com) running on PHP and MySQL Database Server Back Ends. - Responsible for the Administration, troubleshooting and maintenance of the Company Mail Servers serving 8000 subscribers. - Administration and maintenance of the company’s Web Servers with 1200 registered and working domains. - Programming towards and research on new solutions and improvements on existing company services and solutions so as to ease the management of the existing data and resources.

Employer:	Turnkey Africa LTD
Position:	6 Months Programmer Contract
Time period:	June 2001 - December 2001
Description:	- Actively participated as a contracted programmer in the design, programming and eventual deployment of an Insurance system for the AON Minet Insurance Company Kenya Limited. - Was assigned sole responsibility for the design, implementation and client site installation/support of a web based Customer Relations and Management System running in Visual Basic COM objects and Microsoft SQL Server 7.0.

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Sports:	Pool (Plays in the Ugandan National League for Gifts, Casablanca)
Hobbies:	Internet Research, Table Tennis, Soccer and Pool.
Clubs:	Gifts Pool Club
Memberships:	Gifts Pool Club