Mostafa Asef

Experience.

JUN 2025 — PRESENT

General Manager

Rose Engineering Ltd · Dhaka (Remote)

  • Managed remote operations of an engineering firm delivering airport infrastructure contracts for the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), supporting 2–3 large concurrent projects.
  • Owned supplier and procurement communications — sourcing vendors, negotiating, and coordinating logistics for airport hardware such as baggage conveyor systems and airfield floodlighting.
  • Drafted and managed contracts, tender submissions, and project documentation to meet CAAB requirements.

JAN 2020 — JUN 2025

Operations Support

Rose Engineering Ltd · Dhaka (Remote)

  • Supported the family-run firm's commercial operations while completing an engineering degree — supplier coordination, documentation, and contract administration for CAAB airport projects.
  • Took on increasing responsibility over time, progressing into the General Manager role in 2025.

JAN 2025 — JUN 2025

AI Engineer Intern

Centre for Armed Violence Reduction (CAVR) · Sydney

  • Designed and deployed an AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot integrating ChatGPT and the Twilio API for multilingual (Tok Pisin & English) interaction.
  • Built real-time message handling — language detection, translation, and response formatting — on a Python/Flask pipeline with OpenAI and Gemini APIs.
  • Applied error handling, logging, and performance optimisation to improve translation accuracy and reliability, working in weekly Agile sprints.

JUL 2024 — DEC 2024

Software Engineering Intern

IBM · Sydney

  • Designed and implemented RESTful API endpoints for IBM's Open Healthcare Platform, ensuring HL7 FHIR compliance.
  • Integrated Hyperledger Fabric blockchain for secure, immutable audit logging and HIPAA/GDPR compliance.
  • Developed and tested APIs with Java, Maven, Docker, and Postman; produced UML diagrams and architecture documentation for handover.

AUG 2022 — JAN 2023

Logistics Assistant

David Jones · Sydney

  • Coordinated Click & Collect and in-store fulfilment; managed deliveries, transfers, debits, and work orders for inventory accuracy.

Projects.

Chrome extension

Leaflet

Tab-session manager built on Manifest V3 — service-worker auto-save scheduling, background tab suspension, and typed storage wrappers for cross-device sync.

React · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Chrome APIs

AI note-taking app

NootPad

Rich-text notes with image insertion, colour-coding, and pinning; Claude-powered summarisation, writing assistance, and cross-note Q&A on a privacy-first local SQLite store.

Flutter · Dart · SQLite · Anthropic Claude API

Web app

Curriculum Gap Analyser

Compares syllabi against live job postings — file parsing (PDF, DOCX, CSV), AI skill extraction, demand tracking, coverage scoring, and a four-step wizard with Recharts visualisations.

Next.js 16 · React 19 · Tailwind CSS · Anthropic API

Mobile app

FirePlace

Image curation from 180+ subreddits across 30+ categories, with live screen-time tracking, weekly charts, break reminders, and an offline-first Hive store.

Flutter · Dart · Riverpod · Reddit API · Hive

Honours thesis

Edge Computing for Swarm Navigation

Simulated edge-assisted architectures for swarm robotics — multi-robot collision avoidance, resource offloading, and real-time coordination improvements.

ROS · Gazebo · Python

Skills.

Languages

Java · Python · Dart · Scala · JavaScript · TypeScript · SQL · C

Frameworks

React · React Native · Flutter · Node.js · Express · Flask · Tailwind CSS

Cloud & DevOps

Docker · GitHub Actions · Azure · IBM Cloud · Google Cloud

Data & Storage

SQLite · Firebase · Hive · Chrome Storage API

APIs & Protocols

RESTful APIs · HL7 FHIR · Chrome Extension APIs · Reddit API · Anthropic API

Practices

Agile · OOP · Data Structures & Algorithms

Et cetera.

Achievements

IBM Open Project Developer, Level 1 · Open Healthcare Platform

Spoken

English (Native, IELTS 8 / PTE 90) · Bengali (Native) · Hindi (Professional) · Urdu (Professional)