
Danyal Zia Khan
Turning Repetitive Tasks into Automation
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Work experience
Software Engineer
Phoenix Technologies • Full-time
Oct 2024 - May 2025 • 7 mos
* Contributed to the military-grade 3D Sand Model software by fixing bugs in existing functionality and improving user interface. * Integrated depth data from four Kinect V2 sensors into a single coherent stream using pylibfreenect2. * Developed Python scripts to calibrate height/altitude data in Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) used in the 3D Sand Model, and automated multiple processes. * Authored a user guide for the 3D Sand Model application tailored for non-technical military personnel, using clear instructions, screenshots, and diagrams. * Resolved numerous bugs in a Laravel-based hybrid ERP/CRM web application of Pakistan Businessmen Association (PBA), despite initially having no prior experience with Laravel. * Ported the web application of PBA from Laravel 6 to Laravel 11, while simultaneously fixing all the dependencies and compatibility issues. * Ported the front-end from Vue 2 to React, leveraging the past experience in React to simplify the codebase and improve maintainability.
Python Engineer
GYU CO., Ltd. • Full-time
Nov 2020 - May 2024 • 3 yrs 6 mos
* Developed process and task automation tools that reduced the need for additional Korean labor and boosted the productivity of existing Korean staff. * Developed a task orchestration application, “Distributed Application Manager”, built with FastAPI and React, to run and schedule in-house applications, which made it easier for the Korean staff to access the stateful apps remotely. * Utilized pre-trained machine learning models for image processing (U^2-Net and ESRGAN) and text processing tasks (EasyOCR) for background removal application, image resizer app and CAPTCHA solving for web scraping. * Managed multiple remote computers operating in South Korea and scheduled different tasks and jobs that automatically maintained the applications and keep them up-to date with latest code changes.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Exridge Pte Ltd • Full-time
Dec 2019 - Jul 2020 • 7 mos
* Conducted software testing which constituted manual as well as Appium-based automation QA workflows testing. * Managed the company’s Jira platform, communicated with clients, and answered their queries. * Authored detailed technical documentation for new features.