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Mr. Faisal Iqbal
Bachelor of Arts
Pakistan
Faisal is currently a partner and the lead application developer at Orison Technologies. He has got a lot of passion for up-and-coming mobile technologies, including Symbian and Flash Lite from Adobe. He is an active member on community forums for Flash Lite and Symbian. He played a vital role in the development of Orison’s Flash Lite community booster SWF2Go. He is always busy experimenting with bits and bytes on mobile devices, so keep an eye on his blog to keep current with him.
Development Areas of Interest
Mobile platforms
S60 platform, Symbian OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Flash Lite from Adobe, Python for S60 (PyS60)
Application categories
Mobile developer tools, rich mobile applications, video, mobile TV, information services, games
Programming languages
ActionScript, C#, Java™ programming language, Symbian C++, Python, Visual Basic 6
Integrated development environments (IDEs)
Microsoft Visual Studio, Carbide.VS, Adobe Flash Pro, Adobe Flex, NetBeans, Microsoft Expression
Wireless device technologies
GSM, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), general packet radio service (GPRS), EDGE, high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), 2G, 2.5G, 3G, Bluetooth technology, short message servcie (SMS), multimedia messaging service (MMS), Wi-Fi
Other areas of interest
R&D, technology news, digital lifestyle, first-person shooter, real-time simulation and strategy games, cricket, music
Personal Competencies
Languages
Urdu (native), English (fluent), Punjabi
Mobile competencies
Architect, design, and implement next-generation mobile applications; R&D on latest mobile technologies; client/server mobile applications utilizing XML Web services
Forum Nokia Community activity areas
Discussion – Flash Lite
Discussion – Symbian C++
Discussion – Python for S60
Forum Nokia Wiki
Forum Nokia Discussion Board user name
Other competencies
XML for ASP.Net, Web services, Microsoft .Net compact framework
Main Achievements
Applications
SWF2Go Professional – A professional toolkit for Flash Lite from Adobe. It allows developers to create Symbian SIS installers and SWF launcher icons for Flash Lite applications.
FriendlyGhost - An advanced debugging tool for Flash from Adobe and Asynchronous JavaScript™ and XML (Ajax) innovations.
Books and other publications
Consuming .NET XML Web services with FlashMX – An article for asptoday.com
Speaking engagements
March 2007 - Presented SWF2Go Professional in an online e-seminar arranged by Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group. (A recording is available.) www.flashmobilegroup.org/
September 2005 – Presented Orison Technologies’ mobile games, applications, and working prototypes at Mobile Applications Games & Entertainment Conference (MAGEC) arranged by NetPace
Awards
September 2007 – Awarded Forum Nokia Champion
Hosted web pages
www.orison.biz
www.orison.biz/blogs/chall3ng3r
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chall3ng3r
http://www.flickr.com/groups/flashlite
Mobile communities
Adobe Flash Lite 2.0 Development Forum
Adobe Flash Lite 1.1 Forum
Yahoo Flash Lite User Group
Other Achievements
- Laser-Operated Vehicle Speed-Detection System for Kohat Tunnel, Kohat, Pakistan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohat_Tunnel)
- TCP/UDP socket layer for video streaming for an Internet-based network video surveillance system
Contact Information
Contact Information
chall3ng3r[at]gmail.com
