Maruf Bepary

Community Member at open-source

Responsibilities:

General:

  • User Testing: Thoroughly tested software interfaces to pinpoint areas needing improvement, which boosted overall performance and user satisfaction.

  • Visual Design: Developed clear mockups to outline design requirements and enhancements, ensuring better understanding and smoother project flow.

  • Collaboration: Worked alongside developers to integrate user feedback into the development process, helping to shape product features.

  • Documentation: Created detailed guides and documentation to help new users get accustomed to the software, enhancing their learning experience.

  • Community Engagement: Actively participated in user communities, collaborating on ideas to refine and improve the software ecosystem.

  • Usability Analysis: Performed usability testing and analyzed user feedback to improve the software components crucial to user satisfaction.

  • Bug Reporting: Detected and reported numerous software bugs, leading to significant decreases in critical issues in future updates.

GNOME Desktop Environment:

  • Feature Implementation: Contributed to the development of the Quick Settings feature, enhancing accessibility for both desktop and mobile users of GNOME.

  • Core App Feedback: Offered crucial insights and feedback for key GNOME applications like Files (Nautilus), Terminal, and Settings, boosting their usability.

Files (Modern File Explorer for Windows):

  • Feature Implementation: Played a key role in implementing the details pane during the initial phases of the Files UWP project, enhancing file management capabilities for Windows users.

Mission Center (Modern Resource Monitor for GNOME):

  • Feature Implementation: Initiated the feature request and provided ideas for the Service Manager. This tool allows for managing SystemD services through a graphical interface, which was previously only manageable via terminal commands solving a real-world problem.

Skills for work experience:

User Centric Design

Git

GitHub

GitLab

Communication

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Adaptability

Time Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Scope Management

Quality Management

Algorithms

User Authentication

Community Member

Open Source

Details

Location

Remote

Type

Volunteering

Category

Software

Time in Role

5 years and 5 months

Start Date

December 2019

End Date

Present

Responsibilities

General:

  • User Testing: Thoroughly tested software interfaces to pinpoint areas needing improvement, which boosted overall performance and user satisfaction.

  • Visual Design: Developed clear mockups to outline design requirements and enhancements, ensuring better understanding and smoother project flow.

  • Collaboration: Worked alongside developers to integrate user feedback into the development process, helping to shape product features.

  • Documentation: Created detailed guides and documentation to help new users get accustomed to the software, enhancing their learning experience.

  • Community Engagement: Actively participated in user communities, collaborating on ideas to refine and improve the software ecosystem.

  • Usability Analysis: Performed usability testing and analyzed user feedback to improve the software components crucial to user satisfaction.

  • Bug Reporting: Detected and reported numerous software bugs, leading to significant decreases in critical issues in future updates.

GNOME Desktop Environment:

  • Feature Implementation: Contributed to the development of the Quick Settings feature, enhancing accessibility for both desktop and mobile users of GNOME.

  • Core App Feedback: Offered crucial insights and feedback for key GNOME applications like Files (Nautilus), Terminal, and Settings, boosting their usability.

Files (Modern File Explorer for Windows):

  • Feature Implementation: Played a key role in implementing the details pane during the initial phases of the Files UWP project, enhancing file management capabilities for Windows users.

Mission Center (Modern Resource Monitor for GNOME):

  • Feature Implementation: Initiated the feature request and provided ideas for the Service Manager. This tool allows for managing SystemD services through a graphical interface, which was previously only manageable via terminal commands solving a real-world problem.