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Technology Builder & Community Operator

I take unclear problems, give them a structure, and get them in front of people.

Mohamed Aslam
Mohamed Aslam speaking at a technology workshop
● On the mic
  • One skill, many rooms

    Software, automation, web products, community initiatives, technology events — one skill, different rooms.

  • Starts as a vague problem

    Most of it starts as a badly described problem: a shop nobody can find, students and founders who never meet, a community with no process.

  • Decisions and follow-through

    Most useful where a project needs both the technical decisions and the follow-through.

Two sides

I build things, and I run rooms

Timeline

What I have been doing

Scroll → · Positioned from real dates. Diamonds are events; filled ones I hosted.
  • Study: Diploma in IT, Singapore Polytechnic, 2023-04 to present
  • Build: OCBC (via e2 Power), Automation & Tooling Intern, 2026-04 to present
  • Build: StartupLink, Founder, 2025-04 to present
  • Build: LocalLoco, Co-founder, 2024-09 to present
  • Events: 13 published, from 2025-04-15 to 2026-07-21
OCBC (via e2 Power) · Automation & Tooling Intern
Python automation, browser automation and observability for an enterprise technology team, inside a restricted corporate environment.
StartupLink · Founder, full-stack developer
Closed student–founder network. Verified onboarding, role-based access.
LocalLoco · Co-founder, full-stack developer
Hyperlocal discovery. Community submission, volunteer moderation, QR redemption.

How I work

Three things I hold to

  1. Step 1

    Make the problem concrete

    Most stuck projects are stuck because nobody wrote down precisely what is wrong.

  2. Step 2

    Build the smallest credible version

    Small enough to finish, real enough that using it tells you something true.

  3. Step 3

    Improve from reality

    First contact with real people is the only honest feedback. Plan for it.

Education

Studying

Diploma in Information Technology

Singapore Polytechnic · 2023 – present

  • Object-oriented programming (Java)
  • Web development
  • Database systems (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • Secure coding practices
  • System analysis and design
  • Software testing and quality assurance

Also

Committees

  • Organising committee

    LEAP 2026, School of Computing

    2025 – present

  • Assistant Quartermaster

    SPCyclists main committee

    2025 – present

  • ExCo (Events)

    Freelance Academy, Media Arts and Design

    2024 – present

Capabilities

What I work with

Listed, not ranked. Where each was used is visible in the work.

Building for the web

  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • HTML
  • CSS

Services and data

  • FastAPI
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • PostGIS
  • Supabase
  • Firebase
  • SQL
  • Java
  • Python

Practice

  • Git and GitHub
  • Secure coding (OWASP Top 10)
  • Software testing
  • System analysis and design
  • Vercel and Netlify deployment

Operating and communicating

  • Event facilitation
  • Volunteer coordination
  • Workshop support
  • Product scoping
  • Written and spoken communication

Recognition

Awards and certifications

  1. Youth Action Challenge Season 6 certificate awarded by the National Youth Council
    1st

    1st place

    Youth Action Challenge, Season 6

    National Youth Council · 2025

  2. Batey Hackathon 2024 certificate awarded by Singapore Polytechnic
    2nd

    2nd place

    Batey Hackathon 2024

    Singapore Polytechnic · 2024

  3. AI for Good (Youth) Student Facilitator certificate issued by AI Singapore
    3rd

    3rd place

    AI for Good (Youth) — Student Facilitator

    AI Singapore · 2025

Certifications

  • Developing Credibility as a Leader certificate from LinkedIn Learning

    Developing Credibility as a Leader

    LinkedIn Learning · 2025

  • Certificate for How Leaders Can Motivate Others by Creating Meaning, from LinkedIn Learning

    How Leaders Can Motivate Others by Creating Meaning

    LinkedIn Learning · 2025

  • Kotlin Essential Training certificate from LinkedIn Learning

    Kotlin Essential Training: Object-Oriented and Async Code

    LinkedIn Learning · 2025

  • Leadership Foundations certificate from LinkedIn Learning

    Leadership Foundations: Leadership Styles and Models

    LinkedIn Learning · 2025

  • AI for Good (Youth) Train-the-Trainer Programme certificate issued by AI Singapore

    AI for Good (Youth) — Train-the-Trainer Programme

    AI Singapore · 2025

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