Operations & Business Processes
- Inventory control and stock reconciliation
- Purchase orders and ERP-based stock movement
- Barcoding and data entry
- Operational reporting
- Customer service, sales and administration
ABOUT / THE PERSON BEHIND BUSYDAYKIT
Real-World Experience.
A Builder’s Mindset.
Hi, I’m Samjad Salim. I’m an operations professional with a background in computer engineering and a passion for building practical digital tools. My career has taken me through technology training, customer service, sales, administration, and inventory operations. Those experiences shaped the way I approach problems—and eventually led me to create BusyDayKit.
I believe useful work should speak for itself.
- Background
- Diploma in Computer Engineering, plus technical courses and certificates
- Experience
- Customer service, sales, administration, data entry and inventory control
- Builds
- Spreadsheet systems, browser-based tools and workflow automation
- Based in
- Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
- Open to
- Relevant roles, collaboration and practical projects
MY JOURNEY
Not a Straight Road.
A Journey Built on Learning.
Every stage added something practical. Looking back, each one explains a part of how I build today.
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Stage 1
Computer engineering & technical training
I completed a Diploma in Computer Engineering. Alongside it I took institute-based courses and certificates in Java development, Hibernate, Spring MVC and Oracle Database Administration, which included working with SQL, and I studied Tally. This was training rather than employment, and it taught me how software and data are put together.
What it gave me: a working picture of how programs and databases are structured.
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Stage 2
Customer service & early business experience
I worked in call-centre customer service until that operation withdrew from Kerala. After that I helped in small family businesses, where stock, customers and everyday decisions all sit within arm’s reach of each other.
What it gave me: patience for listening properly, and a feel for how small businesses really run.
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Stage 3
Sales & administration
I started as a Sales Advisor, and the role grew to combine sales with administration: looking after customers on the floor and the paperwork behind them.
What it gave me: respect for both sides of a business, the customer in front of you and the back-office detail that keeps it working.
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Stage 4
Data entry, barcoding & inventory operations
After moving to Ras Al Khaimah I worked in supermarket data entry, then as a barcoder in a confectionery business. About six months later I became Inventory Controller: stock control and reconciliation, purchase orders, ERP work, stock movement, reporting and spreadsheet workflows.
What it gave me: a daily, close-up view of where time disappears in an operation.
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Stage 5
Workflow automation & digital product development
I began building tools with Excel, Google Sheets, Google Apps Script, and HTML, CSS and JavaScript, supported by extensive AI-assisted development (more on that below). Some of those tools were used by several people at once, with updates managed by an administrator. BusyDayKit is where this work now lives in public.
What it gave me: the habit of turning repeated work into something simple that other people can use.
WHERE THE TOOLS COME FROM
I Started Building Because I Knew the Problems.
Inventory and operations work shows you, very quickly, where time quietly goes: the same figures typed twice, files that disagree with each other, reports rebuilt from scratch every week, a step only one person remembers.
My technical training had shown me how programs are made. Daily operations showed me what people actually struggle with.
I was no longer just learning how programs worked. I was working directly with the problems that better tools could solve.
- Typed twice→Structured entry screens
- Files that disagree→One source of truth
- Weekly report rebuilds→Reports that update themselves
- Steps only one person knows→A clear, shared workflow
WHY BUSYDAYKIT EXISTS
Why I Created BusyDayKit
I wanted my work to speak louder than a list of skills.
A CV can say what I know. I wanted people to be able to open something and judge for themselves. So BusyDayKit is two things at once: a public platform of practical tools that anyone can use, and my working portfolio.
Each tool started from a real, everyday problem: a messy spreadsheet, a label that would not print properly, a room that needed measuring. I build it, test it, and keep improving it.
TRY IT YOURSELF
Don’t Just Read About My Work. Explore It.
Five of the tools I’ve built, each with a small working sample you can use right here. The sample data is fictional, and each one links to the real tool.
Excel Solutions Hub
- The problem
- Most people use a few Excel formulas and quietly avoid the rest, because the help they find is abstract.
- What I built
- A formula library, step-by-step tutorials and browser-based tools, all using fictional sample files.
- What to try
- Pick a region or type a product code, then watch the formula and its result change.
PrintMe
- The problem
- Printing several photos on one sheet usually means fighting a document editor and wasting paper.
- What I built
- A browser tool that lays out photo collages on A4, with panel sizes in centimetres, simple image editing and print to PDF. It runs locally and needs no account.
- What to try
- Choose a photo size and see how many fit on one A4 sheet. This sample is a simple estimate; PrintMe does the real layout.
HomeSketch 3D
- The problem
- It is hard to picture a room from numbers alone, and full design software is more than most people need.
- What I built
- A browser floor-plan tool: draw walls, rooms, doors and windows in 2D, then explore the same plan in 3D. Plans save privately in your browser. It is a conceptual planner, not CAD.
- What to try
- Change the room size, then switch between the plan and a 3D view.
Product Finder
- The problem
- Looking up an item code or name in a long product list is slow, and shared spreadsheets are easy to break.
- What I built
- A search tool for SKUs, item codes and product names, using a product list that stays in your own browser, with no sign-in.
- What to try
- Type part of a name or code, such as “tape” or “PK-2”, and filter by category.
Barcode & QR generators
- The problem
- Warehouse and shop work needs correct barcodes quickly, and a wrong check digit means a label that will not scan.
- What I built
- Generators for EAN-13, EAN-8, Code 128 and QR codes with validated check digits. They run in your browser and nothing is uploaded.
- What to try
- Edit the value and switch the type. The code below is generated by the same code the real tools use.
SKILLS & TOOLS
Practical Experience Meets Technology.
I focus on practical technologies I can apply, test, and improve through real-world use.
Spreadsheets & Automation
- Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
- Google Apps Script
- Spreadsheet-based tools and dashboards
- Multi-user internal tools with admin-managed updates
- Workflow design and simplification
Digital Products & Web Interfaces
- HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Browser-based tools that run locally
- Responsive, accessible interfaces
- AI-assisted development, openly disclosed
- Designing for non-technical users
SQL & Database Knowledge
- MySQL
- SQL query writing
- Oracle SQL
- Database concepts
- Oracle DBA training (institute-based, not professional DBA work)
Programming
- Python — Foundational Knowledge
- HTML, CSS and JavaScript for the browser tools I build
- I do not present myself as a professional Python developer
Education & technical training
Diploma in Computer Engineering. Institute-based training in Java development, Hibernate, Spring MVC and Oracle Database Administration (including SQL), and a study of Tally. This is education and course learning rather than professional employment, and I describe it that way on purpose.
BEYOND BUSYDAYKIT
Ideas I’m Building
Alongside BusyDayKit I’m working on two separate ideas. They are independent ventures, not BusyDayKit products, and I’m describing them honestly: as work in progress, not as finished businesses.
Draw. Discuss. Decide.
A visual collaboration platform for drawings, images, PDF documents and design reviews.
Why it exists: visual feedback gets lost between messages and files. Drofree is meant to give reviewers one shared place to point at an exact spot, discuss it and record what was decided.
Status: in development
Find it Near Me.
A local discovery platform for finding nearby shops, services and community-recommended finds.
Why it exists: finding something local should not be harder than ordering it online, and smaller shops deserve to be easy to discover.
Status: independent project
- Observe
- Understand
- Simplify
- Build
- Test
- Improve
The same habit sits behind BusyDayKit, Drofree and Zayalle.
HOW I WORK
How I Approach a Problem
Not a rigid methodology, just the habit that has worked for me.
Understand
Find out what is actually slow, repeated or error-prone before touching any tool.
Simplify
Remove steps first. The best tool usually does less than you expected.
Build
Start with the smallest version that does the job, and make it clear to use.
Test
Try it with realistic, messy data, and with someone who has never seen it.
Improve
Use it, notice the friction and adjust. A useful tool is never really finished.
LET’S CONNECT
Have a Problem Worth Simplifying?
Whether you’re exploring my work, considering a collaboration, recruiting for a role, or looking for a practical solution to an everyday problem, I’d be happy to connect.