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Ghulam Murtaza

Developer & Designer

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Jun 2026 – Present

China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt.) Limited

HUBCO Gate Pass: Personnel IN/OUT Management

Industrial gate pass system with LAN sync, approvals, and gate console

HUBCO Gate Pass replaces paper gate pass forms with a local-first desktop application tailored for industrial site security. Initiators submit visit requests from office PCs; admin and security approve, record entry and exit at the gate, and export records — with a dedicated tablet view for guards and LAN hub sync across authorized workstations on the internal network.

Vanilla JavaScript
HTML/CSS
Electron
LAN Hub
Excel Export

The Problem

Manual paper gate passes at a secured industrial site created approval delays, no live headcount visibility, and no searchable audit trail — while cloud alternatives would add recurring hosting costs and expose sensitive personnel movement data outside the organization's control.

The Solution

Built a branded gate pass application with dashboard KPIs, role-based workflows (initiator vs admin), pending approval queue, gate console for IN/OUT timestamps, printable passes, Excel export, and a central LAN hub so authorized PCs sync on the office network — with offline draft queuing when the hub is temporarily unreachable.

Why LAN — Not Cloud

We deliberately chose an on-premise LAN architecture instead of a cloud deployment — balancing operational cost with the need to protect sensitive gate pass and personnel movement records.

Cost efficiency

A cloud setup would mean recurring spend on hosting, domains, databases, and ongoing maintenance. The LAN model runs on existing office PCs with a local hub on the internal network — no monthly infrastructure bill for the client.

Security & data sovereignty

Gate pass records include personnel names, sponsors, and IN/OUT history. The database is hosted locally; authorized workstations connect only through HUBCO's office LAN. With no public internet exposure, external cyber risk is sharply reduced and the organization retains full control over its data.

Key Features

Live Personnel Dashboard

Real-time KPIs — currently inside, pending approval, exited today, and created today — with recent activity table and quick actions.

Role-Based Approval Flow

Initiators create requests; admin and security approve or reject before gate entry. Multi-initiator LAN sign-in with per-user attribution.

Gate Console & Tablet View

Dedicated gate console for security guards to record IN/OUT timestamps, plus a tablet-optimized dashboard for the guard booth.

LAN Hub & Offline Drafts

Central LAN hub syncs passes across authorized PCs on the internal network. Initiators can queue drafts offline and auto-upload when the hub reconnects.

On-Premise by Design

No cloud dependency — data stays on HUBCO's LAN, cutting recurring hosting costs and keeping personnel records off the public internet.

Impact Metrics

100%

Paper passes replaced

Live

Headcount visibility

Searchable

Audit trail

$0/mo

Cloud hosting cost

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