Engineer Software

Lama Beddawi

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US Permanent Resident No Visa Sponsorship Required

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

IT Professional with 4 years of design and development experience seeks position as web producer, designer or developer.

Key Skills:

Proficient in knowledge of network, networked printers and server maintenance, database management, Content Management

Systems (CMS) i.e. Drupal, web development.

Programming: C/C++, CSS, Java, JavaScript, Assembly, HTML, XML, SQL, MySQL, Oracle, PHP, Classic ASP, SP.NET.

Proficient in Software like: MS Office, Acrobat X Pro, Dreamweaver CS5, Macromed ia Flash MX, Adobe Photoshop CS5,

Adobe Illustrator CS5, Windows 2000/NT/XP/Vista/7, Linux, MAC, Subversion

Fluent in reading, writing speaking English and Arabic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Web Developer 10/2011 – 12/2011

UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

• Working on a platform in Drupal which supports and enhances a collaborative design process and provides a variety of real

and virtual methods to experience the place for the Architecture Department in UC Berkeley.

(http://best.berkeley.edu/~participlace/drupal-7.9/)

Web Developer 02/2011 – 05/2011

Sierra Club, San Francisco, CA

• Created a version of Google maps that only brings in data for an individual state, which allows each Sierra chapter or group to

drop onto their page (working on .NET code); Implemented existing forms on website in VB.NET.

(http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/internships/sf/media -internship-application.aspx)

Web Designer & Dev eloper 10/2010 – 01/2011

Co ntractor at various companies, San Fra ncisco, CA

• Designed web portfolios using Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Acrobat X Pro (http://www.box.net/shared/7qjmzlr12i)

Senior Software Engineer 05/2009 – 10/2010

Middle East Africa Council of Opht halmology (MEACO), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

One of the four supranational organizations recognized by the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), represen ting the

national and sub-regional ophthalmological societies in Africa and the Midd le East

• Red esigned & developed website (www.meaco.org) using PHP & MySQL to improve visual presentation, which increased

the number of visitors

• Developed a website from scratch using PHP & MySQL, effectively introducing the targeted aud ience to the Activities of the

“Prevention of Blind ness Organization” (www.pbunion.org)

• Managed all aspects of IT from development to maintenance including, conducting website backups, ensuring security of

classified information, performing analysis of website traffic & responding to email messages addressed to webmaster

Software Engineer 10/2008 – 05/2009

Prince Sultan University (PSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The first private coed non-profit learning institution in Saudi Arabia for both genders with 1,546 students under 3 colleges

• Developed and implemented a database to log/track issues, which resulted in 30% decrease in the number of

complaints due to faster resolutions of problems.

• Managed a team of 4 in providing helpd esk/user support for 114 stud ents and faculty.

• Created Career Expo 2009 website using HTML, JavaScript and classic ASP (http://www.psu.edu.sa/pscw/ce09/ )

Software Engineer 05/2008 – 09/2008

BMG Financial Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

One of the region's premier in vestm en t banks

• Red esigned websites (www.bmg.com.sa, www.bmgfoundation.com), raising the traffic/d ay by 10%

Troubleshooting Engineer - Contractor 02/2008 – 05/2008

Prince Sultan University (PSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Partnered with a team of 4 troubleshooting engineers to provid e technical support using various tools and software like

“Remote Desktop Connection” and handled up to 20 requests/d ay

Web Designer/Developer - Contractor 07/2006 – 02/2007

EBOX® Digital Solutions, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

EBOX® offers world-class IT services and an integrated range of strategic enterprise solutions to the Saudi market

• Created a website for Pan Kingdom Investment Company (www.pki.com.sa) using HTML and ASP Classic for the user

interface and SQL for the datab ase

• Developed a web application using HTML, ASP Classic and MySQL for EBOX® Digital Solutions

EDUCATION

B.S. in Computer Science, 2007

Prince Sultan University (PSU)

Affiliated with the US accreditation standards, and among the top 20 Universities in Saudi Arabia

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