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Objective
Gained extensive skills studying for my master's degree and working for IBM R&D; my objective is to bring
this experience and add to it to create value while working as a software developer for your company.
Summary of Qualifications
Holder of a Master of Science degree in Information Technology from Universitat Stuttgart, Germany
Experienced with Java & GNU/Linux, worked at IBM Research & Development Lab for 1.5 years
Internationally trained Canadian citizen & multilingual: fluent English, French, Arabic & basic German
Excellent communication skills, well organized, energetic, dedicated, quick learner & willing to travelWork Experience & Relevant Volunteer Work
Free Geek, Vancouver, Canada Volunteer Dec. 2011Present
Building refurbished computers running Ubuntu/Linux resulting in ethical computer recycling
IBM Deutschland R&D GmbH, Germany Software Development EngineerOct. 2009March 2011
in Software Group: full-time intern & master thesis student
Projects:
Master Thesis: Modeling Distributed Applications in a Smarter Home Infrastructure
? Designed & modeled architecture infrastructure of smarter homes & developed a prototype shown by IBM
in IFA fair (consumer electronics and household appliances trade fair) in Berlin, Germany
? Programmed front-end & back-end services marketing multiple IBM products to increase sales
? Co-wrote a white paper with purpose of being distributed & advertise about product
IBM Lotus Sametime Plug-in in SWT & using Web Services on GNU/Linux
Twitter Tracking Facility in JS, JSP, JSON, KML, Dojo, Google Maps & Twitter APIs on GNU/Linux
? Designed & implemented service, in a short time, used by IBM to sponsor the TW4XP car's competition
Automated Meter Management in Java/JSP on GNU/Linux (teamwork)
? Enhanced customers' experience by providing a clear & simple step-by-step installation guide
? Successfully ported smart meters system to different Linux distributions with different software versions
? Efficiently added functionality & fixed bugs according to cutomers' needs improving customers' reviews
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Universitat Stuttgart, Germany Research Assistant (in parallel with studies) May 2009Sept. 2009
ConnectmeTV, Egypt Junior Software Development Engineer (intern) Feb. 2008March 2008
German University in Cairo, Egypt Junior Teaching Assistant (part-time) Feb. 2007June 2007
MobiServe (Orascom), Egypt Quality Engineer (intern) June 2006July 2006
Awards
Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, EMEA 2010 Finalist, Fully paid retreat in Google Zurich
DAAD Scholarship 2008 German Academic Exchange Service for Master's Studies, value of 12,000 EUR
GUC Scholarship 2004 75% discount for the Bachelor's Studies, value of 112,500 EGP
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Skills
Technical
Languages: Java, C++ (Fair Knowledge), C, CUDA, VHDL
Web Technologies: SQL DBMS, XML, JavaScript, JSON, Dojo, HTML
Others: GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows, Latex, Open/Libre Office, Microsoft Office, Subversion
IBM Products: WebSphere Commerce, WebSphere Application Server, Lotus Sametime Plugin
Language
French (Fluent), English (Fluent), Arabic (Spoken), German (Basic)
Education
Universitat Stuttgart & IBM Deutschland R&D GmbH, Germany July 2010March 2011
Institute of Parallel & Distributed Systems (IPVS), Master Thesis, GPA: 1.3 (95%) A+
Universitat Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany Oct. 2008 March 2011
M.Sc. in Information Technology INFOTECH, CGPA: 1.7 (88.33%) A
Subjects studied: Embedded Systems, Industrial Automation, Modeling & Simulation, Artificial Intelligence,
Software Engineering, Databases, Visualization, Networks, Compilers, Parallel Programming (CUDA),
Distributed Systems, Business Management & Administration, Innovation & Technology Management, Law.
Projects: RISC Processor in VHDL, Nvidia CUDA Steganopraghy Program on GPGPU
Universitat Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany April 2008 Sept. 2008
Institute for Visualization & Interactive Systems (VIS), Bachelor Thesis, GPA: 2.0 (83.33%)
Project: Bachelor Thesis: Tools & Strategies for Working with Large Diagrams
German University in Cairo (GUC), Cairo, Egypt Oct. 2004 March 2008
B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering, CGPA: 1.69 (88.5%) A, Cumulative: Very Good with Honours
Projects: OpenGL Tetris Game in C; OpenGL Painting Program in C; OpenGL 3D Pacman Game in C; Car
Parking Sensors using PIC, LCD & sensors; XML Movie Database; SQL E-learning Database
College du Sacre-Coeur Caire (SCC), Cairo, Egypt (French Education) Sept. 1999 June 2004
High School Certificate (Thanaweya Amma), Mathematics Major (98.5%)
Primary Schools in Montreal, Canada (French Education) Sept. 1992 June 1999
Selected Extracurricular Activities, Certificates & Professional Associations
Co-founder of INFOTECH Students Organization in Germany
Voluntary missionary in Kenya & Tanzania
Organization Committee in GCBT (Global Conference On Business Transactions)
Cheftaine Pratique in Mej (Mouvement Eucharistique des Jeunes) & Cheftaine in Mouvement Ideal
Conferences on Information Technology, Business Transactions & Arab League
DALF and DELF (French Certificates) in CFCC (Centre Francais de Culture et de Cooperation)
APEGBC application in progress & past IEEE member
Interests
Open Source Software, Blogging, Planting, Cooking, Photography, Traveling, Breeding Birds, Cycling, Skiing
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