Dalaa Alqahtani

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EDUCATION

Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI

Masters of Science, Information Systems, May 2016, GPA 3.8/4.0 American University of Kuwait Salmiya, Kuwait

Bachelors of Science, Computer Science and Information Systems, May 2012, GPA 3.1/4.0 CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS

Central Michigan University Mt Pleasant, MI

Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification, May 2015

Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition Kuwait

Ranked 2nd place in the Regional Finals, March 2012 WORK EXPERIENCE

THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR APPLIED EDUCATION & TRAINING Adailiyah, Kuwait Senior Software Developer April 2019 –Present

• Researching, designing, implementing and managing software programs

• Working closely with other developers, business and systems analysts

• Agile project development using SOLID programming principles, developing using tools such as MVC Asp.net, jQuery, AJAX, Bootstrap and C#.

THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR APPLIED EDUCATION & TRAINING Adailiyah, Kuwait Part-time Instructor April 2019 –Present

• Teaching introductory computer skills classes to neophytes

• Preparing and adjusting lesson plans geared towards students abilities

• Organizing class schedule to cover key elements of computer studies

• Teach basic computing skills such as utilizing Microsoft Office CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Mt Pleasant, MI

Graduate Research Assistant January 2015 – August 2018

• Tutor and assist teaching a web development class, including; HTML, CSS, JavaScript

• Assist teach Visual Basic Course for Application Development

• Assisted faculty with ongoing research on Social Network Sites, E-Government, Healthcare Informatics, and Big Data

• Published articles (Please refer to Conference section) CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IT Mt Pleasant, MI Technical Assistant / Receptionist September – December 2015

• Communicate with College of Medicine faculty on their technological needs

• Recorded, transcribed and posted information regarding medicine faculty and students’ technical issues

• Provided technical assistance to faculty and students TURTORING HIGH SCHOOL Boston, MA

Tutor September 2013 – June 2014

• Taught students to solve algebraic problems

• Oversaw students writing papers, and completing projects while providing guidance INSTITUTE OF BANKING STUDIES Kuwait City, Kuwait

Internship July – September 2012

• Able to see different departments functioning tasks

• Contributed in Coordinating upcoming events

• Recorded, transcribed and distributed minutes of meetings

• Computer literate therefore able to learn new in-house software quickly

• Greeted customers, vendors, and students directing them to the correct department ZAIN TELECOM Salmiya, Kuwait

Customer Service September 2011

• Greeted visitors and determined to whom and when they could speak with specific individuals

• Work well in a high pressure environment

• Quickly learn procedures and methods

• Demonstrating competence and poise in professional and social setting

• Guided customers to paying bills using automated machines PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (CMU) Mt Pleasant, MI Volunteer September 2014 – May 2016

• Assisted the OIA with International Student Orientation week

• Guided Students around campus

• Provided students with information regarding academic curriculum and entrance examination

• Committed to assisting students

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION (CMU) Mt Pleasant, MI Member and Vice President September 2014 – May 2016

• Organized events for international students at the university

• Encouraged students to work together

• Maintain utmost discretion when dealing with sensitive topics, committed to assisting students

• Well organized, supervised events, and delegated tasks to group members INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT GROUP (CMU) Mt Pleasant, MI Student Member September - December 2014

• Gave advice to students on studying abroad and how to be able to adapt

• Safeguarded sensitive topics and inquiries students may have had, providing support when needed SISMAT (DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY) Hanover, NH

Secure Information Systems Mentoring and Training (SISMAT) June-July 2011

• Attended Workshops

• Able to adapt real life techniques and an in depth training on security

• Obtained knowledge on various security issues in organizations worldwide MSP Kuwait

Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) at the American University of Kuwait 2011

• Received the opportunity to learn about the latest in technology

• Attended Microsoft events in Kuwait

• Represent Microsoft student technology on campus ACCOSIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY (AUK) Kuwait

President of AUK chapter September 2010-June 2012

• Organized ACM annual technology fair, where senior students displayed their capstone projects

• Organized Kuwait Collegiate Programming Competition (Q8CPC)

• Able to work under extreme pressure and improvised on last minute adjustments

• Planned out different events, adhered to budgeting practices, delegating tasks to other student members

• Prepared formal invitations to important guests, design programs, flyers and leaflets.

• Contacted Vendors, Media and various newspapers to cover events CONFRENCES

IACIS Clearwater, FL

International Association for Computer Information Systems, October 2015

• Published Paper (SNS CHOICE AND USAGE: A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH MODEL) ICCSN

2016 8th IEEE International Conference on Communication Software and Networks (ICCSN 2016) Beijing, China

• Published Paper (Social Network Sites Selection and Usage: The Effects of Personal, Interpersonal, and Cultural Factors)

WAGL Abu Dhabi, UAE

Women as Global Leaders Conference at Zayed University SKILLS (SAP)

• SAP Courses; Enterprise System Management SAP, ABAP, Enterprise System Management SAP Configuration

• SAP Configuration Skills Learnt in Modules (FI- MM-PP-CO-SD- QM-MRP):

• Understanding business processes and their relationship to SAP’s Organizational structure

• Combining business processes and SAP organizational structure

• Understanding business processes and their integrative nature

• Testing newly configured system

• Understanding SAP Organizational Structures

• View system outputs – statistics, reports, and graphics

• Certificate 1: Enterprise System for Management using SAP software

• Certificate 2: SAP ABAP Programming Managerial Systems

• Certificate 3: Configuration & Implementation for Global Systems using SAP SKILLS

• Communication skills:

• Comfortable with public speaking

• Effective presentation of complex material to audiences of varying skills

• Documentation skills; Project documentation; Computer Science Capstone, Application development Project, Business Systems Application project

• Facilitate discussions between group members

• Providing performance feedback to groups and individuals

• Assisting other in development of presentation skills

• Excellent writing skills; articles, summaries, essays

• Ability to develop rapport through active listening and engagement

• Trilingual English, Arabic and Intermediate French

• Research and planning skills:

• Superior critical analysis skills

• Analysis and information gathering techniques

• Problem clarification and resource identification

• Goal setting and evaluation

• Leadership skills:

• Management of details

• Coordinating tasks for multiple groups

• Delegation of responsibility and evaluation of work product.

• Teaching, instruction, and coaching of neophytes attempting new tasks

• Managing, counseling, and motivating groups and individuals.

• Development of strategies to cope with conflict and change.

• Understanding of how to structure activities for diverse groups

• Web Development Experiences:

• Build customized websites to the highest specifications

• Carry out routine site maintenance

• A disciplined and analytical approach to web development projects

• Knowledge in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), User Experience Design, Internet Marketing, Social Media trends.

• Computer and Tech skills:

• Programming Languages; Java, LISP programming(Scheme), Visual Basic.Net, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, XML, SQL, UML, Alice (Object oriented 3-D programming), SAP ABAP,

• Tools: Visual Studio.net, Dreamweaver, SharePoint

• Expert in Microsoft Office, with a focus on Excel, Access, PowerPoint

• SAP Courses; Enterprise System Management SAP, ABAP, Enterprise System Management SAP Configuration

• Web and tech savvy

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