My CV « Rawan Soudah

My CV

By Rawan

Objective

To strive for excellence in the field of software development with dedication, focus, and passion. To utilize my knowledge and skills in the best possible way for the fulfillment of organizational goals. To assume a responsible position with the opportunity for professional growth.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science
American University of Beirut (AUB) – Beirut, Lebanon (October 2005 – October 2008)

  • Graduating accumulative average 83.0 (Based on a 100% scale)
  • Thesis Topic: Cache-Oblivious Polygon Indecomposability Testing of Convex Polygons

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
American University of Beirut (AUB) – Beirut, Lebanon (October 2001 – June 2005)

  • Graduating accumulative average 84.5 (Based on a 100% scale)
  • Four-time recipient of the Dean’s Honor Award

American High School Diploma
International Baccalaureate (IB) Certificates: Math, Physics, Computer Science, Arabic
Bahrain Bayan School – Issa Town, Bahrain (September 1999 – June 2001)

  • Graduated with high distinction
  • Graduating accumulative average 3.8 (Based on a 4.0 scale)
  • Remained on the honor’s list throughout my school years

Work Experience

Lab Instructor and Graduate Assistant
American University of Beirut (AUB) – Computer Science Department
Beirut, Lebanon – October 2005 to June 2007

  • Lab instructor for data structure courses and computer literacy courses
  • Interviewed students and graded assignments and exams
  • Prepared and presented several topics for students
  • Prepared quizzes and proctored during exams

IT Support
Specialized Technical Services (STS)
Amman, Jordan – July to September 2004

  • Learned the fundamental working knowledge of the Automation Department
  • Resolved various software problems for the end user

Dorm Receptionist – Student Work Study Program
American University of Beirut (AUB) – Murex Dorms
Beirut, Lebanon – February 2002 to June 2004

  • Assisted with the various needs and concerns of the resident students
  • Assessed and ensured the safety of the resident students by taking any required action

Computer Skills

Programming Languages

  • Java
  • C and C++
  • PHP
  • HTML
  • MATLAB
  • MPI
  • OpenGL

Concepts

  • Object Oriented Software Development
  • Design Patterns
  • Software Modeling using UML
  • Cache Optimizations

Databases (RDBMS)

  • MYSQL with phpMyAdmin
  • Microsoft Access

Operating Systems

  • Windows
  • Unix-like (Linux, Minix 3)

Other

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage)
  • PAPI
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Maya 3D
  • Adobe Premiere

Publications

  • H. Safa, H. Artail, M. Karam, R. Soudah and S. Khayat, A New Scheduling Architecture for IEEE 802.16 Wireless Metropolitan Area Network, In Proc. of The fifth ACS/IEEE Int’l Conf. on Computer Systems and Applications, AICCSA ‘2007, Jordan, May 2007.
  • F. K. Abu Salem and R. N. Soudah, Cache-oblivious absolute irreducibility testing of bivariate polynomials, submitted to London Mathematical Society Journal of Computation and Mathematics.
  • F. K. Abu Salem and R. N. Soudah, An empirical study of cache-oblivious polygon indecomposability test, submitted to Computing.

Projects

  • Parallel and Cache Efficient Algorithm for Irreducibility Testing of Bivariate Polynomials – Spring 2007
  • Implemented “Direct Manipulation of Free Form Deformation” – Spring 2007
  • Cache Oblivious Shortest Path Tree for Undirected Un-weighted Graphs using Priority Queue – Fall 2007
  • IEEE 802.16 Preemptive DFPQ Scheduling Algorithm – Spring 2006
  • Extended Access Control List for MINIX 3 – Spring 2006
  • Exception Handling in the MVC Framework – Fall 2005/06
  • A Survey of Automated Test Case Generation – Fall 2005/06
  • Implemented a TAR utility under Linux – Spring 2005
  • Online Student Activity Center Reservation System: “West Hall Reservation System” – Spring 2005

Activities & Special Skills

  • Member of the Murex Dorms Society
    American University of Beirut (AUB) – Beirut, Lebanon – October 2001 to June 2007
  • Joined the Model United Nation (MUN)
    Manama, Bahrain – Spring 2000
  • Joined the School Art Club
    Bahrain Bayan School – Issa Town, Bahrain – Fall and Spring 2000
  • Bilingual in English and Arabic
  • Responsible, organized, self-motivated, enthusiastic, dedicated, and hard working
  • Well traveled and been exposed to many cultures