Majd Al-shihabi
Currently pursuing Systems Design Engineering degree at University of Waterloo.
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Website: | http://twitter.com/majdal |
| Industries: | Education, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | C/C++, Engineering, HTML / CSS, Languages and Platforms, PHP, Software Engineering, SQL, Web Development |
| Location: | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Groups: | FOSS Factory |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities |
| Tags: | complex systems, design, student, systems |
| Schools: | University of Waterloo |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Engineers Without Borders, University of Waterloo, Waterloo |
| Position: | Vice President Internal |
| Time period: | August 2007 - Present |
| Description: | * Leading a team of directors performing vital chapter functions such as public outreach and advocacy.
* Played a founding role in the chapter's innovative Be Orange campaign. * Previously was monitoring and evaluation director. * Created new ways to use the chapter's power to evaluate the chapter's impact on campus. |
| Employer: | Collaborative Systems Lab, University of Waterloo, Waterloo |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | August 2008 - November 2008 |
| Description: | * Consolidated a framework for future research in the lab related to collaborative tabletop applications.
* Performed a feasibility study for available frameworks and supporting windowing environments. * Created a case study for the consolidated framework with RSS news feeds. |
| Employer: | RENDER, University of Waterloo, Waterloo |
| Position: | Curator and Technical Assistant |
| Time period: | December 2007 - March 2008 |
| Description: | * Created my own web project with RENDER (website where people can upload pictures and view them automatically as a PHP slideshow).
* Created websites for visitng artists. * Designed two published artist books. * Teaching Assistant for the AnArcheology course offered at RENDER. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Waterloo |
| Time period: | 2006 - Present |
| Degree: | Bachelor of Applied Science, Honours Systems Design Engineering |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Interested in user interface design, the impact and importance of intuitive, user centered design. Passionate about development, access to knowledge, desgin, the internet, technology and culture, philanthropy.
Enjoy reading, swimming, vector graphic design. |
