I am seeking a career in the field of computer and electronics engineering. I understand that success in any task in the workplace requires responsibility, inspiration and cooperation, and I work hard to achieve this. In my work I place a lot of attention on:
safety
honesty
accuracy
completeness
efficiency
creativity
presentability
PERSONAL INFORMATION
NAME: Hesham Mahmoud Abd El-Moniem Wahby
SOCIAL STATUS: Single
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 13 September 1978, Cairo
ADDRESS: 2 Abd El-Wahab Seleem St., Maadi, Cairo, 11431, Egypt
Cairo University Faculty of Engineering, Fall 1995 to Summer 2000.
Major in Computer Engineering.
Current GPA is 3.3 (82%).
Examples of courses: Signals and Systems, Digital and Analog Electronics, Computer Architecture, Data and File Structures, Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Project Management.
Kuwait English School, Kuwait, Fall 1992 to Spring 1995.
GCE (May 1995) in 'A' Level Pure Mathematics and 'A\S' Level Computing both with grade A.
GCSE/IGCSE (June 1993, June 1994) in 11 subjects with 2 grades A*, 8 grades A, 1 grade B.
Manor House School, Giza, Fall 1990 to Spring 1992.
Kuwait English School, Kuwait, Fall 1982 to Spring 1990.
JOB EXPERIENCES
Freelance programming for the Population Council, Cairo, January/February 2000.
Designed and implemented in Visual Basic an improved version of the library catalog program I had written before. This version provides better functionality and more ease of use than both my older Perl based program and the original DOS based program as well as better protection for data integrity.
Full-time intern, Population Council, Cairo, Summer 1999.
Helped the computer consultant there in maintaining the LAN connecting computers in several offices on several floors, keeping the computers and software in working order and teaching inexperienced users to perform tasks on the computer.
Was exposed to the internal telephone system during the installation of an upgraded system and helped in connecting it to modems in the computers.
Reverse engineered an old library catalog program (DOS based) and wrote a program to convert its undocumented database format so the catalog could be printed sorted in several ways. Went on to write a CGI client/server type database program in Perl to replace the out-dated DOS based program.
Participated in designing parts of the web site for the UCO including a local search engine and a message board system.
For a period of two weeks, while my supervisor was away, had the sole responsibility for maintaining the web site and worked directly with personnel from different departments to update their corresponding departments on it.
Developer for the Open Amiga Foundation since its inception in 1999; an initiative to develop an open source version of the Amiga Operating System for use on a wider range of platforms.
Executive member in the Scientific Society for Computers at Cairo University since 1995; arranging trips, special lectures and publishing a computer magazine.
Was elected by peer students to represent the Computer Engineering Department students in the annual Faculty Meeting where administrative issues and plans are discussed, February 2000.
Organized a Ramadan breakfast for the Computer Engineering Department, December 1999.
Helped arrange a lecture by Dr. Farouk El-Baz as a member of the Quark Society, March 1999.
Fourth place at an Inter-School Chess Tournament, Kuwait, March 1995.
Helped arrange a Careers Convention sponsored by the school in Kuwait, January 1993.
Stage manager for a public performance for charity of a play called "Ubu" arranged by the school in Egypt, April 1992.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Electronic circuit design and construction (experienced in PCB etching and soldering).
Assembling computer systems (Amiga and PC).
Assembly language programming for the Motorola MC68000 and Intel 8086 families of CPUs.
High level language programming/scripting using:
BASIC
LOGO
Pascal
C/C++
Perl
Rexx
Use and programming of several computing platforms including:
UNIX/Linux
Amiga
MS-DOS
Windows
Web page design and authoring using HTML, JavaScript and CGI (Perl).
Graphics and multimedia design using tools such as POV-Ray, Scala, PhotoShop and SoundTracker.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
SPORTS:
Basketball, Volleyball, Kung-Fu, Swimming and Cycling.
Basketball Squad at school and at the Maadi Sports Club, 1990 to 1996.
OTHER INTERESTS:
Listening to, playing (keyboard/piano and clarinet) and composing music.
Reading science fiction and fantasy novels as well as non-fiction in such scientific fields as chaos and astronomy.
