Taysseer Samman, IT Auditor

Taysseer Samman

IT Auditor

American university of Beirut

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
Experience
15 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 11 Months

IT Auditor at American university of Beirut
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since December 2018

IT Audit

Head Developer at Al Baraka Bank
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2011 to December 2018

Worked as the head developer handling direct line management of a small development team that includes:
Responsibility for requirements gathering and solution design of required applications, Monitoring and participating in the development phase, Monitor the UAT phase until the final iteration is released, Responsibility of the smoothness of the go-live procedure. In addition to being the Solution owner for customization of Misys Equation Core Banking System, integrating software development using legacy code, modularizing and updating existing code using up-to-date development strategies, designing new systems to satisfy the bank’s needs (Credit, Batches, etc…), developing report extracts and support current data management systems to ensure the availability of data for operations, financial control, and internal audit departments. Furthermore, participating in the life cycle and design of current e-Banking policies, responsibility of milestone reporting to direct manager, developing new tools for automating and speeding up business processes and services, and finally training employees on using the developed programs.

Tutor at Private
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2008 to June 2013

I tutor students on demand, in relation to IT field of study.

Instructor at American University of Beirut (AUB)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2009 to June 2012

I taught mid-ranged computer science courses and labs (40 to 50 students).
I assisted in some, and was the lead instructor in some.
I had to organize and prepare some course material, as well as conduct labs and exams accordingly.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at American University Of Beirut
  • June 2008

Distinction (3.5/4) Scholarship for having a high distinction in School

High school or equivalent, General Sciences
  • at Hariri High School 2
  • June 2005

High Distinction (17/20 equivalent to 3.5/4) Awarded Scholarship to go to any university of choice

Specialties & Skills

Programming
Project Management
RPG III
Matlab, Octave, Maple
MS Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, MS Project, MS Visio
Quantitative Analysis
Creative Skills
Ability to work individually or in teams
JAVA, C, C++, C#, SharePoint, Workflows
Adaptability in any environment
English, Arabic
SQL, Oracle SQL, integrated data bases
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office software & the Internet
Windows, Linux, Solaris
Managerial Skills
Crystal Reports
RPG Programming (AS400)
Communication Skills

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2019
Securing SQL Server (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
August 2017
Duration:
24 hours
EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer .NET (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2016
Valid Until:
December 2019
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) (Training)
Training Institute:
New Horizons
Date Attended:
December 2016
Duration:
30 hours
IT Professional Development Program (Training)
Training Institute:
Al Baraka Group
Date Attended:
November 2013
Management Development Program (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech Lebanon
Date Attended:
May 2015
Duration:
12 hours
IRTIx Islamic Finance and Banking - IFB101x (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2016
Valid Until:
March 2017
Leadership Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech Lebanon
Date Attended:
November 2015
Duration:
12 hours
CompTIA Project+ (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2015
Valid Until:
January 9999
Programming With C# (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
October 2014
Duration:
30 hours
SharePoint 2013 Administration (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
July 2014
Duration:
30 hours
Programming With HTML5, CSS and JavaScript (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
30 hours
SharePoint 2013 Development (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
August 2014
Duration:
30 hours
Communication Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
October 2014
Duration:
12 hours
COBIT5® Foundation Certificate in IT Business Framework (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2014
Valid Until:
January 9999
ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2014
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Nature Sports
    Hiking All Across Lebanon, Camping, Caving, etc...