Yousif Safa, Assistive Technology Manager

Yousif Safa

Assistive Technology Manager

University of Sharjah

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
Éducation
Baccalauréat, Information Technology
Expérience
19 years, 1 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :19 years, 1 Mois

Assistive Technology Manager à University of Sharjah
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
  • Je travaille ici depuis juillet 2016

Responsible for designing, developing, and implementing assistive technology programs, training, and applications to assist students with disabilities who are struggling with their academic degree.

optimizing databases and graphical analytic diagrams to see how student development is progressing and evaluating what devices and/ or applications could further enhance the students' development cycle.

Government Solutions - Business Support Operations à National Bank of Abu Dhabi
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • janvier 2014 à juin 2016

Responsible for generated weekly/ monthly/ quarterly reports from raw data extracted from the database. Creating automated reports and enhancing delivery of reports and automated mass emails being delivered to branches, along with bulletins, and other necessary attachments.

Mobile Phone/ Application Development à Aalborg University
  • Danemark
  • octobre 2012 à août 2013

Helped building mobile applications for students at Aalborg University. Using programs such as PhoneGAP.

Web Developer à WHOSinUAE
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • février 2012 à juin 2012

Built a social media website similar to Facebook, but in Arabic and targeting the Arabs in the UAE. Had a supervision role in which I was responsible for other co-workers and gave them tasks to accomplish.

Developer in Websites, Mobile Phones, and Flash à Freelance Developer
  • Nouvelle Zélande
  • avril 2009 à janvier 2012

Creating business and personal websites for customers as well as developed mobile applications for IPhone, Android, Blackberry, and a little bit on Windows Mobile Phones. Created Flash cards for upcoming events i.e. Birthdays, Anniversaries for customers via Computer and as Mobile Applications. I was very successful in this job and gained many loyal customers out of word of mouth and poster advertisements.

Maintenance à Computer Maintenance
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
  • mai 2008 à avril 2009

Assembled computer parts, changed rams, changed/ added hard disks. Managed and configuring computer hardware and software. Performed system maintenance, optimizing overall performance level, installing, repairing, networking, printer configuration, troubleshooting software programs.

Presentation and Sale Officer à GiTex Exhibition
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • octobre 2007 à novembre 2007

Worked as a sales man with HP, selling their latest desktops, laptops, and printers through a yearly exhibition.

Teaching Assistant à American University of Sharjah
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
  • mai 2006 à décembre 2006

Assisted a faculty (Dr. Brent Mccalum) in the management, preparation, and delivery of lectures. Took over some of his classes when he was unable to attend. Prepared slides presentations and exam sheets with key answers. Grades student work and was very reliable and trustworthy. Unfortunately he wanted to go back to America and that’s when I stopped working.

Customer Support Representative à Nissan Check-up Service
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
  • avril 2004 à avril 2006

Getting in contact with recent customers and making sure their satisfaction and services are delivered correctly to them. Entering data in the database and adding new customers. I had a key responsibility in managing the database of the customers. Had to leave because it was effecting my studies and my other job.

Shares representative & Accounts Data Entry à Dubai Islamic Bank
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Ras al-Khaimah
  • mars 2003 à novembre 2003

Had a big managerial responsibility in approving customer paper work for share sales and entered the data into the banking system for verification. Managed payments and submitted them in the end of the day. Scanned customer paper work and gave them approval receipt.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, Information Technology
  • à Otago Polytechnic
  • juillet 2011
Baccalauréat, MIS (Management Information System) and Marketing
  • à American University of Sharjah
  • août 2009

Specialties & Skills

Adobe Photoshop
Web Development
Microsoft Office
MS Office
Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Preimere
Visual Basic.Net
phoneGAP
JavaScript

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Arabe
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

Cisco Certificate (Formation)
Institut de formation:
CISCO (CCNA1)
Date de la formation:
July 2010
Information Technology (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Information Technology
Date de la formation:
July 2010

Loisirs

  • Soccer
    Played for the University Team