Multimedia Technology Consultant for Curriculum Development
Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Total years of experience :29 years, 6 Months
Multimedia Technology Consultant for Curriculum Development.
A consultant for a project from the Belgian Technical Cooperation BTC.
Multimedia Production and Training, CEO July 2009 - Present
Neiraba Animation Studios (NAS), Jenin, Palestine
http://www.neiraba.com
I have established NAS with some fresh graduate students staring October 2008, and officially started the company on July 2009 after about a year of study and following a business plan which I have wrote. I have trained most of the staff members in NAS to work in a team and the technical experience needed for each line. The company has some products in the market and will be submitted upon request.
Multimedia Technology Department, Chairman June 2008 - Present
Arab American University-Jenin, Jenin, Palestine
http://www.aauj.edu
I have updated and maintained the syllabus of the Multimedia Technology Department, in addition to teaching many courses in the program including (Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, Advanced Computer Graphics, Introduction to Multimedia, Computer Aided Design and Drafting, Digital Image Processing and Game Design and Development) . I led a team of programmers to the ACM competition held in Alexandria-Egypt in November 2008. I was a member in the Faculty council.
We have a new research group in the multimedia and computer graphics areas.
Consultant in Multimedia in Education April 2012 - August 2012
PTU, Tulkarm, Palestine • MATLab
I am working as a consultant with three universities (Palestine Technical University -Kadoorie, An-Najah University and Al-Arroub University) lead by Khadoorie, on a project for improving the quality of the schools' technology teachers. The project is supported by the World Bank to improve the qualifications of the pre-service teachers in the Technology Education program. We are doing some research and implementing it on the pre-service
teachers and their professors.
I have done my PhD at the katholieke universiteit leuven, Belgium in Computer Engineering- Computer Graphics. My research was in Texture Synthesis, and I have worked on Digital Image Processing.
Computer Science Department, Acting Chairman Sep. 2001 - Oct. 2003
Arab American University-Jenin, Jenin, Palestine
I have updated and maintained the syllabus of the Computer Science Department, in addition to teaching many courses in the program including (Digital Logic Design, Programming Fundamentals I (c/C++), Object Oriented Programming (Java), Computer Networks, PC Upgrading and Maintenance and Artificial Intelligence) . I have represented the faculty in the University council and the department in the Faculty of Information Technology Council.
Team leader and Project Manager Sep. 2000 - October 2001
ASAL Technologies, Ramallah, Palestine
Lead designer and developer for web sites and promotional media for small businesses. Utilized contemporary design to create concise web sites for specific client needs. Site creation included use of HTML, JavaScript, MySQL and Adobe Flash. Created and assembled web graphics, including logos and advertisements.
Technical Coordinator
I have produced many practical training programs
I have led many software projects
I have taught many courses
Studies focused in computer graphics in general, specialized in "Texture Synthesis", Color Theory, and Digital Image Processing. The research group worked on rendering and Visualization in computer graphics. I have published several papers in international conference and a Journal paper on texture synthesis. The dissertation was about "Sample Based Texture Synthesis"
Computer Networks The master thesis thesis was "IP over ATM". Served as Teaching Assistant for introductory programming classes and computer networks classes, responsible for assignment grading, class review sessions, and one-on-one student meetings.
Specialized in Digital Electronics, Digital Signal Processing, Digital Communication Encoding and Decoding. The final project was about INMARSAT Communication.