Mahmoud Attia Email & Phone Number

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Worked as the Webmaster to develop the club's website.

Thuwal, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

• Tested and evaluated various Linux automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, and Chef to concurrently automate and streamline operations on an extensive network of more than potentially 150+ Linux systems, resulting in a 90% reduction in system administration time in comparison to manual methods.• Designed and implemented a robust authentication and authorization flow for the experimental network, successfully managing a self-hosted certificate authority, employing SSH certificates, and ensuring secure identity verification methods with ACME challenges.• Methodically assessed and optimized various connection approaches, including Wireguard, Socat, and Netcat, among others, to enhance network communication within the network, resulting in a 30% increase in data transfer speeds with UDP and TCP protocols.• Constructed and published 8 unique Dockerfiles to expedite the deployment and setup of network nodes, leveraging containerization for increased efficiency and isolating the experimentation network for enhanced security and flexibility.

• Presented a two-day workshop covering UI/UX design, teaching over 45 students how to implement an application design in Figma• Member of the club's Project Development Team

• Led the design and development of the official website of the club, kfupm-asme.com• Represented the club at the 2022 MET Conference

• Authored a research manuscript titled "Player Profiling Using the Five Factor Model in the Lamplighter Puzzle Game" by performing literature reviews and researching ways to assess personality through the mapping and gamification of 36 character traits into game elements.• Directed the design and implementation of a full-stack web game utilizing TypeScript, ReactJS, NextJS, and Mantine UI for the front-end and Firebase at the back-end while incorporating persistent data storage and user authentication.• Conducted experiments, collected raw data from over 100 participants, and leveraged popular data analysis methods such as group theory and process mining, which yielded conclusive and definitive results.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Worked in an Agile, collaborative environment to receive design requirements, keep track of user stories and bugs with Microsoft Azure, and attend sprint planning and delivery meetings.• Developed, tested, and documented reusable React components for the company's design system, reducing overall development time• Improved performance and reduced technical debt by performing general maintenance work, refactoring components, and improving test coverage• Communicated with and integrated backend APIs utilizing GraphQL while leveraging optimistic updates and lazy loading techniques• Implemented frontend technical solutions with correct technology processes, industry best practices, and company standards

San Francisco Bay Area

• Gained skilled knowledge in developing robust web applications with React and TypeScript.• Discovered ways to utilize SEO best practices to market websites on search engines.• Developed proficiency in testing JavaScript applications using unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.• Gained familiarity in assembling design systems to act as the single source of truth for any product.• Learnt to make the most out of server-side rendering and static site generation with NextJS.

• Implemented intermediate CSS structuring patterns with Flexbox and Grid.• Created a visually appealing company page with HTML and CSS.• Developed a fully functional online calculator using advanced JavaScript techniques.• Utilised version control using Git and Github.

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science, 3.9/4

First Honor Student, Top 1% of Class

Education record

Attained the highest grades in Cambridge IGCSE and AS levels.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Basketball Team. Succeeded with honors (grade A) in all subjects.