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Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

- Co-founded GeoSurge, a geospatial technology company- Drafted open-source policy for federal client, which was successfully adopted- Research and develop innovative geospatial solutions- Crafted research and data-based decision making strategy that led to successful adoption of robust geospatial architecture- Served as Geospatial Subject Matter Expert for federal client- Built website for annual conference- Contribute to open-source, including geotiff.io, geotiff.js, and geoblaze.io- Invented xdim, a syntax for describing the in-memory layout of multi-dimensional data- Co-organized FedGeoDay Conference

Washington, Dc, Us

- Software engineer and product owner for NASA Earthdata Search: https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov- Prioritized and assigned development tasks using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)- Created cost model, estimating and predicting cost of AWS resources over the following 5 years- Fixed bug in a legacy bash script preventing users from downloading data from AWS S3 buckets (https://github.com/nasa/earthdata-search/pull/1573)- Fixed display of airborne campaigns that crossed the anti-meridian in JavaScript (https://github.com/nasa/earthdata-search/pull/1561/files)

Roma, Rm, It

- Contributed as a part-time subcontractor to PRISM, "an interactive map-based dashboard that simplifies the integration of geospatial data on hazards, along with information on socioeconomic vulnerability" (https://github.com/WFP-VAM/prism-app)- Migrated PRISM Application from Mapbox GL JS to Maplibre GL JS (https://github.com/WFP-VAM/prism-app/pull/362)- Create zonal, a JavaScript library for calculating zonal statistics (https://www.npmjs.com/package/zonal)

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Lead code migration of front-end for code.gov from Angular to ReactJS- Initiated and led effort to break up front-end code base into smaller reusable modules- Dropped load time of code.gov from 30+ seconds to 2 seconds

- Created Perfect Party (https://perfectpartyapp.com), a web app that automatically generates the perfect playlist, drinklist, and menu for your party based on who is attending and what they love.- Making party planning ridiculously easy, so it's easier for people to be social and get together.

- Taught a computer how to make the first draft of a map based on user input- Develop a cutting edge machine learning model that generates maps using Gensim and Google's Tensorflow.- Meet with customers and develop a product that integrates seamlessly into their existing workflows.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Built Global Agricultural Disaster Assessment System (GADAS) for the U.S. Department of Agriculture- Developed front-end web GIS application using Angular 2- Developed back-end geoprocessing tools using Python and ArcPy- Crafted technical strategies regarding frameworks for the application and automated testing

- Monitor the internet for illegal advertisements- Develop in Angular, Django, Firefox API, JavaScript, MySQL, and Python - Created algorithm for rapid hashing of thousands of images using Python - Created unique object outline detection algorithm using Python- Created optical spectrum filtering algorithm for image pre-processing- Implemented open source optical character recognition engine- Developed two Mozilla Firefox Browser extensions using JavaScript and Firefox Browser API- Developed Google Chrome extension using JavaScript and Chrome Browser API- Wrote algorithms for merging millions of records in MySQL database- Developed auto-tagging methods using Python and a commercial API- Developed web page in AngularJS

Washington, Dc, Us

Researching and co-authoring a book chapter on globalization, terrorism and collective narrative processes

Washington, Dc, Us

- Design and develop the website for the 2014 Georgetown University Conflict Resolution conference- Code in Pure CSS on AWS Server running Ubuntu 12.04 for very low load-times and high reliability

Develop geomakers source code using Django and Python

Washington, Dc, Us

- Create PDF maps for Philippines Shelter Cluster, which are used by hundreds of organizations to coordinate activities in response to Typhoon Haiyan.- Code Leaflet maps of Red Cross Programs and baseline survey data from disaster areas

- Empower communities and individuals to tell stories using maps- Manage various mapping projects, including but not limited to Urban Development in Turkey, Pearl Revolution in Bahrain, Global Border Changes, Food Insecurity in Yemen, and Syrian Revolution- Established and maintained effective working relationships with colleagues in human rights organizations, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and non-profit start-ups.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Wrote a book chapter with Fathali Moghaddam, director of the Georgetown University Conflict Resolution Program, for an upcoming book published by ABC-CLIO; Wrote this chapter on how political groups, especially the Muslim Brotherhood, use the strategy “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” in their narratives- Researched peacekeeping operations and United Nations Security Council politics with Professor Lise Howard for an upcoming journal article; Conducted literature searches using the internet, library databases, and the United Nations Official Document System; Summarized hundreds of sources in concise briefs for the professor

Co-mediated disputes over breaches of contracts, upaid rent, unpaid wages, and family issues as a part of mediator credentialing program; Solved disputes by structuring a conversation between disputing parties that led to mutual understanding and a written agreement; Awarded mediator credential

- Managed a team of 12 case workers that assisted 1200 mostly Iraqi refugees with accessing welfare benefits- Developed a financial orientation tool with Excel and VBA that predicted and tracked our refugee clients expenses; Catholic Charities disbursed $1,100 in assistance to each refugee, totaling more than $1 million- Resolved problems between refugees and welfare offices, among coworkers, and among refugees; this included negotiating with the Food Stamp program manager for the County of San Diego- Managed crises quickly and calmly, including medical emergencies and domestic abuse- Greatly improved workplace efficiency by automating tasks and reducing paperwork; Created computer programs that automatically fill out paperwork, reducing the time it takes to refer new clients to welfare by 75%

Washington, Dc, Us

Answered the phones, gave tours to constituents, and wrote a brief for a legislative correspondent

Master Of Arts, Conflict Resolution

Jordanian Arabic

Certificate, Interfaith Conflict Resolution

Certificate, Arabic

Bachelor Of Arts, History