I am a Software engineer with +5 years of experience in payment systems and solutions. I also worked on Human activity recognition (HAR) , Human–computer interaction (HCI) and wearables for my master final thesis in which I gained practical experiences with :• Data mining• Machine learning concepts and algorithms I have practical experiences in:• Key management, HSM and cryptography algorithms• International ISO 8583 standard for financial transaction card originated interchange messaging• Linux based payment terminals, related APIs, programming, related software packages, QA unit testing, hardware characteristics • Physical characteristics of smart/chip cards, magnetic stripe debit cards, RFID cards and card printer devices• Programming languages: C , C++, J2SE , SQL , Python ; Version control systems ; Software documentation toolsI am also :• Eager and open to learning, researching, self-improvement and progress • Good at teamwork and communication skills• Languages : English(B2), German (A2) and Turkish(C1)
Self-Employed
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Software EngineerSelf-Employed Jan 2022 - Present• Embedded systems • C , C++ , Python
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Software DeveloperInformatics Services Corporation Nov 2011 - Oct 2017Tehran, IranSoftware development experiences in payment systems and solutions• Reverse engineering, software localization and developing new features according to merchant requests• Familiar with key management, HSM and cryptography algorithms• Being a member of Spectra T1000 payment terminal technical product review team• Solution oriented and responsible for merchant needs • Practical software development experiences with Linux based payment terminals in integration with card-based… Show more Software development experiences in payment systems and solutions• Reverse engineering, software localization and developing new features according to merchant requests• Familiar with key management, HSM and cryptography algorithms• Being a member of Spectra T1000 payment terminal technical product review team• Solution oriented and responsible for merchant needs • Practical software development experiences with Linux based payment terminals in integration with card-based payment transactions, specifically 'Gemalto MagIC3 X series' and 'Spectra T1000' payment terminal models, related APIs and hardware characteristics• Familiar with international ISO 8583 standard for financial transaction card originated interchange messaging• Practical experiences with card personalization process in integration with banking teller system, magnetic stripe cards physical characteristics and card printers specifically 'Evolis' card printers • Unit testing, code review, quality code maintenance and co-operating with QA team for the final payment software releases• Company ISMS representative in the teamCertificates and trainings provided by the company during work:• Migration to EMV (Tehran ICOBIGE, 2016)• J2EE (Tehran ACM chapter, 2015)• Linux fundamentals & basic administration LPIC1 (2014)• ISMS (Information Security Management System, 2014)• J2SE (Tehran ACM chapter, 2012)• BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation 2011) Show less -
Computer TeacherZaman Institute Sep 2007 - Aug 2009Tehran, Iran• Delivered informative presentations to students on the latest computational technologies• Taught programming fundamentals and computer hardware basics
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Software DeveloperInfotech International Group Jul 2005 - Jun 2006Tehran, Iran• Product review, installing and implementation of ‘IDTECK’ Access control system, both the device hardware and the related access control software for the company personnel authentication process, using Minutiae-based fingerprint and RFID cards.• Unit testing payment applications on ‘Ingenico i5100’ POS terminal and minor POS programming experiences.• Designing and developing 'Smart Maint' desktop application - a dialog based C++ MFC application - to automate the setup process of POS… Show more • Product review, installing and implementation of ‘IDTECK’ Access control system, both the device hardware and the related access control software for the company personnel authentication process, using Minutiae-based fingerprint and RFID cards.• Unit testing payment applications on ‘Ingenico i5100’ POS terminal and minor POS programming experiences.• Designing and developing 'Smart Maint' desktop application - a dialog based C++ MFC application - to automate the setup process of POS ethernet and modem communication parameters which was a part of 'TMS-Terminal Management System' implementation project. The output file format could be easily loaded on POS terminal (Ingenico i5100). Trainings provided by the company during work : • J2SE• Smart Cards Show less
Sara Taghavi Education Details
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Gpa 3.6 / A / Very Good -
Gpa 3 / B / Good -
Turkish Language, Tömer(Türkçe Öğretim Merkezi) -
Somayyeh HighschoolVery Good
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Sara Taghavi's current role is Software Engineer / Developer / Lifelong Learner.
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Sara Taghavi attended Shahid Beheshti University, Islamic Azad University, İstanbul Aydin University, Somayyeh Highschool.
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