Karime Saad

Software Engineer and Designer

About Me

Hello! My name is Karime Saad and I am a Senior at the University of Texas at Austin. I am majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering with my technical core being Software Engineering. I am anticipating to graduate in December 2017, and am open to full-time positions in Software Engineering and Front End Web Development.

For the past few years at college I have been discovering what I like doing and I am passionate about. I realized that programming is something I greatly enjoy because it gives me the chance to be as creative as I want to be.

Although I love programming in general, my main passion is front-end web development. I consider myself very artistic and creative, and have always shown interested in art and design.

Experience

Programming and Engineering Experience

For the past few years I have worked on various projects, either through my college classes, or on my free time, and have acquired knowledge and experience in the following tools and programming languages:

  • C
  • C++
  • Java
  • Python
  • Javascript
  • HTML, CSS, Bootstrap
  • Eclipse, Visual Studio, AndroidStudio, Sublime, LabView, Simulaid, IntelliJ

    • At school, I have taken some C, C++, and Java programming classes where I have developed a great understanding of object-oriented programming, algorithms, and data structures. Outside of school, I have used my free time to learn web-development and have helped create websites for different organizations by using Javascript, HTML, CSS and Bootstrap.

    Software Engineering Internship at Target (Summer 2016)

    Last summer I interned with Target as a Software Engineer where I worked at the Point-Of-Sale department. These are some of contributions as an intern:

  • Refactored existing POS code utilizing design patterns such as Model-View-Controller.
  • Contributed in developing new features in POS code, such as multi-tendering, using C++ and C#.
  • Helped integrate a new tender-type provided by Texas Government to the POS that uses smart-chip cards, and is estimated to produce 1.9M dollars a year in profit for the company.
  • Created several unit tests to ensure functioning of POS code after refactoring.




    • Art and Design Experience

    Ever since I was 6 years old I have shown interest in art and design. I have taken painting and drawing classes throughout my life, which I consider have helped increase my creativity and artistic skills.

    Intensive Pre-College Art and Design Program at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

  • Completed two art and design collegiate level classes when I was a junior in high school
  • Succeeded the program with a cummulative GPA of 4.0 and got an immediate acceptance to start college in SCAD in an art and design related major
  • Created an online portfolio where I applied knowledge learned in the Adobe Creative Cloud Programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, DreamWeaver, and AfterWorks.


    • I believe these skills are useful for web developing because they help make the website user-friendly, and pleasing to the user's eye.


    Leadership Experience

    Webmaster - Engineers Without Borders (August 2015 - January 2016)

  • Created the website of the organization using Wordpress, and personalized it by using HTML and CSS code.
  • Update weekly the website with new events and announcements.

    • Webmaster and Media Chair - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (June 2014 - August 2014)

  • Redesigned and improved the website with a more professional and modern look, giving the officers their own space on the website.
  • Selected to attend Leadership Empowerment Weekend (1 out of 8 people).

    • Freshmen Roundtable - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (October 2013 - May 2014)

  • Shadowed officers for a semester.
  • Helped SHPE officers promote various activities and facilitated several tasks done at the organization’s meetings.


    • Volunteering Experience

    After-School Volunteer - Latinitas (February 2017 - Present)

  • Attend to an elementary school weekly and help young latinas get involved in technology and media
  • Serve as an example to empower young latinas.

    • Volunteer/Mentor - Student Engineers Educating Kids (August 2015 - December 2015)

  • Work one-on-one with at-risk middle school students to complete engineering projects, and serve as a model of motivation to pursue higher education.

    Volunteer Teacher - Any Baby Can of Austin (August 2012 - May 2013)

  • Attended weekly Any Baby Can sessions and tutored attendees in math and/or english.



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