Abdullah AlShaikh

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technologist

  • Education

    • American University of Kuwait (AUK)

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor's degree Double Major in Computer Science and Information Systems 3.72 on a 4.00 point scale

      الأنشطة والجمعيات:ACM Chapter President (ACM@AUK) Graduated with Honors - Magna Cum Laude.

  • Experience

    • Kuwait Science Club

      Sept 1998 - Aug 2002
      Member
    • البترول الوطنية | KNPC

      Jun 2004 - Aug 2004
      Student Worker

      June 24th till August 25th 2004* Worked on maintaining user accounts.* Supported end-user requirements (help desk).

    • British Industries for Printing and Packaging

      Jun 2005 - Jul 2005
      Student Worker

      18th June until 21st July 2005* Introduction to Printing and Packaging.* Worked with the Design Department.* Worked with the Printing and Packaging Department.

    • Imagine Cup Gulf

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2009
      Participant

      Winner of the Mobile category in this regional competition organized and sponsored by Microsoft for students hosted in Dubai.

    • Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

      Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
      Student Worker

      - Worked on ongoing projects, I was introduced to Java servlets and their applications.- Final result was to create a servlet that can go through all the data stored on a database and convert that into a graph image, specifically an image of a Pie Chart or a Bar Chart.

    • CreativITy for Computer Programming & Operation

      Aug 2009 - Feb 2011
      Co-founder

      Worked on many projects, mostly web development.

    • ACM ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest)

      Nov 2009 - Nov 2009
      Participant

      A problem solving competition for computer students.

    • TEDxAlSuwaikh

      Jan 2011 - Dec 2018
      IT Operations

      In charge of video streaming and communicating with the media production partners/sponsors, and any IT related tasks.

    • Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

      Feb 2011 - Jun 2013
      Analyst Programmer

      A developer at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, responsibilities were creating the KISR website with best practices in mind for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Also, created and maintained excel sheets for the yearly operational plans for each department under KISR, and created and maintained reports from the KISR database to be integrated with KISR's SharePoint.

    • American University of Kuwait (AUK)

      May 2011 - May 2011
      Judge at The 3rd ACM@AUK Technology Fair.

      Judge at The 3rd ACM@AUK Technology Fair.

    • Al Khafji Joint Operations

      Jul 2013 - Oct 2017
      Communications Engineer

      Responsible for all onshore and offshore systems under the Transmission Section of the Communications Division under the Information Technology Department, such systems as OTN (SDH-TDM based transmission system), long range microwave link (Space Diversity), fiber optic infrastructure design, repair and maintenance.Various smaller miscellaneous systems also fall under the transmission section's responsibilities such as NTP time server with digital and analog clocks throughout the company, IPTV server and STBs, mobile pagers system for the company hospital's medical staff, CCTV cameras maintenance scheduling and reporting.Engineering new systems and studying possible upgrade paths for older systems, also reviewing and writing Scope of Work documents for all company projects that have communication equipment aspects. عرض أقل

    • Kuwait Gulf Oil Company

      Jul 2013 - Oct 2017
      Communications Engineer
    • KFAS Academy

      Nov 2017 - Aug 2021
      IT Senior Associate

      Senior Full-Stack Developer:- Languages: JavaScript, XML, PHP, Moodle LMS, SQL, Bash, HTML, CSS- Frameworks: GraphQL, Webpack, Babel.js, Saxon XSLT Processor, Node- Servers: Administration, Configuration, Apache2- Work: PDF.js, jsPDF, XML Parsing and Processing, JSON Parsing and Processing, API Development, PHP Moodle Plugins, KaTeX, LaTeX, Math.js, MathJax, SCORM

    • TEDxKuwaitCity

      Oct 2018 - now
      IT Production

      In charge of video streaming and communicating with the media production partners/sponsors, and any IT related tasks.

    • Ignition Kuwait LLC

      Dec 2019 - now
      Co-Founder

      Raising awareness and interest in space.

    • Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)

      Sept 2021 - now

      Full-Stack Developer: - Languages: Typescript, Javascript, C#, SQL, HTML, CSS, XML, VB .NET on Legacy Projects - Frameworks: .NET Framework, .NET Core, MVC, React.js, Bootstrap, Entity Framework, ASP .NET- Azure Cloud: DevOps, Git Repos, Pipelines, App Services, Virtual Machines, SQL Servers- Work: Web Applications, API Development, Digital Transformation, Dynamics 365, Project Planning, Project Tracking, Project Management

      • Senior Software Developer Specialist

        Jan 2024 - now
      • IT Analyst Developer

        Sept 2021 - Dec 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Abdullah AlShaikh
      Magna Cum Laude American University of Kuwait June 1, 2010 Honor's Degree
    • Awarded to Abdullah AlShaikh
      Spring 2009 Dean's Honor List American University of Kuwait Oct 2009
    • Awarded to Abdullah AlShaikh
      Fall 2008 Dean's Honor List American University of Kuwait May 2009
    • Awarded to Abdullah AlShaikh
      Fall 2007 Dean's Honor List American University of Kuwait May 2007
  • Volunteer Experience

    • IT Consultant

      Issued by TEDxKuwaitCity on Jan 2018
      TEDxKuwaitCityAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • Mentor

      Issued by NASA Space Apps Kuwait on Oct 2024
      NASA Space Apps KuwaitAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • IT Collaborator

      Issued by TEDxSafatSquare on Sept 2024
      TEDxSafatSquareAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • IT Consultant

      Issued by TEDxAlShuwaikh on Jan 2011
      TEDxAlShuwaikhAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • Founding Member of the Kuwait Chapter

      Issued by The Mars Society on Jan 2020
      The Mars SocietyAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • Team Mentor

      Issued by NASA International Space Apps Challenge on Oct 2019
      NASA International Space Apps ChallengeAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Orbital Space on Jun 2019
      Orbital SpaceAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • Team Mentor

      Issued by NASA International Space Apps Challenge on Oct 2018
      NASA International Space Apps ChallengeAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • IT Guru

      Issued by TEDxAlShuwaikh on Dec 2015
      TEDxAlShuwaikhAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • Team Mentor

      Issued by Fishackathon on Feb 2018
      FishackathonAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh
    • Team Mentor

      Issued by Fishackathon on Apr 2016
      FishackathonAssociated with Abdullah AlShaikh