• May 2021 - Present

• May 2018 - May 2021

A. Head of Department:• Designing and continuously improving the study plan of Bachelor of Science in IT program.• Interviewing faculty candidates.• Assigning courses to faculty members based on expertise and previous performance.• Reviewing syllabi of courses and providing feedback in regard to teaching materials, assessment methods as well as learning outcomes.• Reviewing midterm and final exams in relation to student learning outcomes.• Peer assessment of departmental faculty members.• Reviewing course file reports.• Analyzing data of peer assessment and student feedback and then communicating recommendations to departmental faculty members.• Reporting to senior management on faculty performance and student feedback.Additional activities:• Member of academic council: ➢ Suggesting, approving and monitoring policies to improve the quality of teaching and administrative processes.• Turnitin Training: Providing Turnitin training to faculty members.• Accreditation committees: Evaluating sub-standards related to undergraduate programs and students in accordance to requirements of a U.S.-based accreditor. • Effective communication: Giving seminars to students on how to use emails for effective and professional communication.Assistant Professor of Information Science• Designing and teaching multiple courses: Business Intelligence, Research Methods, eCommerce, Technology Entrepreneurship, Technical Writing and Study Skills.• Supervising capstone graduation projects. Show less

• Jan 2018 - May 2018

Developing curricula of two undergraduate courses; Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Ethics, teaching, advising students and assessing students’ course work.

Founder

• Apr 2021 - Present

Founder & User Research Consultant

• Jun 2015 - May 2018

Key projects included (i) custom Supply Chain Management system (ii) eLeaning Moodle-based solution and (iii) Hospital Information System. • Planning and conducting meetings to capture clients’ needs and objectives. • Drafting and negotiating proposals. • Plan, supervise and conduct data collection and requirements analysis. • Supervise developers and inspect system features against requirements. • Plan and conduct functional testing and communicate findings to developers. • Plan and conduct usability testing. • Analyse quantitative and qualitative data of usability testing studies and communicate findings to designers, developers and clients. • Design and deliver training to end-users. Show less

Guest Lecturer

• Oct 2015 - Oct 2015

Guest lecturer to undergraduate students for Introduction to Human Computer Interaction module. Guest lecturer to undergraduate students for Introduction to Human Computer Interaction module.

Business Development Consultant

• Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

- Identifying potential clients in Oil & Gas sector in Iraq. - Planning meetings and presenting the Immerse platform to potential clients. - Identifying potential clients in Oil & Gas sector in Iraq. - Planning meetings and presenting the Immerse platform to potential clients.

Usability Boot Camp Support

• Nov 2013 - Nov 2014

Supported two usability boot camps (November 2013 and November 2014) to train MSc HCI students on running user studies and using relevant tools. Supported two usability boot camps (November 2013 and November 2014) to train MSc HCI students on running user studies and using relevant tools.

Co-founder

• Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

• Oct 2012 - May 2014

Successfully supervised six teams of final year undergraduate students through the phases: requirement specification, design and implementation.

• Oct 2012 - Jan 2013

Tutoring system specification module to MSc Business System Analysis and Design students: covering module material and guiding students in using the modelling tool “Magic Draw”.

Assessing UG Final Year Projects

• May 2012 - Jul 2012

- Evaluating projects based on practical implications. - Identifying strengths and weaknesses of developed solutions. - Negotiating projects quality with academics. - Evaluating projects based on practical implications. - Identifying strengths and weaknesses of developed solutions. - Negotiating projects quality with academics.

• Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

- Engaged in sales meetings. - Identifying clients’ business requirements.- Coordinating between technical team and clients.

• Sep 2008 - Jul 2009

- Storing and retrieving information using computer applications.

• Jul 2007 - Aug 2008

- Monitoring database performance.- Designing queries.- Developing and testing back-ups.