Experience

CAFU

• United Arab Emirates
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Product Design Researcher

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Wing

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 300 - 400 Employee

• UX Researcher

  • Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

  Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is the world’s first on-demand drone delivery service direct to homes and businesses. Available on three continents, Wing works with local businesses and major global partners to deliver food, goods, medicine, and parcels via drone. Wing also plays an integral role in enabling automated access to the sky through its drone flyer app, OpenSky. Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is the world’s first on-demand drone delivery service direct to homes and businesses. Available on three continents, Wing works with local businesses and major global partners to deliver food, goods, medicine, and parcels via drone. Wing also plays an integral role in enabling automated access to the sky through its drone flyer app, OpenSky.



Google

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• UX Researcher at Google (via Akorbi)

  • Apr 2021 - Jul 2022

  I'm part of the Immersive UX team which leads design, research, and development of Lens and visual search user experiences to create the future of a more visual and immersive Google. Our goal is to understand how users visually explore, discover, and learn about the world around us. I'm part of the Immersive UX team which leads design, research, and development of Lens and visual search user experiences to create the future of a more visual and immersive Google. Our goal is to understand how users visually explore, discover, and learn about the world around us.



Tonic3

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UX Researcher

  • Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

  - Focused on generative and evaluative UX research with B2B and B2C projects - Created user personas, user stories, experience maps, and other UX deliverables from research findings. - Prepared decks with key insights and presented them to the team, driving new product design and strategy. - Focused on generative and evaluative UX research with B2B and B2C projects - Created user personas, user stories, experience maps, and other UX deliverables from research findings. - Prepared decks with key insights and presented them to the team, driving new product design and strategy.



The University of Texas at Dallas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher and Project Manager

  • Mar 2018 - Nov 2020

  The Center for Simulation and Synthetic Humans @UT Dallas, a research lab working on award-winning simulation projects with virtual humans in health/medical and education sectors. - Led a team of designers and animators to develop a virtual teacher application for students with dyslexia. - Collaborated with dyslexia education experts to get requirements of the app and created storyboards for the animation team. - Prepared IRB documents and protocols, wrote literature reviews, and contributed to HCI related research



Heroes of Cancer

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2017

  - Co-founded the 1st social platform to connect cancer patients, survivors and caregivers in Dubai. - Developed and launched MVP on the Windows store, winning 3rd Place in Microsoft Student Partner Hackathon, Microsoft Imagine Cup, and Young Achievers of the Year at The Arabian Business Awards (2014). - Ran a podcast to share the stories and interviews of cancer survivors and supporters in U.A.E. - Co-founded the 1st social platform to connect cancer patients, survivors and caregivers in Dubai. - Developed and launched MVP on the Windows store, winning 3rd Place in Microsoft Student Partner Hackathon, Microsoft Imagine Cup, and Young Achievers of the Year at The Arabian Business Awards (2014). - Ran a podcast to share the stories and interviews of cancer survivors and supporters in U.A.E.



Inovio

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Product Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  - Managed complete product life cycle, from design to development to build a CRM software for financial advisors. - Led a remote team of software developers on the feature road map, using agile practices and tools. - Wrote product documentation and tested features for quality assurance. - Analyzed product metrics using Mixpanel to make data-driven recommendations to improve the platform - Managed complete product life cycle, from design to development to build a CRM software for financial advisors. - Led a remote team of software developers on the feature road map, using agile practices and tools. - Wrote product documentation and tested features for quality assurance. - Analyzed product metrics using Mixpanel to make data-driven recommendations to improve the platform



The Coding Circle

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Instructor

  • Oct 2015 - Jul 2016

  - Taught students from ages 6 to 16 coding and computer science basics using platforms like Scratch, MIT App Inventor, Code.org, and Code Combat. - Developed STEM based curriculums and resources for students - Highlight: Mentored the youngest team of female students and won the 1st place at the Women in STEM Hackathon Dubai. - Taught students from ages 6 to 16 coding and computer science basics using platforms like Scratch, MIT App Inventor, Code.org, and Code Combat. - Developed STEM based curriculums and resources for students - Highlight: Mentored the youngest team of female students and won the 1st place at the Women in STEM Hackathon Dubai.



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Development Intern

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

  - Developed Windows Phone, Windows, and Kinect apps for internal Microsoft apps and their enterprise consumers - Competed in internal hackathons and published 12 apps. An OCR app I developed received over 1000 downloads on the Windows store. - Increased Windows development and tool adoption among students and developers by supporting the marketing, social media outreach, and event management team. - Engaged the developer community by writing technical blog posts on Windows development and speaking at industry technology conferences.



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Development and Marketing Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Developed Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 apps for the Windows Store. - Organized Windows app development training sessions, social media campaigns, and competitions, increasing engagement in the app development community. - Developed Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 apps for the Windows Store. - Organized Windows app development training sessions, social media campaigns, and competitions, increasing engagement in the app development community.