CEO, Founder & Product Manager

• Jan 2015 - Present

Tarboosh is an independent game development studio. It started as a mobile focused studio then expanded to the broader gaming markets targeting different platforms, with games currently available on Apple’s App Store, Google Play, Amazon, Steam, Oculus Home, PC and Mac. Tarboosh games are frequently featured by Apple’s editorial teams globally, dominating the top charts and downloaded by millions of players. Tarboosh is an independent game development studio. It started as a mobile focused studio then expanded to the broader gaming markets targeting different platforms, with games currently available on Apple’s App Store, Google Play, Amazon, Steam, Oculus Home, PC and Mac. Tarboosh games are frequently featured by Apple’s editorial teams globally, dominating the top charts and downloaded by millions of players.

Internal Audit

• Aug 2011 - Aug 2020

Internal Audit

• Feb 2010 - Jul 2011

Designing and developing a prototype for a tool to permanently erase selected files/folders beyond recovery and make it virtually irretrievable by repeatedly writing over the selected data using a choice of three-leveled advanced wiping algorithms for a commercial software development house. Designing and developing a prototype for a tool to permanently erase selected files/folders beyond recovery and make it virtually irretrievable by repeatedly writing over the selected data using a choice of three-leveled advanced wiping algorithms for a commercial software development house.

Enterprise Risk Services

• Dec 2007 - Nov 2009

Supervision of Enterprise Risk Services in the Middle East, including IT Advisory, Risk Assurance, Consultation and Audit. Supervision of Enterprise Risk Services in the Middle East, including IT Advisory, Risk Assurance, Consultation and Audit.

Information Technology Specialist

• Sep 2002 - Oct 2007

Maintaining the IT environment including systems, network and database administration. Liaison with the different Peace Corps IT management teams in Middle East and Europe. Maintaining the IT environment including systems, network and database administration. Liaison with the different Peace Corps IT management teams in Middle East and Europe.

Game Programming Instructor

• Feb 2002 - Sep 2004

Created and lectured a game development syllabus and training material for a professional training institute, the course was 70 hours long and covered different aspects such as game design, the application of artificial intelligence, moving through a 3D world and object oriented programming review. Each subject was aided with practical examples, students learned by both, theory and example, small projects were made to illustrate the combination of multiple subjects to provide a game. At the end of this course, students had the ability and the code which has most of the subjects covered by this course, which made it easy for them to develop and dig more into game and graphics programming in the future. Fair knowledge of C/C++ was required; the focus of this course is how to use the technology not how to reinvent the wheel. Some of the topics covered included: What is a Game! Game Development and History The process of game design and development OpenGL vs. DirectX Event Driven AI State Machines Path Planning (A* Planning, Storing Paths, Alternatives, Path Following) Collision Detection Player and Camera Control Audio (Music and Sound Effects) Input Technologies and Methods Loading and Moving Through a 3D World Particle Engine Using Triangle Strips Masking Bump-Mapping, Multi-Texturing & Extensions Sphere Mapping Quadrics In OpenGL Clipping & Reflections Using The Stencil Buffer Shadows Collision Detection Picking, Alpha Blending, Alpha Testing, Sorting Timing and Frame rate Boids and Flock Behavior in 3D Show less

IT Instructor and Trainer

• Feb 2001 - Sep 2003

Created and lectured various training programs ranging from programming languages such as C++, Java, to networking aspects such as MSCE, and information technology related aspects such as IT security and technology utilization. Created and lectured various training programs ranging from programming languages such as C++, Java, to networking aspects such as MSCE, and information technology related aspects such as IT security and technology utilization.