I am Hisham,
a full-stack
developer based
in Chicago.

• Built a customer-facing phone line management portal using Angular, Teradata/Oracle SQL, Java, and Spring MVC, enhancing offer visualization, streamlining user experience, and significantly boosting B2B customer retention.
• Developed a user access management module for a change management portal using React.js, PostgreSQL, Java, and Spring Boot, impacting 100K+ users and boosting IAM workflow and application productivity by 60%.
• Boosted SRE scores by 30% by ensuring code coverage, optimizing REST APIs, and restructuring/writing SQL queries to enhance execution speed through strategic code refactorization via GitLab CI/CD.
• Spearheaded the end-to-end production release cycle with Agile practices—from QA testing to code freezes and canary deployments, achieving deployment efficiency and zero feature rollbacks.

• Mentored 100+ students in Java/C++ and OOP principles, design patterns, unit testing, event-driven programming, and concurrency control, resulting in a 15% increase in student performance.
• Hosted weekly lab sessions, resolved 200+ code issues, managed version control for 12 academic projects, redesigned course content, and clarified complex algorithms, boosting overall course efficiency.

• Engineered a C++ User Authentication System with MagTek Dynamag integration for ID card swipe verification, managing lab access for 2000+ students/faculty, enhancing facility security and streamlining client validation.
• Resolved 150+ tickets, repaired equipment, and fixed 40+ website bugs, thereby enhancing IT infrastructure robustness.
• Co-hosted STEM Summer Camp 2022, teaching 25+ high school students from Chicago Public Schools Python and C++ programming, website development, and GUI animation, introducing them to core software concepts.

• Developed 8 webpages for a medical-tourism start-up using MongoDB, Express, React.js, and Node.js, leveraging GraphQL for seamless data fetching and ensuring 95% code coverage with RTL unit tests.
• Implemented a real-time chat module on PHG’s website using WebSocket APIs, enhancing user engagement and driving a 15% increase in patient intake and website traffic.
• Resolved 30+ reported bugs by collaborating with QA testers within Agile teams, thereby improving platform stability.
• Automated deployment processes via robust CI/CD practices using Azure DevOps (via Docker/GitHub), achieving a 40% reduction in deployment time and a 50% decrease in deployment-related errors.

Activities and societies: Google Developers Student Club (GDSC), Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS USA), The Umbrella org., Information and Decision Sciences Organization (IDSO @ UIC)

• Mentored Chicago Community College students transitioning to a four-year Computer Science program at University of Illinois Chicago / DePaul University, focusing on advanced CS topics and curriculum alignment.
• Provided academic guidance on algorithms, data structures, software development, and resources for successful integration into higher-level CS courses, enhancing students' educational and career trajectories.

• Contributed to the 2023 Solution Challenge by developing a software solution to address and resolve a local issue using Google technologies, including Flutter SDK and Firebase.
• The project aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, showcasing a commitment to leveraging technology for social impact.