EmilSayahi
Oxford,OH· 5134840972 · limesayahi@gmail.com
Systems programmer & web developerwith experience building & contributing to world-class software ecosystems such as GNOME and
theIndieWeb. Knowledgableinlow-levelprogramming,interestedinbuilding reliable,fast,memory-safesoftwarethatscales.
Skills
Languages: Rust,C#,JavaScript,Python,Java,PHP
Technologies: Linux,Git,GitHubWorkflows,Postgres,MySQL,GraphQL,React, MongoDB, Docker,Deno, Node.js,HTML,CSS
Techniques&Methodologies: Agile,Scrum, unit testing,end-to-endE2E testing
Experience
Hearts Cincinnati,OH
TechnologyLead August2024 - Present
• Ledfeaturedevelopmenton 5-personbackendteam, using Deno,PostgreSQL,Supabase, and GoogleCloudPlatform.
• CreatedGitHubActionsCI/CDdeploymentpipelines,implementedJWT-based authentication.
• Negotiatedwith vendors,representedtechnical operationsatconferences& investormeetings.
Protiviti Boston,MA
TechnologyConsultingIntern May2024-August2024
• Aided2senior consultantsforautomotiveclient concernedwith regulatorycompliancerequiring business platform transformationBPT after$340macquisition.
• DevelopedSAPBusinessObjects reportsand universesinWebIntelligenceandInformation DesignToolaspart ofreimplementinga majorclientdashboard.
• Discovered& resolvedrecurring data loss amongconsultingteambyintroducingversion-controlprocedures.
• AutomatedcreationofcertainclientdeliverableswithPythonscripts,eliminating4hours of deliverablecreation &validation.
HCLSoftware Remote
SoftwareEngineerIntern May2023-August2023
• Identified& resolvedbugs, and designed&builtUIelements,asdeveloperin10-personcoreteamforHCLAccelerate andIBMUrbanCode Velocityproducts.
• Transitioned productfromDockerCompose V1 toV2. MigratedportionsofReactfrontendfromclasscomponentstofunctioncomponents.
• Developedfrontendofnewmajorcustomer-facingfeaturethathadpreviouslybeendelayedby3months.
MiamiUniversity,DepartmentofComputer Science&SoftwareEngineering Oxford,OH
TeachingAssistant August2022 - December2023
• Assistedwithinstructionof Systems1 and Fundamentalsof Programming courses at Miami University; materialconsisted of object-orientedprogramming,Java,
C/C,introductory networking, introductiontocomputerarchitecture,and introductiontorelationaldatabases&SQL.
• Gradedassignments, guidedstudentsin lab sessions,andheldweekly two-hourhelpsessions.
MiamiUniversity,IT Services Oxford,OH
SoftwareEngineerIntern May2022-May2024
• Developedintegrationswith applications inMiamiUniversity’sITServiceManagementecosystemsusingTeamDynamix iPaaS andPython scripts.
• Createdinternal tool tomanagedataassociatedwith62university-owned buildings, eliminating the need topurchaseupdates forfacility management software
&2 weeksofmanual databasechanges every16 weeks.
• Createdinternal tooltomanage university-ownedhardware,improvingrecord-keeping&accountability.
• Authoreddocumentation ofbestpractices,internalprocedures,and technicalstandards;onboardednewengineers.
• Presentedatthe2023 Ohio HigherEducationComputingCouncilOHECCConferenceatWrightStateUniversityonITSMbest practices forhighereducation.
MiamiUniversity,Officeof GovernmentRelations Oxford,OH
GovernmentRelationsIntern August2021 - May2024
• AdvocatedforMiami Universityinmeetingswith state legislators,the Ohio Departmentof Higher Education, and aidesofUSRepresentatives.
• Advocatedforfunding ofPellGrants, OhioCollegeOpportunityGrants,StateShareofInstruction,andChoose Ohio FirstScholarships.
• Supportedpresidents,governmentrelationsdirectors,andstudents ofInter-UniversityCouncil of Ohiomembersinopposing statelegislation.
Projects& Presentations
IntroductiontoQuantumMachine Learning November2023
Lecturegivenat the MiamiUniversityPhysicsDepartmentseminar on introductoryquantumcomputing, machine learning,and the intersectionofthe twofields.
Oku May2023-Present
Open-sourceweb browser,peer-to-peer protocol, & social bookmarking systemwith 500 users and 160GitHub stars. Recipient of €5000 NLnet NGI0Entrust
grantas partofthe EuropeanCommission’sNext Generation Internet initiative.
Automationin ITService Management May2023
Talkatthe2023 Ohio HigherEducation ComputingCouncilconferencedetailing technical &administrativebest practicesforITSMautomationin highereducation.
AnalysisofPotentialMaliciousStrategiestowardBit-Exchangewith IPFS April2022-August 2022
ResearchprojectinvestigatingattackvectorsinaprivateIPFS network, fundedthroughMiami University’s UndergraduateSummer Scholars Program.
Education
MiamiUniversity Oxford,OH
Bachelorof Science inComputerScience — GPA 3.81(magnacum laude) August2021 - May2024
Awards&Certifications
Intellectualand CulturalLeadership May2024
Commendationin UndergraduateResearch May2023
Dean’sList Fall2023,Fall2022,Spring2022,Fall2021
ChooseOhio First MachineLearning Scholarship August2023, August 2022,August2021
BertelsmannTechnologyScholarshipProgram December2021
