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Tarek Saied

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Hadayek Alkobba, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Senior Software DeveloperFull Time

    vytru

    Jun 2012 - Present -13 yrs

    Egypt , Dakahlia

    • Job Details:Working on developing unique and innovative software solutions and products for the Microsoft Unified Communications market and for Microsoft Lync users to solve their problems with the platform and to help them integrate Microsoft Lync with other platforms. Selected Accomplishments ● Developed two leading solutions for Vytru from scratch including the design, architecture, and development. Those solutions are MG-20 and Extended IM for Microsoft Lync. ● Initiated and managed a series of technical training sessions for software developers to educate them on how to write clean code and solve their technical issues. ● Appointed as a member of the Research and Development team after showing exceptional skills in learning new technologies and adopting them fast. ● Represented the company in Microsoft Development Training event in Microsoft EMEA HQ in Istanbul, Turkey. ● Led the social activities team at Vytru to plan for outings, employee activities, and training needs. Responsibilities ● Reengineered multiple applications and solutions (including MG-20 and Extended IM) that contributed to unique set of software products that we provide to the global Microsoft Lync market. ● Led, architected and participated in the design, testing and deployment of client/server, multitier applications. ● Developed new procedures for requirements gathering, needs analysis, testing, scripting and documentation to strengthen quality and functionality of Microsoft Lync applications. ● Developed ultra-high performance foundation and application infrastructure libraries to be used by other team member in their projects and applications. ● Trained and mentored junior programmers in programming methodologies and best practices to apply while developing solutions and project for Vytru.
  • Software DeveloperFull Time

    Egyptnetwork.com

    Apr 2011 - May 2012 -1 yr, 1 month

    Egypt , Dakahlia

    • Job Details:Worked with the technical and development team in establishing a foundational platform for the various software solutions that we develop. The aim of this platform was to ease the process of development and increase the quality of the software solutions as well. Selected Accomplishments ● Initiated the foundational platform project with the assistance of the development team lead. ● Increased quality and performance of the applications based on the new platform. ● Participated in developing user-friendly software UI for our software applications for Lync. ● Enhanced performance of our best-selling software (Contacts Manager) by solving a critical bug in the multi-threading. ● Proposed and initiated training activities and sessions for the team. Responsibilities ● Successfully developed, maintained, and supported a variety of customer-facing and best-selling applications for Microsoft Lync. ● Coded new modules and libraries in line with pre-agreed technical specifications. ● Worked closely with the product manager and project manager during User Acceptance Testing and Implementation phases to ensure a successful implementation of the software solution. ● Researched new technologies and implemented them in our solutions, applications, and platform to ensure we are delivering best-in-class software solutions for our customers. ● Implemented numerous software fixes at the same time as working on time-intensive and important projects and products
  • Software DeveloperFull Time

    freelancer

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2011 -2 yrs

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:Worked with businesses, organizations, and individuals to provide them with software development and web developments services for their projects including developing websites, systems, and databases for their various needs and demands. Selected Accomplishments Responsibilities ● Worked as web developer on a large number of projects to develop websites from scratch till they become up and running and hosted online. ● Used various technologies and development platforms. Established a categorized and centralized corporate database. ● Held many titles in the web development industry ranging from data analyzer, project coordinator, webmaster, database administrator, web developer, and tester. ● Worked with clients to meet their needs with regards to helping them start a successful business online and advising them on the best requirements that would work best for them.
  • Education

    • Bachelor's Degree in psychology

      Alexandria University (ALEXU)

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2009 - 5 yr

    Achievements

    Winner of the “Most Self-Improving Employee” prize for Year 2013 at EgyptNetwork. Selected as a member of the EgyptNetwork’s “Dream Team” for Year 2013. An active technical blogger at my personal blog http://www.cocotips.com. The author and creator at “Tech Power Sessions” which are programming tutorials for developers at EgyptNetwork http://www.youtube.com/ENWTechPower A member of the “Social Activities Group” at EgyptNetwork which helps in creating a fun workplace for all the employees. Selected as a member of the Research and Development (R&D) team at the Unified Communications department at Vytru.

    Skills

    • Object-Oriented Programming
    • C#
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    • HTML
    • Design Patterns
    • JavaScript
    • jQuery
    • CSS
    • Linq
    • ASP.net MVC
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    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Advanced

    Training & Certifications

    • Modern software architecture

      SECC·2014
    • C# & UC & LYNC

      Microsoft Istanbul ·2012
    • MCTS

      new horizon·2010
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