Kareem El-Hajjar

Recent graduate from Carleton University with a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, possessing a strong foundation in software development, IT, and customer service. Experienced in building and managing SQL databases, developing large-scale web applications, and providing technical support in fast-paced environments.

Captain Cybot's Adventure - Web-based Puzzle Game(Capstone Project) Sept. 2022 to Apr. 2023

• Developed a web-based puzzle game in collaboration with a team of fellow engineering students, utilizing the React JavaScript framework for the frontend and Spring Boot for the backend.
• Employed an Agile project management approach, utilizing two-week sprint cycles to efficiently coordinate, manage, and execute the game project.
• Took on the role of lead in game design, assuming responsibility for designing the puzzle game screens, dialogue, and handling all the associated frontend and backend API work. Also made necessary modifications to the MVC pattern that was utilized for the project.
  

Monopoly Game Sept. 2021 to Dec. 2021

• Developed a GUI-based version of the renowned board game Monopoly, utilizing the MVC design pattern.
• Implemented Java Serialization and DOM Parsing to enable users to save and load different game states.
• Employed an Agile project management approach, utilizing two-week sprint cycles to effectively coordinate, manage, and execute the game project.
  

UART Communicator Sept. 2022 to Dec. 2022

• Developed a C program to configure an embedded board with buttons, LEDs, and UART communication, implementing a state machine with four LED states.
• Created a GUI application using Python's Tkinter library to provide a user-friendly interface for navigating the state machine on the embedded board.
• Established bidirectional communication between the GUI application and the embedded board via the pyserial library and a USB connection.
• Implemented multithreading to enable simultaneous data transmission and reception, enhancing the performance of the UART-Communicator project.
  

Elevator System Jan. 2022 to Apr. 2022

• Designed and developed a multi-car elevator system and simulator using concurrent programming techniques.
• Implemented a scheduler component to efficiently control elevator routing and optimize elevator operations.
• Developed an elevator subsystem to handle individual car operations, ensuring smooth and safe movement between floors.
• Created a floor subsystem to manage elevator requests on each floor, ensuring efficient and timely response to user requests.