Objective

To achieve, apply, and assist in the field of information technology specifically in cyber security operation and to enhance and protect your respected organization's business goals, services, and reputation.

Employment

·         Head of security operation management division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)
o   October 2021 – present
·         Information Security and Emergency Response Department for the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA)
o May 2017 – Aug 2021

·         Consultant Department for the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GS-SCPD)
o Dec 2015 – May 2017

Education

·         San Diego State University: San Diego, CA, USA                                             May 2015
o   Bachelor of science in applied arts and sciences: Computer engineering
o   GPA: 2.78
·         Palestine high school: Rumaithiya, Kuwait                                                     Aug 2008
o   Scientific branch of high school education system
o   GPA: 3.16

Tasks and Responsibilities

·         At MoFA:
o   Project manager for multiple projects related to cyber security that shall help to improve the organization's security controls.
o   Responsible for designing, implementing, and deploying multiple projects related to endpoint security, email security, multifactor authentication, and endpoint management.
o   Head of security incident response team at MoFA.
o   Review and advise on current and future security controls.
o   Review and advise on vulnerability assessments and penetration testing activities.
o   Review suspicious logs and behaviors that indicate any type of compromise (SIEM, WEL, FW, 2FA).
o   Detect phishing and guard users against social engineering attempts (mainly phishing emails).
o   Implemented Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) to protect MoFA from impersonation and phishing attempts.
o   Submitted RFPs to deliver security related products and evaluated bidder proposals.
 

·         At CITRA:

o   Handling Block Requests from individuals and official entities
o   Established a direct channel of communication with internal departments, ISPs and Mobile Operators to follow up with block requests
o   Member of team to produce a regulation and procedure to define illegal electronic content and how to block it.
o   Member of a team to produce a regulation to define data classification.
o   Established a direct channel of communication with Social Media companies (Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Netflix, etc) to follow up with blocking/geoblocking of illegal content.
o   Site survey and information gathering of selected entities which represent critical national infrastructure.
o   Deployment of Azure infrastructure (IaaS) to host information sharing platform.
o   Configuring and tuning Web Application Firewall (WAF) to protect the information sharing platform.
o   Member of a team responsible for designing a separate IT infrastructure for a new department.
o   Other sensitive projects which shall not be mentioned in CV (I could elaborate more in person if required).

·         At GS-SCPD:

o   Communication and coordination with different government entities' project department
o   Communication and coordination with consultants
o   Review and provide feedback of entities' Terms of Reference (ToR)
 

University Projects

·         Embedded system programming: worked on STM boards to program microcontrollers using Kiel development environment:
o   Blinking LEDs based on user input
o   Piano and audio frequency
o   USART communication between board and computer using USB
·         Graduation project (team of 6): Micro-mouse competition – I was responsible for the intelligence of the mouse to solve a maze by using C programming language.
·         Designed and implemented a five-stage pipeline MIPS processor using Xilinx and Verilog.
·         Designed and implemented a clock system with counters and alarms on an FPGA using Verilog.
 

Certificates, Training, Workshops and Conferences:

Professional Affiliation

·         Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-IEEE
·         Kuwait Association for Information Security (KAIS)
·         Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE)
·         Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS)
 

Skills:

·         Familiar with international frameworks like NIST and ISACA.

·         Public speaking and presentations.

·         Communication and Emotional intelligence.

·         Able to understand and speak targeted audience language (higher management and technical staff).

·         Professional and ethical worker.

·         Leader, confident, and charismatic.

·         Social engineering and situational awareness.

    ·         Collaborative and team player.

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• الخبرة الوظيفية :
• •  رئيس قسم إدارة العمليات الأمنية بوزارة الخارجية.
• o أكتوبر 2021 - حتى الآن
• •   إدارة أمن المعلومات والاستجابة للطوارئ بهيئة تنظيم الاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المعلومات (CITRA)
• o مايو 2017 - أغسطس 2021
•  • الإدارة الاستشارية للأمانة العامة للمجلس الأعلى للتخطيط والتنمية GS-SCPD.
• o ديسمبر 2015 - مايو 2017
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• التعليم :
• •  جامعة ولاية سان دييغو: سان دييغو ، كاليفورنيا ، الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية ، مايو 2015
• o بكالوريوس العلوم في الفنون التطبيقية والعلوم: هندسة الحاسوب
• o المعدل التراكمي: 2.78
• •  ثانوية فلسطين: الرميثية ، الكويت ، أغسطس 2008
• o الفرع العلمي لنظام التعليم الثانوي
• o المعدل التراكمي: 3.16