Sufiah Ahmad Portfolio

Work Experience

Software Engineer, PEGA Certified System Architect

June 2021 - January 2022

Revature, remote work

Web Developer for the UW 2020 B.A. Graduation Exhibit

May 2020 - June 2020

Build and structure webpage templates with HTML and PHP.
Utilize PHP to interact with WordPress backend.
Gain in-depth knowledge of WordPress's Content Management System (CMS).
Applied jQuery and JavaScript to add dropdown sections and display student artwork when hovered.
Implemented CSS to create a visually pleasing website with Responsive Design.

Middle School Computer Science Instructor

February 2021 - June 2021

Medina Academy, Redmond

Introduce students to foundational computer science principles such as variables, functions, and loops using JavaScript.
Teach students the basics of Web Development using HTML and CSS using in-class exercises.
Communicate with the school principal and parents to explain the current progress of each student.
Organize lesson plans to deliver personalized material for each class.
Evaluate student work and provide valuable feedback that encourages students to love computer science.

Senior Quality Control & Distribution Lead

September 2016 - June 2021

University of Washinton Disability Resources for Students

Distribute accessible electronic files, embossed braille, and printed materials to students with disabilities.
Supervise a team of five Quality Control Leads that regulate and maintain the quality of converted materials.
Design new measures for training, as well as innovative collaboration between other Lead positions.
Worked with a team that has converted 491,410 pages for 442 books taking 2,417 hours.

Machine Learning Module for EMG Input (C#, Python)

Faculty-Guided Research (Capstone)

Designed a Machine Learning Module that reads raw EMG data through Serial Ports.
Instantiate and load a TensorFlow Neural Network that was trained with real-time training data through the Supervised Learning Algorithm.
Create a ZeroMQ Server to implement a Request-Response Architecture to communicate between Unity and TensorFlow in Python.

Motorola 68000 Disassembler (68K Assembly Language)

Hardware and System Organization

Collaborate with a team of two other students using BitBucket to simultaneously write code.
Identify and analyze the bit information inside of hexadecimal instructions to determine operation words.
Reused code to reduce redundancy, and improve readability while heavily commenting to ensure team-wide understanding of the program-flow.

Chromatic (C#)

Intro to Game Design Course

https://emilykrasser.github.io/Chromatic/

Collaborated in a 3 person team to build a narrative puzzle adventure using the Unity Game Engine and the C# programming language.
Used Object Oriented Principles like encapsulation to allow code re-use and inheritance.
Implemented Design Patterns (Singleton) to allow classes to function more efficiently.

Stormy Seas (C#)

Game Engine Development Course

https://emilylkrasser.github.io/

Collaborated as a 4 person team to create a 2D top-down resource collecting game using a self-made JavaScript Game Engine.
Fully incorporated OOP Principles through Abstraction, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, and Inheritance.
Relied on Git to share, upload, merge files, and keep strict version control to ensure all aspects of the game were functional.

Bank Management Software (C++)

Data Structures and Algorithms I

Implemented Object Oriented Programming principles to keep track of client information such as name, user ID, and 10 different types of user accounts.
Encapsulation within the software allowed account information to be protected from direct handling by client.
Ability to read in instructions from multiple external files to process commands.