Saif-Dine
Sahbani
Computer Engineering student
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Embedded Systems, Networking
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About Me
Hey there, call me Saif !
I’m a fifth year Computer Eng. student student at University of
Ottawa.
Very passionate about Cybersecurity/Ethical Hacking & Networking.
I. Education
II. Work Experience
Systems Engineering Lead (R&D)
PocketLab Testing, Ottawa, ON
Jul 2025 – Present
- Leading a multidisciplinary engineering team through research, design, prototyping,testing, and iterative improvements.
- Managing projects end-to-end: planning, AGILE / SCRUM, task delegation, requirements analysis, (non) functional requirements, actionable OKRs, cross-team coordination.
- Building software architecture for app development, training LLM, integrating AI API into the web app.
- Ensuring compliance with industry standards while keeping engineering outcomes aligned with the company’s long-term goals.
Teaching Assistant - Product Development
Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa, ON
Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
- Instructed labs of class GNG2501 (Product Development and Management for Engineers).
- Corrected/graded project deliverables, prototypes, assignments, and quizzes.
- Taught sophomores/juniors following skills:
- Design For X, Constraints and Compliance
- Project management (Gantt Chart, MS Project)
- Circuits & Programming (Arduino)
- Heavy machinery (Mill & Lathe)
- Soldering & Welding
Teaching Assistant - Engineering Design
Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa, ON
Sep 2024 – Dec 2024
- Instructed labs of class GNG1503 (Engineering Design).
- Corrected/graded project deliverables, prototypes, assignments, and quizzes.
- Taught freshmen/sophomores following skills:
- Design thinking, Prototyping, Testing and Iteration
- CAD – Computer Aided Design (onShape)
- Project management (Trello)
- Laser Cutting (Inkscape)
- Circuits & Programming (Arduino)
- Heavy machinery (Drill)
Front-End (Web) Developer
TLSS , University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
May 2022 – Dec 2022 (full time)
This 8 months job allowed me to apply my Front-End skills:
- Developing masters’classes websites and their interactive activities
- Enhancing JS interactive web activities
- Fixing CSS/JS bugs
- Contributed to UI/UX design of those websites
- Making mock-ups
- Testing web pages & android apps
Technical (IT) Support
PIXIES , University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Feb 2022 – Apr 2022 (full time)
This job helped me:
- On-call technical assistance to professors
- Learned about IT support field & customer service
- Balance between study and work
III. Skills & Compentencies
Programming
- Python ; Java ; C++
- HTML/CSS/JavaScript/jQuery/Bootstrap
- React, Angular, PostgreSQL, SQL, Firebase
- Other Tools: Android Studio, Unity, Linux, MatLab, Git, UML, Docker, Wireshark, TCP/IP, Kubernetes, API
Digital systems, Circuitry & Engineering design
- Real Time System & Embedded Systems
- Implementation of Digital Circuits on ALTERA
- Analysis/design of sequential circuits (Quartus II)
- Hands on experience with Raspberry Pi and Arduino
- 3D CAD modeling and printing with SolidWorks/Onshape
- Laser Cutting, Soldering, Welding
- Product Dev, Conceptual Thinking, Agile, Prototyping
Networking
Completed Intro to Cybersecurity given by Cisco NetAcad.
Completed Security Engineer given by TryHackMe.
Teamwork & Communication
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Completed Professional Development workshops given by The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) at uOttawa. (Leadership,Teamwork & Time Management)
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Completed uOGlobal given by uOttawa. (Critical Thinking, Communication & Feedback)
Languages
- French: Native
- Arabic: Native
- English: Professional working proficiency
- Spanish: Intermediate
IV. ExtraCurricular
IEEE uOttawa Student Branch
Commissioner responsible for translation of all media pertaining to the branch(event announcements, social media communications etc.)
University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
Sept 2020 – April 2023
Engineering Students' Society (ESS), uOttawa
Third Year Electrical Eng Representative.University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
Nov 2020 – April 2023
Hack the Hill
Marketing Communications and Translations Coordinator in Canada’s Largest Bilingual Hackathon.University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
Nov 2020 – April 2023
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V. Contact Me
Interested in working together ?
Reach out to me via :
Email : saifdine@sahbani.com
Phone Number : (343)987-7335
LinkedIn :
in/saif-dine