Home About Me I. Education II. Work Experience III. Skills & Compentencies IV. ExtraCurricular V. Contact
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Saif-Dine
Sahbani

Electrical Engineering student

Computer Science student

</ Developer>
Embedded Systems, Networking
& Cyber Security lover


About Me

Hey there, call me Saif !

I’m a fourth year Electrical Eng. and Computer Science student at University of Ottawa. Very passionate about Cybersecurity/Ethical Hacking & Networking.

I’m a young entrepreneur, taking Engineering Management Option in my current major, hoping to put my teamwork and leadership innate skills to work for exciting engineering projects.

Download my resume below !


I. Education

Electrical Engineering Computer Science
BASc in Electrical Engineering
(Engineering Management Option)

Received the Merit scholarship twice
& appeared on the Dean's Honour List twice.
University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
Sept 2020 – Present
BSc in Computing Technology


I'll complete this BSc by August 2024
University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
Sept 2020 – August 2024




II. Work Experience

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)

Web Developer

TLSS , University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
May 2022 – Aug 2022 (full time)
Sept 2022 – Dec 2022 (part 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 (part time)

This job helped me:

  • On-call technical assistance to professors
  • Learned about IT support field & customer service
  • Balance between study and work

Python Tutor

Self-employed
Jan 2021 – Feb 2022 (part time)

I taught my favorite coding language to freshmen in my university, online and in person.





III. Skills & Compentencies

Programming

  • Python ; Java ; C++
  • HTML/CSS/JavaScript/jQuery/Bootstrap
  • Database SQL
  • Other Tools: Android Studio, Unity, Linux, Git, UML, Wireshark

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

Teamwork & Communication

  • Completed Professional Development workshops given by The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) at uOttawa. (Leadership,Teamwork & Time Management)

  • 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

Download my resume below !