Omar Zaidi

United States of America

Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 USA

Interests

Technology Ethics , Cyber security , Education , Mechanics , Sound engineering & Live sound , IT/Devops

Skills

Languages and Frameworks: C++, Java, Javascript, Assembly, Common Lisp, Prolog, Python, HTML, Ruby on Rails

Toolsets/OS: MacOS, Windows, Ubuntu, Git/GitHub, JAMF, Google Admin Console, Google Appscript

Education

University of Hawaii at Manoa

B.S., Computer Science, Philosophy

2022 - 2024

Contra Costa College

A.S., Computer Science

2019 - 2021

Contra Costa College

A.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

2012 - 2015

Work

Information Technology Specialist / Teacher, University of Hawaii at Manoa - University Laboratory School

Providing IT support and teaching at the University Laboratory School.

2023 - Present

Makerspace Ambassador, Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship

Promoting entrepreneurship and innovation as a Makerspace Ambassador.

2023 - Present

Information Technology Coordinator (CRDG), University of Hawaii at Manoa

Coordinated IT projects and solutions at the University of Hawaii.

2023 - 2023

Instructor & Liaison, Youth Code Now

Instructing and liaising in a program aimed at youth coding education.

2022 - 2023

Computer Systems Engineer, Berkeley Lab

Worked on development and testing of software, including JavaScript, HTML, and Ruby on Rails applications. Provided support for various IT projects.

2021 - 2023

Workstation Support Specialist, Berkeley Lab

Supported scientific projects, installed computing server nodes, and maintained IT support websites.

2020 - 2023

Information Technology Project Lead, Marin General Hospital

Led IT projects, including the installation of hospital workstations and adapting to building plan changes.

2020 - 2020

IT Consultant/Computer Lab Teacher, Laurel Elementary School

Provided IT support and computer education to students and staff at Laurel Elementary School.

2014 - 2015

Activities

, Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE)

, Muslim Student Association UH Manoa

, Language Roadmap Initiative

Awards

Pace Scholarship,

Aug 2023

Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship

Osher & Crankstart Reentry Scholarships,

Aug 2022

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Deans List Honor Roll,

Dec 2022

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Latinos in Tech Scholarship,

Aug 2022

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Packard-Zell Memorial Scholarship, Aug 2022

Contra Costa College

Deans List Honor Roll, Contra Costa College

Spring and Fall 2020 - 2021

References

Available upon request