diff --git a/coverletters/build/cl.pdf b/coverletters/build/cl.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a5e2b1e Binary files /dev/null and b/coverletters/build/cl.pdf differ diff --git a/coverletters/cl.pdf b/coverletters/cl.pdf deleted file mode 100644 index a2cc4b2..0000000 Binary files a/coverletters/cl.pdf and /dev/null differ diff --git a/coverletters/cl.tex b/coverletters/cl.tex index 1cecb57..901fced 100644 --- a/coverletters/cl.tex +++ b/coverletters/cl.tex @@ -5,22 +5,71 @@ % \usepackage{date} % Define variables -%% Job related -\newcommand{\companyName}{GHD} -\newcommand{\hiringManager}{Hiring Team} -\newcommand{\companyAddress}{Waterloo, ON} -\newcommand{\position}{General Graduate Engineer} - %% Personal -\newcommand{\name}{Murtadha Saeed Nisyif} +\newcommand{\name}{Murtadha Nisyif} \newcommand{\address}{Kitchener, Ontario, Canada} \newcommand{\email}{\href{mailto:mnisyif@gmail.com}{mnisyif@gmail.com}} \newcommand{\phone}{+1 (519) 502-8463} \newcommand{\links}{\href{https://m.nisyif.com}{Website} | \href{https://www.linkedin.com/in/mnisyif}{LinkedIn} | \href{https://www.github.com/mnisyif}{GitHub}} +%% Job related +\newcommand{\companyName}{OCAS} +\newcommand{\hiringManager}{Hiring Team} +\newcommand{\companyAddress}{Guelph, Ontario, Canada} +\newcommand{\position}{Software Developer II} + \begin{document} -\input{sections/00-header.tex}\\ -\input{sections/01-intro.tex}\\ -\input{sections/02-body.tex} \\ -\input{sections/03-closing.tex} +%============================= +% HEADER +%============================= +\noindent \textbf{\huge \name} \\ +\address \\ +\email \quad | \quad \phone \\ +\links \\ +\vspace{1em} + +\noindent \today \\ + +\noindent \hiringManager \\ +\companyName \\ +\companyAddress \\ + +\noindent Dear \hiringManager, \\ +\vspace{1em} + +%============================= +% OPENING SECTION +%============================= +OCAS’s dedication to reinventing higher education and creating pathways for learners resonates with my background as both a Computer Engineer and a computer science educator. +As a dual graduate of the University of Guelph, I have a deep appreciation for the impact OCAS has on the Ontario college system. +I am eager to apply my expertise in full-stack development, software optimization, and modern DevOps to the \position{} role, supporting the technology that helps hundreds of thousands of individuals pursue a brighter future. + +%============================= +% MAIN BODY SECTION +%============================= +\vspace{1em} +\noindent My technical background aligns directly with the requirements for building robust, scalable software solutions at OCAS: + +\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=1.5em, labelsep=0.5em] + \item \textbf{Full-Stack Versatility:} I have architected multi-technology stacks combining Node.js, React, and Vue to enable real-time control and interactive user interfaces. + \item \textbf{Software Optimization:} I developed high-efficiency pipelines using transformer models that achieved a 30x reduction in bandwidth usage and a 29\% lower latency, demonstrating my ability to tackle complex optimization challenges. + \item \textbf{DevOps \& Infrastructure:} I have extensive experience with containerization using Docker and automating AWS infrastructure with Terraform and Jenkins, reducing manual deployment steps by 80\%. + \item \textbf{Data Management:} I am proficient in managing diverse database systems, including PostgreSQL and SQLite, and I am prepared to leverage my strong SQL foundation within your .NET and MS SQL environment. +\end{itemize} + +\vspace{1em} +I understand the vital role that dependable technology plays in the learning journey. +Whether it is decomposing complex project tasks or collaborating with architects to solve performance blockers, I am committed to delivering high-quality, efficient code that serves the OCAS mission. + +%============================= +% CLOSING SECTION +%============================= +\vspace{1em} +\noindent I am confident that my blend of research-driven innovation and hands-on software engineering will allow me to contribute immediately to the OCAS team. +I look forward to the possibility of discussing how my experience with optimization and full-stack development can support your upcoming project developments. +Thank you for your time and consideration. + +\vspace{2em} +\noindent Sincerely, \\ +\noindent\name \end{document} diff --git a/coverletters/sections/00-header.tex b/coverletters/sections/00-header.tex deleted file mode 100644 index 44f779b..0000000 --- a/coverletters/sections/00-header.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -\noindent \textbf{\huge \name} \\ -\address \\ -\email | \phone \\ -\links \\ -\vspace{1em} - -\noindent \today \\ - -\noindent \hiringManager \\ -\companyName \\ -\companyAddress \\ - -\noindent Dear \hiringManager, \\ -\vspace{1em} diff --git a/coverletters/sections/01-intro.tex b/coverletters/sections/01-intro.tex deleted file mode 100644 index 1be9cc3..0000000 --- a/coverletters/sections/01-intro.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -\indent I am excited to apply for the \position\ position at \companyName. -Having achieved a bachelor's in Computer Engineering, with a robust background in design and implementation, paired with extensive experience in various software like MATLAB, AutoCAD and Solidworks. -I am confident in my ability to contribute to your team and help drive the continued success of \companyName.\\ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/coverletters/sections/02-body.tex b/coverletters/sections/02-body.tex deleted file mode 100644 index a666c7e..0000000 --- a/coverletters/sections/02-body.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,13 +0,0 @@ -\indent My experience in software engineering at the University of Guelph has honed my skills in writing high-performance, scalable code in C and other languages. -I have been deeply involved in the development of real-time processing systems, where I implemented multithreaded C++ and Python modules for robotic applications and utilized C to deploy ML models enhanced with hardware-acceleration on Xilinx SoCs. -These experiences have given me a solid foundation in writing efficient, maintainable code and a deep understanding of the importance of system reliability.\\ - -At the Robotics Institute, I contributed to the development and deployment of a Node.js and PostgresDB backend system on AWS EC2 for an accessibility application, which was part of a research conducted at the institute. -This system featured a frontend interface that retrieved data from the PostgresDB, enabling real-time visualization and analysis of user activity. -In addition to developing the system, I also maintained the frontend application, ensuring that dependencies were regularly updated to keep the system secure and functional. -By facilitating seamless communication with users, this setup ensured that feedback was effectively gathered and integrated, resulting in enhanced system usability and functionality. \\ - -In addition to my technical expertise, I bring a passion for best practices in software development. -I am experienced in conducting comprehensive code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards, and employing Test-Driven and Security-Driven Development methodologies. -My commitment to quality is further demonstrated through my hands-on experience in my homelab, where I manage and monitor Dockerized applications, develop and dockerize services, and deploy them using a robust CI/CD pipeline. -This setup streamlines the entire process of building, testing, and deploying applications, ensuring efficiency and reliability in every stage of the software lifecycle. \\ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/coverletters/sections/03-closing.tex b/coverletters/sections/03-closing.tex deleted file mode 100644 index a3d82a9..0000000 --- a/coverletters/sections/03-closing.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ -\indent I am confident that my experience, skill set, and drive make me a strong candidate at \companyName. -I look forward to the possibility of discussing how I can contribute to \companyName’s success. -I am available at your earliest convenience for an interview and can be reached via email at \email\ or by phone at \phone. -Thank you for your time. - 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- -%----------Experience---------- -\section{\color{blue}Relevant Work Experience} - \resumeSubHeadingListStart - \resumeSubheading - {ML Engineer - Researcher}{Jan 2024 -- Dec 2024} - {University of Guelph}{Guelph, Ontario} - \resumeItemListStart - \resumeItem {Performed latency data acquisition across diverse hardware setups and executed feature engineering to identify key correlations, enhancing model performance under varying network conditions} - \resumeItem {Designed, implemented, and trained an adaptive model extension to the existing semantic communication transformer, improving real-time responses to network bandwidth fluctuations while maintaining at least 96\% model accuracy} - \resumeItem {Deployed Swin Transformer-based models in edge-cloud systems to offload processing from the core network, achieving higher throughput and reducing end-to-end communication latency by up to 29\%, alongside a 30x reduction in network bandwidth utilization} - \resumeItem {Deployed existing PyTorch-based implementations onto Kira SoCs using Vitis AI™, to leverage SoC's hardware acceleration} - \resumeItemListEnd - - \resumeSubheading - {Software Developer}{Oct 2022 -- Oct 2023} - {University of Guelph - Robotics Institute}{Guelph, Ontario} - \resumeItemListStart - \resumeItem {Implemented a server-client backend system for an Assistive Robotic Feeding System in ROS2, utilizing Python and C++ packages to integrate robotic components with system software} - \resumeItem {Designed and deployed a wheelchair-friendly smart door system with geo-fencing and automated operations, leveraging ESP32 microprocessors, PIR sensors, and smartphone control via a React Native app, showcasing systems integration} - \resumeItem {Enhanced and maintained the smart door system's full-stack codebase, including a Node.js backend, React Native app, and Vue Dashboard, incorporating advanced features like voice recognition and passive BLE scanning and real-time user analytics for seamless user experience} - \resumeItem {Deployed scalable, reliable full-stack app on AWS EC2 instances and S3 storage using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Jenkins for CI/CD cloud infrastructure and automated deployment} - \resumeItemListEnd - - \resumeSubheading - {Information Technology Analyst}{Jul 2020 -- Dec 2020} - {Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre - SRHC}{Kitchener, Ontario} - \resumeItemListStart - \resumeItem {Designed and implemented a scalable on-premise file-sharing system using Samba, eliminating email-based file exchanges} - \resumeItem {Configured and managed Fortinet's FortiGate firewall and VPN to ensure secure and reliable network communication, improving the team's remote workflow} - \resumeItem {Streamlined communication between doctors and patients by optimizing the 3CX PBX phone system's answering machine workflow, reducing patients' on-phone waiting times by 30\%} - \resumeItem {Led a comprehensive network infrastructure upgrade, focusing on hardware improvements including network switches, storage servers, and computer hardware, achieving 45\% budget savings while modernizing systems to meet organizational performance and security standards} - \resumeItemListEnd - - \resumeSubHeadingListEnd - 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Proven track record designing custom simulation environments, benchmarking edge-hardware bottlenecks, and orchestrating containerized continuous integration pipelines to optimize system constraints + +\vspace{-7pt} + +%-----------EDUCATION----------- +\section{\color{blue}EDUCATION} +\resumeSubHeadingListStart +\resumeSchoolItem{University of Guelph $|$ \color{blue} \emph{MASc. - Computer Engineering}}{Dec 2025} +\resumeSchoolItem{University of Guelph $|$ \color{blue} \emph{B.Eng. - Computer Engineering}}{Apr 2023} +\resumeSubHeadingListEnd +% \vspace{-8pt} + +%-----------SKILLS----------- +\section{\color{blue}SKILLS \& TECHSTACKS} +\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{ @{} >{\bfseries}l X } + \textbf{Skills: } & AI Systems; DevOps; Cloud Infrastructure; IaC; Containerization; CI/CD Pipelines; Telemetry Monitoring; Agile/Scrum \\ + \textbf{Languages: } & Python; C++; C; JavaScript; Rust; HTML; Java; Bash \\ + \textbf{Tech Stacks: } & PyTorch; Stable-Baselines3; ROS2; Arduino IDE; React; FastAPI; Flask; Jest; PyTest; Docker; Jenkins; Terraform; AWS (EC2, S3); Nginx Proxy Manager; Cloudflare; Prometheus; Grafana; SQLite; PostgreSQL \\ +\end{tabularx} +\vspace{-10pt} + +%----------Experience---------- +\section{\color{blue}WORK EXPERIENCE} +\resumeSubHeadingListStart +\resumeSubheading +{Researcher - Machine Learning \& Semantic Communications}{Jan 2024 – Dec 2025} +{University of Guelph}{ Guelph, Ontario} +\resumeItemListStart +\resumeItem {Isolated and analyzed system bottlenecks across edge-cloud optical fiber networks, identifying a transition from transmission latency constraints to algorithmic compute bottlenecks during model execution} +\resumeItem {Optimized end-to-end latency pipelines utilizing Swin Transformer architectures in PyTorch, establishing benchmarking frameworks to compare transmission times across unquantized, quantized (INT8), and baseline non-transformer data states} +\resumeItem {Programmed an adaptive channel-selection algorithm utilizing logarithmic logic to dynamically scale the number of transmitted image channels based on real-time bandwidth and latency metrics} +\resumeItem {Authored and published peer-reviewed research in IEEE conference proceedings focusing on task-driven feature extraction to mitigate computational and network overhead in edge-cloud architectures} +\resumeItemListEnd + +\resumeSubheading +{Software Developer}{Oct 2022 – Oct 2023} +{University of Guelph - Robotics Institute}{ Guelph, Ontario} +\resumeItemListStart +\resumeItem {Developed distributed node architectures for an automated feeding assistant robot within ROS2, writing native C++ and Python nodes to manage core services, topics, and real-time depth-sensor camera data feeds} +\resumeItem {Designed and programmed firmware for an ESP32-based smart mechatronic door system within the Arduino environment, implementing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for local smartphone authentication and Wi-Fi synchronization for backend logging} +\resumeItem {Implemented power-management states within microcontroller firmware to alternate between low-power and normal-power operational modes during continuous field deployments} +\resumeItem {Orchestrated cloud infrastructure provisioning via Terraform, automating the deployment of EC2 instances for application backends/frontends and S3 buckets for media asset management} +\resumeItemListEnd + +\resumeSubheading +{Information Technology Analyst}{Jul 2020 – Dec 2020} +{Kitchener Downtown Community Health Center - SRHC}{ Kitchener, Ontario} +\resumeItemListStart +\resumeItem {Configured distributed file architectures using a centralized Samba server, increasing secure data access and distribution efficiency by 40\% across multi-department teams} +\resumeItem {Secured network topography via FortiGate firewall and VPN implementations, supporting 60 active remote users} +\resumeItem {Deployed Prometheus and Grafana monitoring pipelines across a multi-container Docker environment to track system downtime, monitor SSH traffic, and isolate anomalous network activity} +\resumeItemListEnd + +\resumeSubHeadingListEnd + +%-----------PROJECTS----------- +\section{\color{blue}PROJECTS} +\resumeSubHeadingListStart + +\resumeProjectHeading {\textbf{\color{black}Real-Time Audio Filtering RL Environment} $|$ \color{blue} \emph{Python, PyTorch, OpenAI Gym, Stable-Baselines3, SciPy, librosa}}{} +\resumeItemListStart +\resumeItem{Constructed a custom OpenAI Gym audio environment (NoiseReductionEnv) running a frequency-domain control loop via Fast Fourier Transforms (scipy.fft.rfft) to manipulate harmonic scaling coefficients} +\resumeItem{Trained a PPO agent over 10,000 timesteps using an MlpPolicy, minimizing Mean Squared Error (MSE) against clean baseline signals to synthesize sequential 44.1 kHz time-domain outputs} +\resumeItemListEnd + +\resumeProjectHeading{\textbf{\color{black}DevOps Server Infrastructure \& CI/CD Pipeline} $|$ \color{blue} \emph{Docker, Jenkins, Nginx Proxy Manager, Cloudflare, PyTest, Jest}}{} +\resumeItemListStart +\resumeItem{Self-hosted a containerized Jenkins automation server to manage continuous integration pipelines across 15+ microservices, executing automated validation via PyTest and Jest} +\resumeItem{Architected a multi-layered proxy topography using Nginx Proxy Manager and Cloudflare to securely route web traffic, isolate runtime endpoints, and automate Let's Encrypt SSL/TLS renewals} +\resumeItemListEnd + +\resumeSubHeadingListEnd +\vspace{-7pt} + +\section{\color{blue}PUBLICATIONS} +\resumeSubHeadingListStart + +\resumeProjectHeading +{\textbf{Network-Aware Adaptive Semantic Image Transmission in Edge-Cloud Communications}}{MECOM 2025} +\resumeItemListStart +\resumeItem{Proposed an adaptive JSCC framework that couples Swin-Transformers with real-time network telemetry to optimize image transmission over dynamic 5G/6G core networks (Published, IEEE Xplore)} +\resumeItemListEnd + +\resumeProjectHeading +{\textbf{Boosting Edge-to-Cloud Data Transmission Efficiency with Semantic Transcoding}}{CCECE 2024} +\resumeItemListStart +\resumeItem{Utilized transformer-based edge-to-cloud models to achieve a $30\times$ bandwidth reduction and $30\%$ improvement in end-to-end latency for high-speed data systems (Published, IEEE Xplore)} +\resumeItemListEnd +\resumeSubHeadingListEnd + +\end{document}