Resume of Sleiman Matar M.Sc.
sleimanji@LighthouseResources.net, M: +852 977 51 561

Profile
A creative, innovative and effective web Project Manager, exceptional in finding and implementing solutions. A Master's degree holder in Computer Science with over 14 years experience in the IT field. Highly motivated and has strong communication skills; fluent in English, Arabic and Hebrew.

Work Experience
Feb 06 - Now IT Consultant
 
  • Business Analysis and Process Automation — for HSBC Hong Kong
    Design and implementation of the "RIS Localization Tool", using VB.NET, a tool that saves a considerable amount of resources by automating the process of translating webpages
  • Application Development — for HSBC Hong Kong
    Collaborating with with Enhanced Data Systems in implementing an offline version of HSBC's online RIS system
  • IT Consultancy — for Language Calls (Hong Kong) and WEST (Taiwan)
    Bridging IT differences between partners
  • IT Solution & Implementation — Maxwell Geosystems (Hong Kong)
    Designing and implementing GIS (Geographic Information Systems) solutions
   
  Web Project Manager
  Project managing the design and creation of large eCommerce websites, using the LAMP technology (Linux, Apache, mySQL, php)
 
   
Sep 03 - Feb 06 Web Developer
  Designed and created various websites some of which involve extensive cgi-scripting
 
   
  Dec 03 Founded Lighthouse Resources (www.lighthouseresources.net)
   
  Feb 05 - Nov 06 Taught Computer Courses (initially organized by Island School Evening Institute) -- Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, MS Word.
   
Sep 02 - Sep 03 Sabbatical Leave - a year of travel
   
Sep 97 - Sep 02

Independent Programmer, Hong Kong

  Web-based project
 
  • Design and implementation of online Invoice System for Inoac Software Limited,
    using Delphi. Capacity: 4 years
  Implementing stand-alone Applications
 
  • Built marketing tools for Sogo Dept. store, using VB
  • Stand-alone database interface for Total Control Technology Limited, using VB.
  Miscellaneous Projects
 
  • Automation of Business Processes for Property Market Intelligence (PMI) using VBA.
    Created Macros in Excel that saved the company months of man work.
  • Database design and programming in MS Access for Inoac Software Ltd.
   
Dec 96 - Aug 97 Programmer, Hong Kong — Inoac Software Ltd. / Internet Solutions Limited (www.hkisl.net)
   
Jul 95 - Nov 96 Travel
   
Sep 94 - Jun 95 Research Fellow — IBM Research and Development Centre, Haifa, Israel
  VLSI Formal Verification
   
Sep 91 - Aug 94 Tutor — Technion (Israel Institute Of Technology) and the University Of Calgary (Canada)
 
  • Taught various courses related to Computer Science Theory and Programming such as: Data Structures, Advanced Data Structures, Computability, Programming in C and Programming in Miranda.
  • Accredited one of the outstanding tutors in year 1994 in the Computer Science dept. in the Technion.

Education
Sep 91 - Aug 93 Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science,
University of Calgary, Canada.
Feb 88 - Feb 91 Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Computer Science (Cum Laude),
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Sep 93 - Aug 94 One year towards a PhD degree in the Technion, Israel.


Technical Skills
Programming Languages: php, VB.NET, VBA, Delphi, C, Perl
Web: CGI scripting (php, Delphi , C, Perl), HTML scripting, JavaScript
Database: mySQL, MS Access, Sybase
Others: Technical Writer
 

Personal Details
Languages: Fluent in English, Arabic and Hebrew
Status in Hong Kong: Permanent Resident
Nationality: Israeli
Address: G/F, 66 Pak Kok Kau Tsuen, Lamma Island, Hong Kong.

 
Publications
1. Nader H. Bshouty, Sally A. Goldman, Thomas R. Hancock, Sleiman Matar: "Asking Questions to Minimize Errors". JCSS 52(2): 268-286 (1996).
2. Sleiman Matar . "Learning with a Minimal Number of Queries". Master's Thesis. The University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada , 1993.