Kassem Taha

Carleton University

• Led weekly tutorials and held office hours for 400+ students, reinforcing core OS concepts such as concurrency, memory allocation, and file systems.
• Provided one-on-one mentorship in C programming, debugging, and OS-level problem solving.
• Assisted in grading assignments and exams, evaluating correctness and code quality.

ChargeAutomation

• Led performance analysis across front-end and back-end, achieving 30% improvement in page load and 50% reduction in API response time.
• Identified and patched critical security vulnerabilities, safeguarding documents of 10,000+ guests.
• Implemented internationalized language detection via Cloudflare Headers for 1000+ clients across 60+ countries.
• Delivered 15+ features and 30+ bug fixes using Vue.js and PHP.

Gulf Legacy Football

• Developed the website for an upcoming football league with 100+ players across the UAE.
• Built entire frontend from scratch using Next.js and React with 5+ responsive pages.
• Designed Firebase database for 40+ teams and 100+ matches.
• Integrated Stripe to process +$1000 in transactions for league registrations.

• Volunteered to teach HTML and CSS to 3+ classes of 12 children, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Delivered 10+ hours of hands-on coding lessons, guiding students to build 5+ interactive web projects from scratch.
• Achieved a 90% completion rate, with students showing increased confidence and coding proficiency by program's end.

4659 Warrior Robotix

• Led team to qualify for provincials, ranking 46th out of 200+ in Ontario robotics competitions.
• Spearheaded programming including Odometry, motor control, event handling, and auto-aiming software, boosting scoring by 30%.
• Won 1st place in the Innovate Award category for innovative code solutions.

Our Wave Hub

• Developed a social iOS app supporting 300+ students using design thinking and lean startup methods.
• Built full application architecture using Swift, Xcode, and Firebase with real-time data sync.
• Implemented social features including message posting and infinite scroll with < 1s response times.