Mahmud Fagge

mahmud.fagge@gmail.com
http://mojaam.com

Education

2006-May 2010

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) at Baltimore, MD

Degree: B.S. in Information Systems
Web Development Certificate (WEBC)

2005-2006

Frostburg State University at Frostburg, MD

Degree (was pursuing): B.S. in Computer Science

Skills

Technical: PHP, MySQL/MSSQL, Dokuwiki, MediaWiki, and other documentation/CMS/wiki software, HTML/CSS, moderate Java, JavaScript, and jQuery
Graphics Design: Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator (Vector graphics portfolio on Flickr)
Languages: Hausa language (native language) and English (fluently)

Work Experience

April 2010-July 2011
Research Developer, iHire LLC
- Conducted data extraction from a variety of sources on the web
- Develop, QA, test, run, and maintain complex and intelligent information-gathering agents

January 2010-July 2010
Foreign Language Linguist/Analyst, CACI
- Conducted translation of Hausa text material from a variety of sources
- Identifies and tag Hausa text to show names of persons, places, organizations, and other entities

October 2007-May 2010
IT Assistant, UMBC Graduate School (umbc.edu/gradschool)
- Maintained and made updates to the graduate school website
- Created new web pages and graphic assets, updated databases and the course catalog
- Assist co-workers with technical problems
- Organized and alphabetized large amounts of documents (i.e. transcripts)

December 2006-May 2010
Web Developer, UMBC Student Affairs website (umbc.edu/saf)
- Redesigned the entire student affairs website to be more functional and have a more modern look

Summer 2007
IT Intern, Office of Speaker Newt Gingrich
- Assisted the staff there with technical problems including the former House Speaker Newt Gingrich

November 2006-May 2007
Video Board Operator, UMBC Athletics
- Display various items on a big screen in a timely matter during sporting events

Side Projects

HausaFilms.tv
- Created a collaborative and comprehensive IMDb-like website/hub for Hausa films using the open-source wiki software DokuWiki
- Also collaborating with Hausa film producers; gathering as many Hausa films as I could; digitizing and translating them into English with subtitles, and expanding the Hausa film industry and Hausa culture globally beyond just Nigeria using YouTube (youtube.com/hausafilmstv) and social media
HausaRadio.net
- Created a 24/7 Hausa Internet radio station and website with popular traditional Hausa music and daily automated audio news streams from major Hausa news organizations around the world
VOA Hausa Twitter and Tumblr Community Manager
- Voluntarily created a dynamic twitter and tumblr feed for a growing VOA Hausa community containing VOA Hausa news and broadcast updates

Awards/Honors

Spring 2010
UMBC Dean's List
Fall 2005
Frostburg State University Dean's List

Interests/Motivation

Web design and development, information architecture, information systems, data mining and analytics, modern technology and trends, family, learning and gaining experience, Hausa language and culture, art, vector art, and music