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Ali Alshammari, M.S., PhD.

Instructional and Game Designer

I am a highly creative, enthusiastic, well-organized computer programmer and video game developer with a strong background in education and the process of instructional design.

Computer Programming 95%
Game Design and Development 90%
Instructional Design 90%
Video Production and Graphic Design 80%
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Work Experience

My previous associations

Purdue University

Graduate Research Assistant

A Graduate Research Assistant at the department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University.

Responsibilities

  • Level Design.
  • Computer Programming.
  • Computer Programming.
  • Computer Programming.
  • Usability Testing.
  • Game Design.
  • Game Development.
  • Educational Assessment.
  • Version Control.

2016 - Present

DynamicX

CEO and Founder

DynamicX is the brainchild of a team of computer programmers and interactive media developers who have come together with the goal of providing cutting edge technological solutions to real-life problems across many different areas, including but not limited to education, health, training, and disability support services. Supported by a diverse and dynamic alliance of computer programmers, graphic designers, trainers, and experts from different fields and disciplines, DynamicX offers technological innovations that respond to a host of individualized and collective needs, providing solutions and improving quality of life.

2010 - Present

University of Tabuk

Teaching Assistant/ Lecturer

Responsibilities - Member of Faculty Affairs Unit. - Member of Academic Accreditation Unit. - Webmaster for Faculty of Education and Arts. - Member in a workshop for developing the process and the procedures of teaching internship for students majoring in education. - Representative of the University in the International Exhibition and Conference of the Higher Education – 2010 - Representative of the faculty of Education and Arts in the University's Exhibition 2010 - Teaching the following Courses:  Computer Teaching Mythology  Teaching Practice  School Administration  Introduction to Computer Science

2010 - Present

Freelance

Software Designer and Developer

Responsibilities: Leading the design process: UML, Design document, Analysis document, etc. Conducting QA tests: writing test cases, conducting several QA tests, writing a test report.

2009 - 2014

Municipality of Tabuk

Computer Operator

Contacting companies and clients through email, phone, and in person meetings. Office Administration Operating devices such as: computers, fax machine and copier machine.

2009 - 2010

8

Awards and Honor Society Memeberships

26

Projects

12

Years of Experience

42,113

Lines of Code

Education & Diplomas

My academic career

PhD. Curriculum and Instruction

Purdue University

GPA: in progress (out of 4:00)

Received the AECT Immersive Learning Award - 2016

Received the Frank B. DeBruicker Graduate Scholarship/ Award for research achievements

Inducted into the Pi Lambda Theta

Inducted into the Golden Key International Honour Society

2014-2017

MS. Instructional Design and Technology (IDT)

Western Illinois University

GPA: 4.00 (out of 4:00)

Inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Inducted into the Honor Socitiy.org

2012- 2013

Academic English

Western's English As A Second Language (WESL)

GPA: A

Complated the program in 6 months

Guest on 15 Minutes with Jo-Ann Morgan (TV Show) on Channel 3

6 months

BA. Computer Science Education

University of Tabuk

GPA: 4.80 with First Class Honors (out of 5:00)

Received the Prince Fahad Award for Scientific Excellence

2005-2009

Technical Skills

I can say i’m quite good at

90%

Programming Languages

C, C ++, C Sharp , High-level shader language (HLSL) , SQL, Basic / Visual Basic, HTML , Java /JavaScript, PHP

85%

Graphic Engines and Tools

OpenGL, DirectX, Unity 3D

80%

Hardware Programming

MS. Kinect 1, 2., Oculus Rift,Electroencephalography, Brainwaves Control. Leap Motion

85%

Video and Image Editing

Sony Vegas, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, After Affects, Ulead Video Studio, Final Cut Pro

70%

Software Design

UML, QA: Dynamic, QA: Static

80%

3D Graphics Software

3D Max, Maya, Strata, Daz 3D, Blender

85%

Database Management Software

Microsoft Access, SQL Server 2008, MySQL

92%

Statistic, Educational Tools and Authoring Software

Lectora, Authorware, Desire2Learn, Blackboard, SAS, R, SPSS

Some Of My Work

showcase of my latest works

The Shield

Tarzan The Programmer

Mind Control

Workshope: Serious Game Design

The Shield

CSYS

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