Curriculum Vitae

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الجامعة الأردنية نموذج السيرة الذاتية مركز الاعتماد وضمان الجودة

The World Islamic Sciences & Education University (WISE)

Accreditation and Quality Assurance Department

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Name

Nidhal Kamel Taha El-Omari

Academic Rank:

Associate Professor

Nationality:

Jordanian, National Id: 9631035773

Date of Birth:

November 4th, 1963

Marital Status:

Married with five children

Post Office Box & Postal Code:

Amman, Tabarbour, P.O. Box 1101, Zip Code 11947, Jordan

Mobile :

Administrative Information:

Faculty

Software Engineering Department

Department

1/9/2009

Date of Employment

10088

Vocational Number

nidhal.omari@wise.edu.jo

E-Mail (Official)

Languages:

Proficiency Level

(Writing, , Speaking )

Language

(Native)

Arabic

Fluent Speaking, Listening, and Reading, Writing

English

Academic Qualifications:

Date

Awarded by / Country

Specialization

Qualification

2008

Information Systems and Technology, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Science (AABFS)/Amman-Jordan.

Computer Information Systems

Ph.D.

2005

Computer Engineering, Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology, Yarmouk University / Irbid-Jordan.

Computer Engineering – Embedded Systems.

Masters

1989

DoD, Fort Gordon / Georgia-USA

Branch Automation Officer

Higher Diploma

1986

Computer Science, Yarmouk University / Irbid-Jordan

Computer Science

B. Sc.

Academic Ranks:

Date

Country

Granted by

Rank

14/10/2015

Jordan

The World Islamic Sciences & Education University (WISE)

Associate Professor

14/3/2011

Assistance Professor

1/9/2009

lecturer

Specialization and Areas of Interest:

Digital Image Processing using Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

Specialization

Image Compression & Segmentation, Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Artificial Bees Colony System (ABC), Wireless Networks, and Programming Languages and Methodologies for building correct, secure and efficient software.

Areas of Interest

Title of PhD Dissertation and Abstract

A Hybrid Approach for Segmentation and Compression of Compound Images

Title of MA(SC) Thesis and Abstract

Mobile Entity Monitoring System using GPS & GSM. Advisor

Career Experience:

Department:

Information Technology Directorate of Ministry of Defense, Amman-Jordan

Job Title:

Chairperson of a number of IT-related departments including: System Follow up Department, Technical Support Department, and Automation Department.

Description: 

Head of many technology projects in the Ministry of Defense branches, my responsibilities include:

· Supervising technology projects during the whole development life cycle.

· Managing technical staff, resources and budget for the technology projects.

· Re-architecting all systems of ministry of defense from client/server architecture to scalable 3-tier architecture.

· Systems include HR management system, and Navy resource management system.

· Upgrading all systems of ministry of defense from Oracle 7 to Oracle 10.

· Supervising technical support and maintenance of IT systems.

Department:

Production Directorate of Ministry of Defense, Amman-Jordan

Job Title:

Head of Computer Section

Description:

Managed various development projects for the Production Directorate, my responsibilities included:

· Analyzed current manual processes at Production Directorate, and came up with strategy for automating these processes.

· Architected the new IT systems that will replace the manual processes at the directorate.

· Led the development team during implementation and testing phases.

· Supervised deployment and support for the new systems.

· Automated systems including Ministry of Defense Press, automating production lines for painting products, and production lines for blankets and pillows.

Company:

Vocational Training Corporation (VTC), Amman-Jordan 

Job Title:

Project Manager

Description: 

At the time I joined the team, they were working on a troubled massive project that consisted of multiple subsystems such as registration, information bank, and payment system. I helped the team turn the project around, by analyzing existing challenges, figuring out appropriate plans to handle them, and update the project plan accordingly. I kept an open channel with our customer to ensure everyone is on the same page on project requirements. I supervised the development progress and ensured delivery on time. At the beginning we had to work long hours, but we ended up turning the project around quickly. Project was delivered on time, and is still be being used until today.

Company:

TechnoSys Company, Amman-Jordan

Job Title:

Senior Oracle Developer

Description: 

Senior Developer on multiple insurance systems. I was the experienced developer in the team that is responsible for system analysis, design, development, testing and deploying of for the insurance systems. In addition, I was given the responsibility of growing and coaching junior developers.

Department:

Various directorates of Ministry of Defense, Amman-Jordan

Job Title:

Analyst/Developer/Head of Computer Section

Description:

I have been responsible for designing, building, testing and supporting multiple projects at the following directorates:

· Military Laboratories for Quality Control: System administrator worked on Oracle complete full solutions (designed, developed, tested, and deployed). Moreover, guided the group work team through the “ISO” processes until they acquired it.

· The Signal Corps Directorate: IT System Analyst/Programmer for signals and frequences.

· Information Technology Training Institute (ITTI): Worked as chief of IT Instructors Department. In addition I personally gave multiple training sessions on various IT topics.

· The Royal Maintenance Corps Directorate: Worked as system analyst and Oracle programmer to maintain the system and develop any new requirements.

· Directorate of Training: System Analyst/Programmer to establish a university student registration system.

· Directorate of Procurement: System analyst and developer on multiple procurement systems.

· The Jordanian National Defense College: Analyzed and programmed the college registration system.

· Plans and Policy Directorate: Established and maintained their two main systems, Finance Control system and Vehicles system.

· Royal Medical Services (Medical City): System analyst and developer on a large scale hospital management system. In addition I worked on an inventory system for medical warehouses and pharmacies.

Department:

Military Consumer Establishment (MCE) of Ministry of Defense, Amman-Jordan

Job Title:

Head of Computer Section

Description:

Maintained the point of sale and inventory systems, and updated it as needed. These systems handled 100 markets and warehouses across the country.

Department:

World Health Organization (WHO), Amman-Jordan

Job Title:

Senior IT Consultant

Description: 

Worked on seven major systems:

· Worked on 6 systems for Ministry of Health (MOH). These systems included patient registration, resource management, business intelligence and reporting.

· Worked on comprehensive automated system for National Blood Bank of Jordan, which follow the process of blood donation from start to end. The system received recognition from “American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation”.

Administrative Posts / Works and Committees:

Date

Administrative Post / Work and Committee

Academic years 2017/2016 @ 2018/2017

Head of Software Engineering Department, Faculty of IT.

Head of Computer Science Department, Faculty of IT.

Head of Basic Science Department, Faculty of IT.

Director of the Computer Center.

Member of the Central Tenders Committee of WISE University.

Publications within the Last Five Years:

Research Title, Publisher, Date Name of Author / Authors

1.

Nidhal El-Omari, “Cloud IoT as a Crucial Enabler: a Survey and Taxonomy”, Modern Applied Science, The Canadian Center of Science and Education, p-ISSN: 1913-1844, e-ISSN: 1913-1852, DOI:10.5539/mas.v13n8p86, 13(8):86-149, 2019.

2.

Salah Alghyaline, Nidhal El-Omari, Ra’ed M. AL-Khatib, and Hesham AL-Kharbshh,  “RT-VC: an Efficient Real-Time Vehicle Counting Approach”, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology (JATIT), p-ISSN:1992-8645, e-ISSN:1817-3195, 97(7):2062-2075, 2019.

3.

Adel Hamdan Mohammad and Nidhal El-Omari, “Using Polynomial Neural Networks for Arabic Text Categorization”, European Journal of Scientific Research, EuroJournals Publishing Inc., p-ISSN:1450-216X, e-ISSN:1450-202X, 152(3):256-264, 2019.

4.

Saleh A. Khawatreh and Nidhal El-Omari, “RAID-based Storage Systems”, International Journal of Computer Applications (IJCA), ISBN: 973-93-80897-84-5, 180(25):1-7, 2018.

5.

Nidhal El-Omari, Ahmad H. Al-Omari, Ali Mohammad H. Al-Ibrahim, and Tariq Alwada’n, “Text-Image Segmentation and Compression using Adaptive Statistical Block Based Approach”, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT), p-ISSN:2334-2366, e-ISSN:2249-8958, 6(4):1-9, 2017.

6.

Basem Zughoul, Mohammed Al-Refai, and Nidhal El-Omari, “Evolution Characteristics of ERP Systems that Distinct from Traditional SDLCs”, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering (IJARCCE), p-ISSN:2319-5940, e-ISSN:2278-1021, 5(7):87-91, 2016.

7.

Nidhal El-Omari, M. H. Alzaghal, and Sameh Ghwanmeh, “ICT and Emergency Volunteering in Jordan: Current and Future Trends”, Computer Science and Information Technology, Horizon Research Publishing Corporation, USA, ISSN:2331-6071, 3(4):105-112, 2015.

8.

Abdelsalam Obeidat, Adnan Shaouot, Atef Nsour, and Nidhal El-Omari, “State of the Art: Vehicle-to-Vehicle Information Exchange”, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS), ISSN:1947-5500, 13(2):40-53, 2015.

Academic Conferences and Symposiums:

Paper Title, Conference Place and Date

1.

Sadeq AlHamouz, Nidhal El-Omari, and Ali Naimat, “An ISO Compliant Safety System for Human Workers in Human-Robot Interaction Work Environment”, The Proc. of the 12th International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (IEEE, DeSE), Pages:1-6, Paper ID 1570553260, Kazan, Russia, October 7-10, 2019.

2.

Nidhal El-Omari and M. H. Alzaghal, “The Role of Open Big Data within the Public Sector: Case Study; Jordan”, The Proc. of the 8th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT 2017), Internet of Things, Pages:1-5, Paper ID ICIT17556, Amman, Jordan, May 17-18, 2017.

3.

S. Ghwanmeh, Nidhal El-Omari, and Sufian Khawaldeh, “An Innovative Study to Discovering and Enhancing Jordanian Universities Students Responsiveness of Green ICT”, The Proc. of the 2nd International Conference on Mathematical Sciences and Computer Engineering (ICMSCE 2015) , Langkawi, Malaysia, Pages:112-115, February 5-6, 2015.

4.

S. Ghwanmeh, Nidhal El-Omari, A. Obeidat, A. Al-Ibrahim, and M. AL-Ta’ee, “Employing EMIS to support participatory urban decision making system in Jordan”, The Proc. of the International Conference on Green Technology in Engineering and Applied Sciences (ICGTEAS-2013), Tamil Nadu, India, March 29-30, 2013.

5.

Nidhal El-Omari and M. H. Alzaghal, “Utilizing WiMAX as a Public Safety Network in Jordan”, The Proc. of the IEEE 24th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (IEEE AINA 2010), co-sponsored by the IEEE TCDP (Technical Committee on Distributed Processing and IEEE IES TCII (Technical Committee on Industrial Informatics), Perth, Australia, Paper ID 41, ISBN: 978-0-7695-4018-4, Pages:350-355, April 20-23, 2010.

6.

Nidhal El-Omari and M. H. Alzaghal, “Exploiting Wireless Technologies Infrastructure for Digital Inclusion in Jordan”, The Proc. of the International Arab Conference of e-Technology (IACe-T'2010), Kuwait, Paper ID 100, March 30-31, 2010.

7.

Nidhal El-Omari and M. H. Alzaghal, “Municipal WiFi as a Public Safety Network: Case Study; Amman-Jordan”, The Proc. of the International Conference on Information and Communication Systems (ICICS09), Amman-Jordan, Paper ID 515, Pages:97-101, December 20-22, 2009.

8.

Nidhal El-Omari and Arafat Awajan, “Document Image Segmentation and Compression Using Artificial Neural Network Based Technique”, The Proc. of the International Conference on Information and Communication Systems (ICICS09), Amman-Jordan, Paper ID 516, Pages:320-324, December 20-22, 2009.

Published Books:

Book Title, Publisher, and Date

Nidhal El-Omari, Sameh Ghwanmeh, and Jafar Ababneh, “Advanced Computer Skills & its Administration & Financial Applications”, 1st Edition, Dar Wael for Printing-Publishing, ISBN: 978-9957-91-067-9, Amman-Jordan, 2013.

Mohammed Al-Ta’ee, Nidhal El-Omari, and Wasfi Al Kasasbeh, “Information Systems Analysis and Design”, 1st Edition, Dar Al-Massira for Printing-Publishing, ISBN: 978-9957-069-483, Amman-Jordan, 2013.

Training Courses and Certificates:

Training Courses

Course Title, Granted by, and Date

· Electronic Cash, Nizar Abandah Academy, Amman-Jordan, 2018.

· English Conversation, WISE University, Amman-Jordan, 2016.

· Certified Ethical Hacking, Power of Digital Mind, Amman-Jordan, 2013.

· WISE University Staff Training Session, WISE University, Amman-Jordan, 2010.

· Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI), Sigma-IT, Cairo-Egypt, 2009.

· Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN), Sigma-IT, Cairo-Egypt, 2009.

· Business Technology Solutions, United Technology Solutions (UTS), Amman-Jordan, 2007.

· Information Assurance Management (IAM), DoD, California-USA, 2007. This course about developing the programs for the information assurance and risk management. It concentrates on developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures for the information assurance.

· Electronic Commerce and Business, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Science (AABFS), Amman-Jordan, June-2005.

· Introduction to ArcGIS, United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), Asmara, Eritrea, May-2002.

· Oracle Training and Application Optimization, Palestine Engineering Co. (PALCO), Amman-Jordan, March-1996.

· Advanced UNIX, Palestine Engineering Co. (PALCO), Amman-Jordan, March-1996.

· Oracle Database Administration, Palestine Engineering Co. (PALCO), Amman-Jordan, February-1996.

· Developer/2000 Forms 4.5 and Report 2.5, Palestine Engineering Co. (PALCO), Amman-Jordan, February-1996.

· Oracle 7 Engine Programming (PL/SQL), Palestine Engineering Co. (PALCO), Amman-Jordan, January-1996.

· NOVELL Network Administration course, Palestine Engineering Co. (PALCO), Amman-Jordan, November-1995.

· Advanced Application Building using Oracle, Computer & Engineering Bureau (CEB), Amman-Jordan, December-1992.

· Introduction to Relational Database Management System(Oracle), Computer & Engineering Bureau (CEB), Amman-Jordan, May-1992.

· Advanced Phase of American Language Course, DoD, Fort Gordon / Georgia-USA, The certificate is based on passing four comprehensive exams, 1989.

Courses Taught:

University:

WISE University

Courses:

0602102 Programming Concepts using Java

0602204 Object Oriented Programming using Java

0602207 Visual Programming Language (VPL)

0603332 Introduction to Internet Programming

0602131 Digital Logic

0602232 Assembly Language

0603100 Fundamentals of Information Technology

0603101 Computer Skills I & 0602201 Computer Skills II

0602312 Algorithm Design and Analysis

0602481 Special Topics in Computer Science (STCS)

0605481 Special Topics in Software Engineering (STSE)

0602313 Operations Research(OR)

0605201 Introduction to Software Engineering & 0605301 Requirements Engineering

0603303 Advanced Database Management

Date:

1986-present

University:

Yarmouk University (YU) / Irbid-Jordan.

Courses:

CPE 691 Special Topics in Computer Engineering for Master of Science in Computer Engineering

Date:

Summer 2015-2016

University:

The University of Jordan (UJ)

Courses:

1932102 Computer Skills II & 1901102 C++

Date:

2008-2012 (two classes per semester)

University:

Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT)

Courses:

CS 2104 Computer Skills II

CS 2150 Computer Skills Lab for Business Administration (two sections)

CS 2151 Structured Programming using C language (two sections)

CS 2353 Operating Systems

Date:

Spring 2007-2008

Collage: 

Information Technology Training Institute (ITTI) of Ministry of Defence

Courses:

Oracle Database Administration

Oracle Forms and Report

Unix Operating System

Systems Analysis & Advanced Programming

Computer courses for UN Military Observers

Date:

Many times during 1996-2008

University:

Ph.D. students of The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Science (AABFS)

Course:

Mastering MATLAB & Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

Date:

Three different times during 2005-2008

Department:

Information Technology Directorate of Ministry of Defence

Courses:

Tutoring more than 100 courses in different fields of computer science.

Date:

Many times during 1986-2009

Collage: 

The Jordanian National Defense College

Courses:

War Games

Date:

Many times during 1989-2008

Membership in Scientific, Academic, or Professional Bodies and Societies:

Date

Name and Place of Scientific, Academic, or Professional Body and Society

Awards:

Date

Awarded by / Place

Name of Award

2

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