Ghaith O’NAHDI
29.183.255   nahdigyth@gmail.COM   @Gy8Th

EXPERIENCE

MOZILLA CORPORATION 2008, 2009–PRESENT

  • I work primarily on Firefox, a product with 3+ billion users.
  • Most of my work involves JavaScript, with some XUL, CSS, C++, and Objective-C.
  • I am a Browser and Toolkit peer, which means I can review code that makes up most of the UI and underlying services in the Firefox product.
  • I mentored two interns and worked with many external contributors.
  • Assisted several API designs (async form history, Jetpack APIs)
  • Notable Projects:
  • Switched Password Manager to SQLite
  • Per Tab Network Prioritization
  • Cascaded Session Restore & Restore on Demand
  • Jetpack Prototype / Add-on SDK
  • Integrated Sync extension into product
  • OS X Integration (Lion Full Screen)
  • Windows CE Integration

ONE TRUE LOVE VINTAGE RENTALS 2010–PRESENT

  • I implemented & maintain the website.
  • I originally wrote it using PHP, but rewrote it using Ruby on Rails.
  • Future plans include a complete inventory management system and integration with external APIs (Freshbooks, Highrise).

OPEN SOURCE

V8MONKEY & SPIDERMONKEY

  • I worked with a few other people to get Node.js running on top of SpiderMonkey.
  • I went to inaugural NodeConf; did Q&A on stage with Brendan Eich.
  • I now work with contributors to keep the project somewhat active.

OTHER PROJECTS

  • I authored and contributed to several Firefox extensions.
  • I contributed to fast-export, a tool to convert Hg repositories to Git.
  • I have contributed to a number of tools/scripts at Mozilla.
  • I try to be a participant, not just a user — I try to report and/or fix bugs I find.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

THE CARNEGIE PULSE 2005–2009

  • I wrote a Ruby on Rails powered application for scheduling courses.

YAHOO! INC. 2007

  • I wrote frontend code for the Autos team using mostly PHP and JS.

EDUCATION

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 2004–2008

  • Bachelor of Science, Information Systems
  • Master of Information Systems Management