Ameen Demiry

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing Concentration

Louisiana Tech University, Winter 2027

Graduate Certificate, Business Administration (GCBA)

Louisiana Tech University, May 2026 (4.0 GPA)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Discrete Control Systems, and Bio-Medical Engineering

CAIRO UNIVERSITY, Cairo, Egypt

Software Development Engineer II,

[ 03/2007 - 07/2015 ]

Microsoft, (Office for Apple Platform)

• Designed and delivered features for Windows and Office on Apple OSX and iOS, in a live, complex, and highly-scaled production environment).
• Led right-to-left (RTL) support in Office APEX, reimplementing Windows and Office code for Apple OSX and iOS.
• Designed and implemented Incident Detection (SQL Azure).
• Wrote tests and product code used in Azure C++ SDK, ARM testing for Concurrency runtime, and Casablanca.

Microsoft, DevDiv, MSVC Concurrency Runtime

• Created and ran testing procedures to evaluate and report software performance, reliability, integration, and usability. Built software testing programs to automate testing processes. Recommended product improvements.
• Wrote and tested HTTP API, including auto-analysis service for C++ Crashes as part of Restful HTTP C++ library used in Azure C++ SDK and ARM testing for Concurrency runtime, Visual Studio 2010, and C++ REST API.
• Stress tested the next generation of parallel technology; designed and implemented Incident Detection Utility.
• Microsoft Gold Star Award, 2008.
• Published a Microsoft technical blog post on parallelizing a financial application with the Concurrency Runtime and Visual Studio 2010, achieving 3.5x speedup on 4 cores and 6x speedup on 8 cores. Read the article.

Software Engineering Manager,

[ 01/2001 - 03/2017 ]

Harf Information Technology (Egypt)

• Led a team of 3 software engineers. Technical scope:
• Microsoft PocketPC (C++, embedded devices)
• Harf e-Book Reader: Spearheaded the development of the Harf e-Book Reader, managing the project from system requirements specification (SRS) through to design, prototype, and implementation. The project catered to a diverse audience by supporting multiple languages and featured custom controls tailored for an optimal user experience on eVC++3 and VC++6 platforms.
• Win32 PE EXE Protection: Innovated a security solution for downloadable applications by creating a Win32 PE EXE encryptor/protector. This enhanced the security of applications against unauthorized access and use.
• Apple Macintosh TTF Conversion: Led the conversion project of Windows TrueType Fonts (TTF) to Apple Macintosh format for a manuscript conversion project, facilitating a seamless cross-platform user experience. This project also included developing a tool to format and set text, demonstrating your versatility and ability to work across different technology stacks.
• Full Stack Portal: Developed a full-stack web portal for a manuscript archive using technologies like VC++6, WSC, ASB, VB6, VBA, Win32 API, SQL Server 7/2000, HTML (DTHML, CSS), XML (XSLT, DTD), and COM.

Additional Experience

• C++ Programmer, ITSS - IBM Egypt (Egypt): Technical Scope: Firefox Mozilla M16, adding bidi support.
• IT Manager, Aluminum Atlas (Egypt): Managed a team of 4 in two separate cities to install and support IT infrastructure. Technical Scope: Office Automation with VBA.
• Instructor, Cairo University and additional institutions: Taught C++, Windows, Microsoft Office, 3DS MAX.
• Maintainer, github, gitlab, bitbucket, docker, CMake, Jenkins

Founder

2024 - Present

AlienTech.Software · Self-employed

Bellevue, Washington, United States

• Founded an AI and software consultancy providing executive advisory on AI strategy, research, and ROI.
• Delivering consultation, development, and cloud-native solutions for organizations of all sizes.
• Pro bono community projects including web development for local artists and nonprofits.

Senior Software Engineering Manager

05/2024 - Present

Adobe

Bothell, Washington, United States

• Lead two teams (up to 18 people across CS, ML, and QA) across Adobe Express, Firefly Boards, and shared typography platforms, setting execution priority (integration → performance → quality) with clear ownership boundaries.
• Cut typography error rate from 1.4% to 0.2%, lifted improved-output rate from 35% to 65%, and reduced escape rate from 49% to 19%.
• Reduced runtime from ~30s to ~13s (57% faster) through cloud migration and performance baselining; established P75 visibility (8–11s).
• Directed legal/procurement evaluation of Gurobi, IBM CPLEX, and FICO Xpress solvers, unblocking $50K+ in critical tooling licensing.
• Built MCP integrations across Jira, GitHub, CircleCI, and Slack for agent-accessible project tracking and workflow automation.
• Prepared Ethics and AI Safety reviews for GenAI initiatives ahead of launch.

Senior Software Engineering Manager AI/ML

05/2023 - 02/2024

Moderna

Bothell, WA

• Led a team of 5; built and shipped mChat, an internal GenAI platform reaching ~70–75% adoption and recognized in a Moderna investor call.
• Built a secure, reusable GenAI platform foundation (AWS ECS, S3, ChromaDB, Weaviate) deployed in three variants across cross-functional teams.
• Drove AI adoption through internal enablement, brown bags, and AI social groups.
• Strengthened delivery quality through continuous deployment, Scrum refinement, and Cypress testing.

Engineering Manager

07/2015 - 03/2023

Tableau

• Shipped Image Role on time without scope reduction — one of the most-requested capabilities in the product.
• Grew the developer user segment 30% through Visualization API SP2, improved onboarding speed 20%, and grew API-based extensions/apps 30% within a year.
• Migrated the on-prem translation pipeline to the cloud, improving team velocity and aligning technology across Tableau and Salesforce.
• Reduced the bug ratio from 1:15 to 1:3 and saved $100K by deprecating rarely used tests with low fixed-bug yield.
• Shipped SP1 for Browser Everywhere as Scrum Leader, unifying desktop and web UI across two platforms.
• Built CI/CD pipelines (C++, Emscripten, JavaScript) across Windows, OSX, and Linux using TeamCity, CMake, and Python.
• Refactored Partition Model Producer, unlocking later feature development (headers, axes).