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Meet Saleh Nabeel Alsaffar – MSP from Kuwait University
Tell us who you are?
Howdy, I’m Saleh Nabeel Alsaffar from Kuwait and I’m a student at the Computer Engineering Department of Kuwait University. I should be graduated by the time this interview is published. I’ve been an MSP at Kuwait University for 2 years now and I love programming and developing applications. Actually, it is one of my hobbies since I was a kid.
Tell us about your University?
Kuwait University was founded on 1966 and consist of several colleges, one of them is the College of Engineering and Petroleum (established by 1974) which is the one I’m admitted to. The college compromised of seven departments which are: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Management Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Architecture. All those seven departments are accredited by ABET.
Tell us about your MSP history, when were you awarded?
Joined the MSP program when I got invited by Microsoft and Dr. Thalaya Alfozan to the MSP Boot Camp in Dubai on 21st November 2008. It is there where I realized the awesomeness of the MSP role for students and the opportunity for me to be in touch with Microsoft and my fellow colleagues.
Meet 50+ Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professionals
The Microsoft MVP Program is a worldwide award and recognition program that strives to identify amazing individuals in technical communities around the globe who share a passion for technology and the spirit of community. Microsoft MVPs are recognized for both their demonstrated practical expertise and willingness to share their experience with peers in Microsoft technical communities.
Microsoft MVPs are awarded every quarter and recognizes the contributions of an individual to technical communities over the past year. Here are some of the Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professionals interviewed by us:
Meet Bashar Lulu – Visual Basic MVP from Kuwait
Tell us who you are?
Bashar Lulu, a Palestinian born and raised in Kuwait. I started writing applications professionally in 1994, first with Visual Basic (started with version 3.0) and now in Visual Studio 2008 (and more recently I beta test Visual Studio 2010). I run my own company, which I established just over 1 year ago, and I’m currently the Chairman of DotNetBoom, the first and largest developer community in Kuwait.
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
I was first awarded in 2006 for a competency in Visual Basic. I have since then been re-awarded in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
What do you do in order to keep up with latest tools and technologies?
I read a lot of articles and blogs, download a lot of betas and test a lot of software on my many virtual machines.
What does being an MVP mean to you?
It is a privilege and a responsibility. A privilege because we (MVPs) have firsthand access to up-and-coming Microsoft technologies, something I personally enjoy very much. A responsibility because we are sort of technical role models for other geeks out there; plus our responsibility to share this knowledge with others (not an easy feet believe me).
“Informatics Day” at Kuwait University
Microsoft Kuwait recently in association with DotNetBoom hosted “Informatics Day” at Kuwait University. There were featured sessions on SharePoint 2010, Windows Azure and Office 2010. This event attracted over 70+ students and 7 Engineering Deparment professors. These sessions were mainly delivered via a positive cooperation with:
- Hassan Muthaffar
- Saleh Al Saffer
- Fadi Attiya
- Hovsep Karaguezian
- Faisal Al Khatib
Meet Mostafa Elzoghbi – Visual C# MVP from Egypt
Tell us who you are?
I’m Mostafa Elzoghbi, working as a Sr. Software Engineer for MetroStar Systems in Reston, VA, USA. I’m working mainly with .NET technologies since its beta releases, my main focus area is to build enterprise LOB .Net Applications and SharePoint solutions.
Tell us about your MVP history, when were you first awarded?
I was awarded my first MVP award in 2006 with C# Competency when I started first .NET community in Kuwait (DotNet Boom). And I was renewed for 3 consecutive years for my participation on technical online events and offline activities.
What do you do in order to keep up with latest tools and technologies?
I’m participating on a lot of beta reviews, reading blogs and books and participating with various development book authoring and writing early bird technology articles.
What does being an MVP mean to you?
Being an MVP for one time in your professional career is a lot, it is an award for long time of dedication and commitment to the technical community in your field. Sharing your knowledge and experience with others through your articles and blog posts or any other means helps other to move forward and tackle any problem they might face when working with Microsoft products and technologies.
What do you do when you are not building software’s?
Mainly practicing sports: walking, swimming and relaxing.
