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Razan Altiraifi

Razan Altiraifi

Fairfax, VA, US

 
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About 

NOMA, Assoc. AIA, LEED Green Associate

Technologist | Designer

AIA | DC - Technology Committee, Communications Chair
AIA | DC - Emerging Architects Committee, Member
DCNOMA - Licensing Committee, Member
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M.ARCH '19 | Georgia Tech School of Architecture
M.S. InfoSys | George Mason University
B.S. IT | George Mason University

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Perkins&Will, Washington DC, Design Applications Technician

Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
 

Perkins&Will, Washington, DC, US, Design Visualization Intern

May 2019 - Aug 2019
 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, US, School of Architecture Graduate Assistant

Fall 2016 - Spring 2018
Official School Photographer, Communications Assistant (Social Media and Website Administration)

Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
Library Monitor for Architecture Core Collection

Aug 2016 - May 2019
 

StudioMB, Washington, DC, US, Extern

1 Week Spring Break Externship
I worked on a physical model creating the topography and prepared a laser cut file for the building.

Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
 

Cardea Home, Atlanta, GA, US, Design Assistant

Administrative and design work.
Tasks included filing and keeping project binders, cabinet design, CAD work, field measures, and job site visits.

Aug 2017 - Jan 2018
 

Flexera Software, Itasca, IL, US, Software Licensing Analyst

REMOTE POSITION

• Stay up-to-date on rapidly changing licensing trends
• Design solutions to employ license optimization techniques,
• Educate internal and external customers about license optimization solutions
• Work with R&D, Product Management and Professional Services, as well as Clients and Software Publishers
• enhance content and design new mechanisms supporting our advanced Software License Optimization solutions
• Apply Licensing domain expertise for an industry leading product in support of a variety of software publisher licensing schemas.
• Encode software license agreements into product use rights libraries
• Design new mechanisms to encode and optimize complex software license entitlements
• Review software contracts and EULA's to determine how provisions can be automated
• Review license modeling needs with customers in order to better understand customer pain points and new software license types

Recognition:
Teamwork Award 04 22 2015
Exemplary teamwork and collaboration, going "above and beyond" in helping other team members develop their skills, complete a special project or meet a deadline.

May 2014 - Aug 2016
 

Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA, US, Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant
Aug 2012 – Feb 2014
McLean, VA

• Provided business and policy reviews ensuring compliance with established policies and current IT efficiency initiatives and accountability in client’s IT budget
• Facilitated requirements gathering for enterprise software licensing agreements by coordinating between numerous geographically-dispersed clients to maximize savings and comply with efficiency initiatives
• Supported business process re-engineering efforts
• Supported IT portfolio and asset management
• Served as technical author and prepared SME materials for program level and strategic deliverables
• Supported established Program Management Office (PMO) Structures and transition to PMO structure
• Supported the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Change and Configuration Board (CCB) and its support activities

Recognition:
Hi5 Award 10 2013
Exemplified excellent client delivery in her work on ESL and is a key player on the team.

Consultant
Jul 2009 – Aug 2012
Mclean, VA
• Served as Records Manager, maintaining and managing all records for project, through an electronic records mailbox, SharePoint document repository and an external hard drive
• Supported quality assurance activities by tracking project tasks and deliverables and ensured the quality control of all deliverables to the client
• Compiled materials for and facilitated the monthly discussion concerning the Executive Dashboard, Project Schedule, producing and distributing final materials to stakeholders.
• Managed and administered team and project SharePoint sites
• Supported risk management activities by tracking, managing and leading risk management and mitigation discussions

Recognition:
Performance & Team Award Absolute Personal Best 07 2010
“In recognition of providing outstanding support to our <<client>> relative to supporting the PMO (e.g., records management, issues / action / risks tracking, and audit response).”

Performance & Team Award 03 2012
“Razan has demonstrated outstanding performance for the past 8 months in support of the <<client>> PMO operations support for the Program. Razan's superior delivery, as well as her excellent client interaction has helped ensure continued success for this project. Her contributions were invaluable to the client, and she maintained excellent relationship with the Govt project manager and various leaders through very demanding activities and client transition. For example, she maintained a comprehensive records folder of all correspondence that proved essential with audit compliance. Razan's efforts were invaluable to the project and deserve to be recognized.”

Jul 2009 - Feb 2014
 

Education 

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, GA, US, MArch, Architecture

3 Year M.Arch Student
T. Gordon Little Fellowship |
Graduate Assistant |
Graduate Student Representative |
Graduate Student Ambassador |
National Organization of Minority Architecture Students - Media/Marketing Chair

Aug 2016 - May 2019
 

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, US, Masters, Information Systems

Aug 2011 - Dec 2012
 

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, US, Bachelors, Information Technology

Minor in Business Administration

Aug 2005 - May 2009
 

Areas of Specialization