education
MA Digital Arts and Sciences
University of Florida, Digital Worlds Institute
2019–2022
BS Quantitative Economics and Econometrics
University of South Florida
2015–2019
experience
CEO and Co-Founder
Augmented Info Systems
Oct 2023–present
Partnered with UF and the Florida Semiconductor Institute on XR training integrated into university classrooms. Founding member of UF PATHS program for autistic STEM students. Managed production environment with ten staff. Deployed VR vocational training across Massachusetts health networks. Built AR historical reconstructions with USF and public mural overlays with City of Bartow.
Adjunct Professor
University of Florida
Oct–Dec 2023
Directed graduate-level VR course. Taught C# programming and 3D art integration. Created collaborative XR installations with the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Senior Consultant
Guidehouse
Oct 2021–Oct 2023
PMO lead on CARES and ARPA-funded Covid-19 recovery projects for South Carolina, managing workstreams exceeding $10M. Applied Research Cohort publishing white papers on smart cities and energy transition. Market lead for Large Language Models Working Group.
Consultant
Grant Thornton
May 2019–Oct 2021
Internal controls testing for CMS. Lead point of contact for FEMA grants compliance in Southwest Florida, validating projects exceeding $2M.
grants
SCALE: Microelectronics Workforce Development
US Army · Purdue · UF · $450,000
2024–present
City of Bartow AR Murals
USF Access 3D Lab · City of Bartow · $100,000
2025–present
MoodMentor: VR Tools for Neurodivergence
Road to Responsibility · South Shore Support Services · $60,000
2024
Covid Reflections: AR Public Health Installation
UF Center for Arts in Medicine · $10,000
2022
HoloKeys: AR for Music Education
UF College of the Arts Strategic Opportunity Fund · $5,000
2022
skills
programming: C#, Python, Kotlin, JavaScript, SQL
xr/game engines: Unity, Niantic Lightship, ARCore, ARKit, Meta XR SDK
hardware: Meta Quest, HoloLens, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
3d/design: Blender, Adobe Creative Suite, LiDAR scanning
other: Git, Android Studio, Hilt, Room, Firebase
languages: English (native), French (fluent), Tunisian Arabic (proficient), Spanish (beginner)