Melissa Louak

Melissa Louak has a diverse work experience spanning different roles and industries. Melissa is currently working at Valital Technologies as a Senior Software Engineer, where they have been employed since November 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Software Engineer at Valital Technologies from May 2022 to November 2022.

Before joining Valital Technologies, Melissa was a Software Engineer at Decentra Tech from December 2020 to June 2022. Melissa also worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant at the American University of Beirut from August 2019 to May 2021 and July 2020 to December 2020, respectively.

Melissa has experience as a Private Tutor in Beirut from November 2016 to August 2019. Additionally, they worked briefly as a Firmware Engineer at MultiLane SAL in June and July 2019. Melissa also had an internship as an Electrical Engineering Intern at BMW Group from August 2018 to February 2019, and another internship as a Draftsman at Technica International from February 2018 to August 2018.

Melissa gained further experience as a Doctor's Assistant at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK from February 2016 to August 2018. Melissa also had an internship as an Electrical Engineering Intern at Technica International in June and July 2017, where they were involved in various tasks related to electrical panel wiring, cable tray installation, and other electrical and mechanical works.

Lastly, Melissa worked as a Systems Engineer and had an internship as an Electrical Engineering Intern at ITG Holding from September 2016 to April 2017 and July to August 2016, respectively.

Melissa Louak has an extensive education history. Melissa obtained their Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the American University of Beirut from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK between 2014 and 2018. Melissa's educational journey started in 1999 and lasted until 2014, during which they earned a Lebanese and French Baccalaureate with a focus on General Sciences (GS) from College des Peres Antonins.

In addition to their formal education, Melissa has also obtained various certifications and participated in additional courses and training. Notably, they received certifications in "Introduction to Cloud Computing" and "Python for Data Science, AI & Development" from Coursera in October 2022. Melissa also holds a "Certificate of Participation-Public Speaking" from the American University of Beirut in November 2020. Melissa has completed several online courses, including "Complete Python Bootcamp: From zero to hero in Python," "Machine Learning A-Z: Hands-On Python & R In Data Science," "The Data Science Course 2020: Complete Data Science Bootcamp," "Business Intelligence Analyst Course," and "Financial Analyst Course" from Udemy in 2020 and 2019. Moreover, they participated in various competitions and obtained certificates such as the "Certificate of Participation as a Competitor in 2018 Hult Prize Dubai Regional Finals" and the "Certificate of Participation in the Build It Weekend 2.0 Hardware Hackathon 'A Peek into the Future'" in 2018. Additionally, Melissa attended the "International Applied Research Symposium" in November 2017 and received a "PRIMAVERA training course" from Engineering Project & Services in October 2017. Melissa has also completed the "Work Success Boot Camp" organized by AMIDEAST UAE in April 2017. Finally, Melissa received a "Certificate of Attendance" at the IEEE Region 8 Student and Young Professional Congress in August 2016.