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RAHAF ALHAWITI

Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Motivated Information Technology fresh graduate with a strong focus on cybersecurity, committed to securing systems and supporting organizational resilience through practical, real-world solutions. Experienced in contributing to governance, risk, and compliance efforts, and skilled in identifying vulnerabilities, supporting policy development, and promoting security awareness. Eager to apply technical knowledge and analytical thinking in a collaborative environment that values continuous improvement and innovation in cybersecurity.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Cyber security intern

General Entertainment Authority
01.2025 - 06.2025
  • Participated in cybersecurity training under the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) division, focusing on aligning internal practices with national cybersecurity standards.
  • Contributed to the development and review of cybersecurity policies and procedures in accordance with the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) guidelines.
  • Assisted in conducting compliance assessments to evaluate the organization's adherence to security controls and regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborated in risk identification, analysis, and documentation to support the risk management lifecycle.
  • Worked on mapping security requirements to business processes and technology assets to ensure holistic compliance coverage.
  • Helped prepare awareness content and contributed to GRC-related initiatives aimed at improving organizational security culture.
  • Gained hands-on experience in documenting and tracking cybersecurity exceptions, policy approvals, and executive sign-offs.
  • Demonstrated a strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, governance structures, and the practical implementation of controls.
  • Developed a professional skill set in compliance reporting, stakeholder communication, and maintaining regulatory readiness.

Intern IOS Developer

Apple Developer Academy
10.2022 - 06.2023
  • Developed Seven Apps using Swift programming language, utilizing both the MVVM and MVC design patterns in software development
  • Design apps by using Design tools and techniques including Design Thinking, Rapid Prototyping, User Interface and User Experience design, Quality of Experience, and strict adherence to Apple's Human Interface Guidelines
  • Possess a fundamental knowledge of business functions, including marketing strategies, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management, product development, and business planning and modeling
  • Experience utilizing the Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) methodology to effectively tackle real-world challenges and enhance problem-solving skills
  • Skills in critical thinking, project management, time management, problem-solving, and a comprehensive range of soft skills developed
  • Introduction to Classical Machine Learning: Gained foundational knowledge of classical machine learning techniques, including linear and logistic regression, Support Vector Machines (SVMs), and Decision Trees
  • Deep Learning Foundations: Explored Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) using popular deep learning libraries
  • Custom Model Building in PyTorch: Introduced to PyTorch for building custom models, with insights into training management using Lightning
  • Data Loading and Preprocessing: Learned initial strategies for efficient data loading and preprocessing techniques, particularly for classification tasks
  • Introduction to Unsupervised Learning: Developed a basic understanding of unsupervised learning techniques for data exploration
  • Ensemble and Dimensionality Reduction Techniques: Covered concepts in ensemble methods like Random Forests and basic dimensionality reduction approaches

Intern AI

SDAIA - KAUST Academy
03.2023 - 03.2023
  • Acquired foundational skills in classical machine learning techniques, including regression models, Support Vector Machines (SVMs), and Decision Trees.
  • Built and trained custom models using PyTorch, with experience in efficient data preprocessing and classification tasks.
  • Explored Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) with practical application through popular deep learning libraries.
  • Gained an understanding of ensemble methods (e.g., Random Forests), dimensionality reduction, and unsupervised learning for data exploration.

Intern

Apple Developer Academy
03.2022 - 04.2022
  • developing an IOS app, starting from initiating the idea using CBL and using HIG designing criteria to design an IOS app until developing it using SwiftUI.

Education

Bachelor - Information Technology

Princess Nourah University
Riaydh
current/2020 - /2025

Skills

  • ICloud
  • Firebase
  • Sketch
  • Figma
  • AdobeXD
  • Unity
  • Java
  • SwiftUI
  • Python
  • HTML
  • SQL
  • MatLab
  • IOS Apps Development
  • Project Management
  • XCode
  • SPSS
  • Linux
  • Arduino
  • Arduino Uno
  • Machin Learning
  • Network Design
  • Game Development
  • TensorFlow
  • TinyML
  • Nicla vision

Languages

English

Certification

ISC2


CC-Certified in Cybersecurity

Misk Academy x STC
cybersecurity incident response analysis



Harvard University


CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity



Misk Academy


Data Analysis



IBM


Introduction to cyber security



Misk Academy - Future Path Career


Essential Program Project Planning



NASA


Introduction to Lightning Observations and Applications using ML


Accomplishments

  • Certificate of Appreciation Leap 2022, Apple Developer Academy.
  • Certificate of Appreciation tedx ,KASAU
  • Certificate of Appreciation PNU Partner, Apple Developer Academy.
  • First Place as Best Research.
  • Best Web Design Project, PNU.
  • first game ever and Best application for the second challenge, Apple Developer Academy.

Timeline

Cyber security intern

General Entertainment Authority
01.2025 - 06.2025

Intern AI

SDAIA - KAUST Academy
03.2023 - 03.2023

Intern IOS Developer

Apple Developer Academy
10.2022 - 06.2023

Intern

Apple Developer Academy
03.2022 - 04.2022

Bachelor - Information Technology

Princess Nourah University
current/2020 - /2025

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