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CV
Education
2026 (Candidate)
MDes + MPA
Illinois Institute of Technology
Mies Campus, Chicago — Dual degree in Design and Public Administration
2025
BFA Interaction Design & UI/UX
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA — December 2025
2007
Design Foundation
Artcom, Rabat, Morocco
Graphic design and visual arts foundation
Military Service
2018 – 2021
U.S. Army, Active Duty
4–5 ADA, Ansbach, Germany
Air Defense Battle Management System Operator — Honorable Discharge
Languages
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Native
Arabic — Moroccan Darija
Business-level Egyptian, Lebanese, Iraqi
Experience
2021 – Present
Strategic Service Designer
Independent Practice — Chicago, IL
Civic design, service blueprinting, and UX for public-sector and non-profit clients. Focus on institutional and government systems.
2007 – 2018
Visual & UX Designer
Multi-context — Morocco, Europe, U.S.
Identity, print, web, and digital design across commercial and cultural sectors. Built foundation in Swiss typographic tradition.
Selected Projects
2025
VIDATE — Video Dating App
Full case study — UX/Product Design
2025
ATAY — Travel Companion
Full case study — Service + UX Design
In Progress
Chicago 311 Redesign
Civic service design — available on request
In Progress
Veterans Resource Hub
Digital government design — available on request
Skills & Tools
PROFICIENCY
Design
Figma
Design Systems
Interaction Design
Visual Identity
Typography
Service Design
Service Blueprinting
Stakeholder Mapping
Journey Mapping
Systems Analysis
Policy Alignment
Research
UX Research
Field Research
Usability Testing
Info Architecture
Prototyping
Technical
HTML / CSS
Photography
Print Production
Motion
Generative
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