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Hiba Ismeail serves as the Director of Curriculum Development and Instructional Design at FXUA. She is an award-winning learning professional with 10+ years of experience. Hiba is passionate about making a positive impact via engaging learning experiences. She specializes in instructional design, blended learning, eLearning, curriculum development, learning technologies, microlearning, and social media for learning. Prior to joining FXUA, Hiba supported a wide range of international development, nonprofit, corporate, defense, and federal learning environments. She holds a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) credential from the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Certification Institute. Hiba also holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Design and Technology, as well as an e-Learning Graduate Certificate, from George Mason University.
Hasan received his Bachelors of Information Technology from Holborn College London, UK and an Executive Masters in Information Technology from University of the Cumberland's, USA. He possesses great talent in Computer Systems, Networking and Cyber Security and has been working in the IT field for over 10 years. He is a Microsoft & CompTIA certified specialist with hands on experience in Data recovery, C++, HTML, SQL, Microsoft 365, Server & Firewall configuration.
He is an expert in solving challenging obstacles at work and provides robust helpdesk support to clients and staff. He loves to R&D with new AI technologies and implement/analyze optimal solutions for the organization.
Glen Habbershaw holds a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Oklahoma City University. He earned his CELTA from Cambridge University at the Berlin School of English in Berlin, Germany. Additionally, he has a Bachelor of Science in International Business and a Bachelor of Arts in French from Oklahoma City University.
Additionally, Glen earned a certificate of advanced level of French while studying at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada. Also, he spent time studying Spanish at Universidad del Centro Educativo Latinoamericana in Rosario, Argentina.
Glen taught English for three years and French for two years in Japan while on the JET Programme. He has been an instructor of adult students in various institutes and universities in the United States, and has several years of teaching experience in middle school. He is member of the Washington, DC Area Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Association (WATESOL) and TESOL International Association.
Bayarjargal Battulga joined Fairfax University of America as an Operations, Facilities and Property Manager in August 2015 and was promoted to Director of Operations, Facilities and Property Management in June 2016. In this role, he provides direction, oversight and operation management for facilities and property maintenance; campus development and construction; campus security; transportation and parking; information services; and food service. Additionally, Mr. Battulga provides general accounting support to the university subsidiary entity.
Previously, Mr. Battulga was the Financial Manager at Hera Equipment LLC, a heavy duty equipment sales and service company in Mongolia. Prior to joining Hera Equipment LLC, he worked as a Financial Controller for TWB Drilling Ltd, a multinational core drilling company in the mining industry.
Mr. Battulga earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the National University of Mongolia, School of Economic Studies and his MBA degree in International Finance from Fairfax University of America.
Dr. Ahmed Alwani is the founder and president of Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy and its parent institution, Fairfax University of America (FXUA). He is a businessman based in northern Virginia with investments in the poultry, real estate, and education/training sectors.
Like many children of immigrants, Dr. Alwani wants to give back to his adopted country and has a desire to help improve the human condition. He earned his initial degree in mechanical engineering and began his career at a major engineering firm in Baltimore, Maryland, in the late 1980s, but Dr. Alwani’s heart has always been in educational innovation and helping people realize their professional potential. It is this passion that led him to become an entrepreneur after many years in industrial operations and management.
Driven by what he refers to as universal values of peace, character, development, stewardship, and community, Dr. Alwani invested his time and resources in the cause of academia, obtaining a doctorate in human resource development. Over the past decade, Dr. Alwani focused on establishing institutions of learning and research. FXUA and Newlines Institute represent his life’s work toward promoting prosperity at home in the United States and abroad through learning and research.
Dr. Alwani also serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including the Washington Theological Consortium (a community of theological schools of diverse Christian traditions, with partners in education, spirituality, and interfaith dialogue) and Fairfax Educational Foundation. In 2018, Dr. Alwani became vice president of the International Institute of Islamic Thought, a Virginia-based nonprofit organization that focuses on educational advancement in Muslim societies, a legacy he inherited from his father, who co-founded the institute in the 1980s.
He has served as a member of the advisory board of the U.S. military’s Africa Command. Dr. Alwani has also been a board member of the higher education committee of the Loudoun County Economic Development Commission and a commissioner for the International Association for Continuing Education and Training. Dr. Alwani currently serves as vice president of York Foundation and Reston Investments, LLC, and as the president of Heritage Education, Inc.
Dr. Alwani earned his Ph.D. in Human Resource Development from Virginia Tech (2014) and has a Master’s in Engineering Administration from George Washington University (1990).
Ph.D., Florida State University
Master of Science Degree, Florida State University
Master of Science Degree, University of Waterloo
Master of Science Degree, Cairo University
Since finishing my graduate school, I had two major jobs teaching and research on the academic level and research and consulting for different state and federal government agencies. Keeping up with the advancement of science on the academic and applied side and apply the most recent statistical techniques to analyze government data.
Worked with several National Institutes of Health scientists on analyzing medical experiments data, and
Analyzing longitudinal American Housing survey data for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Data Analysis of a Survey of Insecurities of Households in public housing
Several Mathematics Statistics course on the undergraduate and graduate levels at George Mason University and other universities, Research Methods, Statistics, precalculus, and calculus at Fairfax University of America
“The long – term Dynamics of affordable Rental Housing”
Hudson Institute Research Report, September 2018 . Also presented at the AREUEA 2017 National
Conference, Washington D.C. June 2-4, 2017
“ American Housing Survey: Housing Adequacy and Quality As measured by the AHS” U.S. Department
Of Housing and and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research , March 2013
“An Investigation into Rent Burden and Moves by Renters”, Prepared For: U.S. Department of Housing &
Urban Development, Office of Policy Development & Research, August 2011
“Components of Inventory Change And Rental Dynamics: Seattle 2004–2009”, Prepared For:
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Policy Development & Research
July 2011
“Rental Market Dynamics: 2007-2009”, Prepared For:U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development,
Office of Policy Development & Research, May 2011
“Trends in Housing costs: 1985-2005 and the 30-Percent-of-Income Standard”
Prepared For: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Policy Development & Research,
April, 2007
“Components of Inventory Change And Rental Dynamics: Seattle 2003–2005”, Prepared For:
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Policy Development & Research
March 2007
“Uncertainty in the National Energy Modeling System. I: Methods Development,” Journal of Energy Engineering, December 1995, pp. 108-124.
“Uncertainty in the National Energy Modeling System. II: Analysis of Results,”
Journal of Energy Engineering, December 1995, pp. 125-148.
“UnivariatHudson Institutee and Hot-Deck Imputation for the General Estimate System Data,” report prepared for the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 1993.
“Sampling of Natural Gas Data,” report prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Office of Statistical Standards, 1992.
“Model Quality Audit: Non-Utility Generation Supply Model (NUGS),” report prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration,
Office of Statistical Standards, 1992.
“Nonresponse Adjustment for NASS General Estimates System,” report prepared for the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1991.
“Characterization and Estimation of the 14 and 15 year old Labor Force Through 1993,” report prepared for U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standard Administration, 1991.
“Estimation of the Parameters of an EAR(P) Process,” Journal of Time Series Analysis,
1991, pp. 179-192.
“Prediction for the an Exponential Autoregressive Process,” Submitted for publication in the Naval
Research Logistics, 2001.
“Comparison of Wage Data from the Current Population Survey and from the May 1990 Wage Distribution Survey,” report prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment Standards Administration, 1990.
Curriculum committees at George Mason university and Fairfax University of America
10-years’ service awards Virginia International University
Econometrica Journal, Journal of American Statistical Association. Journal of Time Series
Fairfax University of America
4401 Village Drive 2nd Floor
Fairfax, VA 22030
I received my MS in Computer Science and PhD in Information Technologies degrees from George Mason University VA. I have more than 25 years of teaching and more than 10 years of working in their industry experience.
As an adjunct faculty I have taught at North Virginia Community college and Strayers University. I have also worked as Senior Instructor in the Education Department of Sybase Inc. (Now SAP Inc.) where I taught courses on Database design, performance and tuning, Data Replication, Database management and administration of relational databases. I have also delivered training to corporate DBAs on Sybase IQ, a data warehouse product. I am certified Database Professional and SQL Developer.
I am teaching courses on Data warehouse, Data mining, Business Intelligence and Database security and Data Protection.
My research interests include Information Security, Database Management and Security, access control and Cryptography.
Ph.D., George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
MS Computer Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
- Database Management Systems
- Information Security
Adjunct Faculty, 2015 –Present
Fairfax University of America /Virginia International University, Fairfax, VA
Courses Teaching: Database Security and Data Protection, Network and Information Security, Database Management Systems I and II, Distributed Databases, Data Warehouse, Data Mining to graduate classes.
Adjunct Faculty, 2017 – Present
North Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA
Teaching Computer Science Courses.
Senior Instructor, 1998 – 2004
Sybase Inc.
Course Taught: Database Administration, Replication Server Administration, Sybase IQ (data warehouse), Physical and logical database design, Introduction to SQL.
Adjunct Faculty, 1995 – 1997
Strayer University, VA
Courses Taught: Distributed Databases, Introduction to UNIX
Adjunct Faculty, 1993 – 1997
North Virginia Community College, VA
Teaching Assistant, 1993 – 1998
George Mason University, VA
Courses: Database Management Systems (INFT 614)
Teaching Assistant, 1991 – 1993
George Mason University, VA
Courses: Calculus I, Calculus II
Other Experience
2005 – 2017
Consultant at Fanniemae Inc. Manage team assignments and projects to resolve database production issues. Supporting application teams to identify and resolve application performance problems. Administration of Sybase ASE servers of 12.5 and 15.0.3 versions and Replication Servers with warm standby as well as adhoc replication including function string replication. Resolving data discrepancy issues in contingency servers. Upgraded ASE servers to 15.0.3 esd4 and Replication servers to RS 15.2. Participated in Data recovery exercise (Fail-over and Fail-back). Tuning ASE and Replication servers for optimal performance. Supporting application teams in performing day-to-day tasks like code builds, restoration of data, capacity planning and resource allocations. Trouble shooting and tuning ASE applications (store procedures and adhoc queries) for optimal performance keeping in mind replication and ASE resources. Used ASE utilities like sysmon, optdiag and trace flags for analysis.
- Access Control
- Optimization of Databases
- CMP 220: Operating Systems
- CMP 511: Computer Architecture and Implementation
- CMP 556: Database Management Systems 1
- CMP 622: Database management Systems II
- CMP 626: Distributed databases
- CMP 628: Special Topics in Data Management
- CMP 629: Data Management Capstone Project
- CMP 624: Data Warehouse
- CMP 640: Decision Support and BI
- CMP 643: Database Security and Data Protection
- CMP 688: Text Analytics
- R. Sandhu, Venkata Bhamidipati and Qamar Munawer The ARBAC97 Model for Role-Based Administration of Roles, ACM Transactions on Information and System Security (TISSEC), 2(1): 105-135, Feb. 1999,
2.S. Osborn, R. Sandhu and Q. Munawer. Configuring Role-Based Access Control to Enforce Mandatory and Discretionary Access Control Policies, ACM TISSEC, 3(2):85-106, May 2000.
3.Ravi Sandhu and Qamar Munawer, How to do Discretionary Access Control Using Roles, ACM RBAC 1998.
- Ravi Sandhu and Qamar Munawer, The ARBAC99 Model for Administration of Roles, ACSAC 1999.
- Ravi Sandhu and Qamar Munawer, The RRA97 Model for Role-Based Administration of Role Hierarchies, ACSAC 1998.
- Ravi Sandhu and Qamar Munawer, Simulation of the Augmented Typed Access Matrix Model (ATAM) Using Roles, INFOSECU 1999
Sybase Instructor of the year 2002.
Fairfax University of America
4401 Village Drive 2nd Floor
Fairfax, VA 22030
Ph.D., The George Washington University, Washington DC.
M.Sc., Assiut University, Egypt.
Systems Communications and Networking, Microwaves and Electronics.
Coding, Metamaterials and Impulse Response
Impulse Response, Metamaterials and Coding.
- CMP 562 Computer Networks/Systems Communications & Networking
- CMP 471 Special Topics in CS – Digital Design
- CMP 472 Special Topics in IT Essential Guide to Telecommunications
- CMP 270 Essentials of Networking
- CMP 230 Discrete Mathematical Methods for Computing
- CMP 110 Introduction to Computing
- N. Morsy,” The Wave Equations of Composite Metamaterial Transmission-Lines for Developing Ultra-Wideband UWB Technology,” in Fairfax University of America (formerly Virginia International University) International Secure Computing & Technology Conference, Fairfax, VA, Nov. 2016,
https://viu.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=8604&query_desc
[2] M. N. Morsy and W. K. Kahn,” Application of novel summation approach in technique to find the transient response of a dipole antenna,” IEEE Trans. Electromagnetic Comp., vol.43, pp. 197-202, May 2001.
[3] M. N. Morsy and W. K. Kahn,” A novel summation approach in technique to find the transient response,” IEEE Trans. Electromagnetic Comp., vol.38, pp. 542-545, Aug. 1996.
[4] M. N. Morsy and W. K. Kahn,” The transient field radiated from a dipole antenna to excitation by a realistically modeled pulse generator,” in IEEE Int. EMC Symp., Dallas, TX, Aug. 1993, pp 83-88.
[5] E. M. El-Sayed and M. N. Morsy,” Analysis of microwaves ovens loaded with lossy process material using transmission-line-matrix method,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, vol.20, no. 12 pp. 2213-2220, December 1984.
[6] E. M. El-Sayed, H. M. Ibrahim and M. N. Morsy,” Validity of using of the transmission-line-matrix method in determining the tuning behavior of loaded microwave ovens,” in Int. 84 Athens Summer Conf. Modeling & Simulation, Zappion, Athens, June 1984.
[7] E. M. El-Sayed and M. N. Morsy,” Use of transmission-line-matrix method in determining the resonant frequencies of loaded microwaves ovens,” the Journal of Microwave Power, vol.19, no. 1 pp. 65-71, March 1984.
- Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Research Publications (IJRP).
- Reviewer for the International Journal of Advancement in Computing Technology (IJACT).
- Member of ITT National Curriculum Committee (2005-2016).
- Member of ITT Advisory Committee (2004-2016)
- Member of IEEE Communications Society.
- Member of the IEEE-MTT (Microwave Theory and Techniques)
- Member of the IEEE-AP (Antennas and Wave Propagation) Society.
- Member of the IEEE-EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Society
- Numerous Teaching Performance Awards (including financial awards).
- Certificates of Appreciation from the IEEE Communications Society.
- Outstanding Performance Award from the Chairman & CEO of ITT-Tech.
- Outstanding Teaching Performance Award from Fairfax University of America (formerly Virginia International University)
Life Senior member of the IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer).
Originally from Iran, have backgrounds in Telecom and IT industries. Have been in many different positions from server admin to support engineer to programmer/analyst. Love teaching and working with students.
PhD Student in Computational Data Science, George Mason University
Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security, George Mason University
Master of Information Systems, Heriot-Watt University, UK
BSc Electrical/Telecom Engineering, Azad University, Iran
Database Design and Development, Data Analysis, Programming Logic, Object Oriented Programming, Web Programming, Cyber Security (OS, Network, Web, Wireless, etc.), Cloud Computing, Big Data, Data Science, Data Warehousing, etc.
IT Project Manager, Back Office Systems Engineer, Server and Database Admin, Programmer, Systems Analyst, Senior System Architect/Developer
Big Data, Data Science, Non-Relational Databases, NoSQL Databases, Data Processing Tools and Programming Libraries
Database Courses, Programming Courses, Cyber Security Related Courses
Translated many book from English to Farsi including Microwave Radio Links by Carlos Salema.
Senior Programmer/Systems Analyst for the ITS Department of George Mason University
Have been part of many hiring and planning committees at my different jobs
Participated in course/curriculum re-design effort at FXUA
Teacher of Distinction, GMU, 2018
Extraordinary Achievement Award, GMU, 2019 and 2021
Impact Award, 2018 and 2019
Employee of the Month in different job positions.
Fairfax University of America
4401 Village Drive 2nd Floor
Fairfax, VA 22030
Ed.D. Organizational Development, George Washington University
Master of Science, Accounting, George Mason University
Master of Business, Accounting & Finance, Northeastern University
Bachelors, Accounting & Finance, James Madison University
Accounting
Finance
Auditing
Corporate/Individual Taxation
International Finance and Operations
VICE PRESIDENT & CONTROLLER
- Supervise accounting staff in support of accounting operations including general ledger, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, and joint venture operations.
- Coordinate monthly closing process for parent, subsidiary corporations, and joint venture operations including consolidation with Corporate parent.
- Analyze and report on financial metrics to senior management on an ongoing basis to included indirect rate variances, actual to budget variances, metrics analysis, and profit / loss analysis.
- Coordinate filings of all statutory state, local, federal tax, and international returns and financial statements with Corporate tax department including gross receipt and other locality specific tax and business registration requirements.
- Responsible for managing the Cost and Pricing function for all federal divisions including identification and assessment of regulatory changes and impact on current operations, policies and practices, TINA compliance, and identification and implementation of industry best practices as appropriate.
- Act as DCAA/DCMA, public accounting, and other client audit liaison in response to proposal audits, year-end financial audits, incurred cost audits, CAS compliance audits, proposal audits, closeout audits and other audits as initiated by client.
- Oversight of ASC 606 revenue recognition compliance to include coordination and monthly review of project estimates to complete, estimated revenue projections, and other project performance metrics to ensure appropriate accounting treatment.
- Act as functional lead in ongoing Oracle / Costpoint process improvement efforts including scheduling activities, resource communication, business technology interface, testing, and other activities to ensure coordination of business requirements and technology improvements.
- Coordinate implementation of best practice applications including dashboard and other digital capital tools, organizational restructuring initiatives, business process and procedural improvement initiatives, and staff training.
- Provide project support including guidance to Mentor-Protégé firms and small business teaming partners in development of indirect rate structure, and policies and procedure development.
- Coordinate annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting requirements with finance, operations and executive leadership team.
- Support financial accounting, operations, and complex taxation issues for International government contracting group including operations in Egypt, Lebanon, Lesotho, Pakistan, Nepal, and other developing countries.
MANAGER – SPECIAL PROJECTS / CONSULTING
- Coordinate business development, staffing, and proposal efforts related to consulting practice initiative implemented at the Headquarters level.
- Responsible for the identification of, proposal coordination and development, subcontractor alliance, pricing, negotiation and administration of multimillion dollar Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Certification contract award by the United States Small Business Administration.
- Provide direct support to clients in the achievement of SDB status via application preparation services including disadvantaged narrative research and preparation.
- Provide consulting assistance to mid-sized firms in numerous operating and administrative areas including pre-audit assistance, indirect rate reviews and labor floorcheck audits.
- Support Corporate functional areas in activities such as DCAA audit responses, preparation of multimillion dollar termination for convenience claim and other specialized activities.
- Responsible for review and negotiation of all facility leases, office relocations and related matters for 20 offices nationwide.
MANAGER – INTERNAL AUDIT
- Establish the internal audit function, develop internal audit programs for various operating functions and conduct internal audits in accordance with risk identification efforts.
- Develop the internal audit department budget and monitor adherence.
- Communicate audit deficiencies with senior management, recommend corrective actions and perform follow-up actions as appropriate.
- Support operations in the audit and negotiation of multimillion dollar requests for equitable adjustment.
Emerging accounting and finance topics (ASC 606 Revenue Recognition/ASC 842 – Lease accounting)
Crisis management strategies
ACCT 698 and 699 – Master Thesis I&II
MBA 605 – Auditing
MBA 654 – Accounting Information Systems (Graduate level)
ACCT 305 – Accounting Information Systems (Undergraduate level)
MBA 608 – Financial Statement Analysis & Decision Making
MBA 511 – Managerial Accounting & Finance
ACCT 202 – Managerial Accounting (Undergraduate level)
MBA 636 – Managerial Accounting (Graduate level)
ACCT 201 – Principles of Financial Accounting
MBA 610 – Taxation of Business Entities
ACCT 600 – Cost Accounting
MBA 538 – Compensation and Benefits
ACCT 601 – Advanced Financial Accounting
MBA 620 – Long Term Financial Decisions
PSC Government Affairs Committee
PSC Contracts & Cash Flow Committee
Ralph Upstone Stone Award
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) – sponsored through the Institute of Internal Auditors.
- Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) ‑ sponsored through Association of Government Accountants.
- Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM) ‑ sponsored through National Contract Management Association (NCMA).
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) – sponsored through the Information Systems and Control Association.
- Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) – sponsored through the Institute of Internal Auditors
Fairfax University of America
4401 Village Drive 2nd Floor
Fairfax, VA 22030