nawaf.homes

I'm Nawaf Ahmed, a computer engineering student at the University of Ottawa. I'm passionate about system design and currently part of the sponsorship team at uOttaHack, the nation's capital hackathon that brings together over 900+ student hackers from across Canada.

Projects

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didban
🎶 Go library for downloading and tagging music via Deezer track IDs, built for the Sorn system.
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YouTube
Deezer
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dynamicspace
📃 A paper on architectural redesign of Serverless Hosting using dynamic volumes to eliminate "cold starts"
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Docker
Rust
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dimmcie
⏲️ Dynamically starts your Minecraft server on player activity
Docker
Gate
Deno
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seenit
🔗 Sonarr alternative
Rust
Scraping
Torrents
Tailwind CSS

Experience

2025 - Present

Sponsorship Coordinator

uOttaHack

Connecting leading brands with Canada’s second largest hackathon to help deliver Ottawa’s largest technology event through strategic sponsorships. Connecting leading brands with Canada’s second largest hackathon to help deliver Ottawa’s largest technology event through strategic sponsorships.

2025 - Present

Development Lead

Connecting Young Minds (CYM)

Designed and developed CYM's official website along with a robust registration and submission system, built to scale for 600+ users. Focused on creating a seamless user experience while ensuring performance and maintainability across the platform.

2023 - 2023

Software Developer

Platinum Medical Clinic

Developed and implemented digital solutions to improve healthcare accessibility for seniors, including the conversion of over 230 paper forms into efficient e-forms, which reduced doctors' time per patient by 35%. Created custom plugins to accelerate the form creation process by 50% and automated appointment notifications using Python and SQL. Actively contributed to IT infrastructure maintenance and demonstrated strong problem-solving skills in resolving technical challenges.

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