Hello there

I'm Haitham.

An engineering student at the University of Virginia, based in Washington DC and Seattle. I'm a strong believer in "measure twice, cut once," that idea drives a lot of my design process and my life philosophy.

Introduction

I'm a perpetual learner, someone addicted to growth and progress, and building is how I best express that. I'm driven by a fear of regret and a desire for a legacy. This website aims to give you a snapshot of what I hold most valuable and the person I aspire to be.

I currently work at AWS on their Textract team, a machine learning tool that extracts text from complex documents using computer vision. I'm very interested in systems engineering, and particularly in its implications for product management.

Work

May 2025 to present

SDE Intern, Amazon Web Services

Working on the Textract team, a machine learning tool that extracts text from complex documents using computer vision. I automated lengthy ticket resolution processes to help on-call team members.
Aug 2024 to present

Student, University of Virginia

Studying Systems Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at UVA's School of Engineering.
May 2023 to Aug 2023

Research Intern, NASA SEES

Built a machine learning model using ResNet-18 that scanned satellite imagery and classified land cover types automatically. Wrote and published research, one of 200 students selected for AGU Bright StaRS.