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Saed-Elias Bahta

Cybersecurity student with a background in operations and project management at Intel, Meta, and Google and a lifelong obsession with tech.

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Saed-Elias Bahta

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Experience

Lab Manager@ Maricopa Community College
Sept 2025 – Present
  • ›Promoted from Lab Assistant to Manager in 11 months based on demonstrated leadership and operational excellence
  • ›Supervise 7 part-time employees with full oversight of scheduling, payroll budgeting, and end-to-end hiring
  • ›Oversee maintenance and availability of ~350 workstations plus surrounding classrooms, coordinating corrective actions and hardware repairs with broader IT
  • ›Spearheaded an Athletics department partnership that drove a 30% semester-over-semester increase in student lab utilization
  • ›Implemented streamlined student sign-in solutions and revitalized online tutoring programs for CIS and Data Analytics majors
CIS Office Admin@ Maricopa Community College
May 2025 – Sept 2025
  • ›Provided high-level administrative support to the BAS degree program, Faculty, Program Directors, and CIS Department Chairs
  • ›Managed complex class schedules for the CIS department, ensuring accurate adjustments and efficient resource allocation
  • ›Served as primary liaison between internal and external stakeholders, maintaining high service standards in virtual and in-person environments
Lab Assistant / Tutor@ Maricopa Community College
Oct 2024 – May 2025
  • ›First point of contact for students — provided Tier 1 technology support and one-on-one academic assistance for CIS coursework
  • ›Implemented tracking metrics and monitored student lab usage data, providing management with actionable insights on facility traffic and resource needs
Strategy Program Manager II@ Google
Aug 2022 – Apr 2023
  • ›Led cross-functional teams through strategic integration of Fitbit Operations into Google's ecosystem, managing complex schedules, deliverables, and milestones
  • ›Managed and optimized KPI metrics at business and product levels to track operational health and performance
  • ›Designed and implemented targeted change strategies, identifying impacts on people, processes, and systems to ensure organizational readiness
  • ›Facilitated communication loops between external partners and internal teams to accelerate transformation of internal processes
Jr Product Cost Engineer@ Meta
Mar 2019 – Nov 2021
  • ›Managed product material cost tracking for high-visibility AR/VR programs (Oculus Rift, Quest 1–3, Portal) from concept through End-of-Life
  • ›Tracked Bill of Material (BOM) costs and analyzed actual-vs-target deltas to drive cost-reduction measures; reported monthly insights to senior leadership
  • ›Led reviews with Engineering, Operations, and Finance partners to ensure data accuracy and drive timely business insights
  • ›Led team-level initiatives that improved documentation standards, reporting efficiency, and workflow optimization
Engineering Planning Analyst@ Intel
Mar 2018 – Mar 2019
  • ›Developed automated reporting solutions using SQL Pathfinder and Excel, reducing manual transactions and streamlining workflow
  • ›Created automated tracking processes for hand-carry parts and shipping status, significantly improving inventory visibility and delivery forecasting
  • ›Managed inventory and Work-In-Progress (WIP) flow to execute assembly build plans for test development and legacy products
  • ›Maintained clear supply-and-demand visualizations for business partners via Microsoft Office Suite

Education

AAS Cybersecurity, Cloud System Administration@ Mesa Community College
Aug 2024 – May 2026
BS Supply Chain Management@ Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business
Aug 2013 – Dec 2017

Skills

OS & Networking

Linux (Red Hat, Fedora, Kali)WindowsmacOSBash ScriptingAWSAzureCisco Network AdminSystem Troubleshooting

Data & Tools

SQLAI ConceptsDockerVirtualizationAnsibleMicrosoft Office SuiteApple EcosystemVPNsFirewallsNetworkingProxmox

Leadership & Operations

Project ManagementStrategic PlanningBudgeting & PayrollStakeholder ManagementProcess ImprovementCross-Functional Leadership

Portfolio

A selection of things I've built

Home Server

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Kubernetes Cluster

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Cloud Projects

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TBD

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Contact

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I'm always open to new opportunities, collaborations, and interesting projects. Drop me a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

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