Young Professionals Luncheon at 53rd Annual ISNA Convention
Time: 12:45p.m CST
Location: South Ballroom Level 2
The luncheon will feature guest speakers Tahani Amer, Sajid Patel and Ahmad Nasser
Tahani Amer
Tahani Amer discovered her natural passion and inclination for engineering while watching her father fixing his car’s engine as she sat inside her small Egyptian apartment. While her love of math created a clear path for a mechanical and aerospace engineering future, it was great teachers and her father that encouraged and guided Dr. Amer. In return, she spends a great deal of her time to inspire and challenge young women to reach their potential. Dr. Amer started working at NASA in the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Branch. By working in this branch, she gained valuable experience and fulfilled her dream to work with scientists and researchers in solving real-life problems. She recalls, “It was a real privilege to work with state-of-the-art technology and with researchers who love their work.” Then, she landed an opportunity in one of NASA’s wind tunnels to conduct pressure and thermal sensitive paint experiments in support of the NASA’s aeronautical research efforts. This proved to be a valuable experience from both a theoretical and practical point of view. She has experienced the excitement of working with large CFD computer codes and climbing up the ceiling of a wind tunnel to install a velocity probe. Dr. Amer has invented and patented a system to measure the thermal conductivity of a thin film. This measurement is used in the thermal modeling of several techniques for determining boundary layer transition location on models being tested in wind tunnels. Dr. Amer holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering, a master’s in aerospace engineering, and a doctoral of engineering from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Sajid Patel
Sajid Patel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Optimal Design, an award winning, technology innovation and product development firm. After graduating with a degree in engineering from Purdue University, he worked at tech industry leaders such as Motorola, Palm and 3COM. During that time, he played an integral role in the development of award-winning mobile products. Over the course of his career, he has received more than a dozen patents.
In the past 13 years, his leadership has helped transform Optimal Design into a driving force for innovative design and engineering primarily in the Internet of Things, wearable electronics, and virtual reality industries. His firm has developed products for Google, Harley Davidson, BOSCH and other leading companies. Sajid was invited to attend the TED 2016 Conference where he helped showcase advanced virtual reality technologies developed by his team.
Ahmad Nassar
Ahmad Nassar, President of NFL Players Incorporated, the licensing and marketing arm of the NFL Players Association. In that role, he oversees all operations of the company including commercial negotiations with the NFL and key partners such as Electronic Arts, Nike, Fanatics, Uber, ESPN and others. Ahmad also teaches sports law at Georgetown University, is frequently quoted in industry print and speaks at conferences and conventions nationwide.
Ahmad received his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago School of Law and graduated with bachelor's degrees in economics and near eastern studies from the University of Michigan.
Following law school, Mr. Nassar served as a law clerk to the Honorable Denise Page Hood, United States District Judge in the Eastern District of Michigan. Prior to joining the NFLPA, Mr. Nassar worked in the Washington, DC offices of law firms Latham and Watkins and Patton Boggs. There he counseled clients in a variety of practice areas, including white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, antitrust and intellectual property issues, and a wide range of matters affecting labor unions. External Event Url
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