Ahmed Ismail

Ahmed is a self-taught software engineer with a diverse set of experiences that include lobbying for international education initiatives, conducting research for the Dept. of Energy, and working on the board of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). While working on NSBE's board, he helped develop the 2025 strategic plan, which is now being used to deploy a couple million dollars' worth of capital to increase the number of black engineers graduating on an annual basis.

Ahmed Ismail

Experience

Lecturer & Program Coordinator

University of Virginia

2025 - Present

Teach courses as well as update curriculum, instructional design, and syllabi for Cloud certificate program. Also, helping build out a new certificate program for Artificial Intelligence.

International Vice Chair

National Society of Black Engineers

2024 - Present

Serve as Vice Chair for NSBE’s International Committee, where I helped with the organization's international expansion efforts.

Board Member

The Neighborhood Centers

2023 - Present

The Neighborhood Centers is a community-focused organization dedicated to empowering/supporting families within low-income communities.

Tech Prep Rising Innovator

Google's Tech Equity Collective

2025 - 2025

Tech Equity Collective (TEC) is a Google Initiative that is designed to equip technically proficient professionals from overlooked communities with the skills needed to accelerate a career in tech.

Software Engineer

Capital One

2022 - 2024

Built full-stack applications within the commercial banking and associate experience/engineering divisions.

Cloud Computing Career Coach

University of Virginia

2024 - 2025

Guided students regarding careers in cloud computing and help grow enrollment of underserved communities.

National Strategic Planning Task Force

National Society of Black Engineers

2020 - 2021

Helped develop strategic plan with the goal of increasing the number of black engineering graduates across United States from 5,654 to 10,000 annually by 2025.

Gilman Ambassador

Institute of International Education

2019 - 2020

Lobbied for international education initiatives through congressional visits with senators and represetatives in DC. As a result, was able to influence the passing of a bill to increase funding for international programs.

Education

MS, Cloud Computing Systems

University of Maryland

2024

BS, Liberal Studies

Iowa State University

2021

Study Abroad

University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

2018

Certifications

CompTIA ITF+

CompTIA

2025

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

2024

Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

2024

FOCP: FinOps Certified Practitioner

The Linux Foundation

2023

AWS Serverless Badge

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

2023

AWS Associate Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

2023

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

2022

Awards & Honors

Socrates Program

The Aspen Institute

2025

Invited to particpate in Socrates Program and provided scholarship to attend the program. The Aspen Institute Socrates Program provides a forum for emerging leaders from various fields to convene and explore contemporary issues through expert-moderated dialogue. The program’s seminars are designed as values-based Socratic explorations to facilitate the exchange of ideas.

President's Scholarship

University of Maryland

2024

Awarded scholarship for outstanding academic achievement.

Gilman Scholar

U.S. Department of State

2018

Selected as one of approximately 1,000 American undergraduate students from 386 colleges and universities to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State. The Gilman Program supports students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategy

Problem Solving

Project Management

Adaptability