Michael Rihani

Current

• Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Koofers Inc.

Past

• Founder at WebBrainiacs Web Design
• Network Operations Intern III at Sprint
• Software Quality Assurance Employee at Symantec

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Education

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Pamplin College of Business
• Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

Recommended

1 person has recommended Michael

Connections

182 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company
• My Facebook
• My Twitter

Michael Rihani’s Summary

Entrepreneurial mind
Results oriented
Good eye for detail / well-organized
Take on ownership and responsibilities

Michael Rihani’s Specialties:

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, PHP, C++, Java

Microsoft Office 97, 2000, 2003, 2007
Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design
(Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Michael Rihani’s Experience

• Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

  Koofers Inc.

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years)

  • Design, develop, and optimize the Koofers.com website
  • Manage the marketing and public relations activities for the company
  • Seek relevant companies to support the mission of Koofers.com and to advertise their products and services on the website
  • Use such feedback to continuously enhance the contents, effectiveness, and user-friendliness of the website
  • Conduct research for potential start-ups at other universities

• Founder

  WebBrainiacs Web Design

  (Internet industry)

  March 2000 — November 2008 (8 years 9 months)

  • Promoted web design and hosting services to potential clients
  • Established, managed, and strengthened client relations
  • Designed, developed, and optimized websites
  Examples:
  http://www.sea-mw.org
  http://www.stepbystep-daycare.com
  http://www.ameenrihani.org
  http://www.beidc.com
  http://www.optionscorp.com

• Network Operations Intern III

  Sprint

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; S; Telecommunications industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  • Created the Automating Network Operations documentation which included all the necessary Queries, Extractions, Inputs/Outputs from CTMS to/from various Network Tools and WebServices
  • Rotated between three departments to gain experience and insight from each (Network Operations Control Center, IP Services - NOC Support, and Managed Services - Global Opportunity Engagement)
  • Followed up with software development team to ensure and verify that software fixes were corrected

• Software Quality Assurance Employee

  Symantec

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SYMC; Computer Software industry)

  May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)

  • Suggested, implemented, and evaluated approaches to test strategies in Windows NT/9x/2000 and Unix (Linux/Solaris/AIX) environments
  • Defined, created, documented, verified, and executed test cases
  • Followed up with software development team to ensure and verify that software fixes were corrected

Michael Rihani’s Education

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Pamplin College of Business

  B.S. , Business Information Technology , 2004 — 2008

  Psychology Minor
  Pamplin College of Business Dean's List, 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Association for Operations Management Officer - VT Chapter, Collegiate Times Newspaper Account Executive,
  DJ and bartender @ local events and parties

• Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

  2000 — 2004

Additional Information

Michael Rihani’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Facebook
• My Twitter

Michael Rihani’s Interests:

Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, New Technology, Web Design, Web 2.0 & Web 3.0, Strategic Planning, Six Sigma Manufacturing, Just-In-Time (JIT), Digital Photography, Professional Networking, International Travel, Psychology, Education, Culture, Sports, Humor

Michael Rihani’s Groups:

VT KnowledgeWorks (http://www.vtknowledgeworks.com),
Association for Operations Management (APICS)

•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Members of the Project Management Institute Washington, DC Chapter (PMIWDC)
•    National Capital Region Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association
•    Symantec Alumni Group
•    APICS The Association for Operations Management
•    (E-)learning network
•    Startup Specialists
•    Web 2.0 Educators and Professionals
•    Social Media Today
•    NewVa Corridor Technology Council (NCTC)
•    Technology in Education
•    SPRINT NEXTEL CONNECTIONS GROUP
•    WASHINGTON DC CONNECTIONS
•    Our Lady of Good Counsel Alumni
•    Higher Education Public Relations and Marketing Group
•    Higher Education Management Group
•    Launchbox Digital
•    Inside Higher Ed -- The New Conversation
•    Twitter Power for Business
•    Social Networking Blogger

Michael Rihani’s Honors:

Ranked by Blue Ridge Business Journal in 2008 as one of the "20 under 40 up-and-coming business leaders"
Pamplin College of Business Dean's List, 2007

Michael Rihani’s Contact Settings

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