University of Phoenix WEB/410 - Web Programming I

Instructor

Esmaail M. Nikjeh

Welcome to my UOP Web site. Please feel free to contact me. if you need any course information. You can find programming examples in my other Web site which is http://enikjeh.web1000.com. Thank you very much.

Email Information
Primary Email:	emnikjeh@email.uophx.edu
Secondary Email:	enikjeh@yahoo.com

Phone	Phone Number	Extension	Preferred Contact Times
Home	(818) 343-9424

Biography
My name is Esmaail Nikjeh. I have been facilitating courses in computer science, Research (statistics), and mathematics at University of Phoenix for about three years. I have been a Software Engineer and computer programmer for over 25 years in different programming languages. I am currently working for EXPERT INC as a computer consultant. My principal responsibilities are application program development (C/C++, JAVA, Visual Basic, JAVA Script, ASP, PERL and WEB page design with HTML, DHTML, Dreamweaver, ...), software maintenance and Database Management with Oracle. I use statistical methods in order to do market and quality research for the customers and the company. I analyze and summarize data using appropriate optimization techniques, statistical techniques, computer programs and software, and other analytical tools. I manage quality systems/quality assurance for many projects. I do statistical research to improve quality and productivity using statistical methods. I was a scientific programmer in DWP and NAVY. I was an instructor in math, statistics, and computer science courses at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and Azad University, Tehran. I hold a Master's of Science degree in Computer Science from California State University, Northridge; a Bachelor's of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from Sharif (Arya-Mehr) University of Technology. I am working on my Ph.D. in computer science (Artificial Intelligence). I have lived in Tehran, Turkey, France, Canada, and Los Angeles. I am married and I have three children, Omid, Sara, and Ida. I enjoy traveling and watching movies. I also like swimming, playing soccer, biking and walking.

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