Systems
Understand interfaces, dependencies, and failure modes before adding complexity.
About Me
Engineer / Builder / Student
About
I'm Imani Gad, a Computer Science student at Kennesaw State University. My experience spans backend development, enterprise platforms, cybersecurity operations, and applied AI. I'm especially interested in systems that connect software, infrastructure, data, and real operational problems.
01 — How I buildEngineering practice
I tend to start at the system boundary: what data comes in, what needs to happen to it, what can fail, and what another service or user expects back. From there I work toward an implementation that is observable, testable, and straightforward to maintain.
Measurement
Use latency, reliability, throughput, tests, and operational outcomes to evaluate the work.
Iteration
Build the smallest working path first, validate it, then improve the architecture where evidence justifies it.
02 — CurrentlyStudy / focus
Education
Kennesaw State University
B.S. Computer Science · Minor in Mathematics
Focus
- Backend Engineering
- Cloud Systems
- Applied AI
- Security Engineering
03 — Beyond the terminalPersonal / outside work
Time away
from the screen.
When I'm not building software, I'm usually training, working on cars, following aviation, playing soccer, hiking, or taking photos.
AutomotiveTrainingPhotographySoccerAviationHiking
04 — CommunityGroups and communities
IEEE Computer Society · SHPE · KSU AI Club · ColorStack
05 — JourneyMilestones
2021
Started teaching Python
2022
Started CS at KSU
2024
First software engineering internship
2025
Backend / platform engineering
2026
Cybersecurity operations