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Aspiring professional building a practical portfolio

I am beginning my career and assembling projects that show the skills I am developing and the work I can deliver.

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Work samples

A collection of projects and exercises that demonstrate the skills I am developing as I prepare to enter the workforce.

  • Academic Labs & Projects - Hagerstown Community College / UMGC
    Academic Labs & Projects - Hagerstown Community College / UMGC

    Phishing & social engineering: analyzed common phishing indicators, suspicious messages, links, and attacker techniques in coursework labs. Security fundamentals: applied concepts involving access control, authentication, risk management, incident response, encryption, vulnerabilities, and network security. SQL & data projects: created queries, filtered and retrieved records, and worked with relational database concepts and data management. Business systems analysis: evaluated workflows and information-system needs and developed technology-focused recommendations through MIS coursework.

    SQL
  • BeReal Product Management Externship
    BeReal Product Management Externship
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    BeReal. · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

    BeReal Product Management Externship

    Discover how product teams at social apps like BeReal design for authenticity while driving user growth. In this externship, you’ll explore what keeps users coming back— benchmarking competitors, analyzing engagement features, and designing your own growth-driven app feature. You’ll learn how to balance product innovation with BeReal’s unique mission of real, unfiltered connection. Perfect for those interested in product management, UX strategy, or social media innovation, this experience gives you a hands-on look at how product teams grow platforms without losing their core values.

    DesignUI/UXProduct Management

About me

I am beginning my career and assembling projects that show the skills I am developing and the work I can deliver.

I am Marwa Bouzihay. I am at the start of my professional journey with limited practical work experience and I am building a portfolio to show what I can do. I focus on learning, practicing skills, and completing projects that demonstrate my abilities.

Externships

BeReal Product Management Externship

In progress

Experience

Office Manager

Blackrock Integrative Medicine - Hagerstown, MD · Aug 2023 - Present

Education

University of Maryland Global Campus

Bachelor of Science, Management Information Systems | Academic Honor · Class of 2025

Hagerstown Community College

Associate of Applied Science, Cybersecurity · Class of 2024

CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

Class of 2026

Skills

Early-career, learning-focusedProject practice and portfolio work
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Academic Labs & Projects - Hagerstown Community College / UMGC

Phishing & social engineering: analyzed common phishing indicators, suspicious messages, links, and attacker techniques in coursework labs. Security fundamentals: applied concepts involving access control, authentication, risk management, incident response, encryption, vulnerabilities, and network security. SQL & data projects: created queries, filtered and retrieved records, and worked with relational database concepts and data management. Business systems analysis: evaluated workflows and information-system needs and developed technology-focused recommendations through MIS coursework.

SQL
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✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

BeReal Product Management Externship

Discover how product teams at social apps like BeReal design for authenticity while driving user growth. In this externship, you’ll explore what keeps users coming back— benchmarking competitors, analyzing engagement features, and designing your own growth-driven app feature. You’ll learn how to balance product innovation with BeReal’s unique mission of real, unfiltered connection. Perfect for those interested in product management, UX strategy, or social media innovation, this experience gives you a hands-on look at how product teams grow platforms without losing their core values.

DesignUI/UXProduct Management

Overview

This externship analyzed how social apps balance authenticity and growth by benchmarking competitors, examining engagement features, and designing a feature concept. Work included comparative analyses of engagement mechanics and a prototype feature proposal grounded in those findings.

BeReal Product Management Externship

What I've accomplished

I researched competitor apps, mapped engagement patterns, and designed a feature concept that reflected tradeoffs between growth and authenticity.

Project breakdown

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