An Emirati engineer has carved a niche for herself by using Microsoft PowerPoint in a very innovative way.
31 years old Fatima Jasem Al Zaabi from Abu Dhabi, has shown a very creative and resourceful use of PowerPoint with her architectural design for villas. For her incredible idea of using Microsoft PowerPoint brought her an invitation to dinner at the White House from US President Barack Obama. She has also been approached by Google and Microsoft to sell her product.
Fatima’s visit to Washington is scheduled in coming months. In an interview with Gulf News Fatima said that she always has a passion for technology and despite of being just a high school diploma holder she knows almost everything about computer programs and technology. Discussing about all her achievements and motivations in her interview Fatima said that she first took up an engineering course at Al Khawarizmi International College in Al Ain to become a civil engineer.
As said in her interview with Gulf News, Fatima first tried making her 2D and 3D architectural designs with Auto Cad which was a tricky software to use. She then tried finding an easy way to draw her designs.
Fatima further said, “It took me six years to install new options on the tool bar, and to come up with ways on how to change the regular elements of Power Point so that users can draw their own shadows and dimensions, and give it a 3D effect.”
She is currently working for the Royal Group launched by Shaikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. She is also involved in social work through Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood and in her free time helps young women on starting up their business .
You can read her full interview here.
How typical to start with such a positive article with a line that makes Arabs look Bad lol Maybe you think all of us are mindless sheep that feed on every word you journalists speak. UAE is one of the BEST countries to live in and that is coming from a WOMAN. We’re treated like queens and yes, we are given all sorts of opportunities in terms of career (especially business).
Edited out the phrase. It was mentioned harmlessly, but apologies if it offended you. 🙂
Hello Nayla sincere apologies from my side too.I had no intentions of offending you and happy to know that Women are treated like queens in UAE and are given all sorts of opportunities in terms of career unlike many other parts of the world. Good Luck 🙂