Marwan E. Jubran

Marwan E. Jubran is a Development Manager at Microsoft on the Windows Azure team responsible for the development of engineering infrastructure to support platform datacenter deployment, and capacity management.

Jubran joined the Windows Azure group in 2007, and worked to on-board Enterprise and Web Service applications to leverage Microsoft’s utility computing platform for a two-year period. He led the engagement efforts with customers and strategic partners, provided technical support and design guidance, and developed technologies to optimize the on-boarding experience.

Jubran joined Microsoft in July 2001, and worked as a Software Design Engineer within Microsoft Game Studios. He pioneered the use of Static Code Analysis technology on games within Microsoft Game Studios, which helped improve the quality of various first party PC and Xbox franchise titles such as Zoo Tycoon, Age of Empires, Rise of Nations, Halo, and more.

Prior to Microsoft, Jubran was a Research Assistant at the Chemical Engineering department of Florida Institute of Technology. He worked on various research projects for Florida state government agencies in the areas of Gas Separation, Pyrolysis of Municipal Solid Waste, Biodegradation of Municipal Solid Waste with Wastewater Sludge and Phosphogypsum, Groundwater Flow, Stormwater Runoff, and Construction & Demolition Landfills. Jubran technical findings are sited in journal articles, publications, and reports.

Jubran holds a M.S. degree in Computer Information Systems (2001), a M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering (1999) from Florida Institute of Technology, a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering (1997) from University of Kentucky, and a B.S. degree in General Sciences (1994) from the Lebanese American University.

Game credits

 * 1) Halo 3 (2007), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 2) Mass Effect (2007), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 3) Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (2006), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 4) Viva Piñata (2006), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 5) Age of Empires III (2005), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 6) Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack (2005), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 7) Project Gotham Racing 3 (2005), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 8) Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species (2005), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 9) Rise of Nations (Gold Edition) (2004), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 10) Zoo Tycoon 2 (2004), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 11) Half-Life: Counter-Strike (2003), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 12) Kung Fu Chaos (2003), Microsoft Games Studios
 * 13) Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection (2003), Microsoft Games Studios

Research

 * Separation of Hydrogen Sulfide from Methane and Carbon Dioxide using Pressure Swing Adsorption, funded by the Florida Solar Energy Center. Design of an Efficient Pressure Swing Adsorption Process for the Separation of Hydrogen Sulfide from Carbon Dioxide and Methane with Molecular Sieves (Zeolites). Construction of bioreactors to biodegrade phosphogypsum with wastewater sludge.


 * Generation and Composition of Construction and Demolition Waste in Florida, funded by Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. Implementation of a photogrammetric analysis method to determine the C&D debris composition.


 * Construction and Testing of a Seepage Meter Test Tank and Testing of Seepage Meters, funded by the South Florida Water Management District. Development of correction factors for various seepage meters, and measured water quality. Determination of the accuracy and precision of industrial and conventional seepage meters under hydraulic gradients and flowrates encountered in Florida water bodies.
 * Use of Phosphogypsum to Biodegrade Municipal Solid Waste, funded by the Florida Institute of Phosphate Research. Bioreactors operation for biological decomposition of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with phosphogypsum. Determination of reactors output gas composition, volatile organic material (VOC) content levels before & after biodegradation, and leachate analysis using toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP).
 * Determination of Soil Conservation Service Curve Numbers of Impervious Surfaces, funded by the Florida Department of Transportation. Design of a rainfall simulation system to simulate rainfall events. Estimatation of impervious curve numbers of concrete and asphalt surfaces.


 * Gasification and Pyrolysis of Municipal Solid Waste, funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Review of pyrolysis and gasification of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) for Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Evaluatation of the technical aspects of a proposal submitted by Environmental Solutions & Technology to build a 100 TPD MSW pyrolysis plant in Florida.

Patent awards and pending applications

 * Automated Build-out of a Cloud-Computing Stamp
 * Cloud-Based Build Service
 * Custom API Modeling for Source Code Static Analysis Simulator