Oman3D Staff
The people behind Oman3DOman3D was created and is being maintained by the collaborative work of the following people:
Riyadh Al-Balushi
Haitham Mohammed Al-Busafi
Hilal Said Al-Harthy
Mansoor Al-Azani
Rashad Nsouli
The content in this page was last updated on February 11th, 2007.
Riyadh Al-Balushi
Screen Name : Blue_Chi | Blog: http://www.blue-chi.com
Riyadh is Oman3D's webmaster and is responsible for the management of the website and the development of new content. He is skilled at Flash ActionScript, CSS, and Search Engine Optimization.
Riyadh was born in Sohar, an exotic Arabian port city on the Indian Ocean, but now lives in Muscat, the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman.
Riyadh is also involved with other online projects such as the Omani Cuisine and RamadhanTV. He keeps a blog that he occasionally updates at Blue-Chi.com.
Haitham Mohammed Al-Busafi
Screen Name: Conceptoo
Haitham is the co-founder and the art director of Oman3D. When it comes to design and colour, it is his role to make them look right. He mostly works with Fireworks and Photoshop. He is currently learning 3D Studio Max, since it is essential for his future career.
Haitham is studying Architectural Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. He decided to study Architectural Engineering because of his love of arts and creative design. He started painting at an early age as he was affected by his father, who is an artist himself. Haitham started painting with oil colours on canvas when he was 12 years old and then moved to water colours at the age of 14 and does until now. Haitham now uses a collection of graphic design applications such as Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash to design websites and print work. You can learn more about Haitham by viewing his online portfolio of artworks and architectural projects at http://www.opixels.com.
Hilal Said Al-Harthy
Screen Name: Stealth_Snake
Hilal is Oman3D's 3D specialist who is responsible for editing 3D related tutorials at Oman3D. Hilal also provides advice and support to forum members seeking help regarding 3D applications such as 3D Studio Max.
Hilal is currently a full time employee at Insight Trade LLC in Oman as a developer of web applications and a programmer of both server side and client side scripts. He graduated with a diploma in computer science from the University of Science Malaysia at Stamford University. Hilal has plans to continue his higher education in the near future and hopes to have a career in the game development industry. In addition to his love for 3D arts, Hilal enjoys playing videogames and learning more about programming through books.
Mansoor Al-Azani
Screen Name: Blue VisionMansoor is Oman3D's quality manager whose job involves checking and editing the content on the website. In addition to Mansoor's behind-the-scenes-work and moderation at the Oman3D Forum, he also contributes to the website by brainstorming ideas and suggestions for the various events at Oman3D.
Mansoor is currently a full time student at Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia. He is studying Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, a course that concerns the planning, organsing and operation of industrial facilities and processes for the economic, safe and effective use of physical and human resources. In the little free time that he gets, he enjoys reading, videogames, drawing and going to the gym.
Rashad Nsouli
Screen Name: Dr Diablo
Rashad is one of Oman3D's key content writers. He writers and reviews tutorials and posts industry news updates on Oman3D's front page. Rashad's field of expertise is Photoshop and Flash.
Rashad is currently studying Telecommunication Engineering at Caledonian College in Muscat. He loves traveling, is a gaming fan, and enjoys reading electronics and gadget news in his free time.