Musician, Engineer, Writer, Designer, Philosopher
Khalid (adj.) – eternal, everlasting; immortal
Siraj (n.) – light
I play the piano, write, study engineering, and take the more 'interesting' route whenever I can.
I prefer running over walking and I carry a mini notebook everywhere I go. I also love to listen to people's stories.
Native to Saudi Arabia, I studied in Jordan for three years and now study at Northwestern University in the US.
Authenticity means approaching everything with an open mind, a burning curiosity, and a relentless desire to inspire. It is my discipline.
I practice various schools of thought to be versatile.
I unlearn frameworks to be creative.
The future doesn't worry me because I'm certain that, no matter where I end up, I will be carving worlds for people to see.
How I do so doesn't matter.
Some piano pieces I composed:
Ragtime (2021)
Rahil Ghadan (2021)
Lullaby of Remembrance (2022)
Designing a mask for using a mouthstick and sip-and-puff device.
For the Northwestern Baja SAE Racing Team, I used SolidWorks to model frame fixtures for welding the car frame.
During my time in the Northwestern Bay Area Immersion Program, I helped write an article about making friends in San Francisco.
I programmed the article's webpage, which you can see here.
How can we make it easy, accessible, and enjoyable to help while educating people?
How2Help is an idea for a platform that answers that question.
This portfolio would not have been possible without the generous feedback of my remarkable peers, mentors, and friends.
My heartfelt thanks to Prof. Kim Hoffman, Pari Pradhan, Mark Schumacher, and Micheal Miller.
Prof. Andrew Skwish for your infinite wisdom in simplifying the arduous task of putting your identity on a page.
Prof. Michael Peshkin for reminding me that everything in the world is fascinating.
Carolyn Cunningham, Yusra Dokum, and Prof. Kevin Fort, for your guidance through the ravishing world of music.
Yousef Abdo and Mohammed Hameed, for keeping me afloat during the darkest times and making them among the best.
Kareem AbuAlreesh, for entrusting me with your dreams and mine.
Felisha Fan, for being a true friend when I needed one most.
Pam Daniels and Jason Yuan, for teaching me how to walk the path of the unconventional.
Stephen Dalvet, for instilling clarity of thought in me.
Interested in the works? Collaborating? Chatting? Let me know!
(I'm always looking for my next adventure.)