{"id":11,"date":"2025-03-22T16:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T16:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.epss.ucla.edu\/omar\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-01-17T22:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T22:36:15","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.epss.ucla.edu\/omar\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This page highlights selected projects related to instructional computing, web development, automation, and internal tools. These projects reflect real-world solutions developed to support academic environments, research workflows, and administrative needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Sections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Instructional Lab Computer Management Automation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed scripts and Group Policy workflows to reduce maintenance time in EPSS instructional labs. 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