A highly experienced, innovative trainer, digital analyst and software engineer with effective communication skills for both technical and business audiences, a passion for technology, automation, customer satisfaction, training and youth empowerment.
Currently the founder and CEO of BambooGeeks with an aim to supports Governments and Corporations in creating & up-skilling local Tech talents relevant to the market. By tailored training programs on the latest technologies (Machine Learning, IoT, Cloud, Application Development...), cutting edge methodologies (Agile development, DevSecOps, Design thinking, Entrepreneurship...), and top development and productivity tools (Jira, Fabric, automation...) to empower and equip young programmers with needed technical and soft skills to launch a professional career in the technical field.
An active public speaker in technology, product strategy, women empowerment, and a humanitarian activist.
Short term career objective is to invest my skills, knowledge and experience in development and team management to bridge the gap between business and technology to build and deliver high quality user friendly systems, to innovate, create and inspire. Long-term career objective is to progress to technology directorship.
● Interests: Breaking stereotypes, inspiring women, exploring cultures, emerging technologies, community work.
Developed the long and short term strategies and tactics for growth and sustainability along the brand.
Developed and deliver the technical training curriculum and select the technologies and tools to be adopted for the training.
Developed and deliver the interactive sessions and personal development workshops.
Senior Digital Analyst
Mckinsey & Company
Led digital transformation initiatives in government entities and banks across the Middle East and North Africa Region:
- Led multiple teams of developers and trainers on big data platform creation as a product owner
- Trained technical teams to adopt the agile methodologies
- Trained non-technical teams to transform their processes and implement agility
Identified and trained several batches of Agile Coaches to support internal digital transformations in Government entities
(Details of the project and client are classified, can be discussed in person)
Focused on automating processes of data collection, and data analysis of different sections across local UNICEF office, and the entire MENA region offices.
Worked closely with county officers from different countries.
Field visits to monitor the processes and to gather feedback regarding youth usage of the systems developed.
Worked remotely with multiple teams and traveled on field to Jordan to train partners.
Work included learning and converting into different technologies: From PHP/Laravel Web development, to FireBase with Native Android Java, to self learning Python/Django and delivering a customization of an existing tool.
Google Developer Expert
As Google developer expert, delivered over 130 talk and workshop around the world with a reach of over 20000 trainees directly and and 353K indirect reach
Featured at Google I/O 2018 for my efforts in equipping teenage girls of marginalized communities with programming skills
Was the most active Google Developer expert in 2018 across the world
Featured at Google GDG Summit 2019 for my efforts in supporting diversity in the tech industry
Featured at WomenTechmakers International day campaign
Featured by Google Developers as inspiring community leader
Mentee as TechWomen Fellow
SalesForce, Cloud team
After being elected for the Techwomen 2016 program by the department of state in the US, was chosen to intern at SalesForce in the San Francisco offie within the Cloud team, during which I studied the recruiting and selection process of SalesForce to promote diversity.
Studied the agile practice in SaleForce and how they apply it differently across teams.
Startup Consultant
As part of a startup incubator, consulted a rising local startup in:
As Android development started trending in my region, freelancing was my way to apply my self taught android development skills and keep up with the trend.
During which made sure to develop applications to cover all main features, projects included:
Teaching : JAVA, Android Development, Web Development, MYSQL Database Management, Technical Project Management
Training : Versioning Tools, Bug Tracking System, Quality Control, Presentations skills
HRSmart | Deltek
Working in an international team across 7 different time zones designing and implementing an HR management solution built in a LAMP environment.
Responsible of backend web development, migration, automation and devops.
Software developer in a multimedia agency, developing web platform, facebook applications and flash applications
Master's System Architect
Bachelor Computer Science
Google Developer Expert
UNLEASH Talent
Google Women TechMaker Ambassador
Details available upon request
Dubai, United Arab Emirates