Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

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• As Principal Engineer, I specialize in Cloud Infrastructure technologies, with my primary focus on crafting a secure and flexible Kubernetes runtime environment that empowers service teams to swiftly and efficiently deploy their applications.
• My mission is to continually improve the platform's features and customer feedback by driving rapid application development, underpinned by a commitment to security and adherence to industry best practices.
• Ultimately, I am motivated by solving complex problems, advancing engineering teams, and creating value for customers.
• To date, key career achievements include:
• Leading critical application migrations and modernization.
• Scaling platform infrastructure to handle 20-30 x traffic surge
• Defining and guiding the internal platform runtime and routing architecture and implementation.
• Delivering 10 technical talks on OpenSource Tooling and Our Internal Developer Platform.
• Outside of work, I enjoy scuba diving and boxing. I am also dedicated to volunteering and leading community-organized events, like AWS Community Days and KCD New York, which gather technology professionals together for collaboration, knowledge sharing and networking.
• M contributions include being an AWS Community Builder who built and socialized a Community of Practice for AWS inside the engineering organization. And as a Cloud Native Ambassador (CNCF), I am proud to further the CNCF mission of “making cloud native ubiquitous.”

Jan 2022 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Led the implementation and delivery of multi-tenant centralized Kubernetes runtime, including feature selection and soliciting customer feedback to improve the platform.
• Led the design and implementation of the Kubernetes Operator, which improved the onboarding experience for engineering teams.
• Built and socialized a Community of Practice for AWS inside the engineering organization to advance engineering teams with the proper knowledge helping them to build better solutions.

Oct 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Architectured and delivered Data Pipelines to improve and modernize customer interaction and to enable the building of ML models to further classify the data.
• Architectured a new payment process to reduce the PCI scope and achieve a higher security level for the customer's information.

Jul 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Introduced Amazon Connect to deliver CTI into the CRM, replacing the previous call center system and yielding new features and a more sustainable architecture.
• Built and delivered various architectures in the effort of decommissioning a monolithic CRM into a microservices architecture.

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · New York, United States · Remote

• My mission is to make Cloud Native Technologies education accessible to all in a supportive and inclusive community.

Apr 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

Apr 2017 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr · Greater New York City Area

• Built large-scale batch and real-time data pipelines. Helped drive optimization testing and tooling, improving data quality. Working on CRM customization development project for a top news media company. Serving as the hands-on lead for data migration processing utilizing various tools and methods. Architecting the data migration flow using ETL methodologies. Conducting API development and Unit Testing. Working with cross-functional agile teams conducting ongoing experiments to iterate and deliver on new product objectives.

Feb 2015 – Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · United States

• Designed and implemented an advance infrastructure for collecting, processing, storing and analyzing large amounts of data.
• Designed, implemented and supported fully automated continuous integration and delivery processes. Executed a new web-based service management system. Served as a hands-on lead developer for strategic planning and achieved business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives within timeframes set for development and deployment. Participated in collaborative development teams within organizations to design technical business solutions.

May 2014 – Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development life-cycle.
• Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.

Feb 2012 – Nov 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos · United States

• Working with the development team to integrate the system with many other system through API calling and scheduling Tasks , Working with API’s Like (iContact , Constant Contact , Sliver Pop , Demo Mail , etc..)

Apr 2011 – Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Alexandria Egypt

• Planning , Management , Financial Management , Marketing & PR , Business Development

Feb 2011 – Jul 2011 · 5 mos · United States

• Working in web development department , responsible for develop many of websites depend on client needs , develop all required functionality , Working in LAMP environment

Jul 2010 – Feb 2011 · 7 mos · United States

• Working in existing CMS Development Project that allows the customers to make own websites easier ad without need to know programming languages just some knowledge with HTML & CSS. Main Job to develop the admin control panel with Ajax & JQuery to make it more usable.