cv.json

{
  "basics": {
    "name": "Orwa Diraneyya",
    "label": "Loves technology and people, loves teaching 🧑‍💻",
    "summary": "An open-source advocate with software/​hardware exposure and 10 years of software development/​teaching experience.",
    "image": "/me.webp",
    "email": "orwa.diraneyya@gmail.com",
    "phone": "+4915143161634",
    "url": "https://orwa.tech",
    "location": {
      "address": "Martinstraße 1",
      "postalCode": "52062",
      "city": "Aachen",
      "country": "Germany",
      "countryCode": "DE",
      "region": "Europe"
    },
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        "network": "LinkedIn",
        "username": "orwa84",
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        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/orwa84/"
      },
      {
        "network": "GitHub",
        "username": "diraneyya",
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        "url": "https://github.com/diraneyya"
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        "network": "GitLab",
        "username": "diraneyya",
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        "url": "https://gitlab.com/diraneyya"
      },
      {
        "network": "Medium",
        "username": "orwa.diraneyya",
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        "url": "https://medium.com/@orwa.diraneyya"
      },
      {
        "network": "Mastodon",
        "username": "@arabiccola@mastodon.social",
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        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@arabiccola"
      },
      {
        "network": "ProtonMail",
        "url": "mailto:info@orwa.tech"
      },
      {
        "network": "CalCom",
        "shortcut": "M",
        "url": "https://cal.com/orwa-d-ncvlhu"
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  "work": [
    {
      "name": "Uber",
      "position": "Application Developer II",
      "freelance": false,
      "url": "https://uber.com/",
      "startDate": "2026-02-02",
      "summary": "under the Enterprise Applications/Digital Experience Team"
    },
    {
      "name": "Vennre",
      "position": "Lead Developer/Software Architect",
      "freelance": false,
      "url": "https://vennre.com/",
      "startDate": "2025-04-15",
      "endDate": "2025-08-01",
      "summary": "Maintained a Supabase backend and two web applications.",
      "highlights": [
        "Database Management: Maintained PostgreSQL/Supabase backend across production, staging, and local environments. Handled schema migrations, triggers, stored procedures, and database functions.",
        "Development Tools: Built scripts for local development setup and database migrations between SaaS and local Supabase instances.",
        "Full-Stack Development: Developed features for employee portal (Remix/React) and mobile app (Ionic), focusing on secure code organisation for financial application.",
        "Architecture: Made technical decisions prioritising long-term maintainability and sought to implement sound abstractions across the codebase.",
        "Integration: Built a robust Hubspot data migration system with logging and error handling for a reliable data sync."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Autohaus Twardowski GmbH (Wegberg)",
      "position": "Open-Source Advocacy Consultant",
      "freelance": true,
      "url": "https://www.autohaus-twardowski.de/",
      "startDate": "2024-09-01",
      "endDate": "2024-12-01",
      "summary": "Conceptualized and planned an ERP solution using open-source software.",
      "highlights": [
        "Performed a meticulous study ensuring Frappe Framework/ERPNext's ability to meet requirements.",
        "Planned a hardware ERP integration to check in vehicles automatically using the OBD-II interface, and possibly track their location throughout their lifecycle at the Autohaus."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Reboot Mobility GmbH (Cologne)",
      "position": "Open-Source Advocacy Consultant",
      "freelance": true,
      "url": "https://evemo.de/",
      "startDate": "2024-02-01",
      "endDate": "2024-08-01",
      "summary": "Created a Business-Intelligence (BI) dashboard using open-source components.",
      "highlights": [
        "Built a BI dashboard using PostgreSQL and Apache Superset.",
        "Crafted and optimized the SQL expressions for the different charts in the dashboard.",
        "Worked closely with the account managers to develop meaningful cockpit analytics/metrics."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Wild Code School (Berlin)",
      "position": "Full-Stack Instructor",
      "url": "https://www.wildcodeschool.com/",
      "startDate": "2022-05-01",
      "endDate": "2023-05-01",
      "summary": "Taught full-stack web development to 2 consecutive student cohorts.",
      "highlights": [
        "Led an industry collaboration with REMONDIS group, leading to a professional app prototype, which was designed and programmed by the students of the Full-Stack Development program.",
        "Created innovative teaching tools using a JS compiler called Babel, to explain functions and loops (using \"inlining\" and \"unwinding\" code transformations)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RWTH University Aachen",
      "position": "Scientific Employee",
      "url": "https://www.rwth-aachen.de/",
      "startDate": "2019-06-01",
      "endDate": "2022-06-01",
      "summary": "Taught, collaborated, and maintained IT infrastructure.",
      "highlights": [
        "Drafted the innovation strategy for the Construction Robotics (CR) Masters, which was officially adopted by the institute.",
        "Designed and taught two interdisciplinary courses which introduced students to GitLab, containers (Docker), and unpackaged software (Node & Python).",
        "Led and managed the development of a cutting-edge UHF RFID system contracted by PORR and 3 other construction companies, as part of a research project.",
        "Maintained the institute's IT infrastructure, including migrating data (ZFS), and implementing \"ActiveDirectory\" and Docker registry caching inside the classroom."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Precise Trading LLC (Dubai)",
      "position": "Technical and Maintenance Manager",
      "url": "https://preciseme.com/",
      "startDate": "2018-04-01",
      "endDate": "2019-02-01",
      "summary": "Led the maintenance/tech-support MEA regional team.",
      "highlights": [
        "Improved the 3D printer training and maintenance manuals.",
        "Optimized the ticketing process for our MEA (Middle East and Africa) maintenance partners."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "TechShop Inc. (Abu Dhabi)",
      "position": "Dream (i.e. rapid-prototyping) Consultant",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/makeabudhabi/",
      "startDate": "2015-02-01",
      "endDate": "2018-03-01",
      "summary": "Started as a part-time, then transitioned to a full-time consultant in the makerspace.",
      "highlights": [
        "Taught over 200 group classes in 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC routing/milling, 2D/3D design, plastic forming, metal working, woodworking, and electronics.",
        "Developed CNC router/mill, casting, vacuum-forming, laser-cutting, and sheet metal show pieces, design examples, and instructions for makerspace members. ",
        "Brought the 3-axis HAAS CNC mill into function, which remained unused for years, including using it for paid work and opening it up to members of the makerspace."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Originbase LLC (Dubai)",
      "position": "Community Development Manager",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/originbase",
      "startDate": "2015-02-01",
      "endDate": "2017-03-01",
      "summary": "Started the makerspace along with 2 other people.",
      "highlights": [
        "Taught over 100 group classes in rapid prototyping.",
        "Revived the lost-wax casting equipment, which remained in storage for years, and used it to conduct jewellery-making workshops in the makerspace."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "International School of Applied Sciences (Dubai)",
      "position": "Elementary/Middle/High-School Teacher",
      "url": "https://almawakeb.sch.ae/",
      "startDate": "2013-01-01",
      "endDate": "2015-02-01",
      "summary": "Worked as an elementary/mid-school, then as a high-school, teacher.",
      "highlights": [
        "Taught the ICDL curriculum to elementary/middle/high-school students (ages 8-18).",
        "Started an afterschool club in electronics and robotics."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "institution": "King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran (Saudi Arabia)",
      "url": "https://kfupm.edu.sa/",
      "area": "Computer Engineering",
      "studyType": "Master of Science (M.Sc.)",
      "startDate": "2007-01-01",
      "endDate": "2012-01-01",
      "score": "3.313",
      "courses": [
          "Computer Architecture",
          "Principles of VLSI Design",
          "Digital System Design & Synthesis",
          "Analogue Integrated Circuit Design",
          "Computer Arithmetic",
          "Computer Networks",
          "Local & Metropolitan Area Networks",
          "Database Design & Implementation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "institution": "Al-Balqaa' Applied University (BAU), As-Salt City (Jordan)",
      "url": "https://bau.edu.jo/index.aspx",
      "area": "Computer Engineering",
      "studyType": "Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)",
      "startDate": "2002-01-01",
      "endDate": "2007-01-01",
      "score": "2.94",
      "courses": [
        "Computer Skills C++",
        "Object Oriented Programming",
        "Computer Architecture & Organization",
        "Advanced Programming",
        "Digital Electronics",
        "Engineering Drawing",
        "Data Structures and Algorithms",
        "Microprocessor Systems",
        "Database Systems",
        "Design of Digital Systems",
        "Computer Graphics",
        "Operating Systems",
        "Digital Signal Processing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "volunteer": [{
    "organization": "Meffi.s Aachen",
    "position": "Volunteer",
    "url": "https://www.meffis.org/",
    "startDate": "2022-11-01",
    "endDate": "present",
    "summary": "Acts as a lead barista and a member of the repair-cafe team.",
    "highlights": [
      "Conducted various barista workshops on basic espresso brewing, milk-steaming for latte art, cappuccino style, pouring technique, and hot-chocolate art.",
      "In charge of designing a new website for the repair cafe.",
      "For a year, have been conducting weekly classes to a 15-year old in Ghana spanning subjects such as financial management, professional communication, graphics design, text editing, markdown, GitHub, and using the Linux terminal. The laptop used by the juvenile was sent to Ghana from Germany."
    ]
  }],
  "certifications": [
    {
      "name": "Foundations for Humane Technology",
      "date": "2021-11-01",
      "issuer": "Center for Humane Technology (USA)",
      "url": "https://www.humanetech.com/"
    },
    {
      "name": "CCNA, Fundamentals of Networking",
      "date": "2014-05-15",
      "issuer": "CISCO Networking Academy (Dubai)",
      "url": "https://www.netacad.com/"
    }
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    {
      "language": "English",
      "fluency": "Native speaker"
    },
    {
      "language": "Arabic",
      "fluency": "Native speaker"
    },
    {
      "language": "German",
      "fluency": "B1"
    },
    {
      "language": "Dutch",
      "fluency": "A1"
    }
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    "Cloud deployments",
    "Open Source Projects",
    "Entrepreneurship",
    "Proxmox",
    "Education",
    "Edutainment",
    "Assembly"
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      "releaseDate": "2014-10-01",
      "url": "https://publication.com",
      "summary": "Description…"
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    "excellent communication",
    "troubleshooting",
    "problem solving",
    "teaching",
    "technical writing",
    "curriculum design",
    "educational demos",
    "facilitation",
    "team building",
    "public speaking",
    "rapid prototyping",
    "interdisciplinary collaboration",
    "business development", "research"
    
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    { "name": "Vim" },
    { "name": "gema" },
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    { "name": "Ansible", "printable": true },
    { "name": "Terraform", "printable": true },
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        "Built a robust data synchronisation system between the Vennre platform and HubSpot, prioritising reliability and maintainability.",
        "The integration featured comprehensive logging, multiple security layers for both manual and automated operations, and flexible deployment options as either a standalone script or edge function.",
        "Designed with debugging capabilities that allowed step-through code inspection even in edge function environments, ensuring rapid troubleshooting and seamless maintenance."
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        "Developed a browser-based real-time simulation of a hydraulic excavator to enhance Construction Robotics Master's coursework at RWTH Aachen.",
        "Enabled remote MQTT control for students, featuring inverse-kinematic (XYZ) trajectory planning and precise hydraulic system modeling.",
        "Achieved high-fidelity simulation by compiling SIMULINK/ikfast C++ models into WebAssembly, which ran seamlessly using a webworker."
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        "URDF files",
        "Three.js",
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        "Facilitated meetings with future app users, and championed their perspective by defending a <a target='_blank' href='https://github.com/WildCodeSchool/2022-07-EN-Berlin-Remote1-Project3Planning/blob/main/ui_concept_todos.md'>todo-centered</a> UI design, which was initially opposed by the students."
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        "documentation",
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        "React.js",
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        "Researched existing technology and the market, resulting in the recommendation of an IMPINJ UHF RFID reader with an easy-to-use REST API interface.",
        "Developed a custom software to provide a handheld UHF RFID reader with a REST API interface using a Java-based Software Development Kit (SDK).",
        "Used containerisation (Docker) and open-source less-code tools (i.e. NodeRED) to implement a number of customisable workflows for registering and tracking construction materials on the construction site."
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        "Python",
        "audio processing",
        "spectral analysis",
        "frontend",
        "activism",
        "humanity",
        "journalism"
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      "github": "https://github.com/diraneyya/harmony-of-resistance"
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        "Created a demo to show differences in how paths are encoded/stored in filesystem tarballs.",
        "Explained how a simple internal detail in the way tarballs are extracted in Proxmox can affect which rootfs tarballs can be used as LXC templates, and which leads to error.",
        "Offered a practical and a simple patch to allow, for example, the Ubuntu rootfs tarballs available online to be used as LXC templates without repackaging."
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