18+ years building and scaling technology platforms across fintech, wealthtech, classifieds, telecom, and public safety.
Proven operator in high-growth environments, from team building and platform modernization to business-critical delivery.
Scaled engineering organizations, launched category-defining products, and improved speed, reliability, and execution across MENA markets.
Blend of executive leadership and hands-on technical depth, with a strong bias toward outcomes, clarity, and team development.
Current role – blnk
CTO at blnk, strengthening a contrarian, in-house-built fintech platform that now serves 1M+ customers with an EGP 1B+ loan portfolio and has reached profitability.linkedin
Focused on deepening blnk’s core technology differentiators, scaling the engineering organization, and supporting continued growth following its recent $37M+ blended funding round.
Fintech impact – Awaed & valU
At Awaed, scaled a 70+ engineer organization, turned around a US trading project to launch in under a year, supported 80K+ daily traders, captured 11% Saudi market share in 18 months, and contributed to a 4× valuation increase in two years.
At valU, cut onboarding time by 83%, boosted throughput by 50%, launched Egypt’s first Save Now Pay Later product, and helped secure PCI DSS certification for the valU Debit Card.
Earlier career highlights
Led engineering across 8 MENA countries at OLX/Dubizzle, overseeing platforms serving 8M+ monthly active users and driving key monetization, growth, and cost-optimization initiatives.
Delivered Bahrain’s national 911 system and architected telecom platforms serving tens of millions of subscribers, giving you a strong base in mission-critical and regulated environments.