Now

(Updated: 2025-12-24)

This is a now page. I intend to maintain this page to summarize what's currently going on in my life and what I'm up to. You should make your own too!

I'm Married

I'm ecstatic to share that I got married to the love of my life on 22nd of November, this year!

It's been a rollercoaster of emotions this second half of the year. Especially with the influx of work I have on my plate, juggling marriage and all its responsibilities is a beast of a challenge I didn't see coming at the beginning of the year.

That said, it was one of the most natural and confident decisions I have ever made. I am lucky and blessed to be able to spend the rest of my life with my best friend and my better half ❤️.

Job

I currently live in Kuwait. I work full time as a Senior Engineer (Solutions Architect) for a Telecommunications company, leading multiple projects such as:

• Magento eCommerce platform for the company's website
• DevSecOps to improve development workflow with security in mind, including GitOps and Infrastructure-as-Code with the adoption of OpenShift
• PowerBI extending the scope of my role to monitor and provide proactive business insights post go-live of projects.
• AI Adoption with the recent addition of GitLab Duo to enhance developer experience across our DevSecOps stack

Hobbies

I love to learn and write (as you can tell). I always believe that the best way to learn something is to summarize it in your own words. That's why I decided to publish a blog to share the things I learn and build.

My biggest passion is football ⚽. One of my goals is to volunteer (or get hired) as a youth football coach. It would allow me to get more playtime while also giving back to the community and building the next generation(s) of stars.

Side Gigs

I am currently working on launching a business for an app within the next year. It's essentially a ZocDoc clone for Kuwait and MENA region for safely and professionally book appointments for clinics, hospitals, practices, salons, healthcare, etc.

If time permits in this upcoming year, I plan on starting a DevLog to track and document my progress with the app's development lifecycle.

In my free time, I also like to participate in Open Source projects as you will see below in the projects I'm actively working on.

Travel

Ever since I was young, I've loved exploring new places and different cultures. I grew up bilingual, went to uni in the USA, and constantly travel every chance I get. This year I travelled to:

• 🇦🇪 Dubai, U.A.E
• 🇹🇭 Thailand (Honeymoon) - Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Samui, and more
• 🇬🇷 Greece - Mykonos, Santorini, Milos

Actively Working On

Here are a few things I'm working on at the moment: