I’m a Senior Systems Developer & Architect with over 25 years in full-stack engineering and technical leadership. I specialize in modernizing complex financial systems and delivering end-to-end development for production mobile applications. I’ve also served as a university instructor, with a proven ability to narrate complex technical workflows and document architectural decisions for both students and stakeholders. My experience spans requirement gathering, proposal drafting for modernization efforts, and hands-on engineering across mobile, desktop, and backend platforms. I’ve led high-concurrency environments, ensured data fidelity during migrations, and implemented real-time synchronization across distributed systems.

Ihab R. Hedroj

I’m a Senior Systems Developer & Architect with over 25 years in full-stack engineering and technical leadership. I specialize in modernizing complex financial systems and delivering end-to-end development for production mobile applications. I’ve also served as a university instructor, with a proven ability to narrate complex technical workflows and document architectural decisions for both students and stakeholders. My experience spans requirement gathering, proposal drafting for modernization efforts, and hands-on engineering across mobile, desktop, and backend platforms. I’ve led high-concurrency environments, ensured data fidelity during migrations, and implemented real-time synchronization across distributed systems.

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I’m a Senior Systems Developer & Architect with over 25 years in full-stack engineering and technical leadership. I specialize in modernizing complex financial systems and delivering end-to-end development for production mobile applications. I’ve also served as a university instructor, with a proven ability to narrate complex technical workflows and document architectural decisions for both students and stakeholders.

My experience spans requirement gathering, proposal drafting for modernization efforts, and hands-on engineering across mobile, desktop, and backend platforms. I’ve led high-concurrency environments, ensured data fidelity during migrations, and implemented real-time synchronization across distributed systems.

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Work Experience

Technical Lead & Senior Developer at Al-Wareeth
October 1, 2010 - June 1, 2025
Led requirement gathering and drafted comprehensive technical proposals for modernization of enterprise financial systems. Personally engineered and maintained four production mobile applications for over 5 years using Java (Android) and Objective-C. Migrated a proprietary legacy financial system built in Basic and dBase to a modern VB.NET and MS SQL architecture, ensuring 100% data fidelity for 100,000+ clients. Engineered and deployed an integrated ATM solution across a network of 28 branches, managing real-time synchronization of units. Provided continuous technical support and feature expansion for high-concurrency mobile and desktop platforms.
Lead Systems Engineer at Telco-Zone
July 1, 2011 - September 1, 2019
Refactored telecommunications backend services to handle concurrent data streams for thousands of daily transactions, reducing system latency by 25%. Optimized complex T-SQL queries and relational database schemas to improve reporting speed and system reliability. Integrated telecommunications gateways with financial reporting modules using XML and SOAP web services to ensure seamless data flow across platforms.
University Instructor at Lebanese International University
October 1, 2008 - July 1, 2011
Taught Database Management System, Data Structure, Java, VB.NET courses. Supervised senior projects with a focus on usability, maintainability, and clean front-end implementation.
Project Manager & System Architect at SWORD
May 1, 2007 - January 1, 2008
Translated high-level organizational needs for global clients (Swatch Group, Red Cross) into structured technical roadmaps and design documents. Validated technical designs against business requirements to ensure project scope and quality expectations were met.
Senior Java Developer at Zhone Technologies
September 1, 2000 - March 1, 2002
Developed and refined tools for voice gateways using Java and AdventNet TL1 APIs, focusing on making complex backend configurations more intuitive for system administrators.
Software Design Engineer at Nortel Networks
June 1, 1996 - August 1, 2000
Built web-based monitoring solutions for OPTera Packet Core switches, translating raw network data into actionable real-time dashboards for engineering teams.

Education

M.Sc. in Computer Science (Software Engineering) at University of Ottawa
January 11, 2030 - March 7, 2026
B.A.Sc. in Computer Engineering at University of Ottawa
January 11, 2030 - March 7, 2026

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Telecommunications, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet