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Hello, I am Issam. I'm passionate about leading diverse teams with complementary strengths, perspectives, and experiences to delivers high-impact cloud-enabled technology products thru creative leadership, engineering excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.
Expertise
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Tech Architecture
Responsible for owning the design and driving or fleshing out the details of the end-to-end architecture used to solve a client’s business problem.
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Team leadership
I'm passionate about enabling teams to achieve their potential and I proactively model how to mitigate biases and tailor work style to collaborate with others.
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PROBLEM Solving
I actively work on developing problem solving skills that allow me to handle unexpected or difficult situations.
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Thought Leadership
I'm a lifelong learner and I enjoy sharing my perspective on technology solutions. I also develop online courses focused on modern technology for a global audience.
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Innovation
I'm a certified Blockchain Architect and I lead innovation initiatives that aim to re-imagine the future of technology.
Featured thought leadership
Udemy Course: Blockchain for Business Leaders
I designed this course to enable business leaders to understand how Blockchain technology will disrupt their business, and how they can take a strategic approach to stay ahead of the curve.
Cutting through the Blockchain noise
A lot has been said about this technology’s promise and potential, but is it just a solution in search of a problem or does it provide an answer to real-world, enterprise-wide questions?
Detecting emotions in selfies with Azure Cognitive Services
Using Azure Cognitive Services to perform emotion analysis on selfies.
Fun Facts
![I’m a big soccer fan and I used to coach U12 soccer teams](https://y15c8e.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iconfinder_football_172468.png?time=1722034120)
I’m a big soccer fan and I used to coach U12 soccer teams
![I speak 3 languages fluently (excluding programming languages)](https://y15c8e.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iconfinder_18_google_translate_text_language_translation_2109163.png?time=1722034120)
I speak 3 languages fluently (excluding programming languages)
![I love to travel. My last trip, pre-pandemic, was to the Philippines](https://y15c8e.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iconfinder_plane_3512623.png?time=1722034120)