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Sharhabeel Hamdan

@sharhabeelhamdan

I build and lead production AI platforms spanning agentic workflows, voice AI, semantic search, and data infrastructure.

United Arab Emirates

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead the architecture and delivery of scalable, compliant AI platforms, guide engineering teams, and turn complex enterprise challenges into production-ready AI solutions.

I'm leading AI engineering at Aravon Innovation, delivering multimodal platforms including real-time voice AI, agentic RAG, newsroom fact-checking, digital forensics, and automated video-generation systems for the Saudi Broadcasting Authority.

Previously, I led technology at Startupbootcamp MENA, where I guided 20+ startups deploying Meta Llama models and advised enterprises including Emirates, RTA, Chalhoub Group, Dubai Holding, and MBC Group. Across 13+ years, I've built high-availability data platforms, national education infrastructure, financial products, and telecom BI systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of AI Engineering

Current

Aravon Innovation

May 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Directs technical execution and architecture for AI platforms, leading cross-functional teams to deploy scalable multi-modal solutions. Architected low-latency conversational AI systems and directed the development of an automated newsroom AI suite.

LiveKit WebRTC VAD Speaker Diarization LangGraph Digital Forensics PRNU CFA ELA FFT Metadata Analysis Vector Search RAG

Head of Technology

Startupbootcamp MENA

Apr 2021 - Apr 2025 (4 years)

Directed technical execution for a regional AI innovation accelerator in partnership with Meta and Dubai Future Foundation, guiding 20+ startup teams on deploying and fine-tuning Meta's open Llama models. Consulted major enterprise partners to translate complex challenges into scalable AI solutions.

AI Strategy Llama Models Model Fine Tuning Architecture Reviews Mentorship Technical Governance Enterprise Consulting

Technical Director

Drenel

Oct 2015 - Apr 2021 (5 years 6 months)

Architected high-availability distributed computing and analytics environments, configuring MongoDB clusters and backend microservices. Deployed collaborative data platforms and engineered resilient REST APIs and ETL pipelines.

MongoDB Microservices Python Scala SQL R REST APIs ETL High Availability Performance Optimization

IT Specialist

UNESCO

Dec 2012 - Aug 2015 (2 years 8 months)

Architected and deployed the national Education Management Information System (EMIS) serving 1M+ users for the Ministry of Education. Engineered robust data migration and ETL pipelines to ingest legacy regional datasets.

EMIs Virtualization ETL Data Migration Arabic English Encoding High Availability

Program Specialist

The World Bank

Aug 2012 - Oct 2012 (2 months)

Wrote high-performance database migration scripts and validation routines to sanitize public education data for EMIS integration.

Database Migration Data Validation EMIs

Software Product Manager

cashU

Apr 2012 - Aug 2012 (4 months)

Orchestrated system architecture and product specifications (BRDs, PRDs, SRSs) for financial transaction platforms including cashU Accounts, Credit Cards, and cashEX.

Product Management PRD文档撰写 Financial Transactions System Architecture

IT Manager - BSS/OSS/BI Applications

Kulacom

Nov 2008 - Apr 2012 (3 years 5 months)

Led the engineering and maintenance of mission-critical Business Support Systems (BSS), Operations Support Systems (OSS), and BI analytics platforms, including WiMAX Billing and Mediation systems.

BSS OSS BIツール WiMAX Billing Engineering Management