About Farakh
15+ years developing software applications that provide value on day one by solving real business problems.
I bring this expertise to GCC and European clients who need industrial, compliant, and cost-effective AI and software systems:
✅ Proven Impact: Delivered 70% efficiency gains for TotalEnergies teams by replacing manual processes with a dedicated business application, saving tens of hours per month by automating SOX compliance, risk indicators, and market data tracking.
✅ Industry Depth: 15+ years technical expertise in treasury/finance (TotalEnergies), military/defense (Safran, CEA), smart cities (Fareco, Emovis), healthcare (GE Healthcare) and semiconductors (PhD and startups).
✅ R&D / Innovation Expert: PhD in Computer Science, CTO of 2 software startups.
✅ Dual Market Expertise: UAE-based (fluent English/Urdu + long term UAE residency), French native.
How I can help you
➡️ Sovereign AI: I deploy open-source AI models on-premise to develop & industrialize your AI PoCs to avoid vendor lock-in and ensure compliance.
➡️ Software Systems for Business Efficiency: I design software systems that solve real-world problems for industries like finance, defense, and smart cities.
➡️ Legacy Systems Modernization: I transform outdated tools into high-performance maintainable solutions without disrupting your operations.
Contact me to turn your technical challenges into success.
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English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Urdu
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Dubaï (up to 50km), Abou Dabi (up to 50km)
Experience
- WEX LabsChief Technology OfficerSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGJanuary 2026 - Today (7 months)Dubai City, United Arab EmiratesWe develop software/AI applications to solve real world problems.Industries of expertise:- Treasury/Finance.- Semiconductors.- Defense.- Smart Cities.
- TotalEnergies Global IT Services (TGITS)
On Malt
FDE/Software Applications Development - Treasury Processes AutomationENERGY AND UTILITIESMay 2023 - December 2025 (2 years and 8 months)Courbevoie, France- Reduced Internal Control team manual efforts by 70% by architecturing and developing an on-premise web platform to automatically reconcile Quantum TMS/Themis SOD matrices, create SOX control samples, manage and archive evidence files, display OK/KO statistics and audit trails, with cross-team custom validation workflows.- Reduced code size by 50% by industrializing and refactoring risk indicators (Value at Risk, FX Options Greeks) for the Group Treasury Middle Office and trading floor.- Eliminated 2 days of manual updates per month by building a web scraping system to track market data changes (LSEG RICs).- Embedded historical market data into an in house algorithmic trading solution, from data extraction with LSEG Data/Datascope Tick History APIs, to data conversion and storage in MongoDB.- Turned hours of manual work into minutes by accelerating deals creation and reporting in Quantum TMS through Selenium automation.- Removed the dependency on proprietary software by implementing the company "Python first strategy": converted legacy Excel VBA scripts into Python code.- Enhanced IT security and teams collaboration efficiency by implementing the company cyber policy for source code management: setup GitLab workspaces for Treasury teams (Front/Middle/Back Office, Quants, Internal Control) + formalized a code change procedure.- PoC: built an AI application with a local Llama2-7B model for IT procedures management. - Safran Electronics & DefenseSoftware EngineeringAVIATION AND AEROSPACEApril 2022 - May 2023 (1 year and 1 month)Éragny, FranceSafran Electronics & Defense designs solutions for defense and aerospace industries.- Developed an automation software to streamline the configuration of Safran next-generation military optronic products.- Generated faster product deployment with the reliability required by military mission-critical operations.
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Education
- PhD in Computer ScienceLIP6 laboratory - Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France2013Thesis: "Structured Synthesis of Analog Integrated Circuits Enforcing Designer Knowledge Reuse : Towards an Industrial Perspective" - Formalized a methodology to automate the design of analog integrated circuits with graph theory and numerical algorithms. - Implemented a computer aided design software with C++/Qt on Scientific Linux. - Achieved 1 patent, reviewed papers for ISCAS conference, supervised a Master thesis. - Published in 8 international conferences (ISCAS, MWSCAS), 1 journal, 1 book chapter (Springer). - Generated a business plan for my PhD project through Sci-Tech Commercializer program at INSEAD.
- Master in Computer Science and Eletrical Engineering (with honors)Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France2008- Design of digital, analog, and RF integrated circuits. - Modeling of integrated systems on a chip (VHDL). - Signal processing. - Software development, Linux kernel.
Certifications
- FX and Stablecoins: Navigating Cross-Currency Liquidity and Crypto BenchmarkingLSEG2025