Sharif Kanaan
Developer and Consultant
Consultant based in Beirut, Lebanon. I specialize in several areas on both the technical and business side, including web development, data analysis, and management consulting
Work Experience
MSE - Management Solutions Experts (A Kearney Company)
Senior Consultant
Oct 2021 — Present (4 Years)- Led the identification of IT requirements including detailing Enterprise Architecture and IT Systems (Oracle EBS, Microsoft Dynamics), Infrastructure components (Data Centers, Business Continuity, etc.), detailed deployment methods (On-site vs IaaS vs SaaS), and accordingly recommended vendors
- Led the design and deployment of a Python-based manpower planning tool to quantify workforce requirements across an entire sector at the national level
- Developed strategy, governance, and operating model design for several ministries and entities in the GCC public and private sector
- Established a delegation of authority (DOA) and RACI matrix to establish company reporting lines to stream-line decision making
As Safir Newspaper
Full Stack Developer
May 2021 — Oct 2021- Designed and developed a backend REST API using Java & Tomcat and a Vue.js frontend based on user requirements
- Designed a PostgreSQL database according to the newspaper metadata file structure
- Implemented elastic search to add full-text search capabilities for handling large amounts of data
CSRN Management Consulting (NGO)
Software Engineer
Sep 2020 — May 2021- Developed a full-stack ERP system web app using Node.js, Typescript, and React.js for internal use
- Implemented a NoSQL MongoDB database to serve data to the frontend React client
- Utilized Docker and various DevOps tools to deploy and maintain the web application
Projects / Client Work
As Safir Search Engine
Search engine for the As Safir Newspaper, with full-text search capabilities
#Java
#Vue.js
#PostgreSQL
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Video Game Tracker
A tool to track video game progress and backlog
#Next.js
#React.js
#Supabase
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My Tech Stack
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Web Development
TypeScript 
JavaScript 
React 
Next.js 
Vue.js 
Svelte 
Astro 
Node.js 
Gatsby 
HTML5 
Tailwind CSS ⚡
Backend & APIs
Node.js 
Java 
Spring Boot 
Python 
Django 
Flask 
Laravel 
FastAPI 
GraphQL 
Express 🗄️
Databases
PostgreSQL 
MySQL 
MongoDB 
Supabase 
Prisma 
Drizzle 
Elasticsearch 
Redis 🤖
AI & Machine Learning
Python 
TensorFlow 
PyTorch 
scikit-learn 
Hugging Face 
OpenCV 
Pandas 
NumPy NLTK 
Jupyter ☁️
DevOps & Cloud
Docker Docker Compose 
Linux 
Ubuntu 
Git 
Vercel 
Netlify 
Digital Ocean 
NGINX 
GitHub Actions 📱
Mobile Development
React Native 
Expo 
Swift SwiftUI About Me
Sharif is a Senior Consultant and Web Developer specializing in full-stack development, JavaScript, TypeScript, and cloud solutions. He combines technical expertise with management consulting to help organizations achieve their technology goals. Sharif is passionate about clean code and user-focused design.
