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
Clients
Organizations and companies I've had the pleasure of working with.
Projects
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.
