Bassam Essawi
Chief Executive Officer at SmartGoWeb
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Summary
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Top SchoolBassam Essawi is a seasoned software entrepreneur and CEO based in Dubai with over 17 years of experience designing large-scale web services, user interfaces, and mobile apps. He blends hands-on PHP development and information security expertise with data analysis to deliver robust, auditable systems for government, non-profit, and private sector clients. His portfolio includes leading the development of a nationwide data collection and reporting system for over a quarter-million citizens in collaboration with the World Bank, MOPIC and MOSD. As founder or CEO of multiple startups (gowebs, SmartGoWeb, UrOrbit) he focuses on rapid, mobile-first productization—evident in a commercial e-card app aimed at quick customer engagement. Comfortable switching between code and strategy, he has also managed complex integrations like Jordan’s National Unified Registry and trained teams to operationalize case management systems. Known for pragmatic delivery under constrained environments, he pairs entrepreneurial grit with deep technical stewardship.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Certified Information Systems Auditor تقنية المعلومات, Certified Information Systems Auditor تقنية المعلومات at CISAIT IT, IT IT at Arab Community College
Arabic, English
Github Skills (9)
mysql2
database2
vscode-extension2
visual-studio-code1
plugin1
botble1
vscode1
visual-studio1
laravel1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sfhati/lezaz
Dec 2015 - Sep 2018
Contributions:43 commits, 13 pushes in 2 years 9 months
sfhati/jodeltabank
Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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