Summary
Hisham Ismail is a seasoned technology leader with roots in electrical engineering (Purdue University) and over two decades in IT, currently directing technology for Ibadah Holdings and serving as Chairman of the Association of Digital Asset and Blockchain. He has been building and shipping blockchain systems since 2014, authoring multiple production blockchains derived from Bitcoin, Bytecoin and Monero codebases, and applies that deep crypto engineering experience to Shariah-compliant fintech solutions. His background spans telecom-grade systems and embedded microprocessor design through to large-scale enterprise software using languages from C/C++ and Java to Rust, Go, Erlang and Elixir. Equally at home in hands-on development and governance, he blends TOGAF/ITIL enterprise architecture with PRINCE2 and SCRUM delivery across major telco and regional clients. A detail often overlooked: his career bridges low-level protocol design and high-level regulatory-aligned productization, enabling practical deployments of distributed ledger technology in conservative markets.
15 years of coding experience
BSc., EE, BSc., EE at Purdue University