Issa Mahasneh
Executive Director at Jordan Open Source Association
Amman, Amman, Jordan
Summary
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Top SchoolIssa Mahasneh is a technology leader and digital rights advocate with over a decade of experience building open-source communities, advising national ICT policy, and delivering practical web and data governance solutions. As Executive Director of the Jordan Open Source Association since 2019 (and its long-serving former president), he blends hands-on technical skills—UX-focused web development, system architecture, and Drupal/WordPress implementations—with organizational leadership, fundraising, and strategic planning. He regularly advises government bodies and international organizations (ICTAC, Joint Committee on Open Government Data, World Bank, Freedom House), shaping policies on open data, internet freedom, and digital security. A computer scientist by training and a self-described “pixel artisan,” he pairs rigorous engineering with attention to multilingual UX and Arabic interfaces—an uncommon niche for policy-focused technologists. Known for convening cross-sector initiatives (IXP creation, data barometer research) he translates complex technical topics into actionable public-sector reform.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
General Secondary, Scientific Stream, 89.4, General Secondary, Scientific Stream, 89.4 at Dar al Uloum SchoolsB.Sc., Computer Science, Excellent (85.4 out of 100), B.Sc., Computer Science, Excellent (85.4 out of 100) at Jordan University of Science and Technology
English, Arabic, Italian
Github Skills (34)
fonts10
logos9
css9
svg-font9
iconic9
branding9
font-awesome9
portal9
google-fonts9
csv9
woff9
svg8
tailwindcss8
nuxt8
java8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
jordanopensource/design-guidelines
Jul 2018 - Apr 2021
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
jordanopensource/open-jordan
Aug 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:7 PRs, 79 pushes, 2 branches in 2 days
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