Summary
Mohamed Okasha is a managing director and ecosystem builder with 11 years of software engineering experience, blending hands-on frontend and backend development with social entrepreneurship across the MENA region. He leads MENA Hackathons and serves as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, channeling community-driven tech initiatives and youth capacity building. Technically grounded in MEARN development and machine learning/NLP, he has shipped product features for hospitality platforms and modernized legacy systems while building secure RESTful services. His background spans startups, NGOs, and corporate engineering roles—where he moved from technical support to software engineering and project management. Notably, he pairs developer craftsmanship with event organization experience, having coordinated regional hackathon participation and Maker Faire activities that boosted local maker ecosystems. Based in Tripoli, Saudi Arabia, he focuses on bridging technical delivery with cross-border talent development and civic technology impact.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Professional Diploma, MEARN Development, Professional Diploma, MEARN Development at Information Technology Institute (ITI)
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra
English, Arabic