Paul Ali
Head Of IT
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Ali is a data-driven technology leader with 9 years of experience building BI, analytics and IT platforms across healthcare, hospitality and international operations from Dubai. Currently Head of IT at OBT Group after progressing from Senior BI Architect roles, he designs resilient system architecture and leads data transformation to enable actionable analytics across 20+ offices. His background spans hands-on data engineering (MS SQL, Power BI), automation, and early adoption of AI/ML for predictive analytics, informed by operational and marketing experience at Amity Health and Consilient. An entrepreneur who founded a MENA mech-vendor and ran full‑stack e-commerce and PCB/CAD services, he combines product delivery with infrastructure governance. He also freelances as an Oracle APEX developer and event photographer, reflecting a practical, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. Known for translating business problems into analytics-first solutions, he often integrates live marketing feeds and pipeline governance to drive measurable performance improvements.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Business Analytics, Master of Science - MS Business Analytics at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt UniversityHigh School International Baccalaureate, High School International Baccalaureate at Repton School DubaiCII Certificate Insurance, CII Certificate Insurance at RISC Institute
English, French
Github Skills (14)
firmware10
arm10
avr10
usb10
qmk10
atmel10
rp204010
keyboard10
freecad4
kicad4
parametric3
openscad3
3d-printing2
controller1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
paulgali/qmk_firmware
Jun 2020 - Jan 2024
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Contributions:8 PRs, 45 pushes, 8 branches in 3 years 6 months
rp2040nrf52840firmwareavratmel
paulgali/keyboards
Jun 2020 - Mar 2023
Contributions:10 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 9 months
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