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Ali Ismail

Full-stack developer

I build web applications with JavaScript and TypeScript, React and Node.js. Mostly self-taught, with a background in IT administration and production management.

I build with AI coding tools as a daily part of my workflow: I design, review and test what they produce.

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Earlier projects

Learning projects from 2018–2020, built with React.

About

I'm Ali, a self-taught web developer from Syria, living in Germany since 2014 after six years in Abu Dhabi. German is my third language: I reached C1 and passed the TestDaF in Düsseldorf.

I started a dual training (Duale Ausbildung) as a developer in Berlin, then kept going on my own from 2018: online courses, coding challenges and real projects in React and modern JavaScript.

Today I work in pharmaceutical production, where I build internal tools in TypeScript and React to make shift work simpler. I use AI-assisted development openly and treat it as a skill: knowing what to ask, checking what comes back and owning the result.

Curriculum Vitae

Germany

  1. 11/25 – Now

    Production Associate

    Pharmaceutical production, Berlin (via staffing agency)

    • Machine operation in GMP pharmaceutical production.
    • Daily use of internal AI tools; built many reusable AI assistants.
    • Prototype internal tools in React and TypeScript in my spare time, using fictional data.

  2. 10/23 – 02/25

    Machine and Plant Operator

    microtech GmbH electronic, Teltow

    • Shift work in electronics manufacturing.
    • Worked across several lines in an ISO 9001 quality environment.

  3. 09/22 – 01/23

    Registry Technician

    Analytica Alimentaria, Kleinmachnow

    Sample and data registration in a food testing lab.

  4. 2017 – 2020

    Self-Learning

    Berlin

    • Making as many apps as possible.
    • Learning new technologies with each new app.
    • Reading about modern web development.
    • Scouting the market for needed skills.
    • Building a portfolio.

  5. 03/17 – 08/17

    Duale Ausbildung

    Berlin

  6. 2014 – 2016

    Language School

    Düsseldorf

UAE

  1. 2009 – 2012

    Production Manager

    Abu Dhabi

    For 3 years I worked at Al Khalidia Printing Press, some of my daily duties:

    • Coordination of the various production departments.
    • Product quality management and its delivery on time.
    • The health and safety of all personnel on the production floor.

  2. 2007 – 2009

    Freelance

    Abu Dhabi

    My goal was to find any job that keeps me in the tech bubble, e.g.

    • Basic website hosting
    • Audio/video editing
    • Smartphone software maintenance
    • Building home networks/computers

Syria

  1. 2007

    One way ticket to UAE.

  2. 2005 – 2006

    LAN Administrator

    Ramsis Hotel

    I started as an auditor but quickly added many computer-related tasks, such as:

    • Website update and maintenance
    • Optimization of processes and systems in the IT infrastructure, as well as their maintenance and expansion.
    • Active support for our IT department in the implementation of new projects.

  3. 2004 – 2005

    MCSE & MCSA / Oracle 9i

    ViTC Training Center, Aleppo

    No longer being a student at a college in Syria left me with two choices: the military draft for over 2 years, or leaving Syria. I chose the latter and started learning as much as possible to improve my chances of finding a good job in the future.

  4. 2001 – 2004

    Aeronautical Engineering

    Aleppo University

    Dropped out and went to a private institute to learn.

  5. 2000

    High School

    Safita, Syria

    Graduated with 217/240 = 90%

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