Orwa Diraneyya

Loves technology and people, loves teaching 🧑‍💻

Aachen (Germany), Europe

An open-source advocate with software/hardware exposure and 10 years of software development/teaching experience.

Experience

Autohaus Twardowski GmbH (Wegberg)

Open-Source Advocacy Consultant 👨🏼 Independent

2024
(3 months)
Conceptualized and planned an ERP solution using open-source software.
- Performed a meticulous study ensuring Frappe Framework/ERPNext's ability to meet requirements.
- Planned a hardware ERP integration to check in vehicles automatically using the OBD-II interface, and possibly track their location throughout their lifecycle at the Autohaus.
Reboot Mobility GmbH (Cologne)

Open-Source Advocacy Consultant 👨🏼 Independent

2024
(6 months)
Created a Business-Intelligence (BI) dashboard using open-source components.
- Built a BI dashboard using PostgreSQL and Apache Superset.
- Crafted and optimized the SQL expressions for the different charts in the dashboard.
- Worked closely with the account managers to develop meaningful cockpit analytics/metrics.
Wild Code School (Berlin)

Full-Stack Instructor

2022 - 2023
(1 year)
Taught full-stack web development to 2 consecutive student cohorts.
- Led an industry collaboration with REMONDIS group, leading to a professional app prototype, which was designed and programmed by the students of the Full-Stack Development program.
- Created innovative teaching tools using a JS compiler called Babel, to explain functions and loops (using "inlining" and "unwinding" code transformations).
RWTH University Aachen

Scientific Employee

2019 - 2022
(3 years)
Taught, collaborated, and maintained IT infrastructure.
- Drafted the innovation strategy for the Construction Robotics (CR) Masters, which was officially adopted by the institute.
- Designed and taught two interdisciplinary courses which introduced students to GitLab, containers (Docker), and unpackaged software (Node & Python).
- Led and managed the development of a cutting-edge UHF RFID system contracted by PORR and 3 other construction companies, as part of a research project.
- Maintained the institute's IT infrastructure, including migrating data (ZFS), and implementing "ActiveDirectory" and Docker registry caching inside the classroom.
Precise Trading LLC (Dubai)

Technical and Maintenance Manager

2018 - 2019
(10 months)
Led the maintenance/tech-support MEA regional team.
- Improved the 3D printer training and maintenance manuals.
- Optimized the ticketing process for our MEA (Middle East and Africa) maintenance partners.
TechShop Inc. (Abu Dhabi)

Dream (i.e. rapid-prototyping) Consultant

2015 - 2018
(3 years)
Started as a part-time, then transitioned to a full-time consultant in the makerspace.
- Taught over 200 group classes in 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC routing/milling, 2D/3D design, plastic forming, metal working, woodworking, and electronics.
- Developed CNC router/mill, casting, vacuum-forming, laser-cutting, and sheet metal show pieces, design examples, and instructions for makerspace members.
- Brought the 3-axis HAAS CNC mill into function, which remained unused for years, including using it for paid work and opening it up to members of the makerspace.
Originbase LLC (Dubai)

Community Development Manager

2015 - 2017
(2 years)
Started the makerspace along with 2 other people.
- Taught over 100 group classes in rapid prototyping.
- Revived the lost-wax casting equipment, which remained in storage for years, and used it to conduct jewellery-making workshops in the makerspace.
International School of Applied Sciences (Dubai)

Elementary/Middle/High-School Teacher

2013 - 2015
(2 years)
Worked as an elementary/mid-school, then as a high-school, teacher.
- Taught the ICDL curriculum to elementary/middle/high-school students (ages 8-18).
- Started an afterschool club in electronics and robotics.

Education

King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran (Saudi Arabia)

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Computer Engineering

2007 - 2012
(5 years)

Coursework: Computer Architecture · Principles of VLSI Design · Digital System Design & Synthesis · Analogue Integrated Circuit Design · Computer Arithmetic · Computer Networks · Local & Metropolitan Area Networks · Database Design & Implementation
Al-Balqaa' Applied University (BAU), As-Salt City (Jordan)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Engineering

2002 - 2007
(5 years)

Coursework: Computer Skills C++ · Object Oriented Programming · Computer Architecture & Organization · Advanced Programming · Digital Electronics · Engineering Drawing · Data Structures and Algorithms · Microprocessor Systems · Database Systems · Design of Digital Systems · Computer Graphics · Operating Systems · Digital Signal Processing

Work Samples

Excavator Simulator with Inverse Kinematics and Hydraulic Modelling

Demo: https://rwth-crmasters-sose22.gitlab.io/course-material/excavator-simulator/simple.html

Source: https://gitlab.com/rwth-crmasters-sose22/course-material/excavator-simulator
- Developed a browser-based real-time simulation of a hydraulic excavator to enhance Construction Robotics Master's coursework at RWTH Aachen.
- Enabled remote MQTT control for students, featuring inverse-kinematic (XYZ) trajectory planning and precise hydraulic system modeling.
- Achieved high-fidelity simulation by compiling SIMULINK/ikfast C++ models into WebAssembly, which ran seamlessly using a webworker.
professionalprototypeSIMULINKikfastPythonURDF filesThree.jsMQTTWASMweb workeremscriptenC++roboticsDigital-TwinNode-REDeducationdemo
Student App Concept/Prototype for REMONDIS Group

Source: https://github.com/WildCodeSchool/2022-07-EN-Berlin-Remote1-Project3Planning
- Assisted students in the ideation phase of the app, including planning the user roles, the REST API, and the scoping of the application.
- Taught the students what a state machine is, and helped them model the system using a state diagram.
- Facilitated meetings with future app users, and championed their perspective by defending a todo-centered UI design, which was initially opposed by the students.
teachingindustry collabbusiness processoperationsmodellingoptimisationmobiledocumentationuser analysisuser rolesstate machineReact.jsRedux
UHF RFID Tags/Readers in Construction (R&D)
- Led the end-to-end prototyping of a construction process leveraging UHF RFID technology, delivering a functional system within a 6-month timeline.
- Researched existing technology and the market, resulting in the recommendation of an IMPINJ UHF RFID reader with an easy-to-use REST API interface.
- Developed a custom software to provide a handheld UHF RFID reader with a REST API interface using a Java-based Software Development Kit (SDK).
- Used containerisation (Docker) and open-source less-code tools (i.e. NodeRED) to implement a number of customisable workflows for registering and tracking construction materials on the construction site.
BIMR&Dresearchno-codeindustryconstructionPORRSaint-GobainUHF RFIDantennasIMPINJ readerREST APINodeREDDockerJavaSDKcustom developmentPowerShellpower system
Tar Extraction Exclude-Pattern Demo

Source: https://github.com/diraneyya/bug_proxmox_6040

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URDF-to-WASM CI/CD Pipeline

Demo: https://diraneyya.gitlab.io/paper-wasm-ik-pipeline

Source: https://gitlab.com/diraneyya/paper-wasm-ik-pipeline

GitLab CI/CDroboticsURDF filesWASMikfastPythonC++emscripteninverse kinematics
docker2lxc

Source: https://github.com/diraneyya/docker2lxc

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Core Skills

Good Communication
Troubleshooting
Problem Solving
Teaching
Technical Writing
Curriculum Design
Educational Demos
Facilitation
Team Building
Public Speaking
Rapid Prototyping
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Business Development
Research

Technical Skills & Deployments

Linux
Windows
MacOS X
Touch Typing
Vim
Markdown
Bash
PowerShell
C/C++
Python
Perl
PHP
Javascript
Typescript
WebAssembly
Java
Ruby
Go
Rust
Lua
Visual Basic .NET
ASP.NET
HTML5
CSS3
React.js
Node.js
Astro.js
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Three.js
Bun
Deno
Jest
Node-RED
HUGO
Apache2
SQL
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
InfluxDB
Apache Superset
Prometheus
HTTP/HTTPS
Networking
MQTT
Traefik
Git
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD
Forgejo
Jenkins
Dockerfile
Docker Compose
Docker Swarm
Podman
Kubernetes
Helm Charts
Ansible
Terraform
Proxmox
vast.ai
Grafana
Arduino
G-CODE
Ollama
Langchain
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Orwa Diraneyya

Orwa Diraneyya

Loves technology and people, loves teaching 🧑‍💻

An open-source advocate with software/​hardware exposure and 10 years of software development/​teaching experience.

Experience

Education

Work Samples

Core Skills

Technical Skills & Deployments

An open-source advocate with software/hardware exposure and 10 years of software development/teaching experience.