ALI FAOUREngineering portfolio

AIoT & Digital Transformation Engineer

Turning chaosinto controlled,traceable systems.

I’m Ali Faour, a computer engineer in Abu Dhabi. I build operational software and connected infrastructure, turning field data and complex requirements into clear, traceable workflows.

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From the first field reading to the final handover.

ENGINEERING THE CONNECTIONSSelected work
01 Operational software02 Industrial IoT03 Field automation04 Systems delivery

01 / Selected work

Real constraints.
Engineered responses.

Software platforms, connected infrastructure, and the delivery processes that bring them together.

01 / Operational software · In development

Gridlock

An ERP and facilities-management platform connecting sites, assets, work orders, commercial records, and operational reporting. I lead its product definition and engineering, with pilot preparation underway.

  • .NET 10
  • Blazor
  • MySQL 8
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GRIDLOCK / SYSTEM MAP01
SHARED OPERATIONAL CONTEXTSites & assetsWORKWork ordersEVIDENCEDocumentsRESOURCESInventoryCOMMERCIALFinance
Connected records · explanatory model
Field configuration using a laptop at a gas installation
02 / Connected infrastructure

IoT & telemetry infrastructure

Device-to-platform architecture across gas monitoring, smart metering, and remote control. Communications and server requirements, manufacturer coordination, and integration decisions shaped with operational stakeholders.

  • Infrastructure design
  • Technical coordination
  • System integration
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Structured Excel tracker for site status, contracts, and remedial work
03 / Field delivery · 2023–2025

DoE LPG enhancement

Coordinating a multi-site program while building the structured Excel and Python workflow that turned field records into controlled documentation.

  • Project coordination
  • Python
  • Documentation
See the field-to-document workflow

More from the delivery work

ADNOC systems deployment

Coordinating the delivery of 100+ gas control and detection systems around shared field resources.

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Documentation automation

Controlled inputs, Python checks, template generation, and visible processing logs.

Inspect the workflow

Field execution as a pipeline

A scheduling approach that coordinates surveys, installation, testing, and sign-off.

See the execution model

02 / Delivery record

A defined scope. A clear result.

100+Gas control and detection systems in the ADNOC deployment program.
6 → 2Months: the program’s initial delivery plan compared with the team’s completed delivery.
200+Technical reports generated through the program’s Python and PowerShell reporting workflow.

These figures describe the program documented in the ADNOC case study. My contribution covered delivery coordination, execution planning, and reporting automation.

03 / AI in practice

Less repetition.
More engineering.

I use AI tools to turn scattered project documents into structured data, reusable templates, and reviewable outputs. The engineering stays in the decisions: what matters, what is missing, and what is ready to move forward.

For the RELAAM building work, I used Codex to support document extraction, then cleaned and reconciled the results in Excel. The same data fed contract drafts, a master tracker, and missing-document controls.

Explore RELAAM & my daily workflow

  1. Extract

    Use AI to handle repetitive document reading and structure relevant source information.

  2. Reconcile

    Clean the data, check it against the source, and make gaps and inconsistencies visible.

  3. Reuse

    Carry checked data into templates, registers, drafts, and status summaries.

  4. Review & deliver

    Apply engineering judgment, resolve blockers, and prepare outputs for the people using them.

04 / About & capabilities

I work where software meets the site.

My background is computer engineering. My day-to-day work spans gas infrastructure, software, field teams, vendors, and the records that keep an operation accountable.

I translate operational problems into data structures, interfaces, and repeatable processes. That means understanding a permit or commissioning constraint as carefully as an application workflow.

Software

Operational platforms

C# and .NET applications, connected business records, permissions, configurable workflows, and interfaces built around real operational tasks.

Gridlock’s architecture

Connected infrastructure

IoT & telemetry

Device-to-platform architecture, communications and hosting requirements, manufacturer engineering coordination, and integration decisions aligned with client and operational needs.

The infrastructure approach

Data

Automation & reporting

Structured Excel inputs, Python and PowerShell processing, SQL, and reporting that makes missing information visible before it reaches an output.

The reporting pipeline

Delivery

Projects & documentation

Multi-site execution across Abu Dhabi and Dubai, stakeholder coordination, inspection records, approval tracking, and controlled handover documentation.

The execution approach

05 / Experience

Software engineering,
grounded in delivery.

  1. Dec 2023 — present
    Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Royal Gas

    AIoT & Digital Transformation Engineer · current role

    • Progressed from project delivery into operational software, connected infrastructure, and digital transformation.
    • Lead Gridlock’s product definition and engineering across ERP, facilities management, and gas-utility workflows.
    • Shape device-to-platform infrastructure and manufacturer requirements with operational and client stakeholders.
    • Coordinate multi-site gas work with field teams, vendors, consultants, and regulatory stakeholders.
    • Use AI-assisted extraction and reusable workflows for building records, contract drafts, and reporting, with source checks before handover.
  2. Jan 2023 — Nov 2023
    Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Royal Gas

    Control Systems Engineering / IT Support · internship

    • Assembled and tested LPG detection panels, calibrated detectors, and supported control-system monitoring.
    • Supported Active Directory, internal IT systems, and issue resolution.
  3. Aug 2022 — Jan 2023
    Remote

    Tough Leaf

    Full-Stack Software Engineer

    • Worked on LAMP application features, database queries, REST APIs, and payment integrations.
    • Built responsive interfaces with JavaScript and Bootstrap and contributed automated testing.

06 / Education & training

An engineering foundation.

  • B.E. Computer Engineering

    Lebanese International University · 2022 · Lebanon

  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor training

    TÜV SÜD · Information Security Management Systems

    View training certificate (PDF)

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

    Amazon Web Services · Foundational certification

  • ADNOC Work Management System

    WMS training

  • ADNOC Life Saving Rules

    LSR training

Selected code repositories

ATmega328P assembly

Embedded fundamentals, register-level I/O, and LCD programming.

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AMC document generator

A .NET application for structured contract and document generation.

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Voyager

An earlier full-stack travel application and related bot integration.

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07 / Contact

What are
you building?

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