About Farakh
- 15+ years of expertise in full stack software applications development for corporations, industries and startups.
- PhD in Computer Science, expert in building applications with open source AI models to streamline enterprise business processes.
From specification to implementation, test and deployment in complex demanding industrial and corporate environments, I bring to your projects:
- Expertise for custom software applications development
- Developed and deployed on-premise software applications for the Global Treasury Internal Control at TotalEnergies.
-> Reduced Internal Control team effort by 70% in data preparation.
- 15+ years cross-industry expertise
- Experienced in Treasury/finance (TotalEnergies), military/defense (Safran Electronics and Defense + the French Atomic Commission), smart cities (
Fareco Fayat + Emovis), healthcare (GE Healthcare), semiconductors (PhD + startups founder).
- Adapted to multicultural teams and various technical environments.
- Developed transformative solutions built upon Python/C++/Java on Linux/Windows, delivered for the long term (see my clients testimonials).
- R&D / innovation / project management
- PhD in Computer Science (thesis: knowledge based integrated circuits design).
- Co-founder and CTO of 2 startups: developed innovative software for the semiconductor industry.
I handle your technology projects in Europe and Middle East
- UAE visa holder + French nationality.
- Fluent English + native French and Urdu.
LinkedIn profile:
linkedin.com/in/farakhjavid
Skills
Mistral AI models, RAG, Software development, Python (pandas, Selenium, Reflex), C++, Java, Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS), Windows, Git, MongoDB, microservices, Docker, Kafka, Google Cloud Platform, open source software, data analysis, JSON, smart cities hardware, APIs integration, LSEG market data APIs, project management, project delivery, agile, JIRA.
English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Urdu
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Dubaï (up to 50km), Abou Dabi (up to 50km), Charjah (up to 50km), Ras el Khaïmah (up to 50km), Fujairah (up to 50km)
Experience
- WEX LabsAI/Software/Innovation ConsultingSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGJanuary 2026 - Today (5 months)Dubai City, United Arab EmiratesWe are expert in:- Deploying on-premise open source AI model based applications for full tech & data sovereignty.- Encoding domain knowledge to supercharge business processes.- Building custom software applications tailored to clients needs.- Driving technology / deeptech innovation projects.Our industries of expertise:- Finance/Treasury/Internal Control/GRC- Defense- Smart Cities- Semiconductors
- TotalEnergies Global IT Services (TGITS)
On Malt
Software Applications Development for Treasury Processes AutomationENERGY AND UTILITIESOctober 2025 - December 2025 (3 months)Courbevoie, FranceThe global mission with TotalEnergies lasted three years, all related work and achievements are detailed below:- Architectured, developed and deployed an on-premise web platform to automatically reconcile Quantum TMS/Themis SOD matrices, create SOX control samples, manage and archive evidence files, display OK/KO statistics and audit trails, with cross-team custom validation workflows.-> Reduced Internal Control team efforts by 70%.- Industrialized, refactored and deployed risk indicators (Value at Risk & FX Options Risk Profiles) for the Group Treasury Middle Office and trading floor.-> Reduced code size by 50%.- Built a web scraping system to track market data changes (LSEG RICs).-> Eliminated 2 days of manual updates per month.- Embedded historical market data into an in house algorithmic trading solution, from data extraction with LSEG Data/Datascope Tick History APIs, to data conversion and storage in MongoDB.- Accelerated deals creation and reporting in Quantum TMS through Selenium automation.-> Turned hours of manual work into minutes.- Implemented the "Python first strategy": converted legacy Excel VBA scripts into Python code.-> Removed the dependency on proprietary software.- Implemented the Group cyber policy for source code management: setup GitLab workspaces for Treasury teams (Front/Middle/Back Office, Quants, Internal Control) + formalized a code change procedure. - TotalEnergies Global IT Services (TGITS)Software Applications Development for Treasury Processes AutomationENERGY AND UTILITIESJuly 2025 - September 2025 (3 months)Courbevoie, FranceThe global mission with TotalEnergies lasted three years, all related work and achievements are detailed in the experience above.
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Education
- PhD in Computer ScienceLIP6 laboratory - Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France2013Thesis: "Structured Synthesis of Analog Integrated Circuits Enforcing Designer Knowledge Reuse : Towards an Industrial Perspective" - Formalized a methodology to automate the design of analog integrated circuits with graph theory and numerical algorithms. - Implemented a computer aided design software with C++/Qt on Scientific Linux. - Achieved 1 patent, reviewed papers for ISCAS conference, supervised a Master thesis. - Published in 8 international conferences (ISCAS, MWSCAS), 1 journal, 1 book chapter (Springer). - Generated a business plan for my PhD project through Sci-Tech Commercializer program at INSEAD.
- Master in Computer Science and Eletrical Engineering (with honors)Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France2008- Design of digital, analog, and RF integrated circuits. - Modeling of integrated systems on a chip (VHDL). - Signal processing. - Software development, Linux kernel.
Certifications
- FX and Stablecoins: Navigating Cross-Currency Liquidity and Crypto BenchmarkingLSEG2025