Dr.Ghassan El-Nemr

2018–2019          Head of CCE Department, Lebanese Canadian University
                                  Led database migration, built reporting tools and dashboards for management, and automated access control systems.

2013– …                Lecturer, Lebanese University and Sagesse University

2011–2013          Lecturer, AUST Achrafieh Campus 

2008–2011          University Instructor and Technical Trainer, LIU

2022–2024    Senior Data Engineer | Cognizant (Gilead and Kite Pharma – Montreal, Canada)

• Designed and developed data schemas in AWS Redshift, Aurora, and Starburst.
• Built pipelines with AWS Glue, Lambda, Python, Spark, and Airflow (MWAA).
• Maintained KDS Kite systems and troubleshot data issues.
• Generated BI reports via Starburst, Athena, Spectrum, and Tableau.

2020 –2022   IT Consultant | Lebanese Ministry of Environment (UNDP Project)

• Built a Factory Certification System using MSSQL 2019.
• Migrated legacy data and implemented a Document Management System with search indexing.

2019 –2020    IT Technical Manager | Fintech Project (USAID-funded)

• Designed secure e-wallet and multi-channel marketing solutions.
• Managed Linux/Windows servers, VMWare Esxi, and Cisco ASA security appliances.
• Supervised IT department and RFP documentation.

2013 –2018     IT Technical Director | Wellspring Learning Community (Lebanon)

• Designed and managed multi-site IT infrastructure.
• Administered Windows and Linux servers and virtualized environments.
• Built dashboards with Power BI and C# data integration modules.

2012 –2013     Senior Software R&D Engineer | Aheeva Canada

• Developed VoIP and IP telephony solutions with Asterisk and C.
• Created data bridges to CRM systems and chat modules for call centers.

2007–2012     Consultant / Contractor

• Designed and implemented distributed educational management systems using C# and Reflection.
• Applied Agile and SCRUM methods for project management.
• Built ETL pipelines and SOAP web services in NET.

2005–2006    Senior Technical Leader | Timeware – USA

• Enhanced Java application servers and Jasper Reports.
• Optimized MySQL queries and documented data flows with UML.

2000–2004    Technical Director | Positron PPSS – Canada

• Led international development teams (20 developers + 10 consultants).
• Developed dispatching software in C# and integrated GIS applications.
• Implemented high-performance search algorithms and optimized databases.

1999              Software Designer | PGA – Canada

• Migrated data from MS Access to MSSQL
• automated reporting tools for National Bank of Canada.

• Cloud & Data: AWS (Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Athena), BigQuery, MSSQL, MySQL.
• Development: Python, C#, Java, NodeJS, React, React Native, Angular, TypeScript.
• DevOps & Systems: Linux, Windows Server (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO), VMWare, Hyper-V.
• Networking & Security: Cisco, Fortigate, VPN, LDAP, SAML, OAuth, Firewalls.
• Data Analysis: Tableau, Looker, Power BI.
• Project Management: Agile, Scrum, UML, System Analysis.

• Arabic – Native.
• English – Fluent.
• French – Fluent.