Architecture is a set of decisions, not a document
What runs on the edge versus the cloud, how devices fail, and what cannot be flexible later.
Read on LinkedIn →What I build
Every layer, designed and shipped
Most systems fail at the seams between teams: hardware that the firmware can’t update, devices the cloud can’t trust, data the models can’t use. I work across those seams, so the design holds together from the sensor to the algorithm.
AI & algorithms
Intelligence that acts
ML integration into production platforms, optimisation and control strategies with guardrails, fault detection and statistical baselines.
ML pipelinesRegressionFDDIPMVP M&VControl loops
Cloud & data
Platforms that scale
Design and implementation of cloud-to-server platforms: APIs, time-series data, multi-tenancy, security and automated deployment.
PostgreSQLTimescaleDB hypertablesNode / NestJSAzureAWSBicep IaCOpenTelemetryCI/CD
Edge
The complete box
Hardware choice, hardened Linux image, the agent, an offline historian, OTA updates and remote access across a fleet.
DebianYoctoBuildrootOpenWrtSQLiteOTA
Connectivity
Talking to real plant
Integration with BMS and building plant, metering, wireless sensor networks and secure device messaging: discovery, polling, commissioning, telemetry and command dispatch.
BACnet/IPBMSM-BusLoRaWANZigbeeBLEThread4G / ATMQTT / TLSEMQXCoAPRESTWebSockets
Hardware
Boards that ship
Schematic to layout, bring-up and debug, embedded firmware, DFM and mass production with PCBA partners.
AltiumKiCadEagleC / C++RTOSDFM · NPI
Across every layer
Leadership
Technology strategy and architecture decisions, security by design, engineering standards and the roadmap, and the teams and vendors that deliver it.
StrategySolution architectureSecurity architectureTechnical standardsTeam buildingVendor & supply chainDelivery
Now · since March 2026
CTO, TaqamateAI-based HVAC energy optimisation
Responsible for the technology vision, architecture and delivery of a platform that optimises how commercial buildings are cooled. Live in buildings and hotels across Oman.
Direction
The architecture
A secure edge-to-cloud platform designed for the field, from on-site appliances to a multi-tenant cloud and the data the AI runs on.
Trust
Security and reliability
Security, reliability and fleet operations, so a platform that controls live buildings can be trusted.
Proof
Verified savings
Automated fault detection and measurement against proper baselines, so customers see proof rather than estimates.
Engineering
Standards and roadmap
Architecture decisions, technical standards and the roadmap, from hardware to AI.
Before
Sixteen years at KINDOWS
2017 – 2026
Design & Development Lead
Hardware to cloud with no handoffs. The IoT platform behind thousands of devices. Led the Zigbee firmware team.
2013 – 2016
Lead Hardware / Embedded Engineer
Complex PCBs through DFM into mass production with PCBA partners in China.
2010 – 2013
Hardware / Embedded Engineer
The first smart home product line and core cloud components.
2009
BE, Electronics Engineering
UET Peshawar.
Writing
Notes from the field
Short pieces on architecture, edge computing and building intelligence.
The missing layer above BACnet
Most buildings already speak BACnet. The gap is the intelligence that acts on the data.
Read on LinkedIn →Prototype to production is architecture discipline
Partitioning, manufacturing constraints and system boundaries decide whether OTA survives.
Read on LinkedIn →Consulting · by request
A few engagements a year.
My full-time role is CTO. Alongside it I take on a small number of engagements where whole-stack experience makes the difference.
- Architecture reviewBefore you commit to hardware, protocols, edge-versus-cloud splits or a data model.
- Technical due diligenceFor investors and buyers looking at IoT, energy-tech or connected-hardware companies.
- Integration and platform designBMS, metering and sensor networks into a cloud platform that stays reliable in the field.