Based in Doha, Qatar · Always building something

Mohanad
the Maker.

$ whoami → IT Engineer · Electronics Hobbyist · RF Explorer

9+ years in IT infrastructure & security — but I'm most alive when I'm building things from scratch. Soldering iron in one hand, Linux terminal in the other.

🛸 UAV Hobbyist 📡 RF & Radio 🐬 Flipper Zero 🛡️ CTF Research 🐧 Linux-first ✈️ Traveller 🏐 Volleyball 🇸🇩 Sudanese
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The human behind the terminal

I'm an Electronic & Telecom engineer turned IT security specialist who never stopped being a maker at heart. During the day I handle serious IT infrastructure work — hardening systems, managing incidents, and keeping things secure.

After hours? I'm in my element. I enjoy building UAV prototypes, experimenting with RF signals and radio systems, and participating in cybersecurity CTF competitions. I once built a working FM transceiver from scratch — not because I had to, just because I could.

I believe the best solutions come from thinking like both an engineer and a researcher — understanding systems deeply, and being creative enough to improve them.

contact info
📞+974 6692 6299
📍Doha, Qatar
currently into
🛸 UAV & drones
📡 RF & radio
🐬 Flipper Zero
🛡️ CTF challenges
🐧 Linux tinkering
📻 FM transceivers
✈️ Exploring places
🏐 Volleyball
languages
🇸🇩Arabic — Native
🇬🇧English — Professional

What I bring to the table

🔒
Security Operations
Vulnerability AssessmentIncident ResponseSystem HardeningPentesting
🌐
Networking
CCNADHCP / DNSIP AddressingWireshark
📡
RF & Telecom
RF SystemsSignal AnalysisWiFi Security ResearchVoIP / Asterisk
☁️
Cloud & Infrastructure
Azure AZ-104AZ-900Microsoft 365Active Directory
🐧
Operating Systems
Linux (Red Hat)DebianWindows ServermacOS
🔧
Hardware & Tools
ElectronicsFlipper ZeroSolderingFiber OpticManageEngine
🛡️CompTIA Security+
🔴Red Hat Linux
🌐CCNA 200-301
☁️Azure Administrator AZ-104
☁️Azure Fundamentals AZ-900
📋ITIL Foundation V4
🪟Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
🔍Google IT Support Specialist
💡Fiber Optic Cabling

9+ years of getting things done

2020 → present
IT Service Desk Team Lead
Energy & Utilities Sector · Qatar

Leading a technical support team, managing enterprise IT infrastructure, handling L1/L2 security incidents, and driving system hardening and patch management initiatives.

team leadsecurity opsITSMManageEngine
2020 · short stint
IT Support Engineer
ICT Sector · Qatar

End-user hardware/software support, network troubleshooting across DHCP, DNS, and IP environments, OS-level diagnostics on Windows, macOS and Linux.

networkingsupportlinux
2018 → 2019
Technical Support Engineer
Research & Tech Sector · Sudan

VoIP setup and configuration (Asterisk/Cisco), system administration with LDAP and Active Directory, cross-platform OS troubleshooting and infrastructure maintenance.

VoIPsysadminLDAPtelecom

Things I build for fun 🔧

🛸
UAV / Drone Hobby Build
Designing and assembling a custom UAV from components — exploring flight controllers, ESCs, and RF telemetry links.
electronicsRFembeddedin progress
📻
FM Transceiver (DIY)
Built a working FM transceiver from scratch — explored RF modulation, signal propagation, and antenna design. Pure hobbyist radio experimentation.
RFtelecomhardwareham radio
🛡️
CTF & Security Research
Solving Capture The Flag challenges on Hack The Box — focusing on privilege escalation, network analysis, and wireless security in a legal sandboxed environment.
CTFresearchlinuxHTB
🐬
Flipper Zero Projects
Daily-driving a Flipper Zero for RF signal exploration, IR protocol research, and sub-GHz communications — all within ethical boundaries.
RFsub-GHzIRhardware
🖥️
PXE Boot Infrastructure
Deployed a PXE network boot environment for automated OS provisioning across enterprise endpoints — dramatically cutting manual setup time.
PXElinuxnetworking
🏢
Data Center Build
End-to-end data center setup — physical cabling, fiber optic runs, server rack commissioning, and full network configuration from scratch.
data centerfiber opticnetworking

The official stuff

🎓
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Sudan · Graduated 2024
Faculty of Computer Science & IT
Diploma — Electronic & Telecom Engineering
Sudan · Graduated 2016
Where the hardware obsession started

Let's build something cool 🚀

Got an interesting project, a job opportunity, or just want to geek out about RF and drones? I'm always up for a good conversation.