About
From signage to software
Ten years of signage work in Erbil, four years learning German in Neuss, six years as a senior developer in Düsseldorf. In that order.
A short version
I start with the task, not the tool
I was born in Iraq in 1993 and started at fifteen in a print and advertising workshop in Erbil: signs, façades, catalogues — and eventually the first websites for the same customers.
I came to Germany and learned German between 2015 and 2019, from A1 to B2, working alongside the courses. In 2020 I joined a Düsseldorf agency as a web developer and stayed six years, latterly as senior developer responsible for architecture, infrastructure and the team.
What survived that order of events: I start with the task, not the tool. I learned that in a workshop where a sign either fitted or it did not.
Background
Where I have worked
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Senior Web Developer
Sumasearch (MY Webnet GmbH), Düsseldorf
Design, development and scaling of web applications on PHP, JavaScript, October CMS and WordPress. Building CRM systems to automate internal processes, integrating complex APIs, owning infrastructure and hosting, and coordinating projects and teams.
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German B2 course
Neuss
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Café Dubai
Neuss
Alongside the language courses.
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German A1 to B1
SBH West, Neuss
Including the "Leben in Deutschland" civics course.
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Print, signage and first websites
Erbil, Iraq
Designing and producing printed and advertising media, façade and sign lettering, and the first custom-built websites for local businesses.
Employment reference
„Herr Mustafa verfügt über ein außergewöhnlich tiefes und breit gefächertes Fachwissen, das er jederzeit äußerst erfolgreich einsetzte."
- 10+
- years of web development
- 6
- years as a senior developer
- 3
- languages: German, English, Arabic
- B2
- certified German, 2019
What I work with
Nine groups, honestly split into "used daily" and "working knowledge".