01 / WHO I AM
Following curiosity.Navigating ambiguity.Turning ideas into experiments.
From mechatronics and robotics to building products for real-world operations. Experience across startups, manufacturing, and Amazon Robotics, with tiny experiments in AI, robotics, and media alongside the day job.
THE JOURNEY SO FAR
Work, education, and the experiments alongside them.
WORK
Associate Product Manager
Human-assisted services, with product work across shopping, delivery, and bookings.
September 2019 – May 2021
Built feedback pipelines for NLP models and helped launch the grocery shopping vertical.
EDUCATION
B.Eng. · Mechatronics & Robotics
An engineering foundation in systems that sense, move, and act.
Degree completed May 2021
Bachelor of Engineering from the School of Mechanical Engineering in Cairo, focused on mechatronics and robotics.
WORK
Product Engineer Intern
Predictive maintenance and tools for factory operators.
May 2021 – April 2022
Designed a predictive-maintenance system using anomaly detection and statistical modeling. Developed a dashboard roadmap to help operators act earlier and record interventions.
WORK
Product Manager
Building logistics and supply-chain products for operations in Egypt.
April 2022 – January 2024
Built a fleet-management platform from the first version, worked on ML-driven demand allocation, and led a cross-functional team delivering inbound scheduling.
EDUCATION
Online MicroMasters
Operations Management and Supply Chain.
Online credential completed March 2023
Online study in operations and supply chain, alongside product work at MaxAB.
EDUCATION
Master of Engineering
Industrial Automation and Engineering Management.
Degree completed May 2025 · West Lafayette, Indiana
Graduate study connecting industrial automation with engineering management.
WORK
Technical Product Manager II
Hardware and software product strategy for robotic operations.
January 2024 – Present
Work spans station software, operator research, robotic workcell requirements, and automation roadmaps. Founded a GenAI working group across the product organization.
EXPERIMENTS
My tiny experiments
A personal space to try things in AI, robotics, and media.
The current chapter
Experiments include apps and interfaces, the forthcoming WALL-K robotics work, and kareem.pov in media.
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