Resume
Ala Arab
Full-stack developer who owns the whole stack: data model, UI, and the servers under it.
Summary
Most of what I ship now is open source: persistent memory for AI agents, a React spreadsheet grid, a Python toolchain for Max for Live, an MCP bridge for Ableton, a Mumble client, and a newborn log for iPhone. Alongside those, a crypto reconciliation SaaS and a multi-tenant ERP. Before that, thirteen years at a consulting firm. I built Intranet there, an internal ERP that became the company's system of record (and a licensed product on the side), and grew the engineering team and infrastructure around it.
Experience
Systems Software Architect
Qualus Corp
2025 to present, Los Angeles, CA
Architecting database management systems for client portfolios, plus the internal tools and automation that move data across the company: CRM through APIs into Power BI and Tableau reporting. Stack is Node, React, and Angular sitting on top of the databases.
IT Engineer, then Systems Software Engineer
ADM Associates, Inc.
2012 to 2025, Sacramento, CA
Thirteen years, starting in IT and moving into systems software. Built and ran a stack of internal apps: Intranet (the project-based ERP that replaced Deltek Vision, on PostgreSQL + Rails), EMV (MongoDB), and an Equipment Tracker (PostgreSQL + Node), plus most of the company's web presence. Stood up the data science infrastructure so analysts could deploy R workloads to R Server and ship Shiny apps. Ran the Linux fleet, the multi-database backend (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL), and the SOC 2 environment underneath all of it. Helped grow the engineering team and stood up CI/CD on GitHub Actions.
IT Consultant
Greater Sacramento Pediatrics Association
2019, Sacramento, CA
Proposed and implemented system enhancements while documenting existing and new processes for the IT support team. Migrated the domain and email to Office 365 and ran the server fleet in a VMware environment.
IT Engineer
Matrix Energy Services, Inc.
2012 to 2013, Sacramento, CA
Worked alongside project managers to lead web application development for a retrofit program in Maryland. Built iPad apps, Ruby on Rails services, and Excel-based tooling for migrating data between systems and databases. Wrote and ran the test procedures, and redeveloped the company website.
Computer Science Developer
UC San Diego TIES, Town and Country Learning Center
2011, San Diego, CA
Designed and built the web interface for a Garden Sensor Network that turned incoming JSON sensor readings (light, temperature, moisture) into something the Learning Center could actually act on. Also extended a UCSD Music Video Game written in Processing. Worked across CS, electrical, and mechanical engineering teams to bring inventive ideas into the center.
Campus Marketing, Advertising, and Technical Support
Dell
2008 to 2009, Santa Cruz, CA
Dell's on-campus presence at UC Santa Cruz. Provided technical support to students and parents on the Dell product line with a sales goal, and ran on-campus marketing strategies with a partner.
Projects
Phren
Open source
2026, Active
Persistent memory for AI coding agents. Findings, tasks, and patterns stay as markdown in a git repo you own, and you can browse the same store from a terminal shell, a 3D web graph, VS Code, or an iPhone.
OGrid
Open source
2026, Active
A React data grid with spreadsheet features built in: sorting, filtering, pagination, cell editing, range selection, copy/paste, and the fill handle. Drop in the component, or compose the hooks onto your own table.
m4l-builder
Open source
2026, Active
Max for Live devices written in Python instead of clicked together in a GUI. Pure standard library, ships to PyPI.
LiveMCP
Open source
2026, Active
An MCP bridge for Ableton Live. Controller-first interface for transport, views, tracks, clips, devices, and the mixer, plus stable read resources for current state.
Intrapath
Current
2026, In active development
Rewrite of the project-based ERP I built and ran at ADM for a decade, this time as a multi-tenant SaaS: projects, timesheets, invoicing, expenses, HR, and reporting on Bun and React.
Atlas
Closed source
2026, Stable
Multi-tenant ticketing on Bun, Hono, and Postgres, with a local-first desktop frontend that mirrors every ticket to disk as markdown and an MCP server, so the same queue lives in the browser, your editor, and your agents.
Basis
Current
2026, In active development
Crypto reconciliation SaaS. Wallet history across fourteen chains, read-only exchange sync, statement imports, and traceable FIFO worksheets you can audit line by line.
Mina
Open source
2026, Shipped
A newborn log for two phones. Feeds, diapers, and sleep logged by tap, widget, or Siri, shared through iCloud so both parents see the same log.
Mutter
Open source
2026, Active
A Mumble client for desktop, Mac, iOS, Android, and the web. Join a server, see who is around, and talk.
Intranet ERP
Flagship product
2013 to 2023, Primary company ERP for a decade
The project-based ERP I built and grew into ADM Associates' system of record, then licensed to outside clients.
EMV
Legacy case study
2014 to 2025, Shipped at ADM
An internal MongoDB-backed app built at ADM Associates for a workflow that fit a document store better than a relational one. Sister system to Intranet.
Equipment Tracker
Legacy case study
2018 to 2025, Shipped at ADM
An internal app for tracking equipment, on PostgreSQL and Node. Built at ADM Associates as part of the operations toolkit alongside Intranet.
AlphaLens
Product
2025 to present, Active
Crypto and stock alpha in your Discord: real-time charts, contract lookups, and trending-token alerts, with a marketing site and a server-owner dashboard.
Garden Sensor Network
Legacy case study
2011, Shipped
A web interface for a learning-center garden wired up with light, temperature, and moisture sensors. Built at UCSD with a cross-discipline engineering team.
Retrofit Program Data Tools
Client work
2012 to 2013, Shipped
Web applications, iPad data-entry tools, and migration tooling for a retrofit program based in Maryland. Built at Matrix Energy Services.
Education
University of California, San Diego
B.S. in Computer Science ยท graduated December 2011
2008 to 2011
University of California, Santa Cruz
Computer Science and Engineering
2006 to 2008