Software Engineering · Humanitarian Tech · Data Management

Mohammad Anini

I'm a Software Engineer

Hello, World!

السلام عليكم

I'm a software and data engineer with over 14 years of experience building and managing systems that support humanitarian operations. My work has included asylum registration, refugee case management, deduplication, data quality, automation, interoperability, and regional data platforms for UNHCR and several governments.

Outside of work, I love turning ideas into software. I enjoy solving problems, improving processes and automating tasks by building polished web applications that are useful, accessible and free for anyone to use. Many of them begin as "just for fun" projects before growing into tools and solutions that people actively use.

I'm always exploring; travelling to new countries, learning new technologies and building something new. If you've found one of my projects useful, have feedback to share, or know of an interesting problem worth solving, I'd love to hear from you.

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Selected Projects

مشاريع مختارة

Flagship projects across humanitarian technology, digital transformation, practical web applications, and robotics. Visit the Projects page for a broader selection of my work.

DIMA Americas Data Warehouse

منظومة مستودع بيانات الأمريكيتين

Designed, developed, and launched AmericasDWH, the regional data warehouse used by every UNHCR operation in the Americas. Its integrated tools and solutions improve data quality, reduce duplication, close capacity gaps, and strengthen reporting and collaboration.

Data EngineeringData QualityAnalytics

HIT+ | Colombia RSD System

نظام تسجيل وإدارة اللاّجئين في كولومبيا

Led the design and development of HIT+, a $2.3 million asylum case-management platform for the Government of Colombia. It digitized the full asylum procedure, streamlined workflows, added real-time dashboards, and reduced processing times from years to months.

Asylum SystemsCase ManagementDigitalization

Movilidad Segura Programme

برنامج التنقل الآمن

Led the regional technical stream for Movilidad Segura, the world's largest resettlement programme. Managed the regional programme data, coordinated across IOM, PRM, UNHCR HQ, and country operations, and built solutions that supported senior decision-making.

Asylum SystemsData IntegrationAnalytics

Anini Counter

عدّادات جميلة تستحق المشاركة

Built Anini Counter, a free and privacy-minded web app for creating beautiful countdowns and count-ups. It offers 36 visual styles, 36 completion effects, custom typography, sounds, time-zone support, five languages, offline use, and one-link sharing, with no account or server-side counter storage.

Web AppPrivacy FirstCreativity

LAST ARROW

السّهم الأخير

Created LAST ARROW, an infinite open-source puzzle game with levels generated on the fly and guaranteed to be solvable. The challenge increases gradually through more arrows, longer paths, turns, and eventually multi-corner arrows.

GameOpen SourceInfinite Generation

MAZUINO Robot

خُرافي

Built and programmed MAZUINO, the region's first documented maze-solving robot. The autonomous, multitasking Arduino robot learns an arbitrary line maze, calculates the shortest path, and solves it in subsequent runs.

RoboticsArduinoMaze Solving

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Numbers

بالأرقام

14+ Years of Experience

50+ Projects Delivered

60+ Events Organized

65 Countries Visited

Professional Experience

الخبرة المهنية

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

PSP CRM Officer

2026 – Present Stockholm, Sweden

Lead system testing for Synergy; UNHCR's Salesforce-based CRM
Support the implementation of document management and generation tools
Coordinate technical input across product, engineering, and related teams
Develop guidance, train users, and support transitioning to Synergy

Regional Operations Data Management Officer

2020 – 2025 Panama City, Panama

Led regional data management, digital transformation, and teams across the Americas
Designed and built multimillion-dollar asylum systems for several governments
Built AmericasDWH and regional tools for data quality, search, and deduplication
Led Movilidad Segura's technical stream and managed its regional program data

Associate Registration Officer

2016 – 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark

Designed SSIS packages to migrate legacy data into the CRM-based PRIMES platform
Led, co-led, and supported PRIMES deployments across all UNHCR regions
Managed migration, configuration, validation, cutover, and post-deployment support
Aligned SOPs, led change management, and trained staff, partners, and government counterparts

Operational Data Management Associate

2015 – 2016 Amman, Jordan

Managed operational data and information workflows for UNHCR Jordan
Built registration systems, reports, and tools for the Syria emergency response
Coordinated data transfers, consolidation, quality control, and technical support

Senior Operational Data Management Assistant

2013 – 2015 Mafraq, Jordan

Led field data operations and teams during the Syria emergency response
Managed registration data, reporting, and information workflows in northern Jordan
Built field systems and coordinated data transfers and technical support

Earlier

Co-Founder & CEO, Amman Hackerspace

2013 – 2015 Amman, Jordan

Co-founded and led an electronics and robotics maker community
Organized workshops and events and created Arabic educational content

Consultant & Web Developer, Freesoft Technologies

2014 Amman, Jordan

Developed full-stack web applications using PHP, Scala, and Akka
Contributed to research, workflow design, and a big-data search engine

Software Engineer, Jeeran

2012 – 2013 Amman, Jordan

Built web products through full-stack development and algorithm design
Managed testing, product planning, and end-to-end product ownership

Google Student Ambassador

2011 – 2012 Zarqa, Jordan

Organized technology events on campus, at other universities, and across Jordan
Established and led a student support and liaison office promoting Google services