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Malik · Abu Dhabi

I design the surface, and build the machine underneath.

Twenty years turning complicated systems into things people can actually use — from car dashboards to government intelligence platforms. These days, there's usually an AI reasoning quietly inside.

Senior UI/UX · AI Developer
The short version

From dashboards to intelligence.

I started where getting it wrong wasn't an option — automotive HMI, where a confusing interface isn't an annoyance, it's a hazard at 120 km/h. That taught me a discipline I've never let go of: the interface has one job, and everything that doesn't serve it gets cut.

From there it widened — enterprise web, 3D and real-time visualization, then full-stack. I stopped handing off designs and started shipping the whole thing myself, because the seam between how something looks and how it works is where products usually break.

Now the underneath is often intelligent. I build with AI woven through the product — not bolted on as a chatbot, but reasoning where it genuinely helps someone decide faster or understand more.

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The path

Two decades, four turns.

Early years

Automotive HMI

Cluster and infotainment interfaces where clarity is safety. Learned restraint the hard way.

Mid-career

Enterprise web & 3D

Complex internal tools, data-heavy platforms, and real-time 3D with React Three Fiber. Design met engineering.

Recent

Full-stack, end to end

Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma, Postgres, React Native. Owning the product from pixel to database.

Now

AI-native products

Government intelligence, learning apps, coaching tools — with retrieval, local models, and reasoning built in from day one.

What I do

One person, both halves.

I design

The half people feel

  • Product & interface design, end to end
  • Design systems & bilingual RTL typography
  • Real-time 3D & data visualization
  • Motion & interaction detail
I build

The half that runs

  • Full-stack web & React Native apps
  • AI integration — retrieval, agents, local LLMs
  • APIs, databases, auth & infrastructure
  • Shipping to production, not just prototypes
Usual toolkit
Next.js 15TypeScriptTailwindShadcn/uiReact Native · ExpoReact Three FiberPrismaPostgreSQLSupabaseClaude · OllamaPayload CMS
Away from the screen

The rest of it.

Football
Counting down to 2026
Two worlds
Gulf & South Asia
Side projects
Always building something
Let's build

Have something worth making?

Pick whatever's easiest for you. I read everything myself.