Reda Kassame

Software systems, from code to production.

I'm a software engineer at Invisiblefarm. I work across backend services, full-stack applications, containers, infrastructure and production troubleshooting. Lately, I've been exploring RAG, local LLMs and agentic workflows.

2023 - Present

01 / 09

Unified Operations Dashboard

Operations Dashboard

Comprehensive dashboard aggregating data from YouTrack, Zabbix, domain management, server infrastructure, and goal tracking systems.

Reduced operational overhead by 60% with unified monitoring

React · Node.js · YouTrack API · Zabbix API · Redis · WebSocket

2022 - 2024

02 / 09

Healthcare Administrative Platform

Healthcare Platform

Comprehensive digital platform for managing administrative processes including verification, documentation, notifications, and compliance workflows with integrated payment systems.

Digitized entire administrative workflow, eliminating documentation errors

PHP · Laravel · MySQL · PagoPA Integration · PEC API · Digital Signing

2021 - 2022

03 / 09

Food Safety Tracking System

Compliance System

Digital tracking system for food production facilities with automated documentation, traceability management, and regulatory compliance.

Reduced documentation time by 75%

PHP · MySQL · PDF Generation · Database Integration · Regulatory APIs

2021 - Present

04 / 09

Dockerized Application Stack

Infrastructure

Fail-proof containerized environments for production applications at Invisiblefarm.

Zero-downtime deployments achieved

Docker · Custom Images · LAMP · MERN

2019 - 2020

05 / 09

IoT Liquid Monitoring System

IoT Platform

IoT sensor ecosystem for remote liquid level monitoring with BLE/LoRaWAN connectivity, mobile app, and cloud analytics.

Reduced stock-outs by 85% with predictive inventory management

IoT Hardware · BLE · LoRaWAN · React Native · Node.js · Cloud Analytics

2020 - 2021

06 / 09

Laboratory Booking Platform

Laboratory System

Web-based laboratory sample booking system with SPID authentication, interactive mapping, and automated confirmation workflows.

Streamlined booking for 1000+ monthly analyses

PHP · JavaScript · MySQL · SPID Integration · Mapping APIs · Email Automation

2019 - 2020

07 / 09

Custom Data Import/Export Tools

Automation

Automated data migration tools interfacing directly with Magento Core for bulk operations.

Reduced manual data entry time by 80%

Magento Core · PHP · MySQL · Custom APIs

2019

08 / 09

Magento Security Hardening

Security

Comprehensive security patches and anti-spam controls for multiple Magento installations.

Reduced spam by 90% across client sites

Magento Core · PHP · Security Patches · Linux

2018 - 2019

09 / 09

Centralized Backup System

System Administration

Automated backup solution using CPanel and Google Drive APIs for multi-server environments.

Automated backup process for 50+ websites

PHP · Google Cloud APIs · CPanel · Linux Scripts

And the rest of what's on the desk.

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InfraViewr Dashboard

Real-time infrastructure monitoring dashboard built with Next.js 14, TypeScript, and modern web technologies.

  • — Real-time monitoring with 5-second updates
  • — Interactive charts and performance metrics
  • — Advanced server management with filtering
  • — Dark/Light theme with system awareness
infra.redakass.com

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Conclave

Experimental personal project exploring multi-agent orchestration for applied AI and developer tooling.

  • — Experiments with coordinating specialized agents
  • — Focus on practical AI-assisted development workflows

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Docker Storage Analyzer (dkanalyze)

Open-source developer tool for inspecting Docker storage usage and finding practical ways to reclaim disk space.

  • — Breaks down space used by images, containers, volumes, logs, and build cache
  • — Suggests commands for targeted cleanup and troubleshooting
dkanalyze.redakass.com/

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NOVA

Infrastructure monitoring project for tracking servers, containers, domains, SSL certificates, and backups in one place.

  • — Centralized visibility across infrastructure components
  • — Explores operational automation and service health tracking

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Ragship

Local RAG application for querying Markdown folders with source citations and locally generated embeddings.

  • — Indexes Markdown documents for conversational retrieval
  • — Generates local embeddings with Ollama
  • — Returns citations from the original files
  • — Uses SQLite as the vector database without an external RAG framework
ragship.redakass.com

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HailWatch (Hailstorm)

Local-first weather app for estimating hail risk, comparing saved places, and exploring live radar with precipitation forecasts.

  • — Hail-risk estimates based on storm and atmospheric data
  • — Live radar playback with precipitation forecasts
  • — Saved-place comparisons, alerts, and report export
  • — Italian and English interfaces with no backend required
hailwatch.redakass.com/

I build and operate software systems across the lifecycle: application code, APIs, databases, containers, CI/CD and production infrastructure.

Where I'm actually strong

LAMP Stack
Deep expertise in Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP
MERN Development
MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js applications
Docker & DevOps
Containerization and infrastructure automation
Linux Administration
CentOS, Arch, Debian, Ubuntu expertise
Security Hardening
Magento security, penetration testing
Google Cloud Platform
VM management, API integration

My work sits between software development and infrastructure, including Linux environments, deployment, monitoring and production troubleshooting.

Tools, roughly by layer

Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, C#, Bash

Frontend: React, Next.js, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Radix, shadcn/ui

Backend & APIs: Node.js, Laravel, .NET, REST APIs

Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL / MariaDB, Oracle, MongoDB, SQL Server

Infrastructure: Docker, Podman, Linux, Nginx, Traefik, GitLab CI/CD

Observability: Grafana, Loki, Grafana Alloy

Applied AI: LLM integrations, RAG, Ollama, Agentic workflows

School

Computer Engineering
University of Brescia, 2016 - Present
Still learning, always growing

Business Information Systems
ITC Bazoli Polo, 2010 - 2015
Where it all began

More recently, I have been applying the same engineering approach to LLM integrations, local models, RAG, realtime workflows and agentic experiments.

Got something that has to keep working?

Italian or English, either is fine. Arabic if the conversation is slow enough.