# Waleed Alhaj

> Full-stack web developer based in Saudi Arabia with over 12 years of experience (including 6 years in government digital transformation initiatives). Specializing in modern JavaScript/TypeScript architectures (Astro, Vue/Nuxt, React), high-performance web systems, cloud infrastructure (Cloudflare, Azure, AWS), and practical AI integration (LLMs, Gemini, OpenAI, DeepSeek).

## Overview
- Canonical URL: https://wdalhaj.me
- English URL: https://wdalhaj.me/en/
- Primary Focus: Scalable web applications, government portals, accessible UX, performance optimization, and AI tooling.
- GitHub: https://github.com/wdalhaj-dx
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wdalhaj
- Email: w@wdalhaj.me

## Key Pages & Sections
- [About Me (Arabic)](https://wdalhaj.me/about/): Background, technical expertise, government sector experience, and philosophy.
- [About Me (English)](https://wdalhaj.me/en/about/): English profile, technical competencies, and experience summary.
- [Projects (Arabic)](https://wdalhaj.me/projects/): Complete archive of governmental, commercial, and experimental systems.
- [Projects (English)](https://wdalhaj.me/en/projects/): English portfolio archive.
- [Articles & Blog (Arabic)](https://wdalhaj.me/blog/): Technical deep-dives into web architecture, AI, and developer tooling.
- [Articles & Blog (English)](https://wdalhaj.me/en/blog/): English articles on AI, Cloudflare R2, Strapi, and modern web frameworks.
- [RSS Feed](https://wdalhaj.me/rss.xml): Site syndication feed.

## Selected Featured Projects
- [Al-Baha Municipality Employee Portal](https://wdalhaj.me/projects/employees-portal-al-baha-region-municipality/): Internal government services portal delivering centralized workflows for municipal staff.
- [Tabuk Municipality Official Portal](https://wdalhaj.me/projects/tabuk-municipality/): High-scale civic services platform for Tabuk regional government.
- [Knowledge Hub — Al-Baha Principality](https://wdalhaj.me/projects/knowledge-hub-website-albaha-principality/): Comprehensive institutional knowledge management system for the principality.
- [Strategic Development Office of Al-Baha](https://wdalhaj.me/projects/strategic-office-for-developing-al-baha-region/): Strategic development platform and regional indicators.
- [AI-Powered Resume Optimization Platform](https://wdalhaj.me/projects/ai-powered-resume-optimization-platform/): Intelligent career document enhancement system using LLMs and structured parsing.
- [Unofficial NDS HTML Components](https://wdalhaj.me/projects/unofficial-nds-html-components/): Saudi National Design System components implemented with accessible web standards.

## Technical Writing & Guides
- [Building a Resume Optimization Platform with Gemini Build](https://wdalhaj.me/blog/build-a-resume-optimization-platform-with-gemini-build/): Technical architectural walkthrough of building an AI resume analysis engine.
- [Using Strapi and Cloudflare R2 with Astro to Publish Content](https://wdalhaj.me/blog/using-strapi-and-cloudflare-r2-with-astro-to-publish-content-on-my-website/): Headless CMS content pipeline with global object storage and static site generation.
- [What is Cloudflare Auto-RAG?](https://wdalhaj.me/blog/what-is-cloudflare-auto-rag/): Exploring automated retrieval-augmented generation on Cloudflare's serverless edge.
- [LM Studio Local LLM Workflows](https://wdalhaj.me/blog/lm-studio/): Running and orchestrating open-weights models locally for private development.

## Technical Competencies
- Frontend: Astro, Vue.js, Nuxt, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, semantic HTML5, WCAG 2.2 accessibility
- Backend: Node.js, Laravel, REST APIs, GraphQL, Strapi Headless CMS
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Cloudflare (Pages, Workers, R2, D1, KV), AWS, Azure, GCP
- AI & LLMs: Google Gemini API, OpenAI API, DeepSeek, Local LLM orchestration, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Cloudflare D1