Senior Sitecore Consultant at Switch ; Sitecore MVP

Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got started?

I am Duaa Abu Gharbieh. A technology lover, I live in Jordan, and I graduated from the University of Jordan with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

I started my journey as a Java programmer, then moved to specialize in dot net, I have 14 years of experience in the IT field, and in the last eight years, I specialized in Sitecore.

I have had the chance to work with many Sitecore Partners and great people in the community.

Now I am working remotely as a Senior Sitecore consultant at Switch (Sitecore Platinum Implementation Partner in Australia).

Share some of your accomplishments within the Sitecore community?

Technology Sitecore MVP in 2017

Ambassador Sitecore MVP in 2019

Ambassador Sitecore MVP in 2020

Ambassador Sitecore MVP in 2021

User Jordan Group – one of the committee team

Woman of Sitecore Group – one of leadership and foundation team

Winning the Sitecore Hackathon 2020 as one of the “KATSU” team

What resources have helped you along your career?

The great Sitecore community in the first place, Stack overflow, and Sitecore Documentation /Training.

What challenges do you see for women in tech today?

If we had a look at the number of women in most of the technology companies, we will notice that we have a big gap between the number of females and males. I think we need to encourage more women to get involved in the technology career path.

Do you have any advice or women looking to start their careers in tech? What do you wish you had known?

Don’t be afraid to put your first step on the road. You may think that it will be a long and hard journey, but trust me it’s an enjoyable journey full of ups and downs. In the end, you will be very happy when you look back at what you have achieved and added to the world.