# HANI GAMAL
**Fractional CTO | CISO Advisory | FinTech & Cloud Architecture Consultant**
Cairo, Egypt | [hani@pm.me](mailto:hani@pm.me) | [+20-111-0972072](tel:+201110972072) | [h-any.com](https://h-any.com) | [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/hanigamal)

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## ADVISORY OVERVIEW
High-impact **Fractional CTO & Strategic Security Advisor** with 20+ years of battle-tested experience in FinTech, PCI-DSS compliance, and zero-trust cybersecurity. 

Co-Founder and CTO/CISO of **PayCore Egypt**, providing high-growth startups, scale-ups, banks, and venture funds with expert technical guidance, emergency security remediation, and high-ROI architectural leadership without the cost of a full-time executive headcount.

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## ADVISORY & CONSULTING SERVICES

### 1. **PCI-DSS Level 1 Audit & Certification Readiness**
- End-to-end evaluation of payment pipelines, network segmentation, encryption (HSM/KMS), and tokenization.
- Remediation strategy guaranteeing successful QSA audit passes with zero critical findings.

### 2. **Fractional CTO Leadership & Technical Due Diligence**
- Interim technical leadership for startups preparing for Series A/B funding or major platform launches.
- Vendor evaluation, code & architecture review for VCs and Private Equity firms evaluating tech acquisitions.

### 3. **CISO Governance & Incident Response Planning**
- Designing enterprise cybersecurity policies aligned with CBE, NTRA, and ISO 27001 standards.
- Penetration testing oversight, threat modeling, and rapid incident response orchestration.

### 4. **Modern Cloud-Native & AI Workflow Transformation**
- Migrating fragile legacy setups to resilient, multi-cloud Kubernetes architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Integrating practical AI agents, autonomous workflow automation, and LLM pipelines into enterprise operations.

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## REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS & TRACK RECORD

- 🏦 **PayCore Egypt:** Co-founded and architected the full payment switch ecosystem; achieved PCI-DSS Level 1 certification and maintained 99.999% uptime.
- 💳 **Regional Payment Processors:** Designed low-latency ISO 8583 payment gateways and merchant portal microservices handling high-volume daily transactions.
- 🔒 **FinTech Risk Mitigation:** Executed zero-trust infrastructure refactoring for high-growth Middle Eastern startups, eliminating critical vulnerabilities prior to regulatory submission.
- 🤖 **AI Enterprise Automation:** Implemented customized AI agent systems for operational workflow automation and automated threat intelligence monitoring.

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## WHY WORK WITH HANI GAMAL?

- ⚡ **Immediate High ROI:** Instant access to 20+ years of executive wisdom with zero onboarding delay.
- 🛡️ **Risk Reduction:** Protect your enterprise from regulatory fines, data breaches, and costly architectural mistakes.
- 🎯 **Pragmatic & Execution-Focused:** No theoretical fluff—delivering clean, working systems and bulletproof compliance.

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## ENGAGEMENT MODELS
- **Fractional CTO / CISO Retainer:** (10 – 20 hours/week dedicated leadership)
- **PCI-DSS Audit & Remediation Sprint:** (Fixed-scope 4-to-6 week audit readiness)
- **Technical Advisory & Board Membership:** (Strategic quarterly guidance & tech due diligence)

*Ready to secure your architecture or scale your FinTech platform? Contact directly at [hani@pm.me](mailto:hani@pm.me).*