User:Ranitarekjarkas

Rani Tarek Jarkas (born 17 October, 1975) is a Lebanese-Canadian entrepreneur and a freelance full stack engineer & UI/UX designer based in Lebanon. Born in Canada, Ontario, Rani has spent his childhood and adolescent years there. Then, at the age of 18, he moved to the United Kingdom to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at the University of St. Andrews. He currently resides in Beirut, Lebanon, with his wife Nadine Melhem Jarkas and 2 children and is the founder of RTJ Tech http://www.ranitarekjarkas.com.

Family and Early Life Rani was born Ontario-Canada after his family left Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. His father still Resides in Ontario and has never returned to Lebanon, though he still goes there annually for short visits to his family and friends. He has three siblings who are all younger than him —one sister, Tala, and two brothers, Samer and Ziad. At the age of 12, his parents got divorced and he moved out to live with his mother who passed away a few years later, after 3 years of fighting with Breast Cancer. At the time Rani was 17 years of age. Shortly after his mother’s death and at the age of 18, Rani moved on his own to St. Andrews in Scotland to pursue his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering at the University of St. Andrews. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering in 1997 after insuring his place on the Dean’s Honor List.

Career Upon his graduation, Rani started working as a freelance developer for several major tech companies across the United Kingdom until he moved to China in 1999 and founded his first Company. His company provided tech solutions to major companies across south east Asia, including Japan and Malaysia At the age of 39 he moved back to Lebanon due to family obligations and became a freelance full stack engineer & UI/UX designer who is working Globally with Startups and Agencies. He designs & develops compelling apps, intuitive interfaces, and engaging brands, all helping to improve response, drive sales, and boost profitability. He has founded RTJ Tech http://www.ranitarekjarkas.com which is based in Lebanon. RTJ Tech has launched its new financial automation service software online by Digital Services. From his studio, he serves agencies, corporations and start-ups worldwide and he excel at integrating seamlessly into his clients’ teams, becoming their go-to contractor of choice.

Personal Life Rani Tarek Jarkas is fluent in English, French, Mandarin, and Arabic. He married at the age of 36 to a Lebanese-Jordanian architect Nadine Melhem Jarkas after 2 years of engagement. They are currently residing in Beirut Lebanon with their 2 children who are both girls with ages 5 and 7. His father still resides in Canada where he remarried to a Canadian woman who had 2 children of her own. Rani still maintains tight familial bonds with his father and siblings even though they do not reside in Lebanon.