Portfolio Site - Clean & Professional

What We Have Now ✅

Your GitHub Pages portfolio now focuses on real, professional data without any fake content or complex integrations.

✅ Real Professional Content

• Your actual name: Awar Abdulkarim
• Real job title: Senior Cloud Engineer & Cloud Native Competency Lead
• Actual company: Sopra Steria
• Real education: OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
• Genuine skills: Kubernetes, Azure, DevOps, etc.
• Professional timeline: Your actual career progression

✅ Clean, Modern Design

• Professional black & gold theme
• Smooth animations and transitions
• Mobile-responsive design
• Easy navigation
• GitHub integration (shows your real repositories)

✅ What's Displayed

1. Hero Section: Your name, title, and professional bio
2. Professional Experience: Timeline of your real work history at Sopra Steria and OsloMet
3. GitHub Projects: Automatically pulls your real repositories
4. About Page: Your skills, education, and current focus
5. Contact Page: Professional contact information

✅ Removed Clutter

• ❌ No fake blog posts
• ❌ No complex API integrations
• ❌ No sample/placeholder content
• ❌ No unnecessary scripts or automation
• ❌ No fake LinkedIn posts or engagement data

File Structure (Simplified)

/
├── index.html              # Home page with hero + experience + projects
├── about.md               # About page with skills and education
├── contact/index.html     # Contact information
├── resume.html           # Professional CV page
├── _data/
│   ├── profile.yml       # Your real professional data
│   └── navigation.yml    # Site navigation
├── assets/css/style.scss # Professional styling
└── _config.yml          # Jekyll configuration

Key Benefits

🎯 Authenticity

• Everything is real and verifiable
• Links to your actual LinkedIn and GitHub
• Shows genuine professional progression
• No risk of fake content being discovered

🚀 Performance

• Fast loading - no external API calls
• Simple architecture - easy to maintain
• Reliable - no dependencies on third-party services
• SEO optimized - clean HTML structure

📱 Professional

• Clean design that looks modern and professional
• Mobile responsive for all devices
• Easy to update - just edit _data/profile.yml
• GitHub Pages ready - deploys automatically

How to Update

Add New Experience

Edit _data/profile.yml:

experience:
- position: "New Role Title"
  company: "Company Name"
  period: "Start Date - End Date"
  description: "What you do in this role"
  achievements:
    - "Key achievement 1"
    - "Key achievement 2"
  technologies: ["Tech1", "Tech2"]

Update Skills

skills:
  primary:
  - "New skill"
  - "Updated expertise"

Change Bio/Summary

bio: "Your updated professional summary"
summary: "Longer professional overview"

Next Steps

1. ✅ Review Content: All information in _data/profile.yml is real and current
2. ✅ Test Site: Site builds successfully at http://localhost:4002
3. 📤 Deploy: Push to GitHub to update your live site
4. 🚀 Share: Your portfolio is now ready to share with employers/colleagues

Site URLs

• Local Development: http://localhost:4002
• Live Site: https://notawar.github.io (once pushed to GitHub)
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/notawar/
• GitHub: https://github.com/NotAwar

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Result: A clean, professional portfolio that showcases your real experience and skills without any fake content or unnecessary complexity. Perfect for job applications, networking, and professional branding.