Mahbouba Gharbi graduated from ENS Telecom Paris as an engineer of telecommunication and information technologies and as an engineer of communications and data processing (University of Stuttgart).

She has been working for well-known companies as a consulting software architect in major IT projects since 1999 and has a wide range of experience in the design and the implementation of medium-size and large software systems. Mahbouba Gharbi’s professional portfolio includes software architecture, system development, expert’s reports and lectureship for both the private sector and public authorities. Moreover, she works for international universities as a lecturer and is board member of the International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB).

Besides her duties as the CEO of ITech Progress, Mahbouba Gharbi works for a large German public authority as a consulting software architect in the implementation of a SOA environment and heads the International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB).

The business graduate with BA (Hons) and master degree is employed with ITech Progress GmbH in the field of Marketing, PR and Sales. She studied “International Management & Controlling” at the University of Applied Sciences (Ludwigshafen) and “International Business Aspects” at the Leeds Metropolitan University. In addition to her activities in the area of marketing and sales, she is also supporting the company in the field of Customer Relationship Management and has a great affinity for current IT topics.

The corporate lawyer has several years of professional experience as a result of her work in a law firm. Her practical expertise is originally based on her studies at the University of Mannheim, that focused on the areas of labor law and human resource management. At ITech Progress GmbH, Frau Falkenberg is responsible for the areas of human resources and administration.