Aba El Haddi – Founder & CTO

Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Aba El Haddi is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of EnduraData, where he architects mission-critical data replication and synchronization software for global enterprises and government agencies. A Senior Member of the IEEE with over 30 years of experience in systems architecture, Aba specializes in solving complex data mobility challenges in heterogeneous environments,

bridging the gap between Linux, Windows,  Unix, and Mac systems.

From the Atlas Mountains to Minnesota

Aba’s journey to the forefront of data technology began far from the server room. Born in the rural mountains of Morocco, he spent his early life as a ‘data goatherd’—a role that required resilience and resourcefulness—a story vividly chronicled in his memoir, The Data Shepherd.

This formative background instilled a philosophy of “radical efficiency” that he applies to software engineering today: doing more with less, eliminating waste, and building systems that endure in harsh environments.

“Managing a herd in the mountains teaches you early on that you cannot control the weather, but you can control how you prepare for it. I built EnduraData with the same principle: we cannot control the network, but we can control how the data survives the journey.”

— Aba El Haddi

Engineering Philosophy: Resilience & Efficiency

Aba is an active contributor to the codebase, not just a manager. His engineering philosophy centers on creating software that thrives in “Denied, Disrupted, Intermittent, and Limited” (DDIL) bandwidth environments.

• Cross-Platform Interoperability: Designing synchronization engines that translate seamlessly between incompatible operating systems and file systems (e.g., Windows NTFS to Linux ext4).
• Automated Recovery: Building “store-and-forward” architectures that ensure data integrity without human intervention during network failures.
• Security First: Implementing compliant encryption standards for the US Department of Defense, the Social Security Administration, Medicare, Medicaid, and Healthcare sectors.

Education & Professional Memberships

Aba combines academic rigor with decades of practical application. His credentials serve as a foundation for the trust EnduraData places in its mission-critical software.

• • IEEE Senior Member: A recognition designated for only the top 10% of engineers globally.
  • ACM Member: Member of the Association for Computing Machinery.
  • Google Scholar: View Academic Citations & Research.
  • University of St. Thomas: Executive MBA.
  • University of Minnesota (UMN): Master in Computer Science.
  • Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II: Master in Engineering.

Publications & Research Interests

Beyond software architecture, Aba is an author and researcher with diverse interests in technology, sociology, and science.

• Books: Author of The Data Shepherd(Available on Amazon) – A memoir on resilience, education, and the immigrant journey.
• Hydrogeology: System Simulation and Modeling, Flood prediction models, airborne and satellite systems.
• Artificial Intelligence: Researching the intersection of AI, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and automated massive content delivery.
• Distributed Systems: Researching parallel and distributed algorithms, distributed spatial data computations.
• Data Storage: Deduplication, efficient storage, and data protection.