Mustafa Rawi
Odoo ERP specialist with 15 years of hands-on experience across versions 8 through 19, combining deep platform expertise with a record of building technical organizations — founder of one software company, co-founder and CTO of another — and of shipping a commercial Odoo product. Delivered full-cycle implementations and cross-border integrations for clients in Germany, the Philippines and Egypt, covering Accounting, Manufacturing, Inventory, Sales, POS, CRM and HR. Skilled at eliciting requirements directly from stakeholders, architecting working ERP solutions and training end users.
Core Skills
What I do best is sit with the people who actually run a business, pull the real requirements out of the conversation — including the edge cases nobody thinks to mention — and turn them into an Odoo system that holds up in production.
Odoo ERP (v8–v19) · Python · PostgreSQL · ERP Implementation & Customization · Business & Systems Analysis · Requirements Gathering · Gap Analysis · Data Migration (ETL) · Odoo.sh Deployment · Odoo Version Upgrades · Accounting & Finance · Inventory & Warehouse Management · Manufacturing (MRP) · CRM & Sales · Point of Sale · HR · Multi-Company Integration · Technical Architecture · Team Leadership · End-User Training · Git/GitLab · QA & Acceptance Testing · AI-Assisted Development
Product
Healtheon, Odoo-Based Healthcare Management Suite
- Designed and built a complete suite of Odoo applications for managing healthcare and clinical institutions — patient operations, clinical workflow, and the finance and inventory backbone underneath them.
- Delivered and sold to a hospital operator in Egypt, where it runs in production.
- Currently being re-architected for the latest Odoo releases ahead of an open-source-core release aimed at small medical practices, with a commercial edition for hospitals and larger clinics.
Experience
Freelance / Independent, Odoo Developer & Consultant
September 2020 – Today
End-to-end Odoo ERP implementations and ongoing support for international clients across retail, manufacturing, healthcare and distribution — working directly with business owners and through Odoo implementation partners in Egypt.
Schöne Haare GmbH / HEADS by volu-med — Germany (January 2024 – Today)
- Odoo ERP/CRM consultant and developer for a hair-replacement and hair-care group operating studios in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and the Philippines.
- Implement and maintain Accounting & Invoicing, Inventory & Purchasing, Warehouse Management, Sales, Point of Sale, CRM integration, Marketing and Reporting.
- Led the migration of source code, database and hosting environment to Odoo.sh, and upgraded the platform through Odoo 19.
The European Hair Factory Inc. — Philippines (December 2022 – January 2024)
- Implemented Odoo 15 for a hair-manufacturing subsidiary, covering Accounting & Finance, Inventory & Purchases, Manufacturing (production planning, product lifecycle, quality control), HR and Sales.
- Built the integration linking the subsidiary’s B2C sales data with its German sister company, enabling seamless cross-border reporting between the two entities.
- Ran the engagement on a documented delivery process: workflow diagrams per business requirement, phased delivery via GitLab, and formal acceptance testing on each phase.
Selected additional engagements
- Medical and insurance module customization for healthcare clients.
- Multi-company configuration for an international client.
- Odoo implementations, upgrades and support across versions 8 through 19.
- Recently adopted AI-native development workflows on Odoo 19, alongside contract work supporting AI model-training projects.
Primera Solutions LLC., Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
July 2016 – September 2020 (non-executive partner since)
- Co-founded the company and owned its application architecture and development strategy.
- Scoped application features, implementation approach and delivery timelines.
- Directed development teams through Agile cycles, adjusting plans for team and budget changes.
- Supported sales, marketing and finance with technical materials and cost estimates.
Cubex Solutions, Founder & Lead Developer
December 2012 – June 2016
- Founded and ran the company — established 2012, incorporated as a limited liability company in 2016 — while leading its technical delivery.
- Conducted business and systems analysis to define requirements and surface software-to-business gaps.
- Contributed hands-on to application development, and supported and trained team members.
iTranslate Group SAE., IT & Systems Administrator
June 2011 – December 2012
- Ran the company’s IT function end to end: hardware selection and maintenance, website deployment and administration, hosting, domains and email.
- Evaluated and selected the company’s business management applications — the first exposure to the business-systems work that became a career.
Education
Bachelor of Architecture — South Valley University (now Aswan University), Egypt
Contact
I take on Odoo implementation, customization, upgrade and consulting work remotely. If you are weighing an Odoo rollout, stuck mid-implementation, or planning an upgrade to a current version, tell me what you are dealing with and I will tell you honestly whether I can help.
The best way to reach me is through my Upwork profile, where you can also review my work history and client feedback.
The Rawi Experience 