Introduction
Work Experience
Education
Technical Skills
Certifications
Honors & Awards
Publications
Germany/Aachen
English
German
French
AI Tech Lead with 10+ years delivering end-to-end AI solutions from proof of concept to production. I lead developers teams from Google and Microsoft for building and rolling out public-facing RAG search and AI assistants, and high-volume automation pipelines with measurable cost and productivity impact. Expert in Azure and Google Cloud Platform, context engineer for agentic AI, MLOps, AI Automation, CI/CD, and secure-by-design delivery. Founder of Social Vantage AI and Full Stack AI Lab platforms.
Work Experience
Government of Alberta, Technology and InnovationOct 2023 – Current
Senior Machine Learning & AI Engineer- Shipped 10+ AI and agentic robotic processing automation (RPA) solutions to production across the enterprise, working with 20 ministries and 50+ businesses on privacy, governance, and audit requirements.
- Optimized AI workload cloud costs from $30k to $12k monthly through infrastructure and model optimization.
- Built reusable agentic chatbots using Langchain leveraging Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic and fine-tuned models; deployed to 10+ sites with 40% average reduction in call-center workload.
- Built end-to-end invoice automation (500+ invoices/month) extracting structured JSON, saving 1,500 hours/month ($900k/year).
PCL Construction Inc.Feb 2023 – Sep 2023
Senior AI Software Engineer- Owned full-stack build of ML-enabled product, ensuring app design fit ML and data pipeline needs.
- Built end-to-end features using best practice full stack development with Azure infrastructure and Microsoft Relay.
- Shipped field-ready application used by 500+ on-site staff, contributing to estimated 40% efficiency lift.
AltaMLSep 2022 – Feb 2023
Machine Learning Engineer- Worked on 3 cohort-based projects; owned rapid prototyping of ML solutions and shaped backend + MLOps design.
- Delivered computer-vision solution for City of Edmonton to detect permit sections and recognize handwritten fields; improved permit review accuracy by 50%.
AI4GoodLab - MILAMay 2022 – Sep 2022
Machine Learning Curriculum Manager- Managed AI/ML curriculum for 4-week program; supported 100+ students across Canada and supervised 20 TAs.
- Worked with renowned AI figures (Rich Sutton, Yoshua Bengio) to enhance curriculum materials.
Education
University of AlbertaM.Sc. in Computer Science (2022) - Machine Learning, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Privacy in ML
University of AlbertaM.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2019) - ML, Probability & Statistics, Control Systems
Shiraz UniversityB.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cum Laude (2013)
Technical Skills
Cloud & AI PlatformsAzure AI Foundry, OpenAI, AI Search (RAG), GCP Vertex AI, Langchain, MCP Servers
Azure
GCP
GenAI
Data & DatabasesPostgreSQL, MongoDB, Neo4j, Supabase, Azure Data Factory, Databricks
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
DevOps & InfrastructureDocker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), Terraform, Infrastructure as Code
Docker
Terraform
Security & GovernanceRBAC/IAM, secrets management, least-privilege access, virtual networking, compliance
Security
Backend DevelopmentASP .NET Core, Node.js, Python APIs, RESTful architecture, microservices
Node.js
Python
Frontend DevelopmentReact, Angular, TypeScript, responsive design, component architecture
React
Angular
Databases & Data EngineeringMySQL, data pipeline design, extraction and transformation, advanced data modeling
MySQL
ML & Deep LearningDeep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, neural networks
TensorFlow
PyTorch
System & ScriptingBash scripting, C for Linux, version control (Git), Linux administration
Bash
Git
Certifications
Machine Learning and Climate ChangeSummer School 2022Advanced machine learning techniques applied to climate science and environmental solutions
AI Career Accelerator ProgramParticipantStructured program for advancing expertise in AI and machine learning applications
Data Science with PythonCertifiedComprehensive training in data science methodologies and Python programming
Deep Learning & Reinforcement LearningSummer SchoolIn-depth study of deep neural networks and reinforcement learning algorithms
Version Control System - GitCertifiedExpert-level proficiency in Git for version control and collaborative development
Honors & Awards
Vanier ScholarshipAmong the top 100 graduate students selected to receive Canada's prestigious Vanier Scholarship for academic excellence and research contributions
SUAA's Grand AwardAwarded as the top student of the Department of Electrical Engineering, recognizing exceptional academic and professional achievements
Recruitment ScholarshipAwarded for outstanding academic performance and leadership potential
Certificate of HonorRecognition for taking the initiative to administer a seminar on 'Bridging Industry and Academia', fostering collaboration between academic institutions and industry partners
Publications
A Transformerless DC-DC MMC Based on Symmetrically Interlinked SubconvertersNovel power converter design for modular multilevel converter applications
Automated Monitoring and Performance Assessment of a Grid-Connected Synchronous Generator Considering Power System StabilizerResearch on automated monitoring systems for power generation infrastructure with advanced control mechanisms
Multiport DC-DC-AC Modular Multilevel Converters for Hybrid AC/DC Power SystemsAdvanced converter topology for integration of multiple power sources in hybrid power systems
Statistical methods for power flow analysis under uncertainty in electrical grids
Electric Vehicles as Distribution Grid Batteries: A Reality CheckAnalysis of feasibility and practical implications of using electric vehicles for grid energy storage