Professional Experience

A multi-dimensional professional experience where I have worked in government departments, private software companies, international tech organizations, and research institutes

Generative AI Engineer

Que Dot Inc. • Toronto, Canada Remote

December 2025 - Present
  • Developing LLM-based conversational agents for customer support purpose, integrating prompt engineering, conversation context management, and API-based LLM integration to deliver relevant, context-aware responses
  • Engineering CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate testing and deployment of Dockerized GenAI services to AWS EC2, Amazon ECR, and Amazon S3; orchestrated containerized workloads on Amazon EKS with high availability, pod health monitoring, and horizontal auto-scaling
  • Developing and deploying GenAI solutions, including LLM-powered conversational agents and RAG applications, using Python, LangChain, Google Gemini, Hugging Face, ChromaDB, REST APIs, and AWS EC2 to automate workflows, improve response relevance, and deliver document-grounded AI experiences.
  • Conducting LLM fine-tuning using Hugging Face Transformers, PEFT, LoRA, and QLoRA to evaluate parameter-efficient adaptation, model performance, and privacy leakage risks, in retail and finance sectors.
Agentic AI RAG Fine-tuning Prompt Engineering AWS Cloud LLMs APIs Development Data Engineering

Big Data Analyst & Instructor

University of Technology (UoT) • Amangarh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan On-Site

Feb 2026 - July 2026
  • Taught Operating Systems and Big Data Analytics courses to undergraduate students in the 4th and 6th semesters, covering fundamental concepts, architectures, and real-world applications.
  • Built a Scalable Mobility Analytics & Demand Intelligence Platform processing millions of taxi trips using Spark, PySpark, Spark SQL, Parquet, and AWS S3, with distributed ETL, feature engineering, statistical analysis, and anomaly detection.
  • Guided hands-on development of end-to-end data pipelines using Python, Pandas, SQL, and PySpark, covering data ingestion, preprocessing, transformation, data quality, and ML-ready dataset preparation..
  • Delivered practical instruction in Apache Spark, Hadoop, HDFS, and MapReduce, demonstrating distributed data ingestion, parallel processing, and scalable data engineering for AI/ML and GenAI workflows
Operating Systems Big Data Analytics Data Analysis Apache Hadoop Apache Spark ETL/ELT
🍁 Research Internship ● Active
Sept 2024 – August 2025

Machine Learning Intern

AI Explain You Science (AIEYS) • Islamabad, Pakistan

  • Designed an Intrusion Detection System (IntruderAlert) using ML & DL algorithms on Electric Vehicles Charger Attacks (CICEVSE2024) Dataset, comprising of power consumption data
  • Conducting research on privacy-preserving techniques in computer vision, like federated learning, differential privacy, and secure multi-party computation, to ensure data confidentiality while training models.

Machine Learning Engineer

Sep 2024 - Aug 2025

Department of STIT• Government Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

  • Under Paperless Governance Initiative, Implemented a document classification system utilizing machine learning algorithms, classified over 500,000 documents with an accuracy rate of 95%, significantly reducing manual errors by 70%
  • Leading data preprocessing efforts by developing and implementing pipelines for data cleaning, feature engineering, and normalization, ensuring high-quality, clean, and properly formatted datasets.
  • Focusing on modernizing government processes through AI integration ensuring public data privacy and protection while enhancing efficiency and effectiveness, transparency, and trust

Curricula Consultant

Department of Science Technology & Information Technology (ST&IT) • Government of KP, Pakistan On-Site

May 2025 - Sept 2025
  • Provided curriculum consultation for technology training programs, recommending industry-relevant courses in Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and emerging technologies.
  • Designed and reviewed course structures, learning pathways, and training modules to align educational programs with current industry demands and skill requirements.
  • Advised training campuses on selecting technical domains, developing course roadmaps, and incorporating practical, hands-on learning approaches.
Curriculum Development Technical Training Emerging Technologies

Computer Science & Maths Instructor

Army Public School & College (IQBAL) • ASC Centre Nowshera, KP, Pakistan On-Site

May 2025 - Sept 2025
  • Taught Oxford Curriculum Computer Science and Mathematics to middle and senior section students, delivering structured lessons aligned with international academic standards.
  • Developed students' understanding of core concepts in programming, computational thinking, problem-solving, mathematics, and analytical reasoning.
  • Designed engaging classroom activities, assessments, and practical exercises to enhance students' conceptual understanding and academic performance.
Lesson Planning Teachers Coordination Management Classroom Management

Visiting Faculty

ICMS School System • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan On-Site

Sep 2024 - Sept 2025
  • Taught Computer Science to Grade 11 and Grade 12 students, delivering engaging lessons on programming, algorithms, databases, networking, and software development fundamentals.
  • Designed and conducted practical lab sessions, assignments, and assessments to strengthen students' problem-solving, coding, and analytical skills.
  • Mentored students through academic projects and examinations, fostering a strong foundation in computer science concepts and preparing them for higher education and technology careers.
Programming Classroom Management Curriculum Development

Young Professional Officer (YPO)

KPRMP • Government Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan On-Site

Nov 2021 - Nov 2023
  • Spearheaded the digitization of 32+ government departments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, transforming traditional paper-based processes into efficient, automated, and secure digital systems.
  • Helped transition manual government file handling into an automated, paperless workflow system to boost operational transparency.
  • Coordinated training and change management efforts to help government staff smoothly adopt new digital tools and automated workflows.
  • Conducted training sessions for government employees to ensure smooth adoption of the new digital systems and tools.
Digital Transformation E-Governance Workflow Automation Project Coordination

Red Team Engineer - Cybersecurity

Virtually Testing Foundation (VTF) • California, USA Remote

July 2023 - September 2023
  • Documented attacks, highlighting Proof of Concepts (PoC) exploitation tactics, mitigation of threats using MITRE ATT&CK Framework
  • Successfully completed multiple hands-on penetration testing labs on the TryHackMe platform, earning a prestigious ranking within the Top 6% globally.
  • Collaborated with other interns on project "AutoDetectNet", detecting intrusions in networks effectively using ML Algorithms
Red Teaming MITRE ATT&CK Threat Detection Machine Learning for Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Apprentice

Corvit Systems Peshawar • Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan On-Site

July 2023 – Dec 2023
  • Completed an intensive 6-month cybersecurity training program covering core domains, including network security, system security, web security, cloud security, cryptography, and ethical hacking.
  • Developed hands-on skills in threat detection, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, incident response, and security monitoring using industry-standard tools and techniques.
  • Assisted in implementing data protection mechanisms including encryption, secure key management, and backup strategies.
  • Gained practical knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, risk management, security policies, and best practices for protecting organizational assets and infrastructure.
Penetration Testing Network Security Vulnerability Assessment Ethical Hacking Digital Forensics

Cloud Security Engineer

Virtually Testing Foundation (VTF) • California, USA Remote

Dec 2023 – Feb 2024
  • Implemented and strengthened security controls across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
  • Gained hands-on experience with cloud platforms, security tools, IAM, encryption, and secure cloud architecture.
  • Assisted in implementing data protection mechanisms including encryption, secure key management, and backup strategies.
  • Strengthened understanding of the Shared Responsibility Model and cloud-native security concepts.
AWS / Azure IAM Encryption Cloud Security