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Systems Engineer & Automation Developer

Turning complex challenges into automated solutions that scale

With experience at Sanofi and McMaster University, I specialize in building automation tools, data pipelines, and web applications that solve real-world problems. From saving 500+ hours annually through process automation to developing REST APIs, I combine technical expertise with business acumen to deliver solutions that matter

Process Automation Expert

Built Selenium & PowerShell tools saving 500+ hours annually at Sanofi

Full-Stack Developer

Created web applications with Django, PostgreSQL, and TailwindCSS

Data Pipeline Engineer

Designed Power BI dashboards with 99.999% uptime serving 100+ users

AI Integration Specialist

Developed innovative solutions using OpenCV, Vision API, and Gemini AI

Skills

Python
Rust
Java
REST API
Django
SQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
TailwindCSS
n8n
Power BI
Selenium
Linux
Microsoft365
SAP S/4HANA
SIEM

Work Experience

Sanofi

Engineering Excellence & Cost Controls Intern

Sanofi

Toronto, ON

Sep 2023 - Aug 2024
● Piloted automation projects for departmental expenditure and supply chain report generation using Selenium, and saving ≈ 500 hours annually, gaining recognition from Site Leadership for saving costs across site ● Built a VBA workforce planning tool for Project Management Office to forecast FTE requirements for CAPEX & Strategic projects across 5-year timelines, enabling instantaneous updates in a summarized pivot table ● Designed Power BI cost dashboard and deployed Dev-UAT-Prod pipeline with automated ETL operations using DAX queries, reducing dashboard refresh times by 40% and maintaining 99.999% uptime for 100+ users ● Led strategy cascading workshops with 20+ team leads to define KPIs as well as daily departmental standups

Skills:

Python VBA Selenium Power BI
Work showcase for Engineering Excellence & Cost Controls Intern
Work showcase for Engineering Excellence & Cost Controls Intern
University Technology Services, McMaster University

Project Support Assistant

University Technology Services, McMaster University

Hamilton, ON

May 2023 - Aug 2023
● Solved the bottleneck of manual email list user extraction by automating the procedure developing a Selenium script, saving ≈ 96% time originally needed along with support for custom list user extraction ● Streamlined enterprise-wide migration of 3,000+ mailing lists to Microsoft Distribution Groups by engineering PowerShell automation, saving vital staff hours and ensuring business continuity with no disruptions ● Authored and published step-by-step guides outlining new Microsoft365 features and apps on the McMaster University SharePoint visited by 16k+ users

Skills:

Python Selenium PowerShell Power Automate Visio
Work showcase for Project Support Assistant
Profundity

Backend Developer Intern

Profundity

Mumbai, India

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
● Developed and deployed REST APIs with Django REST Framework for the Profundity assessment platform, supporting the full test lifecycle (creation, delivery, grading) and enabling the launch of the MVP ● Designed and implemented a normalized PostgreSQL schema for authentication, users, and assessments, improving data integrity and supporting efficient queries over 10K+ records ● Collaborated with a 3-developer team to resolve frontend/backend integration issues through daily standups, ensuring features were delivered on schedule

Skills:

Python Django PostgreSQL Django REST Framework Postman

Education

Master of Engineering Systems and Technology

Hamilton, ON

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
CGPA: 3.90

Bachelor of Engineering Information Technology

Mumbai, India

Aug 2018 - Mar 2022
CGPA: 3.72

Featured Projects

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RAKIBA (Freelance Webdev)

RAKIBA – Artisan Jaggery Chai Website 🍵 A storytelling-driven e-commerce website built for RAKIBA, a brand producing authentic jaggery chai blends in partnership with farmers across India. 🔄 Flow 🌿 Showcase brand story & farmer-first philosophy 🛍️ Highlight classic, masala, ginger-cardamom, and kesar chai blends 📱 Responsive, clean UI for easy browsing 🚀 Live site deployed on Railway 🔍 Deeper Dive 🔧 Tech Stack Backend: Django + PostgreSQL for content & product management Frontend: TailwindCSS for responsive design Deployment: Railway with Git version control Focus: Scalable, performant architecture with brand-centered design
Python Django TailwindCSS PostgreSQL
RAKIBA (Freelance Webdev)
RAKIBA (Freelance Webdev)

PortfolioWizard

PortfolioWizard 🧙 transforms your resume into a sleek personal website in minutes. 🔄 Flow 📝 Upload PDF or DOCX resume 🤖 AI polishes content with Google Gemini 1.5 Pro ✍️ Live edit your text in the browser 🚀 One-click deploy to Netlify Take a look at one such site created and deployed with this project 🔍 Deeper Dive 🔧 Techniques Adaptive prompt engineering for Gemini 1.5 Pro Exponential backoff with jitter for reliable API calls Levenshtein distance for duplicate detection HTML parsing & sanitization with BeautifulSoup4
Python Django Gemini API Netlify
PortfolioWizard
PortfolioWizard
PortfolioWizard

Motion2Text

Convert your hand gestures in the air to digital notes using AI! Motion2Text combines OpenCV for motion tracking, Google Cloud Vision AI for handwriting recognition, and the Evernote API for seamless note-taking. 🚀 Key Features Air Writing Detection: Track colored markers or objects in real-time using OpenCV AI-Powered Text Conversion: Leverage GCP's Vision AI to transcribe handwritten gestures Smart Note Management: Save results as text or images directly to Evernote Customizable Workflow: Choose between text notes or image uploads 🛠️ Tech Stack Motion Tracking - OpenCV (cv2) Detects and traces colored objects in webcam feed Text Recognition - Google Cloud Vision AI Converts captured writing to digital text Note Storage - Evernote API Organizes transcriptions in your Evernote notebooks ⚙️ How It Works Motion Capture: The system tracks a specified colored object through your webcam Preprocessing: Applies erosion/dilation to clean the input signal AI Conversion: Captured gestures are sent to GCP Vision AI for handwriting recognition Note Creation: Results are automatically saved to your Evernote account
Python OpenCV
Motion2Text
Motion2Text

Certifications

ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

Jun 2025

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

May 2025

Hobbies & Interests

Coding

Programming, currently learning Rust!

Art

Sketching and Painting

Music

Western Classical Music

Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing

Fitness

Gym