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I’m Sam Emami, a Canadian software engineer and AI leader with over a decade of experience delivering end-to-end ML, data science, and transformation projects in fast-paced environments. I design and build GenAI and ML solutions that drive business outcomes while maintaining governance and ethical standards.\n\nI blend hands-on engineering with strategic project leadership, leveraging DataOps, MLOps, Lean AI, and Agile to accelerate deployment and adoption. I’m passionate about mentoring teams, collaborating with stakeholders, and delivering responsible AI that complies with privacy and regulatory requirements.
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Work Experience
Machine Learning and AI Engineer / Project Manager at Metariya Inc.
January 1, 2023 - PresentDeveloped a commercial-ready, cloud-based GenAI healthcare MVP on AWS platform integrating LLMs, RAG, PDF parsing, and web frameworks for SaaS delivery. Created an AI-powered real-time emotion-aware desktop companion using computer vision and fine-tuned models with data augmentation for enhanced accuracy. Experimented with advanced NLP models and vector indexing in RAG pipelines to improve contextual performance. Developed educational ML lab materials and optimized models with gradient descent and regularization techniques. Engineered complex data pipelines performing sophisticated ETL processes to prepare data for AI workflows.
IT Technical Product Manager/ Project Manager at EEG Co., Kooban Co.
January 1, 2023 - August 6, 2025Led Agile IT projects developing and customizing product modules tailored to client needs. Developed and marketed a proprietary workflow automation platform deployed as a multi-tier Java application across physical and virtual environments. Implemented Scrum with high sprint completion and accurate velocity tracking. Mentored teams in Agile practices achieving precise story point estimation. Acted as liaison among clients, product owners, and IT teams, translating technical requirements into actionable business insights. Oversaw planning, execution, and control of project schedules, resources, and budgets.
Manager Data Science (contract) at Publicis Sapient (Nimble Node)
November 1, 2025 - November 1, 2025AI lead for Goldman Sachs engagement; guided AI solution development and POCs; introduced GitHub Copilot App Modernization for upgrading legacy enterprise Java apps; built GenAI POC for a Data Analytics Conversational AI System using Flask, LangChain, embeddings, FAISS, LlamaIndex, DuckDB, masking techniques, and dashboards.
AI Engineer / Project Manager at Metariya Inc.
January 1, 2023 - November 4, 2025Led cloud-based GenAI healthcare MVPs on AWS EC2 and SageMaker Studio; leveraged LLM transfer learning, Flask, and FastAPI; implemented cosine similarity and intent-based semantic validation to mitigate AI/ML risks; developed an ICU patient monitoring system with OpenCV, YOLOv8, and fine-tuned DINO-ViT for emotion recognition.
IT Technical Product Manager / Project Manager at EEG Co. / Kooban Co.
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023Led Agile IT projects; developed and marketed proprietary workflow automation platform; defined product strategy and roadmap for scalability; deployed a multi-tier Java application across Citrix XenApp; implemented Scrum with high velocity and accurate estimation.
Education
M.S. in Data Science & Analytics (Admitted, enrollment deferred) at Georgetown University
January 1, 2026 - August 6, 2025Graduate Certificate in Applied A.I. Solutions Development at George Brown College
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science, Systems Engineering at University of Toronto/ University of Windsor
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Software Engineering at Shahid Beheshti University
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025Master of Science in Data Science & Analytics (Admitted) at Georgetown University
January 1, 2026 - November 4, 2025Graduate Certificate in Applied AI Solutions Development at George Brown College
January 11, 2030 - November 4, 2025Master of Science in Computer Science (Systems Engineering) at University of Toronto / University of Windsor
January 11, 2030 - November 4, 2025Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering at Shahid Beheshti University
January 11, 2030 - November 4, 2025Qualifications
AWS Certified AI Practitioner - Early Adopter
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) | Business Component Developer (SCBCD) for J2EE
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025AWS Certified AI Practitioner - Early Adopter
January 11, 2030 - November 4, 2025AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
January 11, 2030 - November 4, 2025IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - November 4, 2025Project Management Professional (PMP)
January 11, 2030 - November 4, 2025Engineers Canada – Certified Engineer
January 11, 2030 - November 4, 2025Industry Experience
Healthcare, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment
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