Hi, I'm Ashar Fatmi, an AI/ML Engineer with six years of experience specializing in computer vision, deep learning, and natural language processing. I've had the opportunity to work on many exciting projects that have generated significant business impact, including driving over $59 million in revenue and cost savings. I'm passionate about building scalable AI systems that solve real-world problems and enhance operational efficiency. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to understand their challenges and delivering innovative AI solutions that streamline processes and improve outcomes. Whether it's optimizing pre-sales strategies, developing chatbots, or creating computer vision models for safety, I love leveraging cutting-edge tech to make a difference in various industries.

Ashar Fatmi

Hi, I'm Ashar Fatmi, an AI/ML Engineer with six years of experience specializing in computer vision, deep learning, and natural language processing. I've had the opportunity to work on many exciting projects that have generated significant business impact, including driving over $59 million in revenue and cost savings. I'm passionate about building scalable AI systems that solve real-world problems and enhance operational efficiency. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to understand their challenges and delivering innovative AI solutions that streamline processes and improve outcomes. Whether it's optimizing pre-sales strategies, developing chatbots, or creating computer vision models for safety, I love leveraging cutting-edge tech to make a difference in various industries.

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Hi, I’m Ashar Fatmi, an AI/ML Engineer with six years of experience specializing in computer vision, deep learning, and natural language processing. I’ve had the opportunity to work on many exciting projects that have generated significant business impact, including driving over $59 million in revenue and cost savings. I’m passionate about building scalable AI systems that solve real-world problems and enhance operational efficiency.

I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to understand their challenges and delivering innovative AI solutions that streamline processes and improve outcomes. Whether it’s optimizing pre-sales strategies, developing chatbots, or creating computer vision models for safety, I love leveraging cutting-edge tech to make a difference in various industries.

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Hindi
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Work Experience

AI Engineer / Analyst at OpenBet
October 1, 2024 - Present
Spearheaded the development and implementation of an AI-driven strategy to optimize pre-sales operations, streamlining lead qualification, quantification, and ranking, resulting in a 23% increase in revenue generation. Conducted stakeholder interviews to diagnose pain points and requirements for RFP generation AI tools, reducing contract signing turnaround time by 90%. Developed advanced machine learning models to analyze and predict market trends in the gaming industry, providing valuable insights for organizational strategy and product development. Implemented an organization-wide Chatbot/LLM, integrating automated workflows to boost employee efficiency and performance with an 80% adoption rate.
AI Engineer at Dispute Resolution Research Center
January 31, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Transformed traditional dispute resolution exercises into globally scalable web apps; leveraged sentiment analysis to enhance collaboration capabilities and improved stakeholder satisfaction scores by 67%. Introduced AI companions such as StudentWingman, CaseOutcome, and TeacherNotes to drive engagement and increase sales.
AI Engineer Lead at Convatec Group
November 30, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Implemented AI solutions for organization-wide risk analysis and mitigation ensuring compliance and regulation, reducing product delivery timeline by 30%, and providing optimal product strategy suggestions using VertexAI. Drove AI transformation and data strategy while spearheading cloud migration to GCP for legacy and new systems.
AI / ML Engineering Intern at Traderware Inc.
August 31, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Developed a stock price forecasting model using an ensemble of LSTM, SVM, ARIMA, and GARCH, achieving a low RMSE of 0.02, demonstrating high prediction accuracy. Deployed a multi-agent financial advisor application leveraging Autogen, RAG, and LangSmith, enabling users to receive personalized financial advice through conversational AI.
Software Engineering Analyst at Optum Global Solutions
August 31, 2023 - August 1, 2025
Headed development for NLP chatbot using LLM and Langchain, reducing workforce support turnaround by 50%. Modeled an ensemble of XGBoost, random forest and Bayesian network to correlate employee utilization based on factors. Orchestrated an AI system using regression and pattern recognition deployed on Microsoft Azure and AWS to monitor employee efficiency with 98% accuracy, increasing operations utility to 89%. Enhanced DBMS architecture, cutting operational time and memory by 30% and 25%, boosting performance and scalability. Streamlined new joiner induction by creating KT Companion using Llama that explains codes and cases, boosting efficiency 40%.
AI Engineer at WIOT360
May 31, 2021 - August 1, 2025
Devised and engineered advanced driver-assistance system computer vision models using CNN, YOLO-V5, CenterNet and Siamese Neural Network for school buses, achieving 99% accuracy. Modeled automatic license plate recognition system using CenterNet, YOLO, PyTorch and TensorFlow in collaboration with Abu Dhabi government to generate tickets for traffic violations. Engineered an ensemble of eight fine-tuned computer vision models to assist school bus drivers, enhancing safety. Performed IoT integration using Nvidia TX2 and Deepstream for real-time inference, reducing travel safety concerns by 53%. Created heuristic route optimization algorithm and GIS service, eliminating redundant routes and reducing costs by 27%.
AI Engineer / Analyst at OpenBet, Chicago, Illinois
October 1, 2024 - Present
Spearheaded the development and implementation of an AI-driven strategy to optimize pre-sales operations, streamlining lead qualification, quantification, and ranking, resulting in a 23% increase in revenue. Conducted stakeholder interviews to diagnose pain points and requirements for RFP generation AI tools, reducing contract signing turnaround time by 90%. Developed advanced ML models to analyze and predict market trends in gaming, providing insights for strategy and product development. Implemented an organization-wide Chatbot/LLM to integrate automated workflows, boosting employee efficiency with 80% adoption rate.
AI Engineer at Dispute Resolution Research Center, Chicago, Illinois
January 31, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Transformed traditional dispute resolution exercises into globally scalable web apps using sentiment analysis to enhance collaboration capabilities, improving stakeholder satisfaction scores by 67%. Introduced AI companions StudentWingman, CaseOutcome, TeacherNotes to drive engagement and increase sales.
AI Engineer Lead at Convatec Group, Chicago, Illinois (contract)
November 30, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Implemented AI solutions for organization-wide risk analysis and mitigation, ensuring compliance and reducing product delivery timelines by 30%. Suggested optimal product strategies using VertexAI. Led AI transformation and data strategy while spearheading cloud migration to GCP for legacy and new systems.
AI / ML Engineering Intern at Traderware Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
August 31, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Developed a stock price forecasting model using an ensemble of LSTM, SVM, ARIMA, and GARCH achieving low RMSE of 0.02. Deployed a multi-agent financial advisor leveraging Autogen, RAG, and LangSmith for personalized conversational AI advice.
Software Engineering Analyst at Optum Global Solutions, Gurugram, India
August 31, 2023 - August 1, 2025
Headed NLP chatbot development using LLM and Langchain, reducing workforce support turnaround by 50%. Modeled ensemble of XGBoost, random forest, and bayesian network correlating employee utilization. Orchestrated AI system deployed on Azure and AWS monitoring employee efficiency with 98% accuracy, improving operations utility to 89%. Enhanced DBMS architecture reducing operational time and memory use by 30% and 25%. Streamlined new joiner induction with KT Companion using Llama, boosting efficiency by 40%.
AI Engineer at WIOT360, Abu Dhabi, UAE
May 31, 2021 - August 1, 2025
Engineered Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems using CNN, YOLO-V5, CenterNet, and Siamese Neural Networks achieving 99% accuracy. Developed Automatic Licence Plate Recognition system with CenterNet, YOLO, Pytorch, Tensorflow in affiliation with Abu Dhabi government. Created ensemble of 8 fine-tuned CV models to assist school bus drivers enhancing safety. Integrated IoT using Nvidia TX2 and Deepstream for real-time inference reducing travel safety concerns by 53%. Developed heuristic route optimization and GIS service, eliminating redundant routes and reducing costs by 27%.

Education

Master in Engineering Management at Northwestern University
September 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Bachelors in Technology at Punjab Technical University
August 1, 2015 - May 31, 2019
Master in Engineering Management at Northwestern University, IL
September 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Bachelors in Technology at Punjab Technical University, India
August 1, 2015 - May 31, 2019

Qualifications

Machine Learning Certification by Stanford Online
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
CSPO by The Scrum Alliance
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
Big Data Certification by IBM-KVCH
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
Ethical Hacking certification by Delhi Technical University
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Gaming, Financial Services, Healthcare, Transportation & Logistics, Software & Internet, Government, Education