Raafay Tariq

Experience

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  Engineering Students'​ Society, University of Alberta

  Sept 2019 - Apr 2021

  • Founded division for ~4000 Engineering Students successfully running bi-weekly Public Speaking workshops online using only a team of 5 undergraduates. • Executed fast paced discussion between 6 Executive Undergraduates monthly for variety goals successfully reducing meeting overtime from 30 minutes to within 5 minutes• Oversaw successfully $10 000 in reimbursement to dozens of people scattered over thousands of miles in pre/pro-pandemic conditions inaccordance with ESS Policy

  • Director of Public Speaking

    Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

  • Director of Funding

    Sept 2019 - Apr 2020
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  Toastmasters Business & Beyond

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2020

  President

  Toastmasters is a public speaking group recognized worldwide for its ability to make confident leaders and effective communicators. I am happy to have the chance to lead the Business & Beyond chapter at the U of A.

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  Mountain Integrated Medical Devices

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  Engineering Intern

  • Created Production Documentation (>50 pages) For Class 4 Medical Device factory line following best practices (NDA Prevents Specifics)• Successfully sourced materials and custom parts for usage in Class-4 Medical Device (NDA Prevents Specifics) • Researched & created custom packaging solutions for experimental covid-19 test kits in line with Health Canada regulations; successfully given to the end client within 2 weeks of work. (NDA Prevents Specifics)• Conducted regulatory and supply line review for Canadian based medical mask manufacturer; successfully found regulatory compliance weaknesses and summarized several-hundred pages of ISO and Canadian regulatory requirements within a few pages for end client.• Gained strong familiarity with several ISO standards, Canadian Health Guidelines and the processes needed for regulatory approval for different class medical devices. • Reviewed and maintained documentation for over 12 different families of medical devices. Show less

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  Millwoods Medical Aesthetics Clinic

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2023

  Project Manager

  • Provided excellent customer service to 1000+ patients over work life; cultivated excellent communication skills and resilience in the face of frustration• Ran daily operations, consistent documentation and greeted patients with a calm cheerful attitude• Procured medical devices worth $500 000 for new business expansion• Processed 1000’s of patient’s information and data following Health Canada regulations• Created ad campaigns on Google, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok running A/B tests to optimize ad efficiency.• Created modern website, SEO optimization and data pipeline to manage customer inflow, and generateleads from outbound marketing Show less

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  Kentauros Computing Corporation

  Nov 2022 - now

  Full Stack Engineer

  • Developed machine learning algorithm to analyze video livestreams for TikTok worthy moments, reducing video editor workload by 87.5% (from an average of 35-40 hours to only 4-5 hours)• Implemented algorithm into video editing workflows, resulting in over 400-600 hours of saved work for end clients and generating over $3,000 in profit• Conducted statistical analyses using Python (Pandas) to prove algorithm effectiveness and communicated findings through visually appealing data visualizations• Designed an efficient data pipeline to process over 2 TB of natural language data for daily A/B statistical tests, resulting in optimized algorithm performance after running over 40 tests• Built a web app as the sole developer to allow consumers to efficiently see relative chat activity and download clips from livestreams, utilizing Firebase, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run, and a NoSQL database• Created frontend with Javascript Vue, HTML, Bulma CSS for both SquareSpace Integration and as a sole website Show less