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Asad Baig

@asadbaig

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CEO & Co-Founder and AI Engineer specializing in financial data extraction and ML-driven investor tools.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead AI-driven product development and data platform strategy, mentor teams, and build production ML systems with strong data governance.

I am a CEO & Co-Founder and AI Engineer with deep experience building data extraction engines, Financial GPTs with citation frameworks, and scalable ML solutions. I have led engineering and data science teams, delivered structured financial datasets for 100+ PSX companies, and currently drive end-to-end data science initiatives using Palantir.

My background spans founding and scaling Datapsx, serving as CTO at Genesis Engineering, and long-term technical leadership at NUST IT. I focus on practical, production-ready systems, mentoring teams, ensuring data quality/governance, and integrating analytics into business workflows to produce actionable insights.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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CEO & Co-Founder

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Datapsx

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year)

Co-founded and led development of a proprietary extraction engine converting unstructured financial reports into standardized datasets and aggregated financial histories for 100+ PSX-listed companies. Built a Financial GPT with an integrated citation framework to provide verifiable generative insights.

Data Extraction NLP GPT Machine Learning Data Modeling Python

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Senior/Lead Data Scientist

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Palantir Technologies

Mar 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Lead end-to-end data science initiatives using Palantir Foundry/Gotham, designing scalable pipelines and predictive models to deliver actionable insights and ensure data governance. Mentor junior team members and collaborate with engineering and product teams to integrate analytical solutions.

Data Engineering Machine Learning Data Governance Python Statistical Analysis

Chief Technology Officer

Genesis Engineering

Feb 2022 - Jan 2025 (2 years 11 months)

Bootstrapped and led engineering teams, overseen multiple client projects (Ideamia, Vieux, Sanmina, Global Emergency Response), restructured company hierarchy to improve efficiency and mentored developers to overcome technical challenges. Managed cross-project delivery and team upskilling.

Technical Leadership Team Building Project Management Software Architecture Mentoring Stakeholder Management

Team Lead

NUST Institute of IT

Oct 2016 - Feb 2022 (5 years 4 months)

Led a small technical team to deliver and maintain institution-wide IT projects, converted departmental processes into software, and increased HR and administrative efficiency through automation and custom solutions. Managed multiple projects and timelines with limited resources.

Peoplesoft CMS Project Management System Integration Database Design Team Leadership