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Khalid Yusuf liman

@khalidyusufliman

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AI Engineer and technical leader driving AI strategy, products, and digital transformation.

United Arab Emirates

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles leading AI product development and digital transformation where I can build production AI systems, mentor teams, align AI to business OKRs, and drive measurable impact in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

I am a results-driven AI Engineer and technology leader with over seven years delivering AI-driven innovation, digital transformation, and large-scale technology projects across finance, government, and enterprise. I have designed and deployed LLM/NLP systems, AI-based policy simulation and risk frameworks, and real-time dashboards that cut analytics costs by 80%, improved marketing ROI by 40%, and reduced reconciliation time by 60%.

I lead cross-functional engineering and data science teams, manage cloud infrastructure and CI/CD on AWS, and translate AI vision into production systems using tools like TensorFlow, Keras, LangChain, and Pinecone. I am passionate about mentorship and digital skills education, hold advanced degrees in AI and business, and focus on AI governance, ethics, and aligning AI solutions with measurable business impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Technical Manager

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Tcall Inc

May 2025 - Present (7 months)

Oversee architecture and delivery of AI products, managing engineering teams, AWS infrastructure, microservices and CI/CD to translate AI vision into scalable telemedicine and cloud contact center products.

AWS Microservices CI CD Python APIs Team Leadership Twilio

Principal Data Scientist

GoMoney

Apr 2022 - May 2025 (3 years 1 month)

Built custom LLM-based ChatGPT solutions using LangChain and Pinecone, deployed models with Streamlit, and led data science projects from execution to production to solve business problems.

LLMs (LangChain Pinecone Python Streamlit SQL AWS MLOps Data Modeling

Principal Data Scientist

Sterling Bank Plc

Apr 2022 - May 2025 (3 years 1 month)

Managed the data science team within Sterling Digital Product Organisation and delivered production ML projects supporting digital banking products and analytics.

Machine Learning Python SQL AWS Team Leadership Data Pipelines Analytics

Head of Technology & Digital Innovation

FITC Nigeria

May 2022 - May 2023 (1 year)

Spearheaded internal digital transformation and led technology support and innovation teams to automate operations and deliver advisory services to microfinance and commercial banks.

Digital Transformation Automation Project Management Stakeholder Management Technology Advisory Team Leadership

Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Omdena

Dec 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years)

Led ML projects to build models forecasting African infrastructure needs for policymakers, coordinating model development, data processing and stakeholder reporting.

Machine Learning Data Science Python Team Collaboration ETL

Head, Machine Learning & Analytics

AFEX

Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 (11 months)

Provided leadership for data analytics and ML teams, identified AI use cases, and produced reports to inform business decisions and improve operational performance.

Machine Learning Data & Analytics Reporting Stakeholder Engagement Python SQL

Head of IT

London Academy Business School

Feb 2021 - Jul 2021 (5 months)

Managed IT operations and technology initiatives to support educational programs and institutional technology needs over a six-month engagement.

IT Management Systems Administration Project Coordination Vendor Management Technical Support

Project Manager & Training Supervisor

UNITeS CISCO Networking Academy

Mar 2019 - Feb 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Managed Cisco Networking Academy programs across three zones, supervised ~70 remote staff, developed revenue-generating programs and oversaw budgeting and project analytics.

Program Management Training Budgeting Remote Team Management Business Development

Data Scientist

Hamoye.com

Jul 2020 - Dec 2020 (5 months)

Performed data science tasks and contributed to analytics projects over a six-month engagement supporting educational datasets and model development.

Data Science Python Data Cleaning Modeling Évaluation

Digital Strategist & Trainer

Edubridge Consultants

Aug 2018 - Aug 2020 (2 years)

Developed content strategy and trained over 400 youth on digital marketing via Google Digital Skills for Africa, improving online presence for businesses.

Digital Marketing Training Content Strategy Google Digital Skills Public Speaking Curriculum Development