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AI Engineer at TravolGo who shipped an AWS travel agent with live-rate verification across 1M+ properties.

United Arab Emirates

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At TravolGo, I architected and shipped a production AI travel agent using the OpenAI Agents SDK on AWS. It turns free-text booking requests into hotel searches, rate comparisons, and quotes across 1M+ properties.

I designed a custom MCP tool layer to bring 10+ supplier APIs behind one interface. I also added live-rate verification, exception handling, and escalation to human agents so supplier failures could result in a handoff rather than a wrong quote.

At UB Falcons, I own perception-hardware integration for the autonomous FS-AI car, including LiDAR on an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano. I re-engineered a sensor mount through modal analysis, raising its first natural frequency from 42 to 78 Hz.

As Technical Lead at UOB Rocket Propulsion Labs, I led 15 engineers across four sub-teams through the design and flight of two carbon-fibre J-class rockets. I also built Gridzae.com, a platform aggregating UAE builder events from 20+ organisers that reached 500+ users at launch.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Engineering Lead, Autonomy Hardware & Partnerships

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UB Falcons (Formula Student AI)

Jul 2026 - Present (3 months)

Own perception-hardware integration for the team's autonomous FS-AI car, including LiDAR on an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano and re-engineering the sensor mount via modal analysis, raising first natural frequency by 86%. Cut steering and suspension bracket mass by 24% at a 2.1 factor of safety under 1.8kN.

Jetson Orin Nano LiDAR Modal FEA Solidworks GD&T

AI Engineer Intern

TravolGo

Jun 2026 - Sep 2026 (3 months)

Architected and shipped the company's production AI travel agent using OpenAI Agents SDK on AWS, turning free-text booking requests into end-to-end hotel search, rate comparison, and quotes across 1M+ properties. Engineered production safeguards including live-rate verification, exception handling, and automatic escalation to human agents.

OpenAI SDK AWS MCP API Integration Exception Handling Python

Technical Lead

UOB Rocket Propulsion Labs (UOBRPL)

Aug 2025 - Aug 2026 (1 year)

Led 15 engineers across four sub-teams from design to flight of two carbon-fibre J-class rockets, owning design reviews and launch readiness.

Engineering Leadership Project Management Design Reviews Launch Readiness

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Birmingham Dubai

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Grade: 4.25/4.25

Activities and societies: Hackathon wins: 2nd place at Sharjah Hackathon; winner at MBRIF, AWS, Google, RTA, and LabLab hackathons; 3rd of 2,600+ in Jacobi. Queen Elizabeth 125 Scholarship (top 1% of cohort); Birmingham Award. Leadership: organiser, Google Developer Groups on Campus UOBD; strategy consultant, 180 Degrees Consulting.

Pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering with a current GPA of 4.25/4.25, expected to graduate in June 2028 with First Class Honours.