Aatif Usmani

- Markham, Ontario, Canada - aatifu101@gmail.com I am an AI Operations Developer at Tasteport, a VC-backed company, specializing in GenAI and Prompt Engineering. I am one of the first 10 early members, focusing on training AI foundational models.

Aatif Usmani
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My Projects

AI Chatbot using RAG Architecture

Integrated into this website! (bottom right) Tech stack includes Langchain, Pinecone, OpenAI, FastAPI, and Appwrite. Deployed with AWS Lambda and S3

RAG

AI Chatbot using RAG Architecture

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Next.js Portfolio Website

Built with React, JavaScript, TailwindCSS, Git and TypeScript. Deployed with AWS Amplify

Web Development

Next.js Portfolio Website

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DistilBERT Grocery Grouping Model - 73% val accuracy

Google Colab Notebook using dataset from Kaggle(1800 items). Huggingface-transformers, matplotlib, PyTorch(AdamW optimization), sklearn, pandas.

Deep Learning, NLP

DistilBERT Grocery Grouping Model - 73% val accuracy

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Binary Classification model for grouping rice grains

Developed on Google Colab using scikit-learn and tensorflow. Data preprocessing, data mining, data visualization and Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) performed using matplotlib and pandas. (More of a walkthrough I went through and did on my own)

Machine Learning

Binary Classification model for grouping rice grains

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Gym progress + social media app(in progress)

Fitness social media application. Users can post gym workouts, track progress, and share fitness-related content. React Native, Expo, Appwrite, Git and TailwindCSS.

App Development

Gym progress + social media app(in progress)

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Brain Tumor Detection CNN (in progress)

Being Developed on Google Colab using scikit-learn and PyTorch. Data preprocessing, data mining, data visualization and Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) performed using matplotlib and pandas.

Deep Learning, Image Detection

Brain Tumor Detection CNN (in progress)

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My Journey

I am currently 21!

2020

Joined Tasteport

Started position at Tasteport focusing on E-Commerce.

I worked with E-Commerce catalog information at grocery store clients. This includes scanning products and organizing database information. I collaborated with ECom Marketing professionals to shoot images, manage SKUs, and organize different product groups. I also handle price synchronization and special product categorization.

2021

Business Operations

At Tasteport, adding on heavier role of handling business operations.

I managed live B2B relations with million-dollar business owners and managers. I handled onboarding for inventory tools and operations fulfillment using Java-based tools at grocer client sites. My responsibilities included B2B operations communications with managers, fleet, and fulfillment staff.

2022

Started University

Business degree at Wilfrid Laurier University.

I started in business but ended up switching to Chemistry and trying to add on a biology minor so I can go into the bioinformatics field

2023

Moving into AI at Tasteport

Started working with AI and machine learning at Tasteport.

I trained a foundational AI model for thousands of SKUs in ethnic grouping. I assisted in developing knowledge base databases for RAG applications. Our systems include AI-powered CX, CRM, chat, and SEO capabilities.

2024

Transfer to York University

Transferred back home to York University. BSc Chemistry program.

I am also working on a minor in Biology. I am focused on bioinformatics and machine learning applications in the life sciences.

2025

Certifications

Generative AI and LLMs NVIDIA certification, Deep Learning AI certification, Google Machine Learning Crash Course.

Focused on increasing my knowledge and application skills in AI and machine learning. I am also working on more personal projects on kaggle to solidify my understanding of these concepts.

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