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Sa'ad
Farooq

Honours Mathematics student at University of Waterloo, majoring in Combinatorics & Optimization with a minor in Statistics. I turn messy real-world data into actionable decisions — using ML, optimization, and clean Python.

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Selected Work

My Projects

01 — Featured

Hospital Appointment Optimizer

End-to-end clinical scheduling system trained on 111,000 real-world patient appointments. Built a no-show prediction classifier using patient history, scheduling patterns, and demographic features — feeding predictions into a scheduling optimizer to reduce wasted clinical time.

Machine Learning Optimization Python XGBoost Gurobi Healthcare
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02 — Academic

Power Grid Market Clearing

Full LP-based electricity market clearing system for a 181-bus power network, built for CO 370 (Deterministic OR Models). Modelled day-ahead dispatch and financial transmission rights (FTR) clearance using PTDF/shift-factor matrices exported from PowerWorld — with 38 branches generating 1,406 monitor/contingency scenarios. Automated the entire formulation pipeline from raw data to Gurobi-solved LPs, with a final report and presentation.

Linear Programming Power Systems Python Gurobi PowerWorld PTDF CO 370
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181-Bus Network · 38 Branches · 1,406 Contingencies
03

Gurobi LP Graph Converter

A Python tool to convert graph problems into Gurobi-compatible linear programs — enabling automated optimization for transshipment and network flow problems.

Optimization Visualization Python Gurobi NetworkX
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04

ISA Co-op Automation Scripts

Production-scale automated grading system in Python and Bash — integrating static code analysis, test-result parsing, and MarkUs CLI automation to process hundreds of student submissions per assignment.

Automation Python Bash MarkUs CLI
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Work History

Where I've
been.

May 2026 — Present LearnScape AI Dallas, Texas · Remote
Full-Stack AR Developer · Internship
  • Building a web application for virtual fashion try-ons, integrating 3D modeling and augmented reality to let users design and preview clothing and jewelry on themselves in real time.
  • Developing a user-friendly interface that abstracts complex AR/3D pipelines into a seamless, accessible experience across devices.
  • Responsible for full-stack implementation — from frontend AR rendering to backend model serving — alongside comprehensive user documentation and a final capability demo.
Augmented Reality 3D Modeling Full-Stack WebAR JavaScript
May 2026 — Dec 2026 Boehringer Ingelheim Burlington, Ontario
Commercial Software Engineer
  • Incoming Spring 2026
Software Engineering Agile Python SQL
Jan 2026 — May 2026 EdVisingU Pickering, Ontario
Operations / Technical Lead
  • Led consulting and technical team to redesign the company website, revamp brand identity, and implement user-focused web experiences.
  • Built and deployed AI-driven automation workflows and intelligent agents using Claude Code and n8n, streamlining operational tasks and enabling actionable business intelligence.
  • Performed technical risk assessments and collaborated with marketing teams to optimize user flows, data tracking, and social media reach.
AI Automation n8n Claude Code Web
Jan 2025 — Apr 2025  ·  Sept 2025 — Dec 2025 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario
CS115 Instructional Support Assistant
  • Built developer tooling for large codebases — recursive function detection, illegal API scanning, and semantic filtering of helper vs. test-only code.
  • Owned the full lifecycle of internal tooling from requirements through deployment, shipping workflow improvements reused across future terms.
  • Built a production-scale automated grading system in Python and Bash, processing hundreds of student submissions per assignment with deterministic, reproducible outcomes.
Python Bash Static Analysis MarkUs CLI
May 2024 — Aug 2024 Linamar Corporation Guelph, Ontario
IT & Data Analyst
  • Automated reporting workflows using Excel VBA and SQL, saving 35+ hours/month and accelerating month-end close timelines by 30%.
  • Built Power BI dashboards tracking $10M+ in accounts payable and operational KPIs, improving reporting accuracy and decision-making speed.
  • Processed and reconciled 1,000+ vendor invoices and developed 12-week rolling cash flow models, reducing discrepancies by 22%.
Power BI SQL Excel VBA Data Analysis
Get in touch

Let's build
something
together.

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University University of Waterloo
Program Honours Mathematics — Combinatorics & Optimization
Minor in Statistics