IT Business Analyst · Windsor / Toronto, ON

I turn messy business problems into systems that ship.

I have 7+ years bridging business stakeholders and engineering teams, inside a Fortune 500 insurance enterprise and as a solo founder. Right now I'm a Technical Business Analyst at HUB International, and I'm building USpeak AI, a speaking-practice app used in 150+ countries.

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About

I'm an IT Business Analyst with 7+ years spanning business analysis, custom system development, and IT delivery, including 3+ years as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and engineering within an insurance enterprise environment at HUB International. I specialize in eliciting, documenting, and validating business and system requirements across the full project lifecycle, from discovery through UAT and production support.

My background as a full-stack developer gives me a strong relational database foundation and lets me speak both business and engineering fluently. I've engineered REST API integrations, led SQL-driven root-cause investigations, and automated QA pipelines that cut a day of regression testing down to under a minute. I'm IIBA-certified in Technical Product Management and a Certified Scrum Master.

Outside the day job, I'm the founder of USpeak AI, which I've grown to 3,000+ users and $3K+ in organic revenue in eight months. I designed, built, and shipped the entire product myself on a serverless Firebase/GCP stack.

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Experience

Apr 2023 to Present

Technical Business Analyst, Enterprise Systems

HUB International Ltd. · Windsor, ON

  • Primary point of contact between business stakeholders and engineering on enterprise integration projects spanning 4–10 engineers
  • Led production issue investigations using advanced SQL analysis to isolate root causes and restore operational stability
  • Engineered REST API integrations between legacy on-premise systems and cloud infrastructure, cutting manual data reconciliation time by ~90%
  • Built a Python/Playwright QA and deployment verification process, cutting a full day of manual regression testing to under one minute per run
Nov 2025 to Present

Founder & Product Lead

USpeak AI · Remote

  • Own end-to-end requirements definition and delivery for an AI audio-processing product, from user needs through architecture, build, and launch
  • Grew the product to 3,000+ users and $3K+ in organic revenue within eight months, a 10% free-to-paid conversion rate across 150+ countries
  • Designed a serverless GCP/Firebase backend for authentication, real-time data sync, and reliable cloud functions
Sep 2022 to Apr 2023

Business Development Associate

A&A Associates · Windsor, ON

  • Partnered directly with enterprise clients to define project scope, requirements, and technical deliverables
  • Applied advanced analytics to evaluate campaign performance and inform stakeholder-facing recommendations
Jan 2018 to Mar 2022

Full-Stack Developer

Studio Zard · Isfahan, Iran (Hybrid)

  • Developed a custom CRM (CodeIgniter) for a virtual school, reducing annual operational costs by 12%
  • Designed and deployed an internal order management platform (PHP/MySQL), achieving 100% deadline compliance across departments
  • Onboarded and trained 8 new developers on client-specific systems and workflows
Jan 2017 to Apr 2018

Junior Web Developer

Byte Group · Isfahan, Iran (Internship)

  • Built a custom AJAX prototype library, improving asynchronous communication and front-end performance
  • Maintained and upgraded client applications (PHP/CodeIgniter) alongside evolving project requirements
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Featured work

Founder & Product Lead

USpeak AI

An AI-powered speaking practice app for exam prep and everyday fluency. I own the product end to end. That means requirements, architecture, design, and a serverless Firebase/GCP backend for auth, real-time sync, and cloud functions.

3,000+Users
$3K+Organic revenue
150+Countries
10%Free-to-paid conversion
Visit uspeak.io ↗
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Skills & education

Business Analysis

  • Requirements Elicitation
  • Process Modeling
  • Use Case & Workflow Diagrams
  • Data Modeling
  • Requirements Traceability

Technical

  • SQL (Azure, BigQuery, MySQL)
  • REST APIs
  • Python / Playwright
  • PHP / JavaScript
  • Firebase / GCP

Testing & Validation

  • UAT Support
  • Release Validation
  • Defect Triage
  • QA Coordination
  • Root-Cause Analysis

Stakeholder & Delivery

  • Agile / Scrum
  • Cross-functional Facilitation
  • Business-to-Technical Translation

Education

Master of Engineering

University of Windsor · 2022–2024

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Islamic Azad University · 2014–2018

Certificate

Technical Product Management

IIBA · 2026

Certificate

Certified Scrum Master

The Knowledge Academy · 2023

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Contact

I'm open to new opportunities and always happy to talk shop, so reach out.