Waqar M.

Senior AI Engineer

TkXel

Jun 2025 - Present • 11 mos

• Built a high-performance Intelligent Video Analytics pipeline using NVIDIA DeepStream, NVDEC hardware decoding, and custom C++ plugins • Deployed low-latency TensorRT inference engines for Face Recognition, Firearm Detection, and ALPR (integrating PaddleOCR via custom C++ parsers) • Developed a scalable Docker/RabbitMQ environment featuring a FAISS-based vector search architecture for CLIP embeddings with metadata traceability • Accelerated data annotation using SAM and DBSCAN clustering, and optimized motion detection by offloading compute via NVIDIA VPI • Developed a .NET Core (C#) document automation system to transform complex PPTX structures into XML for LLM-driven content refinement

AI Technical Lead

AI Nonic • Fulltime

Jun 2024 - Jun 2025 • 1 yr

• Led 3 AI-focused projects with International Clients • Managed 15+ resources and ensuring better resource allocation • Planned and executed the various business strategies from the technical aspects

Computer Vision and AI Engineer

Fiverr • Freelance

Apr 2023 - Jun 2024 • 1 yr 2 mos

• Engaged in full-time freelancing, delivered tailored solutions and services to clients across diverse projects and domains • Worked with clients in over 20+ countries around the world during this journey and secured 100% positive feedback