Machine Learning Engineer

Building practical AI systems people can trust and use.

I engineer production AI across LLMs, optimization, and forecasting. My focus is on measurable results combining LLM agents and classical ML to build systems that survive deployment and deliver value

Portrait of Zaid Ghazal

Beyond Search

Agentic enterprise assistant for knowledge retrieval and validation workflows.

Blend Optimizer SaaS

FastAPI-based no-code ML training, validation, and optimization service for clients.

Gate Vision Fraud Detection

Camera-only detection and tracking system deployed for airport and metro gates.

Jetson Edge Inference Stack

TensorRT/CUDA optimization for real-time multi-task inference on NVIDIA Jetson Orin.

Selected Systems

Applied AI and ML Engineering

StressRAG workflow

ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGE ASSISTANTS (RAG + AGENTS)

Built production assistants with retrieval and tool-use workflows for enterprise documentation, validation tasks, and writing support.

Related research artifacts
Optimization framework preview

BLEND OPTIMIZER SAAS

Delivered a no-code ML service for training, validation, and optimization workflows using FastAPI, scikit-learn, and SQL for industrial clients.

Computer vision deployment preview

GATE VISION FRAUD DETECTION

Built camera-based fraud detection with tracking and object detection, and improved edge deployment throughput on NVIDIA Jetson hardware.

Production Impact

From Prototype to Business Value

BeyondAI | Machine Learning Engineer

Jun 2021 - Present

  • Built and deployed ML services for forecasting, optimization, and fraud detection with production monitoring.
  • Co-developed Beyond Search for Aramco to turn static documents into an interactive assistant with agentic workflows.
  • Built a no-code ML service (FastAPI + scikit-learn + SQL) for customer model training/validation/testing.
  • Improved Jetson Orin inference throughput using TensorRT and CUDA for real-time CV workloads.

Ford | AI/ML Engineering Contractor

May 2025 - Sep 2025

  • Implemented chat-history caching for internal LLM retrieval to reduce repeated calls and latency.
  • Built Writing Coach Assistant with Gemini APIs, vector retrieval, and multi-step tool-use pipelines via LangChain.
  • Launched Streamlit prototypes for employee feedback before internal deployment.

Core Capabilities

Engineering Stack

ML Engineering

Python, C++, SQL, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn

GenAI Stack

RAG pipelines, vector databases, LangChain, agentic orchestration, Vertex AI

MLOps & Delivery

Docker, Jenkins, MLflow, model versioning, CI/CD integration

Systems

FastAPI, Kafka, Spark, AWS EC2, GCP, edge optimization on NVIDIA Jetson

Research & Writing

Selected Publications

PV paper

CREATING OPTIMIZED MACHINE LEARNING PIPELINES FOR PV POWER GENERATION FORECASTING USING THE GRID SEARCH AND TREE-BASED PIPELINE OPTIMIZATION TOOL

Cogent Engineering, 2024

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Solar scheduling paper

OPTIMIZING SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION IN FACILITIES USING MACHINE LEARNING-BASED SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES: A CASE STUDY

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition, 2025

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PID tuning paper

SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION OF INITIAL STATES AND EXPLORATION-EXPLOITATION STRATEGIES IN PID AUTO-TUNING: A FRAMEWORK-DRIVEN APPROACH APPLIED ON MOBILE ROBOTS

IEEE ARM, 2025

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FIFA paper visualization

FROM PLAYERS TO CHAMPIONS: A GENERALIZABLE MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH FOR MATCH OUTCOME PREDICTION WITH INSIGHTS FROM THE FIFA WORLD CUP

IEEE eIT, 2025

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Patent: Localized Context-Based Screening of Language Model Inputs (Provisional Application)

Academic Background

Education

M.S. IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dec 2025

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B.S. IN MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING

University of Jordan, Aug 2021