Ruquaiya Ali | AI Product Manager & Automation Engineering Student

// McMaster University · Automation Engineering

I build where engineering, AI, product and business meet.

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// lab

750+

hours of hands-on automation engineering lab work

// siemens · 16h → 3h

80%+

cut in weekly RFx research time with an AI-assisted workflow

// telus digital ai

2,000+

AI-generated search results evaluated for relevance & ranking

// gdg mcmaster

$10K+

CAD annual budget managed across events & hackathons

01 — about

About me

Hi, I'm Ruquaiya. I work where deep technical knowledge meets real commercial value.

Hi, I'm Ruquaiya Ali — an Automation Engineering Technology student at McMaster University. My program includes over 750 hours of hands-on lab experience across core automation engineering courses, giving me real, practical skills in control systems, robotics, automation, and AI. My program also emphasizes business acumen alongside technical training. I'm passionate about the intersection of technology and business, and I'm actively building toward high-impact roles in technical sales, solutions engineering, product management, and business development — where deep technical knowledge meets real commercial value.

SPEC SHEET / CREDENTIALS04 ITEMS

Bachelor of TechnologyAutomation EngineeringMcMaster

Advanced DiplomaElectrical EngineeringMcMaster

CertificateBusiness ManagementMcMaster

AccreditationACBSP AccreditedMcMaster

02 — where i've worked

Experience

From grid software business development to AI healthcare product.

Skrypt Health

Aug. 2026 – Present · Remote

AI Product Manager

Founding team

Works directly with the founders of an early-stage AI healthcare startup

Product ManagementAIAutomationUI/UX

Skrypt Health

AI Product Manager

Drive product feature scoping, requirements gathering, and user feedback synthesis at an early-stage AI healthcare startup, working directly with the founding team
Built and shipped a demo-to-one-pager follow-up automation: when a client books a demo, meeting notes are captured through the Wispr Flow MCP and filled into a ready-made template covering everything the client and founder discussed, then posted to Slack alongside a drafted follow-up email — both revisable just by replying in the thread
Build and maintain internal automations and workflow integrations across Skrypt's systems
Support UI quality and visual consistency across product interfaces, landing pages, and marketing assets
Execute scoped lab initiatives with defined deliverables, timelines, and budgets
Document work and deliver progress updates across all active workstreams

Siemens Canada

June 2026 – Present · Hybrid

Business Development & Engineering Processes Intern

16h → 3h

Weekly RFx research time — a reduction of more than 80%

AI AutomationBusiness DevelopmentSalesforceLLM Tools

Siemens Canada

Business Development & Engineering Processes Intern

Built an AI-assisted RFx screening workflow with internal LLM tools, cutting a weekly 16-hour procurement research task down to 3 hours — a reduction of more than 80%
Developed a bot using Siemens internal AI tools to scan utility Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) for early signals of client capital plans, supporting proactive business development
Supported GSW and PTI business development for utility and grid-operator clients, tracking opportunities in Salesforce
Directly reported to the Head of Grid Software (Canada) & President of Siemens Advanta

TELUS Digital AI

May 2025 – July 2025 · Remote

Media Search Analyst, iOS

2,000+

AI-generated search results evaluated

AI EvaluationData QualitySearch RankingFreelance

TELUS Digital AI

Media Search Analyst, iOS

Evaluated 2,000+ AI-generated search results across music, books, podcasts, and video for relevance and ranking accuracy
Reviewed app-store metadata and query-result alignment to help identify search failure modes
Identified and flagged recurring AI ranking errors, helping improve search result accuracy across media categories
Consistently hit daily evaluation targets while maintaining quality in a fully remote, high-volume contract role

Google Developer Groups

July 2025 – Present · Hybrid

Finance Coordinator / Hackathon Organizer

$10K+

CAD annual budget managed

FinanceEvent ManagementSponsorshipsCommunity

Google Developer Groups

Finance Coordinator / Hackathon Organizer

Manage a $10,000+ CAD annual budget, tracking expenses and cash flow across hackathons, workshops, and community events
Secured sponsorships from tech companies and industry professionals by building and maintaining strategic relationships
Coordinate financial planning and reporting for one of McMaster's most active tech communities
Support event logistics and operations for a student-led organization running recurring technical programming

03 — what i've built

Projects

Live

TruthLens

AI-powered Chrome extension that analyzes news articles for political bias, credibility, emotional manipulation, and rhetorical tactics using the Claude API and a FastAPI backend deployed on Render.

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TruthLens

// Highlights

Deployed live backend API on Render
Engineered Claude prompts for reliable structured JSON output
Built and shipped a real Chrome Extension (Manifest V3)
Implemented rate limiting and CORS security
Full error handling with automatic retry logic

PythonFastAPIReactClaude APIPrompt EngineeringChrome ExtensionREST APIRenderHTMLCSSJavaScript

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Academic

Employee Management System

A C++ OOP console application that manages employees, managers, and interns using inheritance, polymorphism, and file I/O. Built as a group project at McMaster University.

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Employee Management System

// Highlights

Designed class hierarchy with Employee, Manager, and Intern types
Applied polymorphism for dynamic dispatch across employee types
Implemented file I/O for persistent data storage
Collaborated in a group project for ENGTECH 1PR3

C++OOPInheritancePolymorphismFile I/O

View on GitHub

04 — what i work with

Skills

Programming

C++PythonOOPHTMLCSSJavaScriptPrompt EngineeringLLM IntegrationClaudeAutomationAutomation DevelopmentGitHubSupabaseVercel

Engineering

Circuit AnalysisMultisimArduinoAutoCADAutoDesk InventorAnalytical Chemistry

Productivity

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointSalesforceProduct ManagementUI/UXAI

05 — get in touch

Let's talk.

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Ruquaiya Ali.

About me

Experience

AI Product Manager

Business Development & Engineering Processes Intern

Media Search Analyst, iOS

Finance Coordinator / Hackathon Organizer

Projects

TruthLens

Employee Management System

Skills

Programming

Engineering

Productivity

Let's talk.