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Keenan Fernandes

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// now brewing: Full-Stack AI Engineer▍

I brew AI-enabled SaaS platforms and agentic workflows end to end — from architecture to deployment. Currently leading technical delivery on government & enterprise projects in the UAE.

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01 · the house blend

Building at the intersection of
AI and great software.

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I'm a full-stack engineer based in the UAE, specialising in AI-enabled SaaS platforms and agentic workflows. I love owning products end to end — from database design and API architecture to polished frontends and production deploys on AWS and Azure.

At Potential FZ LLC I lead technical delivery on government & enterprise projects. Most notably I built and scaled VX-Academyfor the Department of Culture & Tourism – Abu Dhabi to 20,000+ users, cutting peak-load DB resource usage by over 80% through query optimisation and app-level caching.

Off the clock I'm drawn to hardware — kinetic sand tables, AR indoor navigation, smart IoT devices — anywhere software meets the physical world. I hold a First Class Honours BEng from Middlesex University (4.25 GPA).

☕ caffeinated📍 UAE🌙 night-shift commits🔧 hardware tinkerer
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Full-Stack80%

End-to-end ownership — DB schema to pixel-perfect UI.

AI / LLM60%

LangChain, LangGraph, voice agents, agentic workflows.

Cloud & Infra50%

AWS, Azure, Docker, Dokploy — production-grade deploys.

Technical Lead40%

Client-facing delivery, junior mentor, cross-team glue.

* roasted nightly · best served in production

02 · the brewing log

Where I've worked
and what I brewed.

VX-Academy — featured pour

Nov 2023 – Present · UAE

Full-Stack AI Product Engineer / Technical Lead

Potential FZ LLC

Next.jsTypeScriptNode.jsPostgreSQLLangChainLangGraphDockerAWSAzureStripeRedisPinecone
  • Built full-stack SaaS platforms, AI chatbots, voice agents, and agentic workflows across client and internal projects.
  • Led development of VX-Academy for the Department of Culture & Tourism – Abu Dhabi: a learning & certification platform for frontline tourism workers.
  • Scaled VX-Academy to ~4–5k active / ~20k total users; cut peak-load DB resource usage by >80% via query optimisation, indexing, and app-level caching.
  • Designed AI concierge & AI examiner features: course guidance, progress tracking, role-play assessment, data sovereignty.
  • Built an AI self-service chatbot SaaS with Stripe-integrated subscription workflows.
  • Owned architecture across most projects: DB design, AI workflow design, deployment, and infra.
  • Replaced manual deploys with Docker-based workflows via Dokploy; production support on AWS and Azure.
  • Direct technical contact for enterprise & government clients; mentored junior developers.
2023

Oct 2022 – Jun 2023 · UAE

Data Science Intern

Emicool

PythonPandasNumPySparkAlteryxSQLPower BIIncortaOracle Fusion
  • Preprocessed & migrated Oracle Fusion data; saved ~120 hours of manual work via Alteryx, Python, Pandas, NumPy automation.
  • Migrated Power BI dashboards to Incorta — built 80+ dashboards across 5 departments with ETL pipelines.
  • Processed >1 billion plant sensor records/day with Apache Spark for RSB regulatory compliance.
  • Built Python automation: file consolidation, PDF bill extraction, review scraping, SQL Server transfers.
  • Built feature-engineering pipelines on 50+ variables; trained Random Forest & Decision Tree models predicting complaints at 70% accuracy.
2022

May 2021 – Jul 2022 · Dubai, UAE

Team Lead & Lab Incharge

The Assembly

Team LeadershipPremiere ProOBS3D PrintingGITEX 2021
  • Led interns coordinating tech, media, and event projects using Trello.
  • Directed, edited & produced 50+ YouTube videos (Premiere Pro, OBS Studio).
  • Maintained & upgraded 7 legacy lab projects, including 3D-printed hardware repairs.
  • Designed a portable livestreaming setup for multiple In5 Dubai locations.
  • Contributed to 2 projects showcased at GITEX Technology Week 2021.
2021

Dec 2020 – Dec 2021 · Remote

Remote Web Developer

Ookiyo

HTML/CSSJavaScriptWordPressHubSpotZapierSEO
  • Built responsive websites with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WordPress, and HubSpot.
  • Set up Zapier automation workflows; applied SEO best practices and cross-browser support.
2020
03 · the menu

Tools of the trade

// freshly ground daily
TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQLPHPJavaReactNext.jsTailwind CSSshadcn/uiTanStack QueryBootstrapNode.jsExpressPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisPineconeREST APIsLangChainLangGraphOpenAI APIAnthropic APIOllamaAI ChatbotsVoice AgentsAgentic WorkflowsDockerDokployAWSAzureObject StorageCI/CDProduction SupportTypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQLPHPJavaReactNext.jsTailwind CSSshadcn/uiTanStack QueryBootstrapNode.jsExpressPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisPineconeREST APIsLangChainLangGraphOpenAI APIAnthropic APIOllamaAI ChatbotsVoice AgentsAgentic WorkflowsDockerDokployAWSAzureObject StorageCI/CDProduction Support

Languages

the beans
TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQLPHPJava

Frontend

the latte art
ReactNext.jsTailwind CSSshadcn/uiTanStack QueryBootstrap

Backend & Database

the espresso shot
Node.jsExpressPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisPineconeREST APIs

AI / LLM

the secret syrup
LangChainLangGraphOpenAI APIAnthropic APIOllamaAI ChatbotsVoice AgentsAgentic Workflows

Cloud & DevOps

the roastery
DockerDokployAWSAzureObject StorageCI/CDProduction Support
04 · house brews

Things I've built

From AI SaaS platforms to hardware experiments — a mix of professional work and personal projects exploring where software meets the physical world.

◇ hardware

Kinetic Sand Table

Raspberry Pi + Arduino CNC machine that draws geometric patterns in sand with stepper motors and a steel ball — controlled via web UI.

Raspberry PiArduinoPythonCNC
◇ hardware

LED Infinity Mirror

Infinity mirror with addressable LED strips on an Arduino MKR WIFI 1010, reacting to audio input and web-based colour control.

Arduino MKRWS2812BIoTWeb Control
◇ hardware

Smart Foosball Table

Automated score tracking via Raspberry Pi camera + computer vision; live web dashboard with full game history.

Raspberry PiOpenCVPythonCV
◇ hardware

Pi Photobooth

Raspberry Pi photobooth with physical button trigger, live preview, and digital + print output — deployed at live events.

Raspberry PiPythonGPIOEvents
◇ hardware

Indoor AR Navigation

Android app using Unity + Vuforia to overlay AR wayfinding onto printed QR anchors — turn-by-turn indoor nav, no GPS.

AndroidUnityC#VuforiaAR
◇ hardware

Real-Time OCR Reader

Pi camera captures text from physical surfaces in real time; Tesseract OCR reads it aloud via pyttsx3 — an accessibility aid.

Raspberry PiTesseractPythonA11y
◇ hardware

Virtual Mouse via ML

MediaPipe hand-tracking on a Raspberry Pi translates finger gestures into cursor control — no physical mouse required.

Raspberry PiMediaPipePythonML
◆ saas

AI Chatbot SaaS Platform

Multi-tenant SaaS letting businesses embed custom AI chatbots. Stripe-integrated tiers, admin dashboard, and LLM routing.

Next.jsLangChainOpenAIStripeDocker
05 · barista training

Academic background &
credentials.

Education

BEng Computer Systems Engineering

Middlesex University

Jan 2018 – Jul 2021 · Dubai, UAE

First Class
honours
0.00
gpa

Certifications

  • Astrolabs Full-Stack Bootcamp (Dec 2022)
  • GDSC Cloud Engineering, DS & ML (May 2020)
  • IBM Cloud Application Developer 2019 Mastery Award
  • Dell EMC Cloud Infrastructure & Services v3.0
  • Dell EMC Information Storage & Management
  • Cisco CCNA Routing & Switching Essentials
  • Cisco Cybersecurity Essentials
  • Cisco Intro to IoT
  • Cisco PCAP — Programming Essentials in Python
06 · place an order

Let's build something remarkable.

Open to senior engineering roles, tech-lead positions, and interesting freelance projects — especially in AI, SaaS, or government tech. Drop a note below or reach out directly.

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