Data Scientist · AI Engineer · Builder & Problem Solver

I turn complex data into clear decisions

Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) graduate from Universiti Malaya. Currently at Kyndryl Malaysia as a Data Scientist, delivering data-driven solutions for banking and healthcare clients — translating ambiguity into actionable insight.

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Iqbal Zulsafari
GCP ML Engineer · Google Certified
UM · CGPA 3.50

What I bring to the table

I sit at the intersection of technical depth and business understanding — comfortable in a data pipeline and equally at home in a client boardroom.

Structured problem-solving

Trained in AI and quantitative methods. I break ambiguous challenges into testable hypotheses and work systematically toward recommendations that hold up under scrutiny.

Client and stakeholder engagement

Experienced in requirements gathering, feasibility analysis, and presenting complex findings to senior decision-makers who need clarity, not jargon.

Data-driven delivery

Built automated validation pipelines, reconciliation frameworks, and evidence retrieval systems that directly informed executive go/no-go decisions.

Technical breadth

Python, SQL, Azure, GCP, FastAPI, ML frameworks. I prototype fast and communicate what I've built even faster. Two Azure certifications and counting.

Academic foundation

Bachelor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)

Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

CGPA 3.50 Dean's List — Sem 6 & 7
2021 – 2025

Foundation in Physical Sciences

Centre for Foundation in Science, Universiti Malaya

CGPA 3.63
2020 – 2021

Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)

MRSM Pengakalan Hulu, Perak

2A+ 4A 3A-
2018 – 2019

Engagements that shaped my thinking

Each framed as the consulting case it was — situation, approach, and what changed because of the work.

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Banking & Financial Services Kyndryl · 2025

Automating loan application review with AI

Situation

A local Malaysian bank's auto-financing loan applications were submitted by partner officers via email with attached documents (NRIC, payslips, bank statements). Bank officers had to manually review each email, open every attachment, and key customer details into the loan origination system — a slow, error-prone process.

Approach

  • Participated in client requirement gathering to scope the AI email processing solution
  • Assisted in designing the Azure architecture (Document Intelligence, Logic Apps, Blob Storage, Functions)
  • Contributed to building document classification, OCR/NLP data extraction, and a cross-validation engine
  • Built audit trail reporting with extracted fields, mismatches, and confidence scores

Impact

Delivered a working PoC that automates document classification, data extraction, and cross-validation of customer details — enabling loan officers to focus only on exception handling. Designed to reduce processing time, manual errors, and improve approval consistency.

Azure Document IntelligenceAzure Logic AppsAzure FunctionsPythonOCR/NLPAgile
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Healthcare & Life Sciences Kyndryl · 2025

Automating clinical genomics reporting with AI

Situation

Clinical variant interpreters were manually reviewing multiple public sources (PubMed, ClinVar, dbSNP, FDA, clinical trials) to identify variant evidence. Existing tools provided inconsistent literature synthesis and required costly full-suite subscriptions, wasting time and budget.

Approach

  • Contributed to building the report verification module on Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, BigQuery, Vertex AI)
  • Developed tier validation, variant interpretation checks, and mutation detection flags with human-in-the-loop indicators
  • Implemented structured logging with unique identifiers for traceability across concurrent modules
  • Helped resolve report generation bottlenecks through worker provisioning

Impact

Reduced clinician verification time through automated literature summarization with clear flags for expert review. Delivered client-specific customized reports. Achieved ~90% cost reduction compared to traditional interpreter tool subscriptions.

PythonGCP Cloud RunBigQueryVertex AICloud SQLCloud BigtableCloud Functions
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Property Technology UM × SkyWorld Development · 2024–25

Turning customer chatter into structured business intelligence

Situation

SkyWorld Development Berhad, a leading Malaysian developer, needed a scalable way to handle multilingual customer queries and extract structured sentiment data to inform strategy. A university-industry collaboration.

Approach

  • Ran stakeholder analysis to define chatbot scope and sentiment framework
  • Engineered hierarchical sentiment models aligned with business classification tiers
  • Designed modular FastAPI + MultiLLM architecture for multilingual support (Malay, Chinese, English)
  • Trained models with Hugging Face pipelines, meeting accuracy KPIs

Impact

Delivered a working multilingual prototype with integrated sentiment analytics. Modular architecture ensured the client could maintain and extend it independently after handover.

PythonFastAPImBERTSeaLLMHugging FaceStreamlitMySQL

Certifications earned

Google

Professional Machine Learning Engineer

Google Cloud · Apr 2026

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Google

Associate Data Practitioner

Google · Mar 2026

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Microsoft

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Microsoft · Jul 2025

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Microsoft

Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

Microsoft · Jul 2025

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PMI

Predictive Project Management

PMI · Jun 2025

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IBM

Data Science Foundations - Level 1

IBM · 2024

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NVIDIA

AI for Anomaly Detection

NVIDIA · Dec 2024

Helsinki

Ethics of AI (2 ECTS)

University of Helsinki · Dec 2024

Cisco

CCNAv7: Introduction to Networks

Cisco Networking Academy · Jun 2022

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Get the full picture

Two focused resumes for different roles — consulting and technical. Or download the full CV if you need the complete picture.

Let's talk

Open to consulting, data science, and technology advisory opportunities. Based in Kuala Lumpur.

Phone

+60 18-256 5963

Location

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia