CFM (CS + Finance) @ University of Waterloo · Check Out My Website: https://poneesh-portfolio.vercel.app
Whether I'm managing risk for a $2M fund, automating creditrisk for fortune 500 companies or architecting AI-driven speech therapy platforms, I bridge the gap between high performance code and financial strategy. I don't just build apps; I engineer systems from low-latency data pipelines to automated portfolio monitoring that turn complex market signals into actionable intelligence.
- 🏢 software engineer intern @ netnow financial Making AI agents to assist in credit risk analysis for 85,000+ customers including fortune 500 companies.
- 🏢 Machine Learning Engineer @ Wat Street (World Order Book Team) Making simulations of world financial markets to make trading strategies
- 🥇 winner: 1st @ claude waterloo hackathon — Engineered a top-tier solution utilizing Anthropic's Claude models to solve complex real-world challenges.
- 🏅 winner: google build with ai — Co-founded ArtiCue, an AI-powered speech therapy platform that earned mentorship from Google engineers.
- 🏢 software engineer @ marble investments — Optimized data pipelines via multi-tier caching, reducing API latency by 30%.
- 🥈 portfolio advisor project: 2nd Overall Co-hort wide — Engineered a systematic strategy that generated a 25% annualized return through automated data processing.
- 📡 data & research analyst @ nodal research — Managing risk metrics and asset allocation for a $1.2M AUM fund using Python-based workflows.
- 🛡️ certified security professional — Completed Microsoft Security Essentials, specializing in Zero Trust and AI-powered protection.
core programming
frameworks, tools & data
My work focuses on driving technical strategy and managing end-to-end execution:
- 🏗 fintech leadership — Architecting product roadmaps and security frameworks for B2C apps to ensure data integrity.
- 🤖 intelligent systems — Leading the development of AI platforms, integrating LLMs (Gemini/Claude) for real-time analysis and personalized feedback.
- 📈 investment engineering — Building high-throughput market data engines and quantitative dashboards to automate portfolio monitoring.
- 🏥 hamilton health sciences (hhsva) — Coordinated donation drives raising $20,000+ in food and $8,000+ in funds for pediatric initiatives.
- 🏫 university of waterloo clubs — Managing M&A market research for UWFA; Financial Analyst at UW Wealth Management Association; Investment Analyst at UW Fintech Club.
- 🇮🇳 hindi language mentor — Drawing on my fluency in Hindi and Punjabi to support language learning and cultural engagement.
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