Zachary pitching Seets
Pitching the project that turned into Seets, an IoT occupancy tracking business.

Work

Projects

Systems projects across machine learning infrastructure, quantitative research, embedded products, AI agents, and simulation.

May 2026 to Present

Knovara

AI-powered technical ramp-up copilot that maps a company's code, docs, projects, decisions, and people so new engineers can become productive faster. It turns scattered organizational knowledge into personalized technical mentorship.

TypeScriptPythonFastAPINext.jsChromaDBOpenAI APISQLiteDocker

Sep 2025 to Present

Smart Sensing Seating System (Seets)

IoT smart seating startup product for real-time occupancy tracking and space utilization insights. Piloted at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute as the first live institutional deployment.

Live pilot deployment at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute

FastAPIReactTypeScriptIoTEmbedded HardwarePostgreSQLDockerReal-Time Analytics

Jan 2026 to May 2026

Mini Tensor Engine

C++ inference runtime built to study how tensor layout, matmul kernel design, SIMD, cache locality, threading, and int8 quantization affect CPU inference latency. Every performance claim is backed by measured benchmarks, not intuition.

3.37x speedup over naive baseline at 1024³ matmul via cache-friendly transpose

C++PythonCMakeAVX2 SIMDMultithreadingInt8 Quantization

Aug 2025 to Dec 2025

Adaptive Market Regime Framework

Research-grade quantitative trading system detecting market regimes via Hidden Markov Models, blending alpha signals with SPY through a regime-aware allocation policy, backed by a reinforcement learning position-sizing agent and a full React product dashboard.

1.09 Sharpe ratio vs. 0.95 for SPY

PythonFastAPIReactTypeScriptHidden Markov ModelsReinforcement Learning (PPO)Quantitative ResearchStreamlitRecharts

Nov 2025 to Nov 2025

Quantum Math Quest

Python desktop quiz game combining adaptive math practice with quantum-random question selection using Qiskit. An Elo-style rating system adjusts difficulty while quantum circuits drive category and question randomness. Built for the 2025 Qiskit Hackathon.

PythonQiskitTkinterElo Rating

May 2025 to Sep 2025

Sports Strategy Engine

Full-stack golf decision-analysis platform modeling shot strategy under uncertainty with a Monte Carlo simulation engine and a visual SVG hole editor for defining players, hole geometry, and hazards.

Risk-adjusted strategy ranking with probability breakdowns and expected-stroke comparisons

ReactTypeScriptFastAPIPydanticSQLAlchemySQLiteNumPyMonte Carlo SimulationSVG

Jan 2025 to May 2025

Real-Time Trading System

Full-stack trading platform ingesting live market data and generating explainable BUY/HOLD/SELL recommendations through a signal-processing layer computing momentum, trend, volatility, and volume indicators.

PythonFastAPIReactPostgreSQLRedisDockeryfinanceSignal Processing

Sep 2024 to Dec 2024

AI Games and Logic Solvers

Collection of classical AI systems built from first principles, including a minimax Checkers AI, a Q-learning Nim agent, a constraint-satisfaction Crossword solver, a Minesweeper inference engine, and a PageRank simulation. The collection emphasizes algorithmic thinking over high-level library abstraction.

PythonMachine LearningSearch AlgorithmsReinforcement LearningConstraint SatisfactionProbabilistic Modeling

Apr 2024 to Jun 2024

AI Agents and Workflows

Collection of AI agent automations built in n8n connecting LLMs to real business tools, including appointment scheduling, lead research, LinkedIn content drafting, RAG-based document Q&A, and weather alerts. The project bridges AI from chat to real action.

n8nPythonRAGPineconeGoogle Workspace APIsLLM WorkflowsJSON

Sep 2023 to Dec 2023

ParaPicture Solutions

Flexible arm system enabling individuals with limited mobility to independently capture photographs using a diverse range of photographic tools.

Hardware PrototypingAccessibility DesignLeadership

Jan 2023 to Apr 2023

1Chat4You

Application streamlining communication between landlords and tenants, providing a secure environment for real-time messaging, document sharing, and essential updates.

TypeScriptLeadership

Sep 2022 to Dec 2022

CircuitFlow

Browser-based circuit simulation platform combining a SPICE-like netlist workflow with an interactive schematic editor, running DC, AC, and transient analysis directly in the browser via matrix-based nodal analysis.

TypeScriptReactCircuit Design and AnalysisVitemath.jsRecharts