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Saransh Ahuja

Developer and project manager who runs operations and builds the tooling behind them.

saranshahuja614@gmail.com·linkedin.com/in/saranshahuja17·github.com/saranshahuja·saranshahuja.com·Abbotsford, BC

Business OperationsSoftware EngineeringPlatform / InfrastructureProject / Program ManagementFinance / IBAI & ML Research

summary

Developer and project manager who runs business operations and builds the AI tooling that makes them faster. Founded and operated Zippex from 2024 to 2026, a delivery platform that reached 5,000+ users with AI-driven pricing. Built the integration tracking dashboard for M&A onboarding of 400+ branches across Canada, still in production. Managed project dashboards, weekly reporting, and stakeholder communications for a university accreditation program. IEEE-published AI researcher. Builds with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.

core competencies

  • Business Operations
  • AI Tooling & Automation
  • Process Improvement
  • Reporting Dashboards
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Python & SQL
  • Documentation (IT Glue, ServiceNow)
  • Project Coordination

experience

  • Zippex Technologies Inc
    Developer and Operations Project Manager · Abbotsford, BC
    Feb 2024 - Aug 2026
    • Developed AI-driven dynamic pricing models, reducing delivery costs by 15% and increasing retention by 20%
    • Implemented AI routing for delivery optimization, cutting carbon emissions 10% per delivery
    • Built and led the team, driving 50% increase in project throughput
    • Built and launched a delivery platform using React Native, scaling to 5,000+ active users with 99.9% uptime
    • Designed scalable backend with Firebase and Stripe, processing 1,000+ transactions/month with zero downtime
    • Integrated Google Maps API for real-time tracking, improving delivery accuracy by 30% and cutting average delivery times by 20%
  • Paragon PMO
    Software Developer · Abbotsford, BC
    Jan 2026 - Jun 2026
    • Developed full-stack internal PMO tools and client-facing web applications using React and Next.js
    • Translated business requirements into reusable, responsive frontend components with project managers and stakeholders
    • Built backend APIs and database integrations supporting application workflows and data management
    • Owned the full lifecycle (planning, development, testing, deployment, and post-launch maintenance), improving application reliability
  • University of the Fraser Valley
    Junior Project Manager · Abbotsford, BC
    May 2024 - Dec 2025
    • Built and managed project dashboards and timelines, increasing on-time milestone completion by 25%
    • Led technology adoption training with positive feedback from 90% of faculty and administrative staff
    • Conducted stakeholder analysis and risk assessments, reducing project disruptions by 15%
    • Implemented ACADEM, UFV's international accreditation system, aligning programs with global standards (AACSB, EFMD)
  • Westland Insurance, IT Integrations (M&A)
    Project Support Analyst · Vancouver, BC
    Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
    • Built the integration tracking dashboard for M&A onboarding of 400+ branches across Canada, still in production today
    • Developed technical documentation and knowledge bases using IT Glue and ServiceNow
    • Worked within a pan-Canada team managing network upgrades, hardware deployments, and data migrations for acquired branches
    • Ensured consistency in technical methodology across multiple integration vendors
  • University of the Fraser Valley
    AI Research Lead (AI Researcher May 2022 - Dec 2022) · Abbotsford, BC
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
    • Led research on speech emotion recognition using deep neural networks and support vector machines
    • Managed research team and trained models on large datasets of speech samples with various emotions
    • Evaluated model performance using precision, recall, and F1-score metrics

relevant projects

  • Zippex

    ZIPPEX

    You need something moved, Zippex moves it.

    ZippexUber Eats for Facebook Marketplace.
  • RelistEvery car on the lot, on Marketplace, never stale.
  • Blorp

    BLORP

    SMS that scales with you.

    BlorpSMS that scales with you.
  • OrviaDigital experiences, considered down to the last detail.
  • Zippex: Uber Eats for Facebook Marketplace. (zippex.app)
  • Relist: Every car on the lot, on Marketplace, never stale. (relist-ten.vercel.app)
  • Blorp: SMS that scales with you. (goblorp.com)
  • Orvia: Digital experiences, considered down to the last detail. (orvia.ca)
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published research

Affective Computing for Social Companion Robots Using Fine-grained Speech Emotion Recognition

Ahuja, S., Shabani, A., 2023 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), Santa Clara, June 2023

education

University of the Fraser Valley
Bachelor of Computer Information Systems · Abbotsford, BC
April 2023

Dean's Honors List · Undergraduate Research Excellence Award

skills

Languages
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, Java, C++, C#, Rust, PHP
Frameworks
React Native, React, Next.js, Angular, Flutter, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch
Cloud & Data
Firebase, AWS, Azure, MySQL, Power BI
Tools
Git, DevOps, Scrum, ServiceNow, Jira, SharePoint, Power Apps, Figma
AI Tooling
Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Zed AI, Replit Agent, Lovable, Bolt.new, Vercel v0