Saransh Ahuja

summary

Quantitative builder targeting infrastructure and M&A advisory. Building Kestrel, a crypto market-making system on a deterministic trading engine that measures markouts and adverse selection instead of trusting backtest P&L. Worked inside an M&A integration programme at Westland Insurance, where I built the integration tracking dashboard for onboarding 400+ acquired branches across Canada, still in production. Founded and operated Zippex from 2024 to 2026, a delivery platform that reached 5,000+ users, including an AI-driven pricing model that cut delivery costs 15%. IEEE-published researcher. Bachelor of Computer Information Systems, GPA 3.7/4.0, Dean's Honors List.

core competencies

• M&A Integration Support
• Quantitative Modelling
• Data Analysis (Python, SQL, Power BI)
• Research & Publication
• Vendor Coordination
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Communication
• Dashboards & Reporting

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%
  • Built and led the team, driving 50% increase in project throughput
  • Designed scalable backend with Firebase and Stripe, processing 1,000+ transactions/month with zero downtime
  • Built and launched a delivery platform using React Native, scaling to 5,000+ active users with 99.9% uptime
  • Implemented AI routing for delivery optimization, cutting carbon emissions 10% per delivery
• 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
  • Ensured consistency in technical methodology across multiple integration vendors
  • Worked within a pan-Canada team managing network upgrades, hardware deployments, and data migrations for acquired branches
  • Developed technical documentation and knowledge bases using IT Glue and ServiceNow
• Paragon PMO

  Software Developer · Abbotsford, BC

  Jan 2026 - Jun 2026
  • Translated business requirements into reusable, responsive frontend components with project managers and stakeholders
  • Developed full-stack internal PMO tools and client-facing web applications using React and Next.js
  • 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%
  • 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)
  • Led technology adoption training with positive feedback from 90% of faculty and administrative staff
• 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
  • Evaluated model performance using precision, recall, and F1-score metrics
  • Managed research team and trained models on large datasets of speech samples with various emotions

relevant projects

• 
  KestrelA market-making pipeline built to stream a 44 GB day through a 16 GB machine.
• 
  DaneelScheduled paper trading with kill rules the code enforces, reviewed by AI after the close.
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  ZIPPEX

  You need something moved, Zippex moves it.

  Visit Zippex
  ZippexUber Eats for Facebook Marketplace.

• Kestrel: A market-making pipeline built to stream a 44 GB day through a 16 GB machine.
• Daneel: Scheduled paper trading with kill rules the code enforces, reviewed by AI after the close. (daneel.saranshahuja.com)
• Zippex: Uber Eats for Facebook Marketplace. (zippex.app)