Ali Raza

B.Eng, Computer Engineering & Management @ McMaster University

I build pixel-perfect digital experiences.

About Me

I'm Ali Raza, a Toronto-based engineer and founder of Famzy, a family operating system helping households communicate, connect, and coordinate. I'm drawn to the space where software meets people: products that actually get used, by real families, solving real problems.

Before going deep on tech, I spent years in high-performance sales, commission-only, competitive, quota-driven. That background shapes how I build: obsessed with what users actually want, not what's interesting to engineer.

Outside of work: top 0.1% Rocket League player, soccer, travel, and whatever I'm currently doing.

Experience

Technical Founder

> Famzy Inc. @ Mississauga, ON · Nov 2025 - Present

  • Building Famzy, a mobile family OS with calendars, locations, storage, lists, and more.
  • Shipped Stella, an in-app AI assistant that drives every feature through natural language.
  • Currently live on TestFlight.
> famzy.ai

B2C Solar Sales Consultant

> Freedom Solar Pros @ Houston, TX · May 2025 - Aug 2025 · Contract Full-time · On-site

  • Closed 13 residential solar contracts in 45 days through door-to-door outreach across Houston, knocking 100+ doors daily.
  • Ran the full sales cycle independently - prospecting, discovery, utility bill analysis, proposal, objection handling, and contract execution.
  • Coordinated with site survey and operations teams to ensure a clean handoff from sale to install scheduling and permitting.

IT Technician

> Septodont @ Cambridge, ON · Jan 2025 - Apr 2025 · Internship · Hybrid

  • Primary point of contact for end-user IT support, escalating server and networking issues to the infrastructure team.
  • Managed software licensing and owned the employee onboarding and offboarding workflow across departments.
  • Co-led the UniFlow deployment, rolling out a unified print management system across offices in France, Canada, and the US.
  • Supported the MFA and ZTNA rollouts and maintained Power BI dashboards tracking IT performance metrics.

Data Analyst

> Vanguard Financial @ Mississauga, ON · May 2023 - Aug 2023 · Internship · Hybrid

  • Managed financial records for 30+ business clients and presented account analysis to the team.
  • Built a Python script that automated bank statement reconciliation, processing ~1,000 transactions per week at >99% accuracy.
  • Contributed to the migration onto a new SQL database system for cleaner data organization.
  • Led development of a full-stack payroll tool that replaced manual data entry and standardized inflow and export.

B2B Marketing Team-Lead

> The Rec Source @ GTA, ON · Jun 2022 - Dec 2022 · Contract Part-time · Hybrid

  • Secured 4 workforce-solutions contracts worth $100k+ each, outperforming team benchmarks.
  • Led a team of 3 marketing reps, setting sales strategy and coaching day-to-day approach.
  • Ran client meetings with HR managers at company warehouses across Ontario, traveling extensively to close deals on site.

B2C TELUS Sales Consultant

> GoSales @ GTA, ON · Apr 2022 - Aug 2022 · Contract Full-time · On-site

  • Sold 68 TELUS smart-home security systems in a single summer, a ~2% conversion over ~3,400 door-knocks.
  • Engaged 100+ prospects per day door-to-door, generating qualified leads from roughly 10% of them.
  • Handled the full pitch for TELUS smart-home security and mobile plans, matching products to homeowner needs.

B2C Sales Consultant

> Student Works @ GTA, ON · Dec 2021 - Mar 2022 · Contract Part-time · On-site

  • Delivered on-the-spot quotes for residential window-cleaning jobs through door-to-door canvassing.
  • Assessed home type, size, and access to price services accurately on first visit.
  • Sharpened negotiation and objection-handling skills through direct homeowner interactions.

Sales Representative

> Puma @ Milton, ON · Oct 2017 - Jan 2019 · Permanent Part-time · On-site

  • Retail floor sales and customer service at a Puma outlet location.

Projects

1Jan 2026 – Present

Polsa

Mobile companion for Rocket League esports, built on top of unofficial data sources.

React NativeExpo+4
5Sep 2025 – Apr 2026

Ivy

AI study platform with study, planning, and career tools.

Next.jsReact+4
3Mar 2026 – Apr 2026

Autonomous RC Vehicle

Embedded autonomy project combining onboard vision, ultrasonic sensing, and PX4 motor control.

PythonC+++4
1Feb 2024 – Jun 2024

Franky

AI-powered Rocket League bot using deep reinforcement learning.

PythonRLGym+4
4Feb 2024 – Mar 2024

Real-time SDR for mono/stereo FM

Software-defined radio system for FM and RDS decoding in a Unix environment.

LinuxC+++6
2Oct 2023 – Dec 2023

Hardware-Based Image Decompressor

Hardware image decompression system using Verilog on an Altera DE2-115 FPGA.

VerilogModelSim+3
1May 2023 – Aug 2023

Payroll by Vanguard Financial

Full-stack payroll management system with role-based access for accountants and clients.

TypeScriptPostgreSQL+4
1Feb 2023 – Apr 2023

LiDAR Spatial Mapper

Real-time 3D spatial mapping system using a ToF sensor and MSP432 microcontroller.

CPython+3
2Jan 2023 – Mar 2023

Kinship Canada

CRA-compliant custom payment processing system for a Canadian charity.

JavaScriptTypeScript+4
5Sep 2022 – Dec 2022

Model Pacemaker

Pacemaker simulation model with a custom Python/Tkinter GUI for real-time control.

MATLABSimulink+4

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