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A Persian live flight tracker for web and Android: map, airport boards and delay history
Project detailsForward Deployed Engineer · Embedded Finance · AI
From strategy to production. Forward Deployed Engineer
I’ve spent more than a decade leading digital transformation and financial innovation, from fintech and payments at Snappfood and Abantether to large-scale digital platforms. Today I work as a Forward Deployed Engineer: I embed with business teams, understand the problem first-hand, and design, build and deploy AI solutions into production.
- 9
- months of full-time AI engineering
- 15+
- years of professional experience
- 14
- companies and organizations
Organizations I’ve worked with
Approach
AI, from the problem on the ground to production
A Forward Deployed Engineer works on the front line: sitting with the customer, learning the process and the data up close, and carrying the solution all the way to deployment and measurable impact. Years of leading large organizations, especially in fintech (payments, embedded finance, digital lending, liquidity management and crypto), taught me the language of business, process and regulation.
For the past 9 months I’ve been working full-time and hands-on in AI engineering, taking dozens of projects from idea to a working product. The result is a rare combination: a deep understanding of organizations, together with the ability to build and ship fast.
- LLM Applications
- AI Agents
- Workflow Automation
- Rapid Prototyping
- Systems Integration
- Payments
- Embedded Finance
- Digital Lending
- Liquidity Management
- Crypto & DeFi
How an FDE engagement runs
Embed
I work alongside the team to understand the real process, data and bottlenecks.
Prototype
With LLMs and AI tooling, I ship a usable version within days.
Deploy
I integrate with the organization’s infrastructure, security and rules, and deploy to production.
Measure
I measure impact against business metrics and keep improving the solution.
Projects
Solutions I’ve built and deployed
A selection of recent AI projects, each with the problem, the solution and the outcome.
Zarvan Fund
A live Tehran Stock Exchange dashboard: indices, real-money flow, market map and technical analysis.
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Shahr Sekkeh
An offline Android game that teaches kids aged 7 to 13 about money and saving, with no ads
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Founders Arena
An internal hackathon turned into a startup game with coins, investing and a live auction.
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HealthSea
A digital health and supplementary-insurance platform: member app, claims review and back office.
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Vazhechin
Persian crossword, letter wheel, word search and a daily puzzle: offline, no sign-up
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Takkhal
Fourteen Iranian and international card games against computer opponents, offline and with no betting
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Dorehami
Four Persian party games on one phone: Mafia, Charades, Spy and Name-Place-Thing. Offline, no sign-up.
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Nosa
Building-safety assessment platform: questionnaire, score, expert report and SMS link
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Kariz
Kariz: banking and wealth management in one app; an 87-screen interactive mock and a backend under construction.
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Zharfna (Persian DeepTutor)
A Persian, right-to-left fork of the open-source DeepTutor AI study assistant, with Jalali dates and Persian search.
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DastyarGPT
A Persian personal AI assistant with a browser, terminal and files that keeps working on tasks.
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Ghahreman Zarb va Emla
Offline, ad-free Android app for 4th–5th graders: multiplication, division and Persian spelling
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BazaarPay Gateway
An API gateway that resells identity, SMS and e-sign services with per-request billing and wallets
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BazaarPay Operations Dashboard
BazaarPay’s internal Persian-first system for letters, contracts and daily tasks
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Tapsell HR Portal
Tapsell’s internal portal for HR services: early salary, leave, contracts, hiring and onboarding
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Tapsell Group Finance and Admin System
One system for licenses, cheques, bank facilities and HR processes across the Tapsell group of companies
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Cafe Bazaar Purchase & Developer Settlement Backend
Cafe Bazaar’s payment core: in-app purchases, subscriptions, refunds and developer settlement
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Subscription Sales & Management Bot
A Telegram bot that sells, renews and manages service subscriptions, with wallet, promo codes and admin tools
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Saman Insurance Customer Club
Interactive mock of Saman Insurance’s loyalty club that turns rewards and cashback into spendable credit
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Namagar
Android video editor for vertical clips and stories, with flawless Persian text
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Nimfaseleh
A Persian keyboard with a dedicated ZWNJ key and no internet permission
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Runevesht
A Persian-first document scanner and PDF toolkit for Android, no watermark, no sign-up
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Jabaz
Android app that shows and safely clears what messengers store on your phone, offline
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Bazgosha
Open zip, rar and 7z files offline with Persian names intact, even multi-part files from messengers
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Nahan
An offline encrypted vault for photos and videos, plus an app lock
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Gigban
Mobile data dashboard: remaining pack, per-SIM and per-app usage, with the Persian calendar
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Sarangoshti
Offline Persian financial calculator: salary, bonus, loans and deposits, with a source for every legal figure
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JoftShesh
Ludo, snakes and ladders, backgammon and dominoes in one offline app for 2 to 4 players on one phone.
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Gol-Koochik (Street Football for Two)
Alley football on one phone: two players or vs. CPU, penalties and a neighbourhood cup
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Park Dobl
Top-down driving game for practising parallel parking, reversing and Iranian alleys; works offline
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Takcharkh
A 2D motorbike game with real physics on Iranian streets and roads, fully playable offline.
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Dinotaz
Three short offline games starring a dinosaur running through Iranian landscapes.
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Ashpazbashi
An offline, ad-free Iranian cooking game for kids
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Pishi Pashmak
An offline 3D kitten-raising game set in an old Iranian house
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Ghesseh-Bagh (Story Garden)
An offline, ad-free interactive cartoon of Iranian folk tales for children aged 3 to 8
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Aroosak-khoone (Doll House)
An offline Persian dress-up game with a story and Iranian regional costumes
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Ayyar
A 3D parkour and stealth game over desert-city rooftops, fully offline and bloodless
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Rafigh-e Jadde (Road Companion)
An offline 3D Iranian road-trip driving game: from the Kerman desert to the Caspian in an old Paykan
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Hashti (The Old House)
Offline 3D first-person horror in a Qajar house in Kashan, with creatures from Iranian folklore
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Khalzan
A 3D target-shooting game with an Iranian story: offline, light and family-friendly.
Project detailsExperience
Career path
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2026 — Present
Entrepreneur in Residence
Tapsell
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2025 — 2026
VP of Financial Innovation (Fintech)
Snappfood
- Architected new payment experiences for partners, couriers and end users
- Designed credit products and led liquidity and wealth-management strategy
- Strengthened payment infrastructure and launched embedded-finance services
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2024 — 2026
Principal Technology Advisor (part-time)
Air Shiraz
- Advised leadership on technology strategy, digital transformation and infrastructure modernization
- Led vendor selection, systems integration and platform evaluation
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2024 — 2025
Co-Founder & CEO
Zarvan · FinTech & LendTech
- Developed AI-driven short-term financing models for businesses and individuals
- Launched instant salary advance and instant settlement for payment gateways
- Led investment rounds and strategic partnerships
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2021 — 2024
COO, Chairman, and Head of Research & Investment
Abantether
- Chief Operating Officer · 2024
- Chairman · 2023 — 2024
- Head of Research and Investment · 2021 — 2023
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2022 — 2023
Chairman of the Board (part-time)
Tejarat Shayan · Tejarat Bank subsidiary
- Digital B2B banking and supply-chain financing for large enterprises
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2022 — 2023
Chief Executive Officer
ExirArash Chemical Industries
- Ethylene diamine plant
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2019 — 2021
Head of Smart Tehran Center
Tehran ICT Organization
- Urban-tech platforms built on AI, IoT and big data
- Digital payments for city services and an urban-tech startup incubator
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2018 — 2019
Chief Information Officer
Imam Khomeini Airport City
- Launched Iran’s first electronic airport-city platform
- Introduced the “Ask Me” AI assistant for real-time passenger support
- IoT-based airside fleet management
- Created an IT services pricing model and new non-aeronautical revenue
- Set up the 096330 remote service center staffed by people with physical disabilities
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2017
Consultant to the CEO & Geographical Expansion Lead
TAPSI
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2014 — 2019
Project Director, Digital Transformation and Open Data
Ministry of Roads and Urban Development
- Led the open-data initiative and designed a startup support framework (Ruyesh)
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2013 — 2015
Office of Organizational Change and Process Re-engineering
Sharif University of Technology
- Documented 750 processes and re-engineered 20 core ones
- Built the university’s integrated services backbone (Enterprise Service Bus)
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2012 — 2014
Sales and Marketing Manager; Project Manager
Tadbir Gostaran Behineh Saz
- Managed Smart TV, Android and iOS app projects for clients including Hamshahri and Samsung Electronics
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2011 — 2012
Business Development
Green Media · Nashrafa
Press
Interviews, articles and news coverage
Conversations, writing and coverage on fintech, crypto, smart cities and digital transformation.
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Crypto and Cryptocurrency Course: From Basics to Advanced
A crypto and blockchain course Omid published on his own YouTube channel.
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The Impact of the 2024 US Election and the Candidates' Policies on Crypto Markets and Iran
An op-ed on how Trump's and Harris's positions and the US election could affect crypto markets and Iranian users.
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Crypto Is Being Adopted Faster Than the Internet Was
Report on the 'Crypto: Real Money' panel at Iran Mobile Congress.
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Crypto-Backed Credit Makes Illiquid Assets Productive
Interview on the 'Aban Loan' product and crypto-collateralized lending, ahead of the Rahkar LendTech event.
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Dreams of Getting Rich from Telegram Games: At What Cost Do People Discover Crypto?
Feature on Telegram play-to-earn games such as Notcoin and Hamster, quoting Omid.
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In Future Halvings, Demand Will Matter More Than Supply
Report on the talk 'Post-Halving and the Bitcoin Economy' at Rahkar's halving event.
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Karang Issue 132: Bitcoin Halving Cover Story
Cover of Karang issue 132, with an interview on the Bitcoin halving and price scenarios.
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Roundtable on the Bitcoin Halving's Impact on Iran's Crypto Industry: The Game Has Changed
Peivast roundtable on the halving and its psychological and fundamental effects on demand.
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Which Way Will the Scale Tip After the Halving: A Rise or a Fall in Bitcoin's Price?
How the 2024 halving could affect Bitcoin's price.
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How Asset Classes Relate to the Global Economy: From Bitcoin to Gold
Full video of the talk at the 3rd 9 January event on money, gold and Bitcoin.
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Why Haven't Cryptocurrencies Replaced Money and Gold? A Monetary Policy View at the 9 January Event
Write-up of a talk that looked at crypto through the lens of monetary policy.
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9 January Event Report: What Happened and What Was Missing?
Event report covering the opening panel on regulation and asset tokenization.
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Bitcoin Is the Only Asset Class with Declining Inflation
Interview on a year of change in Iran's crypto ecosystem and Bitcoin's declining inflation.
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'Equal Opportunity Path': A Corporate Social Responsibility Event Sponsored by Abantether
Panel on employing people supported by the Welfare Organization and corporate social responsibility.
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Which Laws Apply to Crypto Exchanges? Uncertainty Continues
Video segment of the Tejarat News roundtable on the legal framework for crypto exchanges.
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Are Users' Data and Assets at Risk on Domestic Exchanges?
Video segment of the Tejarat News roundtable on the security of exchange users' data and assets.
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Is Lending Against Crypto Collateral a Violation?
Peivast report on crypto-collateralized loans, quoting Omid.
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How Can Concerns About Crypto Money Laundering Be Managed?
Video segment of the Tejarat News roundtable on managing crypto money-laundering risk.
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Parallel and Underground Crypto Markets Boom as Domestic Exchanges Face Restrictions
Video segment of the Tejarat News roundtable on how restrictions push trading into informal markets.
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Challenges of Iran's Crypto Industry: The Nature of the Sector Is Still Undefined
Full text of part one of the Tejarat News roundtable on regulatory barriers to Iran's crypto industry.
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Capital Flight from Iran's Crypto Market Due to a Wrong Definition of Regulation
Video segment of the Tejarat News roundtable on how flawed regulation drives capital out of the market.
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New and Former Board Members of Tejarat Shayan Introduced and Honored
Ceremony honoring Omid at the end of his term as chairman of Tejarat Shayan.
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Why Is the Regulatory Approach Holding Back Iran's Crypto Industry?
First video segment of the Tejarat News roundtable on the number of regulatory decision-makers.
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Making Crypto Lending a Reality in Iran Requires Breaking Structures
Interview on the history and types of crypto lending and its regulatory challenges.
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Falling Public Trust in the National Currency Drives Crypto Adoption in Iran
Video interview at Elecomp 26 on crypto and its public adoption.
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Self-Regulation Is Not State Acceptance, It Is an End to Conflict
Interview at Elecomp on crypto exchanges exhibiting and ongoing regulatory challenges.
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Abantether at Elecomp: Credit Service to Be Offered to All Users
Digiato interview on Abantether's plans and its credit service for users.
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At Innotex 2023: Developing DeFi in Iran Is Hard but Not a Fantasy
Report on the DeFi panel at Innotex 2023.
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We're All Smugglers (AbanTalk)
Conversation with Amir Bayat on risk and personal responsibility in crypto.
Education and honors
Academic foundation
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2010 — 2013
MBA
Sharif University of Technology
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2005 — 2010
BSc, Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications)
Sharif University of Technology
Thesis: Information-Theory Approaches in the Stock Market (Portfolio Selection), supervised by Dr. Mohammad Reza Aref
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High school diploma, Mathematics and Physics
Allameh Helli High School (NODET)
Honors
- Ranked 91st nationally, master’s entrance exam (2010)
- Ranked 198th, national university entrance exam (2005)
- 6th place, national chemistry lab olympiad
- 41st place, national chemistry olympiad
- 1st place, provincial chemistry olympiad (theory and lab)
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