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Suhayl Dastager

AI Product Engineer · Founder · Tech Creator · Dubai, UAE

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Summary

AI & Computer Science graduate building the intersection of products, companies, and content. Two-time founder (SM Stratagem, VoxxHire), former data automation lead at Halliday Forfaiting, and creator with seven 1M+ view videos at Loop Media. Engineering depth that connects to business outcomes.

Experience

  1. Jan 2025 – Oct 2025
    Loop Media
    Content Management Specialist (Freelance)
    Dubai, UAE

    Combined creative direction with data engineering to ship short-form content that the algorithm actually rewarded.

    • Engineered trend-detection pipelines and analytics dashboards to identify viral opportunities within 24 hours - driving 7 videos >1M views and a 60% share-rate increase across TikTok & Instagram.
    • Improved average video view rate by 50% via data-driven pacing, hook, and posting-window optimization - outperforming platform benchmarks by 2.3×.
    • Increased combined follower base by 30% in 90 days through automated calendar scheduling and engagement analysis (Python · Google Analytics · Tableau).
  2. Mar 2025 – Sep 2025
    Halliday Forfaiting Services
    Data Automation Lead
    Dubai, UAE

    Led the build of AI-native onboarding and reporting systems that became the daily backbone of ops.

    • Automated Zoho–Twilio workflows using n8n + Flask, cutting manual reporting time by 35%.
    • Built Document-Flow Automator, an AI onboarding system (Flask · Gemini · GPT-4) for document validation & summary generation - 40% faster reviews and zero QA backlog.
    • Unified financial data across departments with REST APIs + PostgreSQL, improving reporting latency and cross-team accuracy by 25%.
  3. Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
    Halliday Forfaiting Services
    Data Collection Officer
    Dubai, UAE

    Owned data acquisition, verification, and reporting pipelines for the financial operations team.

    • Built and maintained data acquisition and verification workflows across surveys, interviews, online databases, and internal systems.
    • Generated detailed reporting outputs that informed strategy and operations across the wider org.
    • Coordinated with project managers and stakeholders to scope data requirements and deliver against tight timelines.
  4. Jul 2024 – Sep 2024
    RelphaCare Technologies
    Marketing Intern
    Dubai, UAE

    Ran A/B tests and built dashboards that shortened reporting cycles and improved targeting.

    • Designed A/B tests across digital campaigns to optimize spend - 12% CPA reduction and 20% lift in impressions.
    • Automated weekly funnel & performance dashboards (Excel), shortening reporting cycles from 2 days → 2 hours.
    • Partnered with marketing and product teams to translate data into actionable recommendations that improved audience targeting.
  5. Dec 2022 – Jun 2023
    Chicking Global
    Digital Marketing Specialist
    Dubai, UAE

    The start of the creative muscle. Reels, TikToks, community, and analytics that turned attention into engagement.

    • Increased overall audience engagement by 40% through consistent content calendars, interactive posts, and real-time community engagement (comments + DMs).
    • Produced high-impact Reels and TikToks using CapCut / Premiere Pro, boosting brand awareness and repeat impressions across UAE-based audiences.
    • Executed targeted advertising campaigns and influencer partnerships that drove a measurable lift in reach and conversion (CTR +18%).
  6. Jan 2020 – Apr 2020
    The Tutoring Center
    System Specialist
    Dubai, UAE

    Early IT systems exposure - documentation, reliability, and the discipline of process clarity.

    • Supported rollout & documentation of IT system configurations, enhancing reliability and process clarity.
    • Maintained databases and internal systems, resolving technical issues and ensuring smooth daily operations.
  7. Jun 2019 – Aug 2019
    SAP
    IT Summer Intern
    Dubai, UAE

    First exposure to enterprise software - virtualization, configuration, secure data management.

    • Assisted IT teams with system configuration, virtualization setup, and user support, improving infrastructure uptime and efficiency.
    • Gained early exposure to enterprise software environments and secure data management workflows.

Selected achievements

  • 7 videos >1M views · Loop Media
  • 40% faster onboarding reviews · Halliday
  • 30% follower growth in 90 days
  • 35% reporting time reduction
  • 12% CPA reduction · RelphaCare
  • 40% engagement lift · Chicking