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SAFOORAH SIDDIQUI

San Jose

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Machine Learning Intern

Arthur AI
San Francisco
04.2025 - Current
  • Built and fine-tuned generative AI pipelines for text-to-animation workflows, enabling consistent characters and custom storyboards.
  • Integrated LLMs with animation tools to convert narratives into fully visualized scenes.
  • Designed systems for character consistency and user-guided customization in animation generation.
  • Developed features including an automated AI news page with image generation, creating a virtual AI reporter.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally across engineering, marketing, and product management in a fast-paced startup environment.

Academic Tutor

Elevate Tutoring
Santa Clara
11.2021 - Current
  • Provided personalized one-on-one and group tutoring sessions, fostering a supportive learning environment in both classroom and virtual settings.
  • Successfully tutored students across a wide range of subjects, from middle school math to college calculus.
  • Demonstrated adaptability by conducting effective online tutoring sessions, ensuring accessibility for students in virtual learning environments.
  • Notably, worked closely with a struggling student, elevating their grade from an F to a high C through targeted support and tailored tutoring strategies.

Resource Director

Women in Computer Science
Davis
01.2024 - 12.2024
  • Coordinated resources and organized events for Women in Computer Science Club members.
  • Developed partnerships and facilitated mentorship programs to promote diversity and inclusion.
  • Managed communication channels and evaluated resource effectiveness.
  • Compiled weekly newsletters by researching and selecting relevant resources.

Student Ambassador

Mission College
Santa Clara
08.2021 - 09.2022
  • Facilitated the transition from online COVID classes to assisting students in the switch to in-person classes.
  • Answered online live chats, phone calls, and directed students in the application process, scholarships, and class registration.
  • Conducted college tours at local schools, presenting to 500+ high school students and participating in panels.

Game Design Intern

Let's MOD
Saratoga
07.2021 - 11.2021
  • Designed educational games for K–12 players using an online 3D platform, involving math and programming.
  • Led weekly review meetings with the CEO and the game design team to improve user experience and enhance quality of the activities and games.
  • Mentored and led Zoom sessions with 20+ students, providing individualized support to enhance understanding and engagement with STEM (Math and Computer Science) concepts.

Teaching Assistant Volunteer

Muslim Community Association
Santa Clara
09.2016 - 09.2018
  • Worked as a teacher's assistant and substitute teacher at the Weekend Islamic School
  • Taught elementary students how to read and write in Arabic individually and in group setting
  • Came up with lesson plans to teach Arabic and Islamic history
  • Graded and filed students' homework
  • Gave sermons to 500+ people during assembly hours

Education

B.S - Computer Science, Applied Math

University of Carolina
Davis
06.2026

Skills

  • Python
  • Java
  • Javascript
  • C
  • C
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Haskell
  • Prolog
  • Erlang

Projects

  • Machine Learning Project – Predicting Academic Success, Developed a Random Forest Regressor for predicting students' academic performance with an MSE of 0.490., Utilized pandas, sklearn, matplotlib, seaborn, plotly, and Flask for data analysis and visualization., Explored the impact of social factors, lifestyle choices, and gender on academic performance., Created a precise machine learning model to forecast academic performance, benefiting educators, policymakers, and health professionals., Led team to deliver project on-time through effective task management, facilitated regular meetings, and collaborated with mentors to refine project models.
  • ResChat – A Decentralized Chatting System, Developed user-friendly front-end for decentralized chat system (Bootstrap, HTML, CSS)., Implemented responsive design for seamless multi-device experience., Collaborated on UI/UX integration with back-end and conducted user testing for iterative interface refinement., Contributed to successful project deployment, demonstrating UI/UX & front-end development proficiency.
  • Autonomous Marketing Agent – Arthur AI - Designed and deployed an AI-powered marketing agent that autonomously runs daily campaigns to promote platform features and updates. Integrated large language models with automation workflows to generate social media content, blog posts, and promotional materials without manual input. Implemented scheduling and analytics tracking to optimize posting frequency and engagement. Increased brand visibility and audience engagement by creating a consistent online presence through automated outreach.

Languages

English: Native Language

Hindi: Advanced Listener, Advanced Speaker

Urdu: Advanced Listener, Advanced Speaker

Spanish: Elementary Understanding

Punjabi: Basic Understanding

Timeline

Lead Machine Learning Intern

Arthur AI
04.2025 - Current

Resource Director

Women in Computer Science
01.2024 - 12.2024

Academic Tutor

Elevate Tutoring
11.2021 - Current

Student Ambassador

Mission College
08.2021 - 09.2022

Game Design Intern

Let's MOD
07.2021 - 11.2021

Teaching Assistant Volunteer

Muslim Community Association
09.2016 - 09.2018

B.S - Computer Science, Applied Math

University of Carolina
SAFOORAH SIDDIQUI