Summary
Imaad Umar is a Head of Generative AI Engineering and systems-design trained software leader with 11 years of experience building large-scale image processing and AI systems. At Woven by Toyota he turned research-grade models and vector retrieval into an internal RAG chatbot, driving product vision, funding, and engineering leadership for generative AI platforms. His background spans geospatial pipelines that produced hundreds of millions of features, HPC genomics tooling, and data-platform work, reflecting a rare blend of image processing, ML, and production engineering. A Waterloo Systems Design graduate based in Vancouver, he favors applying cutting-edge research to commercially viable problems and has a hands-on track record from prototype to deployed services. Notably, he combines technical depth in pipelines, Kubernetes, and vector DBs with product-facing responsibilities, bridging research, infrastructure, and business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma; B.C, Diploma; B.C at British Columbia High School
Bachelor of Applied Science Systems Design Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science Systems Design Engineering at University of Waterloo