Hello, I'm
Ali Afzali
AI System Analyst
Computer science student and entrepreneur, I build innovative solutions combining modern web development and artificial intelligence.
Experience
Rift Group
FounderCEO & Co-founder
Jan 2024 – PresentFounding and managing a 360° digital agency. Steering commercial strategy, managing client relationships, and providing Fullstack technical development for custom client solutions (Showcase sites, E-commerce, SaaS).
Everial
AI System Analyst
Sept 2025 – PresentEvolving into a role focused on AI system analysis and integration. Designing RAG architectures, technical specifications for AI components, and bridging the gap between business and technical teams.
Business & Data Analyst
Sept 2024 – Sept 2025Writing functional specifications, analyzing ticket data for decision-making, and developing initial Python automation scripts.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
AI Research Intern
May 2025 – Aug 2025Designed a generative AI system for emotional facial expressions (image-to-video) and built a multimodal computer vision pipeline.
Mersen
Data Engineer
Sept 2023 – Sept 2024Supported the deployment of an MES system. Data processing and visualization (Python, PowerBI) and automated KPI calculation via API.
XEFI
Laravel Developer
Nov 2022 – Feb 2023Back-end development of web applications and APIs using Laravel. Database modeling and corrective maintenance.
Recent Projects
Web DevelopmentRift Group - Agency Site
Modern and high-performance showcase site for my digital agency. SEO-optimized architecture, smooth animations, and headless CMS integration.
PortfolioInteractive Web CV V2
Complete overhaul of my personal portfolio. Moved from static architecture to a dynamic, fast, and maintainable web application.
Business IntelligencePowerBI Dashboard – Olympic Games
Interactive dashboard analyzing Olympic Games data with full data cleaning, ETL transformations, and advanced visualizations.
Quantitative FinancePortfolio Optimization – Markowitz
Exploration of portfolio optimization combining Markowitz theory with an introduction to Machine Learning for asset allocation.
Web ScrapingWebscraper – Transfermarkt
Advanced scraping tool to extract and analyze data from Spanish first-division football teams.
Education
Lycée Albert Camus
Scientific Baccalaureate in Engineering Sciences
Honors
INSA Strasbourg
Integrated preparatory program
Sports program: French Taekwondo National Team
IUT Lyon 1
University Diploma in Computer Science (DUT)
Strong fundamentals in algorithms and software development.
CESI Lyon
Engineering Degree - Major Data & AI
Specialization in Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Software Architecture.
Certifications
PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst
MicrosoftAdvanced data analysis and visualization, data modeling and DAX.
AI-102: Azure AI Engineer
MicrosoftDesigning and implementing AI solutions (NLP, Vision, Agents) on Azure.
Databricks Fundamentals
DatabricksLakehouse fundamentals, Delta Lake architecture, and data engineering.
TOEIC - 990/990
ETS GlobalInternational professional English certification - C2 Level (Mastery).
Technical Skills
Data & AI
Web Development
Cloud & DevOps
Analysis & Projects
