PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER · TORONTO

From a first idea
to something
that works.

I’m Alireza, a product development engineer and co-founder. I turn complex requirements into working hardware, software, and connected products.

Industrial controls. Connected products. Useful software.
Hands-on from the first prototype to the details that make it ready.

Alireza Azad++
ENGINEER BY TRAINING.
BUILDER BY INSTINCT.
43.65° N
79.38° W
HARDWARE ↔ SOFTWARE ↔ PRODUCTSCROLL TO EXPLORE

01 / SELECTED WORK

Different systems.
The same builder’s mindset.

From the factory floor to a neighbourhood find, I turn complex requirements into products people can use.

STOOP INC. / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Mobile and web products for urban challenges.

As co-founder of Stoop Inc., I develop the company’s two products: Stoop, an iOS app for local furniture reuse, and ZoningPal, a property research platform. My work spans software implementation, systems integration, product delivery, and operations.

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Audience at the ZoningPal presentation during AI Tinkerers Toronto in Shopify Toronto
ZoningPalAI TINKERERS / TORONTO

02 Product engineering · AI & spatial data

ZoningPal

Engineering an address-to-report workflow that connects property data, zoning rules, and AI-assisted interpretation.

React / TypeScriptNode.jsPostGISAI workflowsPDF / API

Live report product · Public demos · API integration

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Stoop Inc. co-founders at the Alpha booth demonstrating the app at Collision 2024
StoopCOLLISION 2024

03 Product engineering · Native iOS

Stoop

A shipped iPhone app that connects a curbside furniture find to someone nearby who can give it a second life.

Swift / SwiftUIMapKitCoreLocationFirebase

On the App Store · Collision 2024 Alpha team

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Fibra company logo in pink and black.
FibraFOUNDING / PRODUCT ENGINEERING

05 Early-stage healthcare venture

Fibra

Co-founded a healthcare smart-textile venture and helped establish its early direction through customer discovery, concept validation, and investor presentations. Fibra continued to grow after my seven-month founding tenure.

Customer discoverySmart textilesConcept validation

$5,000 Norman Esch Award · 50+ investor presentations

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02 / HOW I WORK

I like the space
between disciplines.

My background is in biomedical engineering. My work spans industrial air purification, clinical systems, mobile apps, and AI-assisted property research.

What connects it all is a practical approach: understand the problem, build something tangible, test it, and keep improving it with the people who will use it.

At Surgically Clean Air, that means moving between sensors, control logic, operator interfaces, and manufacturing. As a co-founder of Stoop Inc., I apply the same engineering discipline to mobile and web product development.

Make the system work

Connect the physical and digital pieces, then test how they behave together.

Python · Embedded systems · PLC / HMI · Control logic · Modbus · I²C

Make it useful

Translate real requirements into interfaces, data workflows, and complete product experiences.

Swift · Firebase · Web development · AI workflows · GIS data · Report generation

Make it ready

Carry the details through validation, documentation, supplier coordination, and manufacturing.

Prototyping · V&V · BOMs · SOPs · Test plans · Technical training

03 / EXPERIENCE

A career built by doing.

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May 2023 — PresentToronto, Canada

Product Development Engineer

Surgically Clean Air

Serve as Product Owner for an industrial air control system, with end-to-end responsibility across requirements, prototyping, software, UI, controls, integration, and validation. Coordinate certification work and manufacturing readiness within the engineering team.

2026 focus: industrial controls, operator experience, fault handling, data logging, and technical documentation.

July 2023 — PresentToronto, Canada

Co-founder · Product Engineer

Stoop Inc.

Co-founded Stoop Inc., the company behind Stoop and ZoningPal. Develop mobile and web products across interface design, backend services, data workflows, and deployment, alongside product strategy and operations.

Bootstrapped products across mobile, web, and AI-assisted workflows.

September — December 2022Toronto, Canada

Clinical Engineering Intern

University Health Network

Created surgical instrument tracking and training resources, supported equipment procurement and RFPs, and produced CAD room drawings for radiation safety.

Applied biomedical engineering in a hospital environment.

September 2021 — March 2022Toronto, Canada

Co-founder · Product Engineer

Fibra Inc.

Explored healthcare applications for smart textiles through market research, customer discovery, and concept validation. Presented to 50+ potential investors.

Helped lay the groundwork during a seven-month founding tenure. Departed in March 2022; the company continued to grow under the remaining co-founder.

THE FOUNDATION

Toronto Metropolitan University

Formerly Ryerson University

Master of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering 2021–2023

Bachelor of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering 2017–2021

OUTSIDE THE BUILD

Product demonstrations.
Industry engagement.

I’ve presented Stoop at Collision 2024 through the Alpha startup program, and ZoningPal at AI Tinkerers Toronto, Shopify’s Toronto office, Innovate Toronto, and AI Friends × NEXT Canada. These demonstrations connect product development with user feedback and industry perspectives.

Collision 2024 · AlphaAI Tinkerers @ ShopifyInnovate TorontoAI Friends × NEXT Canada

OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES & COLLABORATION

Let’s build
something useful.

Looking for an engineer who can connect the hardware, the software, and the bigger product picture? I’d love to talk.

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BASED IN TORONTO, CANADA
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