UMAR MUHAMMAD SANI

AI Systems Builder, Backend Engineer, NLP Specialist, Cybersecurity Practitioner
NG.

About

Highly innovative AI Systems Builder and Backend Engineer with expertise in NLP pipelines, bilingual AI infrastructure, and cybersecurity-hardened systems for underserved communities. As Founder of KZDI Technologies Ltd, I excel at deploying impactful solutions that transform technology consumers into value creators, driving strategic execution and leveraging deep tech for social and economic advancement. My focus is on creating secure, scalable, and intelligent systems that bridge technological gaps and foster community empowerment.

Work

KZDI Technologies Ltd
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Founder & AI Systems Architect

Northern Nigeria, Nigeria

Summary

Led KZDI Technologies Ltd as Founder & AI Systems Architect, driving innovation in NLP pipelines, bilingual AI infrastructure, and cybersecurity solutions for underserved communities in Northern Nigeria.

Highlights

Architected and deployed a 7-stage AI safety MCP pipeline using Cloudflare Workers, implementing robust rate limiting, CORS enforcement, input sanitization, and error handling to enhance system security and reliability.

Developed a bilingual WhatsApp AI Quiz Bot (Hausa/English) leveraging Express.js, Twilio, Railway, and Anthropic API, enabling a 30-minute AI Mentor session mode for enhanced user engagement.

Established a Hausa NLP Pipeline, overseeing the annotation of a 50-sample dataset in Label Studio v1.0, and resolving P1 errors during the pre-training stage to ensure data quality and model performance.

Conducted an ISO 27001 production security audit across 14 domains, completing 49% of a 108-step checklist, specifically applying cybersecurity best practices to enhance system resilience.

Pioneered the PICTDA BPO Pilot, deploying Label Studio live on HuggingFace Spaces and developing an NDPR-compliant government submission pipeline, streamlining data annotation processes.

Launched TabibAI, a doctor-booking platform featuring Islamic UX and Hausa AI triage, implementing a multi-stream revenue model encompassing subscriptions, commissions, and AI upsells.

Engineered a content automation pipeline integrating LunarCrush, Claude API, Notion, Gmail, and Twilio SMS, significantly reducing manual content creation effort.

Education

3MTT Nigeria Cohort 4
Nigeria

Professional Program

Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Natural Language Processing

Grade: Assessments: 10/10

Courses

Software Engineering Track

Cybersecurity NextGen

DeepTech_Ready: NLP

NECO
Nigeria

Secondary Education

Science & Technical subjects

Grade: 8 Credits

Languages

Hausa
English

Certificates

Microsoft / Digital Skills Nigeria Certifications

Issued By

Microsoft / Digital Skills Nigeria

ISO 27001 Security Audit Practice (Applied)

Issued By

KZDI Technologies Ltd

Cloudflare Workers Deployment & Hardening

Issued By

Cloudflare

Label Studio Annotation Infrastructure (Applied)

Issued By

Label Studio

Skills

Programming Languages & Backend Development

Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, Backend Development.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, Railway, Supabase, PostgreSQL, Git/GitHub.

AI & Natural Language Processing

Prompt Engineering, Intent Classification, Dataset Annotation, Hugging Face, Label Studio, MCP Architecture, NLP Pipeline Design, Bilingual AI Products.

Cybersecurity & Compliance

ISO 27001, Threat Modeling, Rate Limiting, CORS Hardening, Input Validation, Auth Systems, API Security Hardening.

Business Operations & Strategy

Technical Documentation, Business Analysis, Systems Thinking, Digital Strategy, AI Workflow Architecture, Community Digital Education, Digital Transformation.

Projects

KZDI AI MCP Pipeline

Summary

Designed and deployed a 7-stage AI safety architecture utilizing Cloudflare Workers for production deployment.

Hausa NLP Pipeline

Summary

Developed an intent classification system for Hausa NLP, utilizing HuggingFace and Label Studio with a 50-sample annotated dataset.

KZ Tech Hub

Summary

Developed a bilingual AI platform using React, Vercel, and Cloudflare DNS+SSL.

WhatsApp AI Quiz Bot

Summary

Developed a bilingual quiz engine with Node.js/Railway and AI Mentor mode, with Supabase integration planned.

PICTDA BPO Pilot

Summary

Implemented an annotation infrastructure using HuggingFace Spaces, compliant with NDPR, for a government pilot project.