Curriculum Vitae
ALVI KAZI
Software & Infrastructure Engineer
Languages
Education
Master's Degree in Astrophysics
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Physics & Space Program
Graduate Thesis
Optimisation of Radiative Transfer Calculations using Genetic Algorithms
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Faculty of Information Networking, Innovation, and Design
Computer Science and Engineering Course
Undergraduate Thesis
Optimisation of Epidemic Routing using Genetic Algorithms
Work Experience
SAKURA Internet Inc.
STAC Indexing Platform
Designed and built a STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogs) based indexing platform the Tellus DataTraveler, enabling efficient search and retrieval of satellite data for partner organizations including JAXA.
Satellite Image Processing GPU Container Pipeline
Designed and implemented a GPU container pipeline for the Japanese Ministry of Economy's Stardust Program, creating a system for on-demand satellite image processing for partner satellite providers including JAXA.
Sakura Cloud Terraform Provider
Development and maintenance of the official Terraform provider for Sakura Cloud, enabling infrastructure as code for users of Sakura's cloud services.
Sakura Cloud API Clients
Development and maintenance of open-source tools and API clients for Sakura Cloud platform, focusing on bug fixes and feature additions to enhance developer experience.
Engineering Recruitment
Participated in engineering recruitment events, conducted technical interviews for new graduates, and developed training curriculum for new engineers to ensure smooth onboarding.
NVIDIA GPU Server Infrastructure
Built, managed, and maintained H100 GPU servers with Proxmox virtualization environment, implementing GPU passthrough to create multiple independent development environments for satellite data providers.
Satellite Image Processing GPU Container Pipeline
Designed and implemented a GPU container pipeline for the Japanese Ministry of Economy's Stardust Program, creating a system for on-demand satellite image processing for partner satellite providers including JAXA.
Sakura Cloud Terraform Provider
Development and maintenance of the official Terraform provider for Sakura Cloud, enabling infrastructure as code for users of Sakura's cloud services.
Sakura Cloud API Clients
Development and maintenance of open-source tools and API clients for Sakura Cloud platform, focusing on bug fixes and feature additions to enhance developer experience.
GPU Cloud Infrastructure R&D
Conducted research for GPU infrastructure leveraging MIG (Multi-Instance GPU) and SR-IOV technologies to enable efficient resource sharing across virtual machines for Sakura Cloud platform.
LLM & AI Services R&D
Conducted proof-of-concept development for AI services using large language models (LLM) and image generation models to evaluate potential product offerings on Sakura Cloud GPU platform.
Cloud Resource Manager
Part of OJT period. Fixed bugs in Sakura Cloud's core resource management system, improving understanding of cloud infrastructure through code analysis and debugging.
Laboc Inc.
Construction Attendance App
Designed and developed a comprehensive attendance tracking app for a small-mid level construction company, featuring mobile check-in/out system with Google Sheets integration for real-time attendance monitoring.
Fitness Mobile App
Contributed to development of a fitness app for a major sports gym chain with features for calorie tracking via image recognition and integration with gym equipment and weight scales for comprehensive fitness data management.
Technical Documentation Translation
Translated a 200-page technical manual for a major retail chain's management system from English to Japanese, ensuring accuracy of technical terms while maintaining natural Japanese phrasing.
SoftBank Robotics Corp.
Marketing Automation Scripts
Developed scripts to automate digital marketing operations for Salesforce, Pardot, Google Analytics, Kintone, and Backlog, streamlining task management, lead tracking, and report generation.
Robot Doorkeeper Application
Designed and implemented a doorkeeper application for Pepper robot that scans QR codes from visitors and verifies them against Connpass database for automated reception services.
Robot SDK Documentation
Created documentation and sample code for the Pepper SDK Official Documentation.
Official Website Maintenance
Maintained SoftBank Robotics' official website using WordPress and custom HTML/CSS/JavaScript/PHP.
Robot Application Migration
Migrated existing Pepper robot applications from the old Python-based SDK to the new Java-based SDK, ensuring feature parity while adapting to new API specifications.
Engineering Training Interpretation
Provided English-Japanese (and occassional French) interpretation for Pepper robot engineering training sessions conducted by the French counterpart of SoftBank Robotics, ensuring accurate translation of technical concepts for Japanese engineers and external developers.