My Story
Vahid Ghafarpour
Full-stack developer, cloud architect, and AI/data engineer with 20+ years building digital platforms across telecom, fintech, and enterprise.
Timeline
Key milestones
Early Years
Childhood and school years in Iran, growing up curious about how things work and building a foundation for problem solving.
NODET
Studied at the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET / SAMPAD), an accelerated program for talented students. Competed in Informatics Olympiads and qualified for the national shortlist.
Post Secondary
Studied software engineering at Amir Kabir University of Technology while competing on ACM-ICPC teams and qualifying for the World Finals.
ACM Student Chapter Vice President
Served as Vice President of the ACM Student Chapter and coached multiple teams at the ACM Asia Programming Contest.
Kasra RoboCup Group Leader
Led the Kasra RoboCup group to 3rd place at the RoboCup World Competition in Osaka, Japan, and completed the M.Sc. thesis “Soccer Coach Agent with Fuzzy Knowledgebase” under the supervision of Dr. Reza Safabakhsh, graded 20/20.
Telecom & 3G Mobile Operator
Moved into engineering leadership building high-scale messaging and mobile service platforms, including Iran's first 3G mobile operator.
Large-Scale Digital Commerce
Led operations and engineering for digital commerce ecosystems handling millions of daily transactions across fintech and enterprise.
Moved to Canada
Relocated to Vancouver, Canada, and founded Smartoire to help regulated industries modernize legacy systems, build data pipelines, and adopt cloud-native analytics and AI.
Community & Civic Roles
Active on the North Shore as a board member, volunteer, and youth program supporter while continuing consulting and training work.
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