Choice Properties REIT / AI & Automation
Julian Tiqui
Analyst, AI & Automation
Computer Engineering graduate
Practical intelligencefor systems thathave to work.
Toronto / CanadaSystems / Software / AIFocused on useful work
01 / Scroll to inspect ↓01 / About
Software meets the real world.
I’m an engineer and analyst interested in the point where software leaves the screen and starts improving how something actually works.
My experience spans enterprise automation, data systems, autonomous robotics, and technical leadership. I like turning ambiguous problems into reliable systems that make teams faster, machines more capable, and information easier to act on.
AI & agentsSoftware systemsAutonomyTechnical leadership
02 / Selected work
Four systems. One standard: make the result useful.
Work with a measurable finish line.
01 / Flagship
Jan 2024 — Apr 2026
Challenge
Build a competition-ready autonomy program and the organization capable of sustaining it.
My contribution
I architected the autonomy stack from the ground up, directed a 15-member autonomy subteam, then led 110+ members across six subteams and a 14-person executive board.
Technical work
ROS 2, Gazebo, LiDAR, perception, navigation and computer vision. I benchmarked Dynamic A*, Dijkstra’s and Potential Field algorithms in C++ and Python on an NVIDIA Jetson.
3rdOverall
RoboBoat 2026
1stIn North
America
22%Better autonomous
path efficiency
$40K+External
support secured
02Capstone · Sep 2025 — Apr 2026
Wireless network emulator for federated learning
A Linux-based Mininet-WiFi and traffic-control platform modelling latency, jitter, packet loss, and bandwidth constraints. Integrated Flower and TensorFlow Federated to study effects on training stability and accuracy.
03Perception & Autonomy Lead · 2025
Autonomous car
Built a real-time OpenCV and TensorFlow sensor-fusion pipeline that achieved 95% detection accuracy.
04Current professional focus
AI automation & agent development
Translating operational needs into practical, testable AI-enabled workflows—without disclosing the business context that should remain private.
03 / Experience
From implementation to direction.
I’ve worked at both ends of a system: close enough to debug the details, and far enough out to align people, priorities, and outcomes.
01May 2026 — Present
Choice Properties REIT
Analyst, AI & Automation
I identify manual, repetitive processes suited to AI-enabled automation, map their controls and pain points, and support the evaluation of tools, dashboards, governance material, training, and reusable automation patterns.
02Jan 2024 — Apr 2026
Queen’s aQuatonomous
Co-Captain · Autonomy Lead Engineer
I moved from control and autonomy engineering to leading the autonomy team, then the organization—setting technical direction across six subteams and guiding a 14-person executive board.
03Aug 2025 — Mar 2026
Amica Senior Lifestyles
SharePoint Contractor
I developed enterprise SharePoint infrastructure and automated workflows for more than 1,600 users, improving reliability and cross-department collaboration.
042024 + 2025
Amica Senior Lifestyles
IT Intern
I automated Azure and Entra provisioning, audited 1,100+ Microsoft Teams groups, and helped launch a SharePoint platform for 1,600+ employees—contributing to a 30% reduction in support tickets.
RoboBoat 2026 / Recognition
A team result,
earned together.
Queen’s aQuatonomous finished third overall worldwide and first in North America.
110+members led
6technical subteams
14executive leaders
$40K+external support
04 / Capabilities
A focused toolkit, organized by the work it enables.
Depth across the whole system.
01AI, agents & automation
Agent development · AI-enabled workflows · Evaluation · Process mapping · Reusable automation patterns
02Software & data
Python · C / C++ · Java · SQL · MATLAB · Snowflake · NumPy · Matplotlib
03Robotics & autonomy
ROS / ROS 2 · Gazebo · OpenCV · TensorFlow · LiDAR · Navigation · Sensor fusion
04Hardware & engineering
KiCAD · LTSpice · Quartus · SolidWorks · Onshape · VHDL · Nios II
05Enterprise platforms
Microsoft Azure · Entra ID · SharePoint · ServiceNow · Microsoft 365
05 / Résumé
Education, experience,
and technical work.