Lara Wehbe - Senior AI Engineer

Lara Wehbe

Senior AI Engineer

I help companies avoid costly AI mistakes by rapidly diagnosing gaps, designing scalable AI solutions, and building execution-ready strategies backed by experience across 50+ client projects.

Technical Expertise

AI & Machine Learning

TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenCV, Scikit-learn, NLP, Computer Vision, LLMs, RAG Systems

Development & Frameworks

Python, Django, Flask, GPT-3, LangChain, Kedro, MLflow, Docker

Cloud Platforms

AWS (CCP Certified), Azure, GCP (Professional ML Engineer Certified)

Languages

English (Fluent), Arabic (Native)

Professional Experience

AI Architect

Newtecx

May 2025 - Present | Hybrid Doha-Lebanon
  • Architected and designed end-to-end AI solutions on Azure infrastructure, focusing on scalable system design and cloud-native AI implementations
  • Led and mentored a team of AI engineers in building generative AI solutions, establishing best practices for development workflows
  • Conducted live technical demonstrations and presentations, effectively communicating complex AI concepts to both technical and business stakeholders
Professional Services - AI Engineer

iSolution - Google Partners

October 2024 - June 2025 | Lebanon - Qatar
  • Implemented LLM-based automation solutions for DevOps workflows, streamlining internal manual operations
  • Integrated AI agent automations with GCP enterprise tools, enabling seamless workflow optimization
  • Collaborated with DevOps teams to identify automation opportunities and implement AI-driven solutions
AI Solutions Developer - Contractor

Fakker.ai

August 2024 - Present
  • Engineered medical AI agent that reduced manual preclinical assessment time by 30% (Client: waicah.com)
  • Developed AI solutions leveraging PubMed publications for medical test validation (Client: Sehatech)
  • Created banking AI agent for automated savings monitoring and financial insights (Client: Paimind)
  • Built e-commerce automation agent that streamlined order processing workflows (Client: Moniparts)
  • Developed sports analytics AI for shot detection and movement tracking (Client: The Padelist)
AI & DevOps Engineer - Team Lead

Arab Center for Research and Political Studies (ACRPS)

November 2023 - July 2024 | Qatar - Remote
  • Led team in developing NLP solutions for Arabic language processing, transforming unstructured data into actionable structured formats
  • Implemented data processing pipelines for multilingual Arabic datasets
  • Created evaluation benchmarks for custom-trained models, establishing performance baselines and quality metrics
AI Engineer

App4Legal

May 2023 - October 2023 | Dubai - Remote
  • Integrated AI capabilities into legal technology platforms, enabling automated contract creation and analysis
  • Developed specialized legal AI agent for automated contract generation and editing
  • Leveraged GPT-3 APIs and alternative language models to build specialized legal AI agents
Machine Learning Engineer

Intalio

November 2021 - January 2023 | Lebanon
  • Developed Logo Detection system using TensorFlow Object Detection API
  • Built Speech Recognition System specialized in Arabic language with dialect support
  • Created advanced NLP chatbot for customer services in Arabic and English
Machine Learning Engineer - Contractor

MOBI724

September 2021 - September 2022 | Montreal - Remote
  • Refactored Python code to meet best practices and clean code standards
  • Integrated machine learning pipelines in MLflow and Kedro
  • Enhanced LSTM and XGBoost models with improved evaluation metrics
  • Implemented AzureML Studio for data pipelines, model registrations, and endpoint creation

Featured Projects

🎥 Gemini Live Streamline

Screen-reading AI assistant that provides real-time assistance and guidance for any on-screen activity using Gemini's multimodal capabilities.

🎙️ Whisper + LLaMA Enhancement

Integrated Whisper speech recognition with LLaMA models to refine and improve transcription output quality through intelligent post-processing.

🗣️ Arabic STT (Kaldi Framework)

Built speech-to-text system for Arabic language using Kaldi framework, supporting multiple dialects including Lebanese, Egyptian, and Gulf Arabic.

🏥 Healthcare Secretary Agent

Developed intelligent healthcare assistant using agentic design patterns and tool calling to automate patient scheduling, inquiries, and medical documentation.

💼 ERP AI-Supported Agents

Created AI agents to streamline ERP workflows, automating business processes and providing intelligent insights for enterprise resource planning.

🤖 Azure Copilot Studio Agents

Designed and deployed custom AI agents using Azure Copilot Studio for enterprise automation and intelligent assistance across various business functions.

🎾 AI Camera for Padel Analysis

Developed computer vision system for analyzing padel games, featuring shot detection, movement tracking, and comprehensive game analytics for performance improvement.

🔬 Healthcare Specialist Support AI

Built advanced RAG-based AI system leveraging massive PubMed publication database to provide evidence-based medical insights and diagnostic support for healthcare specialists.

Education

Masters 2 in AI/ML

Lebanese University - Faculty of Sciences

Hadath Branch

2023 - 2024

Masters 1 in AI/ML

Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Mar Rukoz Campus

2021 - 2022

BSc in Computer Science

Lebanese University

Hadath Campus

2019 - 2021