Data & AI Consultant · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Rafi Aqila Hidayat

Building data platforms and intelligent systems that create real business value

Data consultant specialising in cloud-based data engineering and AI, with a background in Industrial Engineering. I build scalable data pipelines, clean semantic layers, and AI-powered systems that help organisations make sharper decisions and create real value for their business. Outside of work, I play tennis and am slowly getting into outdoor activities and travel.

Career

Experience

May 2025 – Present Full-time

Associate Data Consultant

Synogize · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Built cloud-based data engineering pipelines for a client, delivering clean, well-modelled semantic layers that power both analytics and AI use cases
  • Won 1st place in the Synogize internal Snowflake AISQL Innovation Challenge, building an end-to-end AI site safety inspection app using Snowflake Cortex AI functions
  • Built Snowflake Intelligence, an NL2SQL chatbot enabling business users to query their own data through natural language conversation
Snowflake Fivetran SQL Python Qlik Power BI
Aug – Nov 2024 Internship

Data Scientist Intern

eBdesk Malaysia · Petaling Jaya, Selangor

  • Performed data cleaning, exploratory analysis, and trend identification on structured datasets
  • Built data visualisations and analytical reports for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Python Tableau Power BI Knime QGIS
Jun 2024 – Apr 2025 Volunteer

Research Officer

Youth for Energy Southeast Asia (Y4E-SEA) · Remote

  • Built data visualisations and interactive dashboards on ASEAN energy trends and youth demographics, translating raw figures into narratives that shaped the organisation's research direction and public reports
  • Co-authored published reports: “Decarbonising the Unabatable: Green Hydrogen for Indonesia’s Industrialised Future” and “ASEAN Generational Gap: The Missing Link for A Just Future”
Jul – Oct 2023 Internship

Industrial Engineer Intern

Infineon Technologies · Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia

  • Developed a cross-site productivity improvement platform across Malaysia, Austria, and Germany, contributing to €40M+ in projected savings
  • Conducted time studies in photolithography; identified that the longest activity accounts for 42% of total process time and prepared solutions to address it
  • Explored optimisation of photolithography machine utilisation using linear programming as part of undergraduate thesis

Selected work

Projects

AISQL Site Safety Inspection
1st Place

AISQL Site Safety Inspection

AI-powered site safety inspection app built on Snowflake. Analyses construction images to detect hazards, classify risks, generate scores, and recommend corrective actions. Shifts safety management from reactive to proactive.

Snowflake AI SQL Streamlit Python
Tennis Tracker

Tennis Tracker

Personal tennis data pipeline on the GCP free tier, running under $1/month. Log sessions via a conversational Telegram bot, get AI coaching from Gemini, and track progress on a Mini App dashboard.

n8n BigQuery Gemini Telegram Docker
AI Chatbot & Operations Automation

AI Chatbot & Operations Automation

End-to-end operations automation for an Indonesian agribusiness company. AI WhatsApp chatbot, employee attendance, production & inventory management, and three role-based monitoring dashboards.

n8n WhatsApp (WAHA) OpenAI Google Sheets Google Apps Script Telegram
Semiconductor Capacity Optimisation

Semiconductor Capacity Optimisation

Undergraduate thesis on optimising capacity allocation in semiconductor manufacturing using Integer Linear Programming. Implemented in MATLAB and validated with real production data.

MATLAB Integer Linear Programming Excel

Background

Education

2020 – 2024

Bachelor of Engineering

Mechanical-Industrial Engineering

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) · Johor Bahru

3.63 / 4.00 CGPA

Achievements

  • Dean’s List: Semesters 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8
  • 4.00 GPA in final semester
  • Vice President, Indonesian Student Association 2022/2023

Relevant coursework

Operations Research, Applied Numerical Methods, Engineering Statistics, Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Management

2022

Summer School

Robot Interaction Design Experience (2 ECTS)

University of Twente · Enschede, Netherlands

Coursework

3D CAD Modelling, Arduino Uno, Problem Identification & Ideation

Toolkit

Skills

Data Engineering

Snowflake BigQuery Fivetran SQL Medallion Architecture Data Modelling ETL / ELT Pipelines

Visualisation & BI

Tableau Power BI Qlik Looker Studio Knime QGIS

Cloud & Infrastructure

Azure Google Cloud Snowflake Docker n8n

Engineering & Analytics

Integer Linear Programming Operations Research Process Optimisation Time Studies Statistical Analysis

Get in touch

Open to any feedback or any interesting discussions.