Career
Experience
May 2025 – PresentFull-time
Synogize · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Consultant
Jul 2026 – Present- Build a governed Snowflake semantic view, and design the process to extract, approve, version and deploy metric definitions across AI and BI tools
- Cut storage costs by 45% by redesigning the data pipeline, and compute costs by ~10% through more efficient queries
- Take on greater ownership and delivery responsibility on data engineering projects, including mentoring an associate consultant
Associate Data Consultant
May 2025 – Jul 2026- 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
Aug – Nov 2024Internship
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
Jun 2024 – Apr 2025Volunteer
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 2023Internship
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
Background
Education
2020 – 2024
Bachelor of Engineering
Mechanical-Industrial Engineering
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)
Coursework
3D CAD Modelling, Arduino Uno, Problem Identification & Ideation
Toolkit
Skills
Data Engineering
Visualisation & BI
Cloud & Infrastructure
Engineering & Analytics
Integer Linear ProgrammingOperations ResearchProcess OptimisationTime StudiesStatistical Analysis
Get in touch
Open to any feedback or any interesting discussions.
raqilhidayat@gmail.comlinkedin.com/in/raqilhidayatgithub.com/rafi-hidayat+60 14-270 9332
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia