AI/ML & Full-Stack Engineer

George Babakhanov

I build AI products end to end. Now I'm going deeper: inference, AI architectures and the math behind models. I don't know it all yet, and that is the work I want to do.

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George Babakhanov

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Co-founder · iOSKavaApr 2026 - PresentKava is a free café map app for iPhone that I co-founded with Keyon. It maps the cafés in your city and shows the ones you haven't tried.Read more →Full-stack developerLOCVMFeb 2026 - PresentHealthtech startup that matches physicians with locum jobs. I came in to rebuild the matching engine and stayed as the full-stack developer.Read more →AI/ML & full-stack engineerAvateqJan 2025 - PresentAI/ML & full-stack engineer at a broadcast RF company. I built the ERP that runs it, an RF analysis app featured in TV Tech, and on-prem AI.Read more →OSS contributorOpen sourceSep 2026 - PresentI like to fix the hard issues that other people run into, and I learn something new each time. I write about my bugs and lessons on my socials. Here are my contributions to big open-source projects.See contributions →

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Jan 2021

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Open Source - vorssaint-utils ContributorSep 2026 - Present · 1 min read
I contribute to vorssaint-utils, a free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit with 26,000+ stars on GitHub. 4 pull requests merged so far, in Swift.
Kava - Co-FounderApr 2026 - Present · 3 min read
Kava is a free café map app for iPhone that I co-founded with Keyon. It maps the cafés in your city and shows the ones you haven't tried.
LOCVM - Full-Stack DeveloperFeb 2026 - Present · 2 min read
Healthtech startup that matches physicians with locum jobs. I came in to rebuild the matching engine and stayed as the full-stack developer.
Avateq - AI/ML & Full-Stack EngineerJan 2025 - Present · 3 min read
AI/ML & full-stack engineer at a broadcast RF company. I built the ERP that runs it, an RF analysis app featured in TV Tech, and on-prem AI.
Independent Developer & AI ConsultantJan 2025 - Present · 1 min read
40+ projects since January 2025 for clients and for myself -> AI systems, automation and websites. Some highlights below.
Sendable - Co-Founder & CTOMar 2026 - Sep 2026 · 1 min read
Email deliverability tool for people whose business runs on email. I was the only engineer. Paused. I plan to open-source the core as an agent skill.
AVATalks - AI Content System (via Riipen)Dec 2025 - Feb 2026 · 1 min read
Client project through Riipen. An n8n system that researches topics and writes LinkedIn and X posts for the client's ideal customer. The first posts got 80+ likes each vs the client's usual 4-10.
n8ncontent generationautomationLinkedInsocial media
PPF ResearchNov 2024 - Apr 2025 · 2 min read
Built Precision Propagation Filtering-an adaptive retrieval layer for RAG systems integrating a linear regression relevance estimator and neural inference layer for dynamic information expansion.
GlobalGym - Co-founderJun 2024 - Mar 2025 · 1 min read
Co-founded a community and fitness coaching platform focused on building genuine connections through health and wellness.
DucensAI - CTOJan 2024 - Apr 2026 · 1 min read
CTO of a small AI automation company. I built AI invoicing for a B2B hardware client, a private legal research assistant, and a security automation proof of concept.
Foodie - Co-founderJan 2023 - Apr 2023 · 1 min read
Built a unified restaurant loyalty platform for Toronto. Signed 56 restaurants including fast food and food chains like MrZagros Canada before launch.
CityScapes - Co-founderSep 2022 - Jan 2023 · 1 min read
Co-founded a company creating 3D printed city models as art pieces, turning urban landscapes into collectible miniatures.
DisClub - Co-founderJan 2021 - Dec 2023 · 1 min read
A community-focused app connecting like-minded people for friendships. Like Tinder, but for building genuine connections based on shared hobbies and interests.

Avateq - AI/ML & Full-Stack Engineer

Barcode scanner test bench on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

George Babakhanov
George Babakhanov
Jan 2025 - Present · 3 min read

Avateq is a Canadian broadcast and RF company in Markham. It makes signal analyzers, monitoring receivers and ATSC 3.0 equipment that keep TV transmitters on air (1,000+ devices in 15+ countries, NAB Product of the Year 2023). I started there as a lab assistant in high school summers. In 2025 I started the ERP and ran marketing, then moved to engineering full time. Today I'm the AI/ML & full-stack engineer.

AVQSKLAD -> the ERP that runs the company

January 2025 to present

Avateq ran on 5 separate tools (SAP, QuickBooks, a CRM, supply-chain software and vendor portals). I'm the main developer of the ERP that replaced them.

  • Product lifecycle with serial tracking, typed attributes and nested bill of materials.
  • Live pricing and stock from 7 electronic distributors (Digi-Key, Mouser, Arrow, Newark, RS, Future, TI).
  • Bills, payments, invoices, purchase orders, RMA (returns), delivery tracking and a CRM sync.
  • A browser barcode scanner (ZXing.js on a 1080p camera stream) and real-time multi-warehouse stock -> 70% less manual data entry. The scanner test bench is on GitHub.

Stack -> Yii2 (PHP), PostgreSQL, FastAPI services, JavaScript.

LogReader -> RF signal analysis in the browser

January 2026 to July 2026

A web app for VHF/UHF broadcast signal logs. You upload receiver logs, it draws them on a map and a graph and compares them with a terrain propagation prediction (ITM, the Longley-Rice model). Solo build, 180+ commits. Public demo -> avateq.com/logreader. Doug Lung featured it in his TV Tech newsletter.

The hard part was the model. ITM sees terrain but not buildings or forests. I added land-cover data as a clutter layer, used Hata calculations to isolate the effect of buildings and trees, and calibrated against real drive-test data. I wrote the full story in 2 parts -> Part 1 and Part 2.

Systems and AI

  • On-prem LLM: open-source GPT-20B running fully on-premises on an RTX 4060 Ti (5-10 tokens/s), so the team can use AI over private company data.
  • Reliability Node: architecture for UDP redundancy and failover (VIP switching, packet-continuity monitoring, MQTT telemetry, automated recovery) with Python, systemd, Keepalived and Netplan.
  • AVQ-Support: an automated support system on its own machine. Clients run common support actions with 1 click, so support calls drop.
  • Hardware debugging: found why a board did not finish its reset cycle when AC power was removed (the PMIC voltage did not fully drop) and produced the fix.
  • Cooling: cut the fan noise and temperature of a unit with a custom duct I designed and prototyped -> Aerodynamics as a Software Engineer.

Marketing

March 2025 to September 2025

Built the newsletter program from scratch -> 50+ technical newsletters in total for 2,100+ broadcast professionals on signal processing, RF analysis and system monitoring. I also fixed the company's email deliverability by hand, which later became the idea for Sendable.

Timeline

AI/ML & Full-Stack Engineer
Aug 2026 - Present
ERP, internal tools and the avateq.com rebuild
LogReader RF Analysis App
Jan 9, 2026 - Jul 10, 2026
Solo, 180+ commits. Maps receiver logs against an ITM prediction I calibrated with land-cover data. Featured in Doug Lung's TV Tech
On-Prem LLM
Oct 15, 2025 - Oct 28, 2025
Open-source GPT-20B fully on-premises on an RTX 4060 Ti (5-10 tokens/s) for work over private company data
Reliability Node Architecture
Oct 1, 2025 - Nov 15, 2025
Designed UDP failover with VIP switching, packet-continuity checks and MQTT telemetry (Python, systemd, Keepalived)
Barcode Scanner + Stock Automation
Sep 2025
Browser barcode scanner and real-time multi-warehouse stock -> 70% less manual data entry
Software & Systems Developer
Sep 2025 - Jul 2026
Co-op work term, then kept going. ERP, automation, systems and AI
Marketing Contractor
Mar 2025 - Aug 2025
Started the newsletter program from scratch. 50+ technical newsletters in total for 2,100+ broadcast professionals
AVQSKLAD ERP
Jan 2025 - Present
Main developer of the ERP that replaced SAP, QuickBooks, a CRM and supply-chain tools. Live in production, I run the backend end to end

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George Babakhanov
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George Babakhanov
I'm George (Gosha), an AI and full-stack engineer in Toronto. I ship production software -> the ERP that runs Avateq end to end, email and matching systems at LOCVM, and Kava, an iOS app I co-founded. I started building companies at 16 and I learn by building, breaking and fixing. Next -> a startup team in San Francisco.