{"$schema":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jsonresume/resume-schema/v1.0.0/schema.json","basics":{"name":"Zayyan Latif","label":"AI Implementation & Business Operations","image":"https://saywise-production-profilepicturestoragebucket-kbfooccc.s3.amazonaws.com/profile-pictures/36b45732-ff1d-46a1-b7fa-cef0d4d3cc3c/linkedin-1791254137934.jpg","summary":"Available now for full-time AI Implementation, Business Operations, Founder’s Associate, and Product Operations roles at early-stage startups. SF Bay Area, Remote US, and NYC. I turn business problems into working products and repeatable processes. My work spans financial diligence, research qualification, workflow automation, and developer tooling. I take ownership of defining the problem, building the first version, and coordinating the work needed to move it forward. A few examples of what I’ve delivered: • DiliPilot: Cofounded an AI-assisted financial-diligence product for small-business acquisitions and built the first working MVP solo. Owned product direction, customer discovery, positioning, and financial workflow design, while coordinating technical and go-to-market contributors. • Apply OS: Built a research and qualification workflow whose importer screened 3,874 source rows and selected 70 job-opportunity records for review. Connected qualification, prioritization, preparation, and human approval in a structured pipeline. • MCP Guard: Shipped an open-source review tool for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, with six source-analysis rules, tool-inventory validation, and capability-change detection. Packaged the release with reproducible demonstrations, automated tests, and evidence-linked reports. • Berkeley Biologics: Supported accounting operations through invoice verification, accounts-payable reconciliation, and period-end documentation. Presented an internal-controls review to the Head of Accounting and company president. • Youth Advocates for Change: Spent three years on the executive strategy team working across operations and partnerships. Coordinated partner communications, candidate logistics, and community promotion for a $25,000 scholarship initiative with Elevate. I’m looking for a small team where I can take ownership of a cross-functional problem, build what is missing, and stay responsible for the follow-through.","location":{"city":"San Francisco, CA, United States"},"profiles":[{"network":"LinkedIn","username":"zayyanmlatif","url":"https://linkedin.com/in/zayyanmlatif"}]},"meta":{"canonical":"https://saywise.com/member2824","version":"v1.0.0","lastModified":"2026-10-06T02:35:40.448Z"},"x_saywise":{"handle":"member2824","pronouns":null,"availability":null,"oneLiner":"Available now for full-time AI Implementation, Business Operations, Founder’s Associate, and Product Operations roles at early-stage startups. SF Bay Area, Remote US, and NYC. I turn business problems into working products and repeatable processes. My work spans financial diligence, research qualification, workflow automation, and developer tooling. I take ownership of defining the problem, building the first version, and coordinating the work needed to move it forward. A few examples of what I’ve delivered: • DiliPilot: Cofounded an AI-assisted financial-diligence product for small-business acquisitions and built the first working MVP solo. Owned product direction, customer discovery, positioning, and financial workflow design, while coordinating technical and go-to-market contributors. • Apply OS: Built a research and qualification workflow whose importer screened 3,874 source rows and selected 70 job-opportunity records for review. Connected qualification, prioritization, preparation, and human approval in a structured pipeline. • MCP Guard: Shipped an open-source review tool for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, with six source-analysis rules, tool-inventory validation, and capability-change detection. Packaged the release with reproducible demonstrations, automated tests, and evidence-linked reports. • Berkeley Biologics: Supported accounting operations through invoice verification, accounts-payable reconciliation, and period-end documentation. Presented an internal-controls review to the Head of Accounting and company president. • Youth Advocates for Change: Spent three years on the executive strategy team working across operations and partnerships. Coordinated partner communications, candidate logistics, and community promotion for a $25,000 scholarship initiative with Elevate. I’m looking for a small team where I can take ownership of a cross-functional problem, build what is missing, and stay responsible for the follow-through.","profileUrl":"https://saywise.com/member2824","markdownUrl":"https://saywise.com/member2824/profile.md","pdfUrl":"https://saywise.com/member2824/resume.pdf","archetype":{"code":"HS-DG","name":"Launchpad Navigator","url":"https://saywise.com/sca/16f64a8fa247","rarity":"One of the first Launchpad Navigators on Saywise"}},"work":[{"name":"Dilipilot","position":"Co-Founder, Product & Strategy","location":"San Francisco Bay Area","url":"https://dilipilot.com","startDate":"2026-06-01","summary":"• Built and shipped the first working MVP solo, translating fragmented seller documents into a structured, source-linked diligence workspace for small-business acquisitions. • Designed workflows for historical financial spreads, adjusted-earnings bridges, debt-service coverage, downside scenarios, and lender-preparation materials. • Led customer discovery, market research, positioning, and outbound. Translated buyer questions and objections into product requirements and messaging priorities while coordinating technical and go-to-market contributors."},{"name":"Berkeley Biologics LLC","position":"Financial Accounting Intern","location":"Richmond, California, United States","url":"https://berkeleybiologics.com","startDate":"2025-07-01","endDate":"2025-09-01","summary":"- Processed and verified invoices in QuickBooks and organized accounts-payable documentation. - Reconciled accounts-payable transactions against purchase orders and receipts. - Assisted with month-end close and prepared AP aging reports. - Supported the transition to new accounting software and prepared a pitch deck on internal controls. - Gained practical exposure to GAAP-oriented accounting workflows."},{"name":"California FBLA Collegiate","position":"Member","url":"https://capbl.org","startDate":"2024-08-01"},{"name":"After Dark Entertainment","position":"Runway Model","location":"San Francisco Bay Area","url":"https://duluthdjs.com","startDate":"2022-09-01","endDate":"2023-01-01","summary":"Runway model for Sir Klothing and After Dark Ent. - a Bay-Area & LA-based fashion collective"},{"name":"DECA Inc.","position":"Member","url":"https://deca.org","startDate":"2022-08-01","endDate":"2024-06-01"},{"name":"Youth Advocates For Change","position":"Co-Executive Strategy Member","location":"San Ramon, California, United States","url":"https://youthadvocatesforchange.org","startDate":"2022-01-01","endDate":"2024-08-01","summary":"Worked with an executive team to help manage, strategize, and direct several community outreach efforts and creative/media campaigns. Campaigns worked on included a sexual assault awareness short film, a Lululemon campaign, and outreach plans with the SF Youth Commission"},{"name":"SKINCARE AGENCY","position":"Promotional Model","location":"Berkeley, California, United States","url":"https://skincareagency.com","startDate":"2021-09-01","endDate":"2021-09-01","summary":"Video/commercial model for \"Agency Skincare by Curology\" commercial"},{"name":"Junior State of America","position":"Activism Agent","location":"Pleasanton, California, United States","url":"https://jsa.org","startDate":"2021-08-01","endDate":"2023-05-01"},{"name":"Prime Poke","position":"Social Media Marketing Intern","location":"Pleasanton, California, United States","url":"https://primepoke.com","startDate":"2021-02-01","endDate":"2021-06-01"},{"name":"Muslim Community Center - East Bay","position":"Volunteer","location":"Pleasanton, California, United States","url":"https://mcceastbay.org","startDate":"2019-05-01","endDate":"2019-08-01"}],"education":[{"institution":"Las Positas College","studyType":"Associate's Degree For Transfer in Business Administration and Management, General","startDate":"2024-08-01","endDate":"2027-08-01"},{"institution":"Foothill High School","url":"https://tustin.k12.ca.us","studyType":"Undecided","startDate":"2020-01-01","endDate":"2024-01-01"}],"projects":[{"name":"RiskLedger","description":"• Built a concept for tracking operational, financial, or business risks across companies or workflows. • Designed structured fields for risk category, severity, likelihood, owner, status, and mitigation plan. • Practiced turning unstructured risk information into a more organized reporting system."},{"name":"Search Fund Sourcing CRM — Proprietary Acquisition Pipeline & Outreach Engine","description":"Built a CRM-style acquisition sourcing tool for tracking small business acquisition targets, broker relationships, outreach status, industry categories, and deal notes. Designed for search fund, independent sponsor, and lower-middle-market acquisition workflows."},{"name":"Zayyan OS","description":"Designed and built a personal operating system around the question “What should I do right now?” Structured context-aware prioritization, a Top 3 action queue, focus sessions, capture, recovery, and review workflows. Working prototype using demo/local state; no adoption or productivity outcomes claimed."},{"name":"SMB Due Diligence & Add-Back Scrubber","description":"Built a due diligence tool for reviewing owner-operated business financials and identifying potential add-backs such as personal expenses, family salaries, discretionary spending, one-time costs, and owner benefits. Designed to help normalize seller discretionary earnings and improve preliminary deal evaluation."},{"name":"SF FBLA Marketing and Sales Case Study","description":"First place winner for Marketing and Sales Case Study for NorCal Case Study Business Competition for FBLA"},{"name":"Project Management Sales Presentation Project Summary Report","description":"Submission that won top 15 at DECA's International Career Development Conference 2023"},{"name":"Apply OS","description":"AI-powered career operating system for job discovery, qualification, prioritization, and application workflow management. Built to turn a fragmented job search into a structured operating process with eligibility filtering, opportunity ranking, agent-assisted research, and workflow tracking. Primary languages: TypeScript and SQL."},{"name":"Zayyan Agent Runtime","description":"Local-first AI agent infrastructure built for reliable multi-model execution. Includes deterministic task-aware model routing, sandboxed tool execution, browser automation, subagents, context optimization, multi-provider support, lifecycle/resource controls, and safety-oriented execution boundaries. Primary language: TypeScript."}],"skills":[{"name":"SQL"},{"name":"Go-to-Market Strategy"},{"name":"Product Strategy"},{"name":"Business Operations"},{"name":"TypeScript"},{"name":"Artificial Intelligence (AI)"},{"name":"Software Architecture"},{"name":"Browser Automation"},{"name":"Workflow Automation"},{"name":"U.S. GAAP Reporting"},{"name":"Accounting"},{"name":"M&A Research"},{"name":"Financial Statement Analysis"},{"name":"CRM Databases"},{"name":"Financial Analysis"},{"name":"Market Research"},{"name":"Microsoft PowerPoint"},{"name":"Corporate Strategy"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Public Relations"},{"name":"Social Media Optimization (SMO)"},{"name":"Presentations"},{"name":"Nonprofit Organizations"},{"name":"Multilingual"},{"name":"Instagram"},{"name":"Digital Marketing"},{"name":"Canva"},{"name":"Media Strategy"},{"name":"Marketing"},{"name":"Social Media"},{"name":"Salesforce CRM"},{"name":"Adsense"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Microsoft Excel"},{"name":"Microsoft Office"}],"certificates":[{"name":"Overdose Emergency Prevention Specialist","issuer":"End Overdose"},{"name":"ServSafe Food Handler","issuer":"ServSafe"}],"awards":[{"title":"2nd Place, NorCal Regionals (Mar. 2025","date":"2025-03-01","awarder":"California FBLA Collegiate"},{"title":"1st Place, California State Competition — Marketing & Sales Case Study","date":"2025-02-01","awarder":"California FBLA","summary":"Marketing & Sales Case Study"},{"title":"International Career Development Conference (ICDC) Top 15 Finalist","date":"2023-04-01","awarder":"DECA Inc.","summary":"Recipient of top 15 finalist award in the \"Project Management Sales Presentation\" category at DECA Internationals Competition - a competition with over 22,500 competitors from several nations, including the US, South Korea, China, Spain, and more."}]}