About Me

A few lines of code, a well‑timed chess tactic, or a calm slip inside a kick‑boxing exchange all point to the same truth: progress rewards curiosity and deliberate practice. I'm Suleyman 'Suley' Kiani, a perennial student who builds software because it turns day‑dreams into reality.

Current Journey

Since September 2025, I've been balancing two parallel tracks: working full time as an Associate Account Manager in equipment finance at Mitsubishi HC Capital Canada, and pursuing an MEng in Computing and Software (expected Dec 2026). By day I structure multi‑million‑dollar deals, run credit analysis, and build amortization models in Excel and Power BI. By night I'm diving into machine learning, sharpening my understanding of financial markets, and threading together what I learn in both worlds. My goal is to gain experience in financial markets while deepening my technical foundation—so I can build intelligent systems that bridge the gap between data and decision‑making.

Building Useful Things

At McMaster University I was essentially the unofficial “CS ambassador,” guiding visitors through labs, pair‑debugging first‑years on segmentation faults, and learning as much from their fresh questions as they did from my answers. That give‑and‑take grew into SKompXcel, the mentorship platform where more than 80 learners have drilled algorithms, systems design, mock interviews, and résumé reviews.

Applify AI

An AI‑powered resume‑tailoring platform (Next.js 15 + OpenAI) that helps job‑seekers cut through ATS filters.

Visit Applify AI

SKompXcel

A mentorship hub where computer‑science students practice algorithms, mock interviews, and good study habits on a serverless Google Cloud stack.

Learn more about SKompXcel

Open-Source Collection

A growing collection of open‑source side projects—from LeetCode stat scrapers to rule‑based chatbots—shared so others can build on them.

Browse GitHub repos

Off the Clock

Rapid chess keeps my brain sharp (1650 ELO peak), kick‑boxing keeps me grounded, and mentoring keeps me curious—there's nothing like watching a concept finally click for someone.

Guiding Ideas

Empathy first, iterate fast, share what you learn. Whether I'm analyzing credit structures, refactoring a codebase, or walking a student through dynamic programming, the goal is the same: make the next step easier for the person beside me.

Tech Snapshot

TypeScriptNext.jsNodeAWSGCPPostgreSQLPythonTerraformExcelPower BI

If you're exploring thoughtful cloud architecture, pragmatic AI, financial tech, or just enjoy trading endgame ideas, feel free to reach out.