Riyaz Khair
more than just a P.Eng./PMP
My background is in engineering (mechanical) and I’ve had the pleasure of working on many projects in a design capacity, but I’ve also managed a small teams, started a design house, built a marketing presence for several companies, hired all stars, and closed clients on projects.
All that is to say, I’ve had the opportunity to make a lot of mistakes, and I’ve made them. I’ve closed down a company, let people go, and cancelled projects. I’m climbing my second mountain, continuously figuring out what I want to be doing next and loving the journey.
Work Projects
Some of my recent projects
Hoovest
Hoovest is a financial group of companies that is taking a fresh approach to many traditional services in the financial sector.
Ventrify
Ventrify is a (physical) product design house that helps entrepreneurs bring their novel idea to a market ready product.
Power Forged Fitness
Power Forged Fitness is a Ecommerce fitness brand that developed a novel adjustable weight set meant for small homes.
Work seen on
Power Forged Fitness , Ventrify Product Design Hoovest, Hoovest Financial, Outlaunch, Aqua Air Systems
Hobbies & Insights
Some my recent insights and hobbies
The eye-opener that is fatherhood
Becoming a father was the most eye-opening experience I have ever had. Hobbies and personal time take on a whole new meaning.
Tackling the WCT
The West Coast Trail is the most grueling and rugged hike I've ever done. It's also one of the most serene, gorgeous, and wild experiences I've had, ever.
Diving into mountain biking culture
A short description that introduces visitors to your portfolio
My recommended toolset
Research
- General: Google + Youtube
- Intro: Chat GPT + Wikipedia
- Consumer Opinions: Reddit + Quora
- Search: Ask the Public + AlsoAsked + Google Trends
- Product Reviews: Amazon Reviews
- Ads: Facebook Ad Library
Website
- Domains: Namecheap
- Security & CDN: Cloudflare
- Hosting: Hostinger
- WordPress Theme: Avada
- Website Audit: GT Metrix, Google Page Speed Insights, Lighthouse (Extension)
- Landing Pages: Leadpages (Simple); Unbounce (Advanced)
- Optimization: Hotjar
Copy
- Ideas & Rough Drapts: Chat GPT
- CRO focused: Conversion Rate Experts
- Content Marketing: Copyblogger
Design
- Editing: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, EZ Gif, Canva
- Vector Images: undraw
- Photography: unsplash, pixabay
- Video: Mixkit, Dareful, Coverr
- Fonts: Adobe Fonts, Google Fonts
- Color: Adobe Color; Grabient Gradients
- Emoji Library: Emojipedia
Sourcing
- Factories: Alibaba
- Research: ImportYeti, ImportGenius
- Barcodes: GS1
- Estimating Freight: freightos, amazon shipping calculator
- Duties: Census Bureau Schedule B Search
Operations
- Gmail, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Discord, Slack
- Zoom
- Trello, Clickup, Jira
- Virtual Assistant: Find Filipino VAs
Let's talk.
Let’s connect. I’m always interested in chatting with interesting people and learning about interesting projects.
