A few years ago, Faraz noticed something frustrating: smart, capable students were making major college decisions, decisions that would shape their futures, without access to quality guidance. The reason was simple. Good college advising was expensive. Families who could afford private advisors received personalized support, while everyone else relied on generic information.Faraz believed there had to be a better way. He co-founded Cledge, an AI-powered college advising platform designed to give students access to personalized college guidance without the cost or complexity of a private advisor. Cledge used AI to analyze the most relevant college counseling data and provide students applying to four-year colleges with clearer, more tailored recommendations.Thousands of students used the platform. Forbes and GeekWire took notice. But more importantly, Faraz learned a lasting lesson: when powerful tools are made simple and accessible, people actually use them and benefit from them.Today, Faraz is a Software Engineer at Tesla, where he works on real AI and automation systems in production environments. Across education and industry, his focus has remained the same, taking technology that feels complex or intimidating and turning it into tools that genuinely help people in their daily work.