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AI learning journey

Learning AI the way I learned merchandising: by doing.

Structured coursework, daily tool use in live sourcing work, and a public log of what holds up, and what doesn’t.

Why this page exists

Most of RMG hasn’t met AI yet. I’m making sure I have.

Garment manufacturing runs on experience, relationships, and spreadsheets. All three are about to change shape. I’m not waiting to be told how, I’m studying it, applying it in live merchandising work, and writing about what holds up. This page is the public log.

“An AI tool that saves a merchandiser two hours a day is worth more than a keynote about the future of fashion.”

Currently studying

Active coursework

AI for Professional Success (AiPS) In progress

AI capacity-building program · Institute: Idean Consulting · started 19 May 2026. Structured AI study running alongside the day job; modules, projects, and takeaways logged here as they complete.

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Topics & outcomes

  • Advanced Prompt Engineering: Master the grammar of AI fluency.
  • AI for Productivity: Reclaim your hours. Multiply your output.
  • AI for Career Acceleration: Multiply your skills. Accelerate your career.
  • AI 101: The Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence. The basics of AI that every professional must know.
  • AI for Leadership & Wealth: Lead smarter. Earn bigger. Build wealth.
  • AI for Sales Mastery & Business: Sell smarter. Close faster. Build the business of tomorrow.

Be AI Fluent

Post Graduate Diploma in Garment Business (PGD-GB) In progress

IBA, University of Dhaka · started 11 July 2025, ongoing. The business framework around the technology.

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How I already use AI in merchandising work

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Reporting & analysis

ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini run through the daily workflow, weekly reports, vendor data consolidation, supplier-performance and capacity analysis, production follow-up updates, presentation (PPT) preparation, and meeting prep, alongside Power BI and advanced Excel.

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Business communication

Faster, cleaner correspondence with Poland HQ and 35 vendors, AI-drafted, human-judged. The judgment is the job; AI just removes the typing.

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Writing & publishing

Research support for the weekly newsletter and daily posts, AI helps gather; fourteen years on the floor decides what’s true.

Built, not just studied

Projects shipped with AI

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This website, sohelprsnl.com

Designed and built my own personal knowledge hub, structure, copy, and code, working hands-on with AI tools instead of hiring it out. Proof that an apparel merchandiser can ship digital work.

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PGD-GB Batch 11 result checker

Built and published a result-checking website for my PGD-GB batchmates at IBA-DU, classmates check their results in seconds instead of scanning PDFs.

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The log

Learning journal

Newest first. Updated as milestones land.

Jun 2026

Built and launched sohelprsnl.com

My own personal website, planned, written, and built hands-on with AI tools.

2026

Shipped a result-checking site for PGD-GB Batch 11

A small web tool for IBA-DU batchmates, first public project built with AI assistance.

May 2026

Started AI for Professional Success (AiPS)

2-month AI Capacity Building Program began 19 May 2026, first formal AI study alongside daily tool use.

Jul 2025

Enrolled: PGD in Garment Business, IBA-DU

Program began 11 July 2025, pairing operating experience with formal business training at Bangladesh’s top business school.

2024–25

AI tools embedded in daily workflow

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Power BI became standard parts of reporting, analysis, and vendor communication at LPP.

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