Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineer, and previous Rocket Data Scientist 🚀
My first foray into the world of computers was during college, when I worked in a nuclear physics lab and wrote my first software. My interest grew when I made my first app, a platform for undergrads to plan social events. Then, as a way to earn extra cash for beer books, I launched my first software company. I was inspired by the power of technology to improve different domains. I was hooked.
After college, I studied machine learning in grad school while continuing to grow my software company. I then became a data scientist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where I built AutoML systems in conjunction with DARPA programs, created Reinforcement Learning for Deep Space Network communication optimization, and built Computer Vision models for the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover.
Recently, I was Chief Architect at Ubiety Technologies where I led the build out of AI to reverse engineer RF signals from electronics for device identification.
Today, I'm a machine learning engineer at Meta in the Ads CoreML team where I'm inventing state of the art developments in deep learning architecture design, efficient model scaling, and AI driven infrastructure. I'm also working on something new that I'm really excited to put out into the world - more to come!
When I'm not on a computer, I enjoy spending time with my amazing wife and our bernedoodle dog! In my free time, you can find me at the gym, skiing in Tahoe, or hiking in the Bay Area.
Some fun facts 🦒
* My favorite place is Huntington Gardens in Pasadena, CA (followed closely by Monmartre, France and Seal Rock in La Jolla, CA).
* I was almost a percussion performance major, but changed to physics and math at the last minute. I still play the drums and piano. My favorite piece to play is Rachmaninov's Eighteenth Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
* I once took care of a number of succulents who I named after the twelve brothers of Good Will Hunting.