My Resume
Education
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NSF GRFP PhD FellowIowa State UniversityLed a team of 30 undergraduate students processing neuroimages on SLURM clusters & whole genome sequencing data for TB research. Focus on machine learning applications in bioinformatics.
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Bachelor of ScienceIowa State UniversityConducted long-term animal trials evaluating the efficacy of recombinant enzyme replacement therapy for BioMarin.
Work Experience
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Nov 2022 · Mar 2025CEO & FounderVitality Robotics IncBoostrapped a cross-functional team implementing ML on AWS to 7 figures of revenue for 16 life science clients. Designed agenic workflows and end-to-end machine learning integrations, reducing costs by 30% and saving time spent manually analyzing data by >50%, enabling clients to accelerate their research workflows.
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Nov 2021 · Nov 2022Senior Manager of Machine LearningVerana HealthHired & directed two teams of ML engineers designing computer vision and text analytics models using AWS from >6000 hospitals. Saved Verana >$300K/month by migrating machine learning workloads onto AWS SageMaker.
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Feb 2021 · Nov 2021Senior Machine Learning EngineerMaximusLed a team of 8 engineers, started AI community of practice teaching MLops workshops. Deployed ML models for top secret applications at the USCIS & DHS on AWS.
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Apr 2020 · Feb 2021Senior Machine Learning EngineerAttain LLCDesigned serverless applications using DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway & CloudFront for TB scale event-driven services. Trained ML models using AWS SageMaker for biometric identification.
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Jan 2017 · Dec 2020CEO & FounderThoughtsuite Consulting ServicesProvided consulting services to biotech, fintech executives designing custom ML software. Data management and governance consulting following DCAM & DMM Frameworks.
Accomplishments
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2023AWS Hackathon - 2nd PlaceSecret Serverless ServiceDeveloped an innovative serverless solution using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB that secured second place in a competitive hackathon environment.
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2022Alzheimer's Association Advocacy RepresentativePalliative Care & Hospice Education & Training ActAdvocated for S.2243, supporting enhanced palliative care and hospice education for healthcare professionals nationwide.