Hello! I'm Sam Ian, a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with 7+ years of delivering AI/ML solutions across finance, healthcare, SaaS, and enterprise software. I build large-scale ML systems, LLM‑driven applications, and generative AI products, translating technical innovation into measurable business value. I thrive at collaborating with executives, product teams, and engineers to shape AI‑first strategies, deploy scalable data and AI pipelines, and drive digital transformation across organizations.

Sam Ian

Hello! I'm Sam Ian, a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with 7+ years of delivering AI/ML solutions across finance, healthcare, SaaS, and enterprise software. I build large-scale ML systems, LLM‑driven applications, and generative AI products, translating technical innovation into measurable business value. I thrive at collaborating with executives, product teams, and engineers to shape AI‑first strategies, deploy scalable data and AI pipelines, and drive digital transformation across organizations.

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Hello! I’m Sam Ian, a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with 7+ years of delivering AI/ML solutions across finance, healthcare, SaaS, and enterprise software. I build large-scale ML systems, LLM‑driven applications, and generative AI products, translating technical innovation into measurable business value.

I thrive at collaborating with executives, product teams, and engineers to shape AI‑first strategies, deploy scalable data and AI pipelines, and drive digital transformation across organizations.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Kunai
October 1, 2020 - Present
Designed and deployed large language model–driven chatbots, generative AI applications, and custom NLP pipelines, significantly improving automation and user engagement. Built multimodal AI solutions combining text, computer vision with OpenCV, and structured data to enhance predictive accuracy and decision-making. Led cloud-based ML deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and scalable workflows; established AI deployment standards to promote reproducibility and adoption of LLMs and generative AI.
Machine Learning Engineer at Letsremotify
January 1, 2019 - August 1, 2020
Built and deployed ML APIs for predictive analytics and recommendation systems using Python, Scikit-learn, and PyTorch. Developed NLP models for text classification, sentiment analysis, and chatbot workflows using SpaCy, NLTK, and Hugging Face Transformers. Optimized data pipelines with Airflow and Pandas; deployed cloud-hosted ML models with scalable REST APIs on AWS and GCP. Collaborated with product and development teams to drive data-driven decision-making and operational improvements.
Software Engineer at Letsremotify
March 1, 2017 - December 1, 2018
Developed backend and full-stack applications using Python, SQL databases, and React for frontend. Built foundational APIs and microservices to support scalable applications. Assisted with data preprocessing and ML integration initiatives. Worked with cloud deployment workflows, including setting up servers and deploying web applications to cloud platforms. Monitored application performance and supported maintenance and updates in cloud-hosted environments.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at California State University Fresno
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other