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I’m a Senior AI Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing and deploying machine learning and AI systems across enterprise applications. I specialize in building AI-powered solutions, NLP, LLM-based workflows, and retrieval-augmented generation, delivering measurable improvements in accuracy and response relevance.
I’m experienced in integrating ML models into production APIs, optimizing performance and scalability in cloud environments, and leading end-to-end ML lifecycles from data processing to monitoring. I collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate business needs into scalable AI architectures and reliable operations.
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Work Experience
Senior AI Engineer at eBay
April 1, 2021 - PresentLed the design and deployment of ML/AI models for marketplace personalization and predictive analytics using Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn, achieving a 30% increase in model accuracy at enterprise scale. Developed and fine-tuned large language model–based NLP solutions with Retrieval-Augmented Generation patterns leveraging vector databases and enterprise data sources, improving response relevance by 25%. Built AI-powered applications and services, integrating models into production environments and REST APIs with FastAPI and Spring Boot, reducing inference latency by 30%. Engineered end-to-end data pipelines with Pandas, NumPy, and distributed processing to scale data handling by 35%. Performed hyperparameter tuning, model evaluation, and monitoring to improve reliability to 99.9%. Oversaw the full ML lifecycle from data preprocessing to deployment and monitoring using MLOps pipelines and CI/CD. Collaborated with data engineers and product teams to deliver scalable,
Senior Data/ML Engineer at Optum
February 1, 2019 - March 1, 2021Designed and implemented end-to-end ML systems supporting healthcare analytics and population health initiatives, improving risk prediction accuracy by 22%. Built distributed data pipelines using Python, SQL, and Apache Spark to process large-scale claims and EHR datasets, reducing processing time by 30%. Developed supervised ML models for risk scoring and anomaly detection using scikit-learn and gradient boosting techniques. Engineered longitudinal feature frameworks incorporating patient history and clinical coding signals to improve model stability and interpretability. Implemented structured validation processes including cross-validation, bias review, calibration testing, and stability checks to meet regulatory scrutiny. Integrated ML outputs into backend services consumed by care management teams, improving operational efficiency by 18%. Deployed batch inference workloads on Azure infrastructure maintaining 99.9% reliability. Introduced Docker containerization reducing environmen
Full Stack/AI Engineer at Tempus AI
February 1, 2016 - December 1, 2018Contributed to scalable ML pipelines supporting oncology research, cohort analysis, and precision medicine initiatives. Built ETL pipelines processing EHR, genomic metadata, and pathology records in HIPAA-compliant environments improving data standardization accuracy by 30%. Developed supervised ML models for outcome prediction and cohort stratification using scikit-learn and gradient boosting improving predictive performance by 20%. Engineered preprocessing pipelines using Pandas and SQL reducing data inconsistency by 25%. Designed longitudinal feature engineering frameworks improving model interpretability and clinical relevance. Implemented clinical NLP workflows using TF-IDF, rule-based extraction, and domain vocabularies improving information extraction accuracy by 18%. Applied statistical similarity and document representation methods supporting cohort discovery and patient similarity analysis. Established cross-validation, calibration, bias assessment, and stability validation p
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Bachelor's Degree at University of Illinois Chicago
January 1, 2014 - December 1, 2018Qualifications
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Software & Internet, Healthcare, Professional Services
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