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I’m an AI Developer at Rapiscan Systems, specializing in high-stakes Computer Vision and Generative AI. My work involves turning complex research into reliable tools, from spearheading offline RAG pipelines with LangChain and Ollama to benchmarking CNNs for X-ray threat detection. I hold a First-Class Honours degree from Lancaster University—where I earned a 100% score on my dissertation—and have a background in medical AI research and CI/CD automation. Whether I’m leading technical site visits for European customers or mentoring new coders, I’m driven by creating AI that actually works in the real world. Outside of my career, I enjoy: Computer Vision: Always staying curious about the next breakthrough. Investing & Finance: Keeping a close eye on the markets. Fitness: Staying active and disciplined. 60s–80s Music: Digging through the classics.…I’m an AI Developer at Rapiscan Systems, specializing in high-stakes Computer Vision and Generative AI. My work involves turning complex research into reliable tools, from spearheading offline RAG pipelines with LangChain and Ollama to benchmarking CNNs for X-ray threat detection. I hold a First-Class Honours degree from Lancaster University—where I earned a 100% score on my dissertation—and have a background in medical AI research and CI/CD automation. Whether I’m leading technical site visits for European customers or mentoring new coders, I’m driven by creating AI that actually works in the real world. Outside of my career, I enjoy: Computer Vision: Always staying curious about the next breakthrough. Investing & Finance: Keeping a close eye on the markets. Fitness: Staying active and disciplined. 60s–80s Music: Digging through the classics.

Joshua Nolan

AI Developer, AI Engineer, Data Scientist, +2

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I’m an AI Developer at Rapiscan Systems, specializing in high-stakes Computer Vision and Generative AI. My work involves turning complex research into reliable tools, from spearheading offline RAG pipelines with LangChain and Ollama to benchmarking CNNs for X-ray threat detection. I hold a First-Class Honours degree from Lancaster University—where I earned a 100% score on my dissertation—and have a background in medical AI research and CI/CD automation. Whether I’m leading technical site visits for European customers or mentoring new coders, I’m driven by creating AI that actually works in the real world. Outside of my career, I enjoy: Computer Vision: Always staying curious about the next breakthrough. Investing & Finance: Keeping a close eye on the markets. Fitness: Staying active and disciplined. 60s–80s Music: Digging through the classics.…I’m an AI Developer at Rapiscan Systems, specializing in high-stakes Computer Vision and Generative AI. My work involves turning complex research into reliable tools, from spearheading offline RAG pipelines with LangChain and Ollama to benchmarking CNNs for X-ray threat detection. I hold a First-Class Honours degree from Lancaster University—where I earned a 100% score on my dissertation—and have a background in medical AI research and CI/CD automation. Whether I’m leading technical site visits for European customers or mentoring new coders, I’m driven by creating AI that actually works in the real world. Outside of my career, I enjoy: Computer Vision: Always staying curious about the next breakthrough. Investing & Finance: Keeping a close eye on the markets. Fitness: Staying active and disciplined. 60s–80s Music: Digging through the classics.

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I’m an AI Developer at Rapiscan Systems, specializing in high-stakes Computer Vision and Generative AI. My work involves turning complex research into reliable tools, from spearheading offline RAG pipelines with LangChain and Ollama to benchmarking CNNs for X-ray threat detection. I hold a First-Class Honours degree from Lancaster University—where I earned a 100% score on my dissertation—and have a background in medical AI research and CI/CD automation. Whether I’m leading technical site visits for European customers or mentoring new coders, I’m driven by creating AI that actually works in the real world.

Outside of my career, I enjoy:
Computer Vision: Always staying curious about the next breakthrough.
Investing & Finance: Keeping a close eye on the markets.
Fitness: Staying active and disciplined.
60s–80s Music: Digging through the classics.

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Work Experience

AI Developer at Rapiscan Systems

January 1, 2025 - Present

Lead a bespoke commercial LLM/AI program: initiated a RAG pipeline using LangChain to enable offline LLM inference with document-context via Ollama. Researched and benchmarked CNNs for high-precision X-ray threat detection in Computer Vision and MLOps, and developed a first-pass imaging filtering model to optimize downstream processing. Deployed CI/CD workflows on Azure Pipelines. Also developed synthetic data generation tooling to augment training data for AI models and human operators, and acted as technical liaison for European customers, managing relationships and site visits. Domain expertise includes border enforcement, counter-smuggling, and X-ray scanner physics.

Retail Assistant at Davenham

July 1, 2023 - Present

Customer-facing retail role supporting everyday store operations and customer service.

Food and Beverage Team Member at Foodies Festival

July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023

Team member providing food and beverage service at a major festival event.

Food and Beverage Team Member at The Ice Cream Farm

July 1, 2022 - July 1, 2023

Seasonal hospitality role supporting food and beverage service.