
TL;DR: I’m an ML Engineer—I have software and ML engineering experience working at AWS Annapurna Labs, SambaNova Systems, and on the AWS SageMaker AutoML team; applied science experience from Amazon’s Personalization team; and research experience in applied and theoretical ML. In my spare time, I ask really smart people interesting questions about AI, philosophy, and history; and I write. Longer: Hi! I graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 2020 with a Computer Science / Mathematics joint major. I have experience in software development (current: AWS; former: SambaNova Systems, Amazon/AWS) and research (theoretical ML and Music Information Retrieval) with a particular interest in Machine Learning. I have experience in various programming languages and frameworks, am interested in the intersection of tech and policy, and have had a long-standing passion for learning Chinese. I podcast and write about AI, AI policy, the tech industry, and the intersection of technology and social/political/philosophical questions. In 2018 I conducted research in Music Information Retrieval at the intersection of Deep Learning, Signal Processing, and Music, and since January 2019 I have been doing research in theoretical Machine Learning that utilizes a framework drawing together aspects of information theory, statistics, and algorithmic search to understand and prove results about learning processes. I hope to do work where I'll be able to apply my love for math and algorithms, and where I'll be making a tangible, positive impact on the world around me and whoever uses what I'm building. Simultaneously, I hope to be a strong leader and inspire others around me to help affect positive change and bring out the best in themselves and others.
openai.com
cmc.edu
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sambanova.ai
amazon.com
asu.edu
clear.ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Machine Learning Engineer
OpenAI
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Mar 2025 - Present
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Managing/Lead Editor
The Gradient
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Jul 2021 - Present
Deep Learning Compiler Engineer
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Nov 2022 - Mar 2025
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Editor & Staff Writer
Skynet Today
Apr 2019 - Mar 2025
Venture Fellow
Clear Ventures
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Apr 2022 - Apr 2023
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Machine Learning Engineer
SambaNova Systems
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Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
Palo Alto, California, United States
Researcher
HMC Music Information Retrieval Lab
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Claremont, California
Software Engineer
BigNerve
Aug 2017 - Feb 2018
Claremont
Research Assistant
Banner University Medical Center
May 2016 - Aug 2016
Phoenix, Arizona Area
hmc.edu
amistadlab.com