About
Engineer first, translator always.
I work at the intersection of AI engineering and business development — architecting generative AI deployments for Fortune 50 companies, converting proofs of concept into multi-million dollar production systems, and building the frameworks that make repeatable AI delivery possible.
Experience
Global Sales – Customer Success Manager, AI / ML Ops
07/2024 – PresentInternational Business Machines (IBM) · New York, NY
- —Ensure successful delivery of $80M+ in software for a global, omni-channel, digital assistant by maintaining deployment roadmaps, providing technical guidance, managing communication between teams, ensuring timely delivery, and proactively clearing blockers.
- —Lead the implementation and adoption of 20+ generative AI and governance solutions across 10+ products by working with technical teams and executives to drive success through cross-functional collaboration.
- —Manage post-sales relationships at three strategic clients with combined annual revenue of $100M+, running enablement demos, creating roadmaps to value, managing individual projects, guiding stakeholders through IBM's ecosystem, and tracking product enhancement requests from initiation to successful delivery.
- —Architect, install, build and deploy generative AI applications across cloud hyper scalar, SaaS, on-prem and hybrid environments using both open-source and IBM software.
Client Engineering – AI Engineer
01/2023 – 07/2024International Business Machines (IBM) · New York, NY
- —Spearheaded business development for Data & AI opportunities at Fortune 50 companies by partnering with executives and account teams to define value propositions, build trust, and establish long-term strategic partnerships.
- —Delivered 75% proof-of-concept to production conversion rate, leading development of AI applications that improve contextual search accuracy, developer/agent productivity and customer care.
- —Optimized AI pipeline response and retrieval accuracy utilizing model, prompt, and data engineering techniques.
- —Codified repeatable AI implementation patterns from client engagements, creating scalable frameworks for deployment.
- —Achieved top 1% of sales achievement among sellers over the calendar year by converting PoC into $10M+ deployment.
Data Science Elite – Data Scientist, ML Engineer
06/2019 – 12/2022International Business Machines (IBM) · New York, NY
- —Led Data & AI strategy consulting for 30+ enterprise implementations across a variety of industries and deployment environments, and delivered proof-of-concept applications to prove value to clients.
- —Developed reusable accelerators that reduced client time-to-value by standardizing deployment patterns.
- —Scaled technical expertise organization-wide through weekly enablement sessions and hands-on mentorship programs.
Beyond the day job
Co-Founder, Technical Curriculum Designer
09/2019 – 04/2021Girls Who Solve · New York, NY
- —Co-founded organization that teaches technical problem-solving with interactive lessons to high school students.
- —Led sessions that teach how companies use tools like AI and optimization to solve modern business problems.
Student Curriculum and Ecosystem Lead
02/2016 – 12/2018UC Berkeley Division of Data Science
- —Founded the Data Science Modules and Nexus programs, which have supported over 10,000 students since inception.
Senior Curriculum Developer
2016 – 2018Data Science Society at Berkeley
- —Developed and taught workshops on data visualization and R programming.
Legislative Intern
06/2014 – 09/2014United States Senate (Patty Murray)
- —Composed legislative briefings and analysis, hosted tours, and assisted with daily office functions.
Teen Science Cafe Leadership Team – Marketing
2013 – 2014Pacific Science Center · Seattle, WA
- —Organized community science events attracting 20–150 attendees.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
12/2018Bachelor of Arts – Data Science · Berkeley, CA
Core competencies
AI & ML
Generative AI deployment architecture and security, ML pipeline optimization, production system deployment
Business Development
Technical and executive relationship management, PoC to production conversion
Communication & Collaboration
Cross-functional team leadership, project delivery, value proposition development
Off the resume
Languages
- English — Native
- Latin — Limited working proficiency — yes, really
Interests
Certifications
- IBM Technology Excellence — Issued 2023
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