Koan is an AWS Advanced Tier Partner, DecSecOps and Cloud Native and Open Source development consultancy, with an LLM/ML/Data Practice. Providing services to local SMB, government, commercial and global organizations. Reached Advanced Tier in 6 months 506% YoY Growth 22/23.

• Led data and engineering team to increase new property market launches by 400% in under 5 months by designing and managing key process improvements.• Overhauled house matching algorithms through machine learning, significantly enhancing property alignment with institutional investors' requirements. This overhaul led to improved portfolio performance and heightened investment success.• Directed a comprehensive data strategy by integrating various data sources, managing procurement processes, and leading contract negotiations to optimize data utilization and value.

Rapid Ratings International, Inc. is the creator of the proprietary FHR® (Financial Health Rating), the industry’s most sophisticated analysis of public and private company financial health. The Company’s disruptive methodology, analytics, and unparalleled support enable businesses to effectively manage and price risks associated with the financial health of third-parties including customers, trading counterparties, suppliers, vendors, and investments. Hundreds of leading industrial, insurance, financial, utility and other enterprise clients get early warning of financial deterioration that may impact their supply chain or credit risk assessments.• Spearheaded a dynamic team of 30 professionals spanning data analytics, data science, and operations, achieving an impressive 94% retention rate through effective leadership and team development initiatives.• Developed world-class financial risk ratings and machine-learning models, in collaboration with product and data teams, which are now utilized by thousands of clients.• Led strategic AI and automation program that delivered a remarkable 450% increase in operational efficiency and generated millions in annual cost savings across key business processes.

• Built, managed and led a team of 15 analysts responsible for the delivery of our private company financial health ratings - successfully producing thousands of ratings each month, and increasing KPIs for eight straight quarters• Built, managed and led the coverage team responsible for quality and timely delivery of all our public company ratings• Successfully lead and executed a critical, large-scale, cross-functional data integration project.

• Co-founded a fin-tech firm that provided custom software services and data analytics tools to the financial industry. • Led R&D, product development and data analytics • Envisioned, designed and built a leading-edge quantitative research platform used by well-known financial advisory groups to evaluate the performance and asset allocation of managed funds.