As an AI Engineering Lead with a robust background in Data Science and a pioneering role in Generative AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP), I blend hands-on development expertise with strategic leadership. My work spans the full lifecycle of AI system development, from data analysis to model deployment, allowing me to address complex challenges and mentor teams in cutting-edge technologies. Currently, as a freelance AI Engineering and AI Education Consultant, I develop innovative AI-driven systems and educational content, leveraging technologies such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and AI for enhanced learning and content personalization.Key Expertise and Contributions:AI-Driven System Development: Designed and implemented a custom AI system for generating personalized textbook examples, laying the foundation for scalable content customization. Engaging in strategic discussions with educational publishers.Ancestor Life Story Generation Tool: Leading the development of a novel tool transforming audio transcripts into rich, structured narratives, utilizing Named Entity Recognition (NER) for depth and authenticity in personal and historical narratives.AI-Driven Course Creation: Utilized my AI-driven system to develop and launch "GitHub Copilot with Python: Creating Text Games" on Coursera, showcasing my ability to streamline course development and enhance learning experiences.

- Lead a dedicated team to push the boundaries of AI, focusing on understanding the distinctions between data voice and design voice.- Orchestrate the design and execution of innovative generative AI systems, ensuring optimal functionality and performance.- Develop a dynamic system for AI self-monitoring, prompt creation, and complex behavior learning, contributing to enhanced system intelligence and adaptability.- Devise a state-of-the-art content filtering system to optimize conversation control and user interaction.- Demonstrate adept leadership by steering AI designs from inception to production, maintaining a focus on quality, efficiency, and goal attainment.

- Implemented machine learning techniques to explore insights into natural language processing methods and applications.- Performed data manipulations and explorations including data analysis, intent recognition, and feature extraction.- Developed techniques to expand limited speech datasets through signal convolution and targeted frequency alterations.- Implemented models in Kaldi, Pocketsphinx to analyze performance over various datasets and provided recommendations.- Engineered speech transcription datasets for multiple languages from audiobooks.- Utilized models in IoT voice recognition applications.

- Engineered advanced features using various NLP techniques for applications like Sarcasm Detection and Author Distinguishing, utilizing models to identify and compare different textual data.- Developed and optimized predictive models to forecast Kickstarter campaign outcomes, employing multiple supervised learning techniques.- Contributed to diverse projects, performing data manipulation and exploration to derive insights into natural language processing methods and applications.

Collaborated with project management and technical departments to clarify company needs related to ATM Security issue resolution; researched and developed requirements around converting ATM Security issues to projects

Compiled and analyzed information from various technology groups; summarized findings in presentations used in executive status, quarterly and internal audit meetings; streamlined process from 3 to 2 weeks by standardizing documentation and creating templates and custom tools for various groups and stakeholders to use in Sharepoint

Optimized joint development efforts by partnering with Upper Management to create and fill a position to design and implement Software Development life cycle; efforts ushered in period of unprecedented levels of communication between Stakeholders, Development and project management

Utilizing SQL and C#, designed, developed and documented permission and role management framework for the Stored Value Utility Pay Card Platform; a critical step for increasing the customer base of the platform

Lead engineer for several Voice Over IP features critical to the success of the Lucent Software Switch including Audit Controller for 3G UMTS Wireless Access Gateway (C++) Design, wrote documentation, and trained Engineers to use an audit creation platform that distributed audit development, eliminating audit development bottlenecks Designed tool that generated automated telephony tests written in Unix K-Shell, and Awk; decreased the turnaround time for complicated test creation from hours to minutes with little training needed