I am an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience in machine learning, data science, and data engineering. Over my career I have worn many hats and am equally comfortable managing teams as I am leading as a senior individual contributor. My true passion is mentorship and nothing fulfills me more than helping machine learning engineers, data scientists and data engineers grow. I am currently contracting and offering services that include:• Training, deploying and monitoring ML models at scale (batch & real-time inference).• Building scalable data pipelines (data ingests, feature engineering, etc...).• LLM/GenAI integration.• Backend application development.• Feature experimentation and measurement (A/B tests, backtesting, attribution, etc...).• Defining data/ML/AI visions and roadmaps.• Technical architecture design and implementation.• People management, coaching and mentorship.• Translating business problems into data products & engineering solutions.• Defining and rolling out metrics-based goals, KPIs and strategic plans.My contract workload is quite full for the foreseeable future, but feel free to reach out with smaller opportunities as I may be able to squeeze in short-term engagements and/or up to 8 hours per week on a longer-term basis. Regarding salaried roles: I'm generally not interested at the moment but am willing to explore opportunities that could be the "perfect fit", which would require at least the following to be true: the organization has a socially responsible mission, there is a strong people-first culture that aligns with core values including integrity, transparency and humility, and there is the potential for a 4 day work-week.