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Prague 1, Cz

Planned, scoped, and operationally managed research-based projects to develop and deploy advanced AI-based language technologies at Phrase. Coordinated the integration of newly developed AI-driven features within the Phrase product suite to enable the generation of timely, high-quality translation and localization at scale while minimizing the need for human intermediation. Coordinated the company-wide integration of external providers of Generative AI services (e.g., OpenAI) for both R&D and production purposes, and monitored ongoing consumption of those services to identify unexpectedly high usage to avoid unbudgeted expenditures. Consulted with the legal department to ensure compliance with contractual, privacy, and security obligations regarding the storage, handling, and use of customer data. Collaborated on budgeting, pricing, and throughput capacity planning to support the production rollout of AI-driven features. Worked directly with the CEO on initiatives to surface, structure, and strengthen cross-team cooperation essential for developing and launching new functionality within the Phrase product suite.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Planned, prioritized, and managed feature delivery for data-platform engineering teams to support the development of external data integrations into the company’s data pipeline, and to enrich and store patient and member data for subsequent analysis and reporting. Developed both short- and long-term product feature roadmaps to meet company goals and to address customer requirements; collaborated with team technical leads to plan and execute delivery of features; and coordinated with customer-facing personnel on delivery timelines. Product roadmap features were driven by the overall goal of helping innovative healthcare organizations across the country to succeed under value-based care with high-quality aggregated data, actionable insights, and provider-friendly workflow applications.

San Francisco, California, Us

Key member of the perception and prediction team. Coordinated the development of the software system that processed incoming sensor data to identify objects in the environment and established current / future motion trajectories in the planning of autonomous vehicle behavior. Drove the investigation and documentation of programs and supporting projects inclusive of scoping, scheduling, tracking, coordinating, and prioritizing projects. Managed project roadblocks, cross-team dependencies, and the communication of program status to stakeholders.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Planned and managed the development and delivery of machine translation (MT) solutions and services to Amazon teams as well as the externalized AWS Amazon Translate platform. Provided technical guidance for solution implementation, testing, and troubleshooting while scoping, scheduling, and prioritizing project tasks. Analyzed business cases, transferred data assets, maintained communication with customers during the MT engine building process, resolved issues related to MT quality identified by customer QAs, and forged ongoing mutually beneficial relationships with customers. Supported management by reporting progress towards project and business goals, providing feedback on team member performance, and suggesting future work to enhance and expand MT solutions and services to customers.

Guided all aspects of launching a startup focused on providing machine translation services to enterprise customers and language service providers. Led the operations of the company to a successful acquisition by Amazon. Researched the market sector, recruited business advisors, developed a business plan and marketing strategies, applied for seed capital, engaged potential clients, and managed software development for product deployment.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Led the project development cycle of a language-tutoring software system. Supervised the development team and led project planning, test-plan creation and execution, bug tracking and resolution, release scheduling, and customer-support oversight. Directed data-driven software customizations to address client-specific needs encompassing data-collection strategies, data analyses, software modifications, and customized system deployment.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Team member in the Center for Biomedical Informatics focused on developing a large-scale system for the early detection of disease outbreaks and bioterrorism incidents. Focused on obtaining and analyzing potential data sources for the system along with the application of natural language techniques to classify medical records into categories of illnesses for monitoring purposes.

Ph.D., Computer Science

B.S., Computer Science