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Houston, Tx, Us

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Identify & launch language-focused applied ML accelerators, unlocking ability for enterprise customers to prove value conclusively in their own environment. Build first-to-world applied AI tools like full-realtime call center assistants, using Retrieval Augmented Generation, Automated Speech Recognition, etc, and tuning open source models like Llama3, Mistral, and Whisper.Demonstrate the differentiated value of SambaNova hardware and software stack, deploying blazing fast on-chip-memory ensemble models with sub-100ms response times for a fraction of the cost of other ML API services. Build enterprise customer base, extending SambaNova's success in science labs to a new market.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Launched a SOTA hyper-realistic AI text-to-speech synthesis API for conversational and narration use cases to leverage deep learning, end-to-end frontend/backend training, and RoBERTa; re-platformed to PyTorch on GPUs. Owned product strategy, roadmap, and Go-to-Market launch plan for Amazon Alexa’s Polly Text-to-Speech product for publishers, growing ARR with new opportunities, customer partnerships, and launching key features.Keywords: Product Management | ML & Deep Learning | Neural Language Models | Strategy & Roadmap | Go-to-Market | Revenue Growth | Launches | Speech Synthesis | User Research | Data Analysis | User Advocacy | SQL | Cross-Functional Teams

London, England, Gb

Led 0-1 product launch of multiple net-new, market-making ML products, including an Oil Well Performance Data Consortium product that improved new well performance by ~12% (est. $8M value), and LNG Carbon Emissions Estimator, and a Gasoline Inventory Predictor.Founded, scaled, and managed cross-functional organization of 10 product managers, data scientists, and ML engineers, delivering $4M in revenue across AI/ML-based projects for energy and finance clients. Established organization’s product management framework, creating long-term roadmaps, setting up scalable delivery practices, defining traceable OKRs, and creating team structures to deliver consistent value.Keywords: Establish Product Management Function | Data Science | ESG & Sustainability Data | GHG Protocol | SASB | Data Consortium | Upstream Oil & Gas | Zero to One Product Delivery | Trading | Forecasting | Prototyping | Top-Down Strategy | Ideation Workshops | Market Research | Win/Loss Analysis | Product Vision & Roadmap | OKRs | Career Framework | Enterprise Customers | External Partners

Dublin 2, Ie

Designed and launched ML analytics applications, delivered technology strategy and product roadmap work that shaped multi-year IT investment, and created emerging tech PoCs.

Toronto, On, Ca

As a director in KPMG’s CIO Advisory practice, focused on on technology strategy, delivery, cloud computing (strategy, business case, migration, and ITSM/ITFM optimization), and other IT leadership concerns (portfolio management, data architecture, operations, and IoT).

Dublin 2, Ie

Senior technical architect and delivery lead for trading platforms, ERP implementations, data warehouses, and infrastructure for Fortune 100 clients.

Created a PC configuration and training product, assembled a team, performed UX studies.

East Lansing, Mi, Us