Lead AI Researcher
SmileML Inc
May 2021 – September 2023
• Greenfield R&D in light-weight models for on-device inference.
• In house models included Object Detection, Pose Estimation, Emotion Recognition, and Visual Voice Activity
Detection
• Built an end-to-end task-driven data pipeline for synthetic faces using Unreal Engine.
• Implemented and optimized novel network architectures from foundational papers in convolutional and attention
mechanisms.
• Developed emotion recognition, and body-pose estimation networks for clients in data-sensitive industries.

Graduate Research Assistant
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
September 2015 – Dec 2020
• Implemented custom 1-d convolutional networks for reconstructing simulated primary particle information .
• Developed a novel reconstruction algorithm using manifold learning driven by physical principles and real detector
signals.
• Participated in software development and analysis in international particle physics collaborations
• Taught experimental, elementary, and particle astrophysics courses at many different grade levels.
• Helped develop coursework and built python learning materials to increase student participation and understanding
of subject matter.