Experience

AO Labs

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  https://www.aolabs.ai/ https://www.aolabs.ai/


Wilbe | Home for Scientist Leaders
• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Fellow

  • Mar 2022 - May 2022


Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Scientist

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2022

  Bootstrapped and self-directed AI researched, included trips to London and Berkeley searching for advisors and collaborators in the early days. Work now continuing under AO Labs. Bootstrapped and self-directed AI researched, included trips to London and Berkeley searching for advisors and collaborators in the early days. Work now continuing under AO Labs.



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scholar

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  I'm a visiting researcher at UC Berkeley in the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology, working on an independent research project in AI. https://scet.berkeley.edu/ I'm a visiting researcher at UC Berkeley in the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology, working on an independent research project in AI. https://scet.berkeley.edu/



Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

• Kuwait
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Software Consultant

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

  Part-time role. Built the 3rd version of this website: https://aspdshop.com/ (it has since been redesigned) Part-time role. Built the 3rd version of this website: https://aspdshop.com/ (it has since been redesigned)



Cubical Services Business Incubator

• Kuwait
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Incubation Programs

  • Jul 2017 - Nov 2017

  Privileged to work with the best entrepreneurs in the Kuwaiti startup scene. Privileged to work with the best entrepreneurs in the Kuwaiti startup scene.



Hammerhead

• Canada
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Product Management

  • Mar 2016 - May 2017

  As the first PM at Hammerhead, I worked on both hardware and software before being promoted to VP. ------------ Hammerhead is an athletic technology company. Our first product, H1, showed bikers where to go, and can be found in 50 countries. Our second product, Karoo, is the finest connected cycling computer on earth. Our software enables exploration, performance analysis, training recommendations and social connection. As the first PM at Hammerhead, I worked on both hardware and software before being promoted to VP. ------------ Hammerhead is an athletic technology company. Our first product, H1, showed bikers where to go, and can be found in 50 countries. Our second product, Karoo, is the finest connected cycling computer on earth. Our software enables exploration, performance analysis, training recommendations and social connection.



Skypad

• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

  Skypad was my thinking space and consulting business for hardware. I worked as a mechanical engineering consultant for a stealth hardware startup, building their first prototype, and I also researched distribution issues related to hardware, virtual reality, and internet-of-things products. Skypad was my thinking space and consulting business for hardware. I worked as a mechanical engineering consultant for a stealth hardware startup, building their first prototype, and I also researched distribution issues related to hardware, virtual reality, and internet-of-things products.



Pier2 Marketing

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, NY Office

  • Sep 2015 - Feb 2016

  Pier2 Marketing is a full service design, development, & marketing consulting firm working with our clients to expand their business, launch products, and enter new markets. Clients-- Fortune 500 companies, different governments around the world, start-ups, non-profits & other Institutions. (Ask me for our portfolio.) My Role-- To launch and build out Pier2 Marketing's NY operations, our 6th office globally. Pier2 Marketing is a full service design, development, & marketing consulting firm working with our clients to expand their business, launch products, and enter new markets. Clients-- Fortune 500 companies, different governments around the world, start-ups, non-profits & other Institutions. (Ask me for our portfolio.) My Role-- To launch and build out Pier2 Marketing's NY operations, our 6th office globally.


Startup Leadership Program
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• Fellow, Class of 2015

  • Oct 2014 - May 2015


LSQ.io (Techstars NYC W15)

• Cofounder, Business Dev & Product (COO)

  • Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

  LSQ.io (prev. Live Sqrd) is a microservices platform-- a SaaS product that helps developers build faster and with best practices. LSQ was part of Techstars NYC W15. I left on good terms in March 2015. LSQ.io (prev. Live Sqrd) is a microservices platform-- a SaaS product that helps developers build faster and with best practices. LSQ was part of Techstars NYC W15. I left on good terms in March 2015.



Entrepreneurship & Innovation Association at NYU-Poly

• University Club President

  • Jul 2012 - Apr 2014

  Led the largest club at NYU School of Engineering with over 2400 members that is funded by alumni and VCs around NYC; came in after founding president, introducing processes and precedents still used today • Organized 6+ events, workshops (~60 attendees) and 2+ large events (~200 attendees) every semester • Co-organized a Summer Incubation Program and other events that were institutionalized by NYU • Assembled board of advisers made up of VCs, alumni, and faculty; ran 2 board meetings • Club is ongoing, now runs $40K annual startup and prototyping competition with NYU (Includes 8 months were I was previously Vice President) Show less



Polytechnic Institute of New York University

• United States
• Research Services

• Project Manager, Incubator Initiatives

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2013

  Launched a 30+ student internship program across NYU’s 3 incubators, helped with general business development • Selected 30 students from 250 applicants, matched them with ~25 incubator startups based on tech stacks • Coordinated all HR and operational tasks with 3 different depts. • Sourced VCs, professionals for office hours (Was promoted to this position; previously intern for 7 months.) Launched a 30+ student internship program across NYU’s 3 incubators, helped with general business development • Selected 30 students from 250 applicants, matched them with ~25 incubator startups based on tech stacks • Coordinated all HR and operational tasks with 3 different depts. • Sourced VCs, professionals for office hours (Was promoted to this position; previously intern for 7 months.)



Presseract

• Founder, CEO

  • Oct 2011 - May 2013

  My first startup. “iTunes for news”, an aggregator with paid mini-subscriptions instead of paywalls for the $71B news/magazine industry; finalist at NYU’s $200K business plan competition • Assembled team of 2 developers, 1 designer, 3 advisers • All non-coding tasks of a bootstrapped startup, taking it from an idea to live beta with 200+ users • Ran FB & Google ads during 2012 presidential election as growth hack (“Read Obama’s newspaper!”, juxtaposed pro-Romney & pro-Obama sources in single page, etc.) Show less



Al Watan Daily Newspaper

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2010

  Worked at Kuwait’s largest daily English newspaper in copy-editing, design, editing and journalist roles Worked at Kuwait’s largest daily English newspaper in copy-editing, design, editing and journalist roles