Experience

CartUp AI

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & President

  • May 2021 - Present

  CartUp AI is redefining the Discovery Experience for shoppers using Generative AI. We connect shoppers with the products they want at the right time. CartUp AI harnesses LLMs (Large Language Models) and computer vision to understand products deeply by extracting features and matching the shopper intent in real time. By doing so, shoppers convert to buyers effortlessly. Using CartUp AI, our merchants increase sales by 30%, AOV by 60%, basket size by up to 50%, and customer… Show more CartUp AI is redefining the Discovery Experience for shoppers using Generative AI. We connect shoppers with the products they want at the right time. CartUp AI harnesses LLMs (Large Language Models) and computer vision to understand products deeply by extracting features and matching the shopper intent in real time. By doing so, shoppers convert to buyers effortlessly. Using CartUp AI, our merchants increase sales by 30%, AOV by 60%, basket size by up to 50%, and customer lifetime value. Show less



Dragonfruit AI

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • May 2021 - Jan 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area

• Vice President Of Engineering

  • 2019 - May 2021

  Disrupting the physical security world via AI/computer Vision. Funded by top VCs. Responsible for engineering strategy and shaping the company culture. Responsible for developing the Computer vision deep learning framework to understand scenes in the video, real time object detection, segmentation, tracking and building real time analytics. Lead engineering, product, architecture teams help define technical blueprints, roadmaps, and principles that drive day-to-day design decisions.



Nextdoor

• Mozambique
• Real Estate

• VP/Head of Artificial Intelligence

  • Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area Responsible for designing and developing a robust framework for the building, testing, and deployment of models into a large-scale, highly performant, and production environment. Responsible for developing the NLP/NLU Deep Learning framework to build user profiles and content ranking in real time. The platform is scaled to 100+ million users worldwide. Worked closely with engineering teams and product managers to define impacting problems. Hired, coached, and supported world-class AI… Show more Responsible for designing and developing a robust framework for the building, testing, and deployment of models into a large-scale, highly performant, and production environment. Responsible for developing the NLP/NLU Deep Learning framework to build user profiles and content ranking in real time. The platform is scaled to 100+ million users worldwide. Worked closely with engineering teams and product managers to define impacting problems. Hired, coached, and supported world-class AI engineers. Facilitated internal transfers. Show less



ecomtics (Acquired)

• Founder and CTO

  • Jun 2016 - Feb 2019

  Enables visual e-commerce (Look a like shopping/Auto Product Catalog etc) to effectively engage customers using AI-enabled services. As a technical founder, my tasks include managing product development, architecting, and recruiting talent. Extensively used data and deep learning such as building various AI services. eComtics Acquired: After Acquisition (Lead 120+ team): Brought strong and innovative leadership to ensure high profile deliverables and personally responsible for… Show more Enables visual e-commerce (Look a like shopping/Auto Product Catalog etc) to effectively engage customers using AI-enabled services. As a technical founder, my tasks include managing product development, architecting, and recruiting talent. Extensively used data and deep learning such as building various AI services. eComtics Acquired: After Acquisition (Lead 120+ team): Brought strong and innovative leadership to ensure high profile deliverables and personally responsible for coordination with product and business teams and patents in our portfolio. Defined strategy for product, hiring, mentoring, and acquisitions. Grew the team from 15 to 120+ and revenue from 0 to 10+ million dollars. Supported Ops/ UI/Full Stack/Server/ML/Data engineers. Lead engineering, product, architecture teams help define technical blueprints, roadmaps, and principles that drive day-to-day design decisions. Show less



SpotDy Inc (Acquired)

• Founder/CTO

  • May 2014 - Apr 2016

  San Francisco Bay Area Responsible for building AI Infrastructure platforms or real time analytics. It introduces a completely new model for real-time analytics and visualization using NLP/CV. Grew the company from 0 to $3+ million dollars in revenue. Hired and accelerated A-class team. Responsible for building the strategic vision for the company while engaging with stakeholders, customers, and a highly talented team that ultimately led to the acquisition.



Answers Inc (Acquired for 1 Billion USD)

• Head of Search Engineering

  • May 2011 - Apr 2014

  San Francisco Bay Area Lead in building a distributed search engine serving >1 billion queries per day. Architected and developed an NLP framework for Query processing. Responsible for enhancing personalization of users across social/mobile using integrated signals to improve search relevance. Providing expert advice to multiple product teams across Answers, Inc to adopt an Data/ML first mindset by leveraging cutting edge ML tools, developing best practices and patterns for ML product development. Hired… Show more Lead in building a distributed search engine serving >1 billion queries per day. Architected and developed an NLP framework for Query processing. Responsible for enhancing personalization of users across social/mobile using integrated signals to improve search relevance. Providing expert advice to multiple product teams across Answers, Inc to adopt an Data/ML first mindset by leveraging cutting edge ML tools, developing best practices and patterns for ML product development. Hired, coached, and supported a team (20+) of full stack/ML engineers in the US and China. Show less



Yahoo

• Information Technology and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering

  • Mar 2006 - May 2011

  San Francisco Bay Area Responsible for Consumer Direct targeting products that enhance targeted advertising and personalization of Yahoo’s 800 million users. Responsible for the design and development of Strategic Data Solutions (SDS) to improve Yahoo! Products and deliver innovative solutions. Supported the engineering team delivering Y! property-integrated analytics for advertisers.