Executive Summary
My work experience sits at the intersection of technical education, community building, and go-to-market strategy. I love building initiatives and scaling them, and I'm insanely curious and love to learn new things - also vibe-code a lot
Professional Experience
StackGrow, WA
Co-founder & COO | December 2024 – Present
- Formulated and executed a comprehensive Go-To-Market strategy, including developing specialized software for generating targeted customer discovery PDFs
- Devised and launched strategic fundraising initiatives, positioning the company for effective investor interactions
- Built a dynamic, programmable pitch deck featuring live product demos to improve investor and customer interactions
- Worked closely with legal experts and performed in-depth customer discovery to validate market fit and ensure compliance with regulatory standards
Supernal AI, WA (Pivoted to StackGrow)
Co-founder & COO | August 2024 – December 2024
- Created a detailed product roadmap, effectively integrating technical development with strategic business objectives
- Led initial fundraising efforts, building and nurturing relationships with potential investors
- Performed extensive market research and competitive analysis, strategically positioning the product, and developed an advanced, programmable PDF generator tailored to individual customer segments
Nucleate, WA
Co-Managing Director & Founder, AI in Biotech | March 2022 – Present
- Expanded Nucleate strategically into 12+ international cities, engaging thousands of participants globally within four months
- Successfully led virtual workshops with over hundreds of global attendees for each workshop
- Established and nurtured partnerships with C-suite executives, driving collaborative opportunities and ecosystem growth
- Established Nucleate Seattle Chapter and build a biotech ecosystem in Seattle
OpenAI, San Francisco, CA
Intern, AI & Reinforcement Learning | February 2018 – March 2018
- Validated multi-agent reinforcement learning models, identifying emergent cooperative agent behaviors
- Organized and launched OpenAI's first-ever Hackathon, engaging over 100 participants and significantly boosting diversity and community involvement
- Conducted a high-profile interview with Sam Altman on the future of artificial general intelligence (AGI)
Udacity
Instructor & Content Developer – Deep Reinforcement Learning & AI for Trading | September 2018 – April 2019
- Developed and taught highly successful AI courses, educating over 1,500 global students
- Created innovative content and interactive exercises, improving overall course effectiveness and completion rates
SolveCity
CEO & Founder | September 2015 – January 2018
- Managed product development for a platform connecting scientific challenges with experts and research resources
- Conducted extensive user interviews, directly informing product strategy and iterative improvements
Academic Experience
Pompeu Fabra University & University of Washington
Ph.D. Candidate & Visiting Graduate Researcher – Biomedicine, DNA Sequencing and Synthesis | January 2021 – October 2023
- Innovated DNA/RNA synthesis pipelines, significantly improving synthesis efficiency
- Conducted advanced research on peptide-nucleic acid interactions related to early life origins
- Developed novel nanopore sequencing pipelines using Python, Streamlit, and Plotly
MIT Media Lab & Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience
Research Assistant – Synthetic Biology & Neuroengineering | June 2019 – May 2020
- Performed research on directed evolution techniques, resulting in provisional patent filings
- Lectured and TA'ed in high-profile courses on synthetic biology and reinforcement learning
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript (React, Next.js), SQL
- AI/ML Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenAI Gym
- Data Analysis & Visualization: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Plotly, Streamlit
- DevOps & Deployment: Docker, GitHub Actions, Firebase, Vercel
Education
- Pompeu Fabra University & University of Washington | Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedicine (2021 – 2023)
- MIT Media Lab | Research Assistant, Synthetic Biology & Neuroengineering (2019 – 2020)
Awards & Honors
- VC University Scholar
- Emergent Ventures Fellow ($25K Award)
- MIT Hacking Medicine Winner (2016)
- Stanford Brown Media Innovation Travel Award
- UW I-Corp Award Winner ($2,500)
- Stanford University GSB Venture Studio Member
Community & Leadership
- BioCompute Club, Founder (2020-2021): Curated global seminars featuring industry-leading experts in biocomputing and synthetic biology