Vetted Education Professionals

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GL

Senior QA Engineer specializing in automation, data quality, and cross-platform testing

San Diego, CA21y exp
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego State University
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SW

Junior Full-Stack/Cloud Engineer specializing in AI and data-driven applications

Los Angeles, CA1y exp
Zage Business of Energy InitiativeUSC
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Veerash Palanichamy

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Mid-level Robotics Software Engineer specializing in ROS2 and medical microrobotics

ON, Canada4y exp
McMaster UniversityMcMaster University

Robotics software engineer with ~7 years of ROS/ROS2 experience spanning Mars rover simulation/navigation, robot arm integration (URDF/MoveIt/ros2_control), and medical magnetic actuation systems using RGB-D feedback. Built a 5-DOF CNC-like magnetic capsule navigation prototype end-to-end and has deep hands-on skill debugging real-time control issues (CAN, encoder timing, controller tuning) plus PLC/Modbus-to-ROS2 integration.

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Dhananjay Sharma - Mid-level Full-Stack Engineer specializing in AI and FinTech platforms in Stony Brook, NY

Dhananjay Sharma

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Mid-level Full-Stack Engineer specializing in AI and FinTech platforms

Stony Brook, NY6y exp
State University of New York - Research FoundationStony Brook University

Full-stack engineer who built RegArt’s product from 0→1 for enterprise compliance users at clients like HSBC and EY, including the production React frontend, backend APIs, and an LLM-powered search experience. Particularly compelling for startups needing someone who can move across UI, API, and data layers, make pragmatic architecture tradeoffs, and ship fast without over-engineering.

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Yupeng Tang

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Junior Machine Learning Engineer specializing in LLM systems and GPU inference

Atlanta, GA1y exp
GMI CloudGeorgia Tech

LLM/agent engineer who shipped a production RAG-based recommendation + explanation system that replaced a traditional recommender stack, delivering ~20% CTR lift (and +8% after a reliability iteration) with strong cold-start performance. Demonstrates strong production rigor: schema-constrained generation, typed tool calling, explicit state/orchestration, deep monitoring/feedback loops, and safe integration with messy ERP inventory/order data using normalization, idempotency, and conflict-resolution guardrails.

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Chia-En Lu - Junior AI/ML Systems Engineer specializing in LLM infrastructure and distributed training

Chia-En Lu

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Junior AI/ML Systems Engineer specializing in LLM infrastructure and distributed training

1y exp
GenseeAIUC San Diego

Built and shipped a production NMT system translating medical documentation for a rare/low-resource language, tackling data scarcity with retrieval-driven pattern matching plus dictionary/grammar- and LLM-based augmentation and validating quality with a linguistic expert. Also develops agentic LLM workflows with LangChain/LangGraph (including a deep-research style system) and has experience aligning medical AI deployments with clinician-defined risk metrics and human-in-the-loop decision making.

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Jainum Sanghavi - Mid-level DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud automation and Kubernetes platforms in Boston, MA

Mid-level DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud automation and Kubernetes platforms

Boston, MA2y exp
Northeastern UniversityNortheastern University

Robotics/ML engineer who has built SO(3)-equivariant models for robotic manipulation, including custom equivariant layers and differentiable point-cloud rasterization/derasterization workflows. Also brings 2 years of DevOps experience in banking systems, automating CI/CD and infrastructure at scale (managed 180 OCI servers; reduced rebuild downtime by 80%).

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Benjamin Reicher - Director-level CG/Animation Technical Director specializing in Unreal and VFX pipelines in Los Angeles, CA

Director-level CG/Animation Technical Director specializing in Unreal and VFX pipelines

Los Angeles, CA9y exp
California Institute of the ArtsCalArts

Animation pipeline/cinematics specialist focused on Maya-to-Unreal workflows, known as the go-to person for resolving "impossible" fringe export and data-mismatch issues (FBX versions, OS differences, tool bugs). Worked on high-profile titles including Hogwarts Legacy (proprietary cinematics module), Fortnite cinematics, LEGO 2K Racers, and Judas, supporting shots end-to-end from cloth sim pre-roll to facial/body performance alignment.

Unreal EngineLinuxBlenderMayaOctane RenderDaVinci Resolve+28
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Ibrahim Kurban Ozaslan - Junior Robotics & Controls Researcher specializing in optimization, MPC, and reinforcement learning in Los Angeles, CA

Junior Robotics & Controls Researcher specializing in optimization, MPC, and reinforcement learning

Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern CaliforniaUSC

Robotics software candidate who designed and implemented a hierarchical motion-planning and whole-body control pipeline for a 37-state Spot robot to traverse complex terrain, using Graph of Convex Sets for safe footstep selection plus optimization-based IK and nonlinear trajectory optimization for joint trajectories/contact forces. Strong in optimization-heavy robotics workflows (PyDrake, MATLAB/Simulink) and methodical debugging down to signal-level and numerical stability; has not used ROS/ROS2 yet.

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Bhaskar Reddy - Junior Business & Data Analyst specializing in analytics and BI in Fairfield, CT

Bhaskar Reddy

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Junior Business & Data Analyst specializing in analytics and BI

Fairfield, CT2y exp
Sacred Heart UniversitySacred Heart University

Analytics-focused candidate with hands-on experience building SQL and Python workflows that turn messy multi-source data into reporting assets and dashboards. They show strong practical judgment around data quality, table grain, validation, and performance tuning, and they described an education-focused engagement project that reportedly improved course completion by 15% through targeted interventions and metric-driven stakeholder alignment.

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ZS

Junior Machine Learning Engineer specializing in AI, computer vision, and data systems

Los Angeles, CA2y exp
WiDeS Lab, USCUSC

Built and owned an end-to-end AV operations automation and dashboarding platform for USC event operations, used daily to coordinate hundreds of live events. Delivered a React/TypeScript full-stack system integrating Smartsheet APIs with strong reliability practices (typed contracts, validation/fallbacks, safe rollouts) and experience with queue-based microservice patterns (idempotency, retries, DLQs, monitoring).

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Aayushi Singh

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Intern AI/ML Engineer specializing in robotics and computer vision

Los Angeles, CA0y exp
BoltIOTUSC

Worked on Sophia the humanoid robot, building production animation pipelines and enhancing human-robot interaction via perception and behavior orchestration. Experienced in stabilizing noisy perception-driven state transitions and designing smooth, user-centered behavioral flows, collaborating closely with artists, animators, and experience designers to translate creative intent into measurable system behavior.

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RC

Senior AI Product Manager specializing in ML, automation, and generative AI

Auckland, New Zealand7y exp
Crimson EducationColumbia University

AI Product Manager who also operates as a product marketer/CRM lifecycle lead, focused on behavior-driven onboarding and retention. Has delivered measurable growth through segmentation, multi-channel lifecycle programs, and experimentation (e.g., activation +23%, TTFV -30%, retention +14%), and led a cross-functional chatbot integration that improved course completion (+23%) while reducing refunds (-15%).

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SA

Mid-level Software Engineer specializing in AI agents, backend systems, and data engineering

4y exp
AmazonGeorgia State University

Amazon engineer who built a production AI agent platform (Python/AWS Strands on Bedrock) that lets teams create tool-using, multi-agent workflows—e.g., agents that auto-triage and resolve customer support tickets by reading internal documentation and collaborating with a research agent. Previously worked in Deloitte on IAM using Ping Identity/Ping DaVinci orchestration, and applies orchestration thinking plus structured evaluation (LLM-as-judge, surveys, automated tests) to improve agent reliability.

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Ramu Kumar

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Intern Machine Learning Engineer specializing in NLP, RAG, and deepfake detection

Guwahati, India1y exp
IIT GuwahatiIIT Guwahati

Early-career (fresher) candidate who built and deployed a production AI medical document chatbot using a RAG architecture (LangChain + Hugging Face LLM + Pinecone) with a Flask backend on AWS EC2 via Docker. Has experience troubleshooting real deployment constraints (model dependencies, disk space, container stability) and setting up continuous-style evaluation with fixed query test sets tracking relevance, latency, and error rate.

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SS

Mid-level NLP/LLM Researcher specializing in question answering and retrieval-augmented generation

State College, PA6y exp
BoschPenn State University

Built ToolDreamer, a framework for selecting relevant tools for LLM agents by training a retriever on LLM-generated reasoning traces, and has hands-on experience building multi-agent systems in AutoGen (MAG-V) focused on question generation and tool-trajectory verification. Currently works as an AI-guides supervisor at Penn State, regularly communicating AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

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Utkarsh Joshi

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Senior Data Scientist specializing in ML, NLP, and GenAI analytics

Remote, US7y exp
University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota

Built and deployed an LLM-powered analytics assistant enabling business users to ask questions in plain English and receive validated Spark SQL executed in Databricks, with a Streamlit/Flask UI. Addressed strict client schema-privacy constraints by implementing a RAG strategy and ultimately leveraging AWS Bedrock and fine-tuned reference docs. Also has production ML pipeline experience using Docker + Airflow and AWS (S3/ECS/EC2) for financial classification models.

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BG

Intern Biomedical Engineering student specializing in neuroscience and EEG data analysis

Santa Cruz, CA0y exp
Science Internship ProgramDuke University

Operations/process-focused leader with hands-on manufacturing and quality mindset: improved product stability by preventing oxidation via inert gas and oxygen monitoring, and implemented sensor-based automation to maintain conditions without manual intervention. Uses time studies and benchmarking to redesign workflows (reported ~60% labor reduction per batch) and trains teams on GMP/regulatory and contamination-control practices using practical demonstrations.

MATLABData analysisEEG data analysisNeuroscience researchBiomedical engineeringResearch presentation+33
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Weijie Jiang

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Junior Software Engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure and full-stack systems

New York, NY1y exp
The Humor ProjectColumbia University

Founding engineer for an AI product (“world’s first funny AI”) who designed and implemented the full-stack architecture (React/TypeScript + Node) and migrated production from Vercel to AWS. Shipped a Lambda-based image pipeline that eliminated lag/missing images and brought page load times to under a second, and has hands-on experience integrating multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok) with structured-output and self-check reliability techniques.

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Natalie Tsang - Intern Mechatronics/Robotics Software Engineer specializing in ADAS and ROS2 in Waterloo, ON

Natalie Tsang

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Intern Mechatronics/Robotics Software Engineer specializing in ADAS and ROS2

Waterloo, ON1y exp
Harbinger MotorsUniversity of Waterloo

Robotics software engineer with experience spanning embedded C++ control on microcontrollers and ROS/ROS2 production systems in automotive and marine robotics contexts (Harbinger Motors, Impossible Metals). Has deep hands-on experience debugging real-time image pipelines (DDS/QoS tuning, HIL stress testing) and building large automated test suites (1200+ tests) plus CI/CD (Dockerized Playwright tests on Jenkins).

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Zuocheng Li - Entry-Level Software Engineer specializing in full-stack web and Android development in San Jose, CA

Zuocheng Li

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Entry-Level Software Engineer specializing in full-stack web and Android development

San Jose, CA0y exp
San José State UniversityUSC

Early-career developer whose experience comes from classroom projects but has completed full end-to-end web app delivery: implemented login/search/favorites, integrated external APIs, and deployed to Google Cloud for multi-device use. Demonstrates user-centered iteration by recruiting friends to test and provide feedback, and has hands-on production-style debugging experience (e.g., resolving CORS issues during deployment).

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Rowan Ramamurthy - Mid-level Robotics Software Engineer specializing in multi-robot control and automation in Atlanta, GA

Mid-level Robotics Software Engineer specializing in multi-robot control and automation

Atlanta, GA4y exp
Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Tech

Robotics software engineer with ~7 years of ROS/ROS2 experience spanning dual-arm metal additive manufacturing and prior work on the DARPA Subterranean Challenge. Developed in-house multi-arm collision/trajectory planning and achieved a major calibration improvement (from ~6 cm error to ~0.5 mm) via ICP point-cloud registration, with strong simulation/digital-twin, SLAM, and deployment (Docker/CI/CD) exposure.

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