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Samuel Luther

Senior Software Engineer specializing in full-stack systems, data pipelines, and ML

ExponentGeorgia TechSeattle, WA8 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Built and productionized an autonomous research agent (AutoGPT) in a Docker/Kubernetes environment with Pinecone-based long-term memory and custom Python tools for analysis, visualization, and report drafting. Implemented layered guardrails (prompt templates, automated validation, self-critique loops, and monitoring) and achieved ~25% reduction in manual report generation time while scaling the workflow to support multiple concurrent users.

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Key Strengths

  • Built and deployed an autonomous research agent to production (AutoGPT + Pinecone + Python tools)
  • Designed multi-layer guardrails: structured prompts, programmatic validation, self-review loops, and production monitoring
  • Improved report generation time by ~25% through automation of research/synthesis/reporting
  • Strong RAG and context-retrieval optimization for large datasets
  • Orchestrated multi-service AI workflows with Kubernetes for scaling, dependency management, and failure recovery
  • Systematic agent testing/evaluation approach (unit/integration tests, controlled simulations, quantitative + qualitative metrics)
  • Effective collaboration with non-technical stakeholders (translated goals into workflows; iterative feedback with example outputs)
  • Owned end-to-end Python backend pipeline for automated research/data analysis (ingestion, feature processing, analysis/reporting)
  • Built robust ETL to handle inconsistent/missing/multi-format data with automated validation/cleaning/transforms
  • Scaled backend to support 150+ concurrent users via performance tuning and task parallelization
  • Containerized services with Docker and deployed on Kubernetes with production readiness (health checks, resource limits, monitoring)
  • Implemented CI/CD with GitHub Actions to build/test images and deploy via automated Kubernetes manifests
  • Designed GitOps-style workflows with Git as source of truth and rollbackable, auditable releases
  • Built Kafka-based real-time streaming pipeline with reliable ingestion, partition-based scaling, and resilient error handling
  • Integrated streaming with downstream Python analytics and OpenCV processing; monitored and mitigated bottlenecks
  • Delivered measurable impact: ~25% reduction in manual effort and 50–60% improvement in processing efficiency

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Experience

Scientific Application DeveloperExponent, Inc. · Sep 2022 – Apr 2025
Graduate Research AssociateThe Ohio State University · Aug 2016 – Aug 2022

Education

Georgia Techmaster, Computer Science (2026)
Ohio State Universitybachelor, Materials Science and Engineering (2022)
Ohio State Universitydoctorate, Materials Science and Engineering (2022)

Languages

English

Publications

15 publications

Materials scienceWelding processesMachine learning for materials modelingScientific/engineering data analysis

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Samuel LutherSenior Software Engineer specializing in full-stack systems, data pipelines, and ML