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1/2025 - Present
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Software Engineer
Independent Contractor
Remote
- Contributing to software projects for climate tech, property management, and other various clients, implementing features and enhancing existing codebases using Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Docker, and other technologies as needed
- Refactored climate tech VC investment platform's data enrichment system from hardcoded model calls to pluggable architecture, enabling flexible integration of 25+ AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) for analyzing 8,900+ startups
- Designed and implemented benchmarking dashboard to evaluate and compare performance metrics across AI models, enabling data-driven model selection for investment research
- Built automated data synchronization pipeline using Django webhooks and Airtable API to export PostgreSQL data, streamlining client reporting workflows
- Working autonomously in fully-remote, asynchronous environment with minimal oversight, submitting code through pull requests and participating in code reviews
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4/2019 - 4/2024
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Software Engineer - Machine Learning Team
eyeo GmbH (Adblock Plus)
Remote
- Founding member of the ML Team; helped define structure and initiatives to launch the first ML-powered ad blocker
- Developed and maintained browser extension to scrape data from websites, convert to graph nodes and edges, and monitor model performance in real-time (JavaScript, HTML/CSS, TensorFlow.js)
- Maintained backend server to accept, sort, and store incoming data, then sync with GCP cloud storage (Python, Flask, Docker, Redis, GDPR compliance)
- Created ML pipelines to collect, convert, and extract features from datasets, balance and enhance training data, and train/deploy new models (PyTorch, Spektral, Google Cloud AI Platform)
- Built comprehensive Pythonic test suites for new and existing code using Pytest, tox, Poetry, achieving 85%+ code coverage and implementing GitLab CI pipelines
- Developed and maintained Ways of Working and Code Quality standards, automating code quality checks
- Led ML Community of Practice, conducted literature survey of ML in ad blocking, and shared latest research findings company-wide
- Wrote and reviewed code as part of a 9 person, fully-remote, cross-functional team spanning 8 time zones
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5/2017 - 4/2019
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Software Engineer - Backend Team
eyeo GmbH (Adblock Plus)
Remote
- Developed tools and processes for generation and publication of filter lists for Adblock Plus and website maintenance
- Maintained Python version of Adblock Plus, keeping feature parity with JavaScript version across multiple releases
- Maintained content management system (CMS) using Python and Jinja2 templates
- Maintained build scripts, site scripts, and other backend infrastructure code
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9/2016 - 4/2018
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Graduate Student Instructor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
- Taught undergraduate computer science courses, leading weekly hands-on lab sections and holding office hours to help students with concepts and projects
- EECS 388 (Introduction to Computer Security): Taught cryptography, web security, network security, application security, and digital forensics
- EECS 280 (Programming and Intro Data Structures): Taught data structures and algorithms in C++ and Python
- EECS 183 (Elementary Programming Concepts): Taught C++ and Python fundamentals
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5/2016 - 4/2018
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Graduate Student Research Assistant
University of Michigan - Security and Privacy Research Group
Ann Arbor, MI
- Computer security research with J. Alex Halderman
- Researched email security in foreign countries, testing which mail servers were disallowing encryption (STARTTLS) country-wide
- Tested security and privacy of RFID systems with various readers
- Helped automate security tests in medical networks by creating virtual hospitals for use as sandboxes, honeypots, and testbeds
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2/2014 - 8/2015
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Technical Support Representative
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
Ann Arbor, MI
- Deployed, configured, and maintained firewalls in a variety of network environments for enterprise clients
- Provided technical support for firewall and email spam filter products via phone, email, and IM
- Troubleshot complex network issues including routing, VPN, and security configurations
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