Skills & Expertise
Two decades of enterprise software engineering, AI research, and distributed systems innovation
Professional Impact
Key Strengths
Enterprise-scale project implementation with proven track record at Fortune 500 companies
Novel algorithm development including QQN optimizer with 72.6% benchmark win rate
Advanced software engineering expertise spanning JVM optimization to GPU computing
Open source leadership with 70+ repositories and 57k+ plugin downloads
Creative problem solving combining theoretical research with practical applications
Demonstrated ability to achieve 90% performance improvements through optimization
Pioneer in AI developer tools with BYOK architecture and privacy-first design
Deep expertise in distributed systems handling petabyte-scale data processing
Proven technical leadership with successful team management and mentorship
Technical Expertise
Enterprise Architecture & Leadership
Enterprise-grade system architecture, technical leadership, and strategic project delivery
Large-Scale Project Implementation
★★★ expert⏱️ 20+ experienceDesign and deliver complex, multi-component systems from conception to production deployment
Cognotik AI platform: Multi-modal system with desktop app, web interface, and IDE integration with 57k+ downloadsView →
MindsEye neural network framework: Enterprise Java ML library with CUDA/OpenCL GPU acceleration and Apache Spark integrationView →
Grubhub deployment orchestration: Custom platform managing multi-stage releases with automated rollback and audit trailsView →
Solution Product Design
★★★ expert⏱️ 15+ experienceCreate end-to-end product solutions that balance technical excellence with user needs and business value
MindsEye Platform: Complete ML lifecycle management with TDD methodology, deployment tools, and performance monitoringView →
Cognotik Agents: Productivity-focused AI agents with user-friendly interfaces and advanced reasoning capabilitiesView →
AI Coding Assistant: User-centric IDE plugin balancing powerful AI capabilities with developer controlView →
Project Implementation Management
★★★ expert⏱️ 15+ experienceLead cross-functional teams through complex technical implementations with measurable business impact
Expedia cloud migration: Led transition of petabyte-scale Hadoop infrastructure to AWS/Qubole, reducing costs and increasing performanceView →
Distributed Energy Management: Led team of 6 engineers building real-time analytics platform for energy and climate optimizationView →
Grubhub DevOps analysis: Coordinated analysis of support tickets and performance metrics, leading to improved incident response and new business review processView →
Metrics & Process Optimization
★★★ expert⏱️ 20+ experienceDrive measurable improvements through data-driven optimization and systematic process enhancement
HBO performance optimization: Achieved 90% CPU/memory reduction through critical fixes and system tuningView →
Expedia ad targeting: Built system handling 10k TPS with TP95 <5ms latency using Storm and RedisView →
Grubhub Metrics Dashboards: Managed service health metrics and performance dashboards for critical systemsView →
Distributed Systems & Big Data
Design and implementation of petabyte-scale distributed systems and real-time data processing platforms
Scalable & Distributed Architectures
★★★ expert⏱️ 15+ experienceArchitect systems that scale horizontally with proven performance under extreme load
AWS enterprise architecture: Full-stack service development using S3, Lambda, EC2, IAM, RDS, Route53, CloudFront for high-availability systemsView →
Spark/Hadoop optimization: Managed 100+ node clusters processing PB-scale data with custom performance tuningView →
reSTM platform: Distributed transactional memory with MVCC, achieving ACID guarantees across cluster nodesView →
Big Data Systems
★★★ expert⏱️ 10+ experienceDesign and optimize data processing pipelines handling petabytes of data with sub-second query response
Grubhub data platform: Helped administer petabyte-scale data processing workflows, assisting users with Spark/Hadoop/Hive troubleshootingView →
Expedia data platform: Helped manage petabyte-scale data processing workflow, creating documentation generators and adding new featuresView →
Customized code of several open source projects including Azkaban, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Oozie, Ranger, and othersView →
Stream Processing & Real-time Analytics
★★★ expert⏱️ 10+ experienceBuild low-latency data processing systems for real-time decision making
Ad targeting pipeline: Real-time transactional data with <5ms decision latency at 10k TPSView →
Energy grid analytics: Sub-second response time for grid optimization decisions across distributed sensorsView →
Amazon DDoS detection: Real-time threat detection system processing millions of requests per secondView →
Research & Algorithm Innovation
Breakthrough algorithm development, optimization theory, and rigorous academic research methodologies
Novel Techniques & Algorithms
★★★ expert⏱️ 10+ experienceCreate original algorithms that advance the state-of-the-art with proven theoretical foundations
QQN optimizer: Novel algorithm achieving 72.6% win rate across 62 benchmarks, outperforming L-BFGS and AdamView →
RSO algorithm: Breakthrough method for training imbalanced networks with emergent regularization propertiesView →
Hybrid memory management: Deterministic GPU memory system combining reference counting with GC, reducing OOM by 95%View →
Agentic Information Processing
★★★ expert⏱️ 5+ experiencePioneer cognitive architectures and multi-agent systems for autonomous problem-solving
Cognotik cognitive modes: Implemented 4 distinct reasoning patterns (TaskChat, PlanAhead, AutoPlan, GoalOriented)View →
DAG actor systems: Built directed acyclic graph execution engine for complex AI workflow orchestrationView →
Autonomous planning: Self-organizing task decomposition with dynamic replanning based on execution feedbackView →
Custom Optimization Algorithms
★★★ expert⏱️ 10+ experienceDevelop domain-specific optimization methods with rigorous mathematical foundations and empirical validation
QQN research: Published algorithm with formal convergence proofs and comprehensive statistical validation (p<0.001)View →
Adaptive trust regions: Self-tuning optimization with dynamic radius adjustment based on loss landscape analysisView →
Meta-optimization: Automated hyperparameter and architecture search using evolutionary strategiesView →
Academic Writing & Research
★★★ expert⏱️ 10+ experiencePublish peer-reviewed research with reproducible results and comprehensive statistical analysis
QQN paper: Formal publication with DOI, including proofs, benchmarks, and open-source implementationView →
Rust benchmark suite: Framework with for rigorous comparison of optimization algorithms across benchmark suitesView →
Modeling Network Latency: Published research on modeling network latency distributions with several citationsView →
Advanced Software Development
Expert-level software engineering spanning system programming, API design, and performance optimization
Inter-language Bindings & API Design
★★★ expert⏱️ 15+ experienceCreate seamless integrations between languages and design elegant, performant API architectures
JVM-CUDA bridge: Custom JNA bindings for CuDNN enabling Java-based GPU computing with minimal overheadView →
Cognotik scripting agents: Interfaces LLMs with Java scripting capabilities, enabling dynamic code and agentic reasoningView →
Java 21 FFM API: Implemented FFM bindings libssh2 for secure SSH communication in Java applicationsView →
Static Analysis & Transformation Tools
★★★ expert⏱️ 10+ experienceBuild sophisticated tools for code analysis, automated refactoring, and quality enforcement
HBO code analyzer: Eclipse AST-based tool analyzing 1M+ LOC for automated refactoring and cleanupView →
MindsEye static analysis: Custom validation for reference counting correctness and memory leak detectionView →
AI-powered code review: Integrated LLMs for automated code quality assessment and improvement suggestionsView →
Technology Presentation & Training
★★★ expert⏱️ 20+ experienceCommunicate complex technical concepts through presentations, documentation, and hands-on training
Product evangelism: Created video tutorials and comprehensive documentation for various projectsView →
AI methodology talks: Presented to AI interest group on agentic coding and new paradigms in AI developmentView →
Technical writing: Published many articles on optimization, neural networks, and AI systemsView →
Creative Technology & Open Source
Open source innovation, creative AI applications, and community-driven development
Open Source AI/ML Projects
★★★ expert⏱️ 10+ experienceLead development of production-grade open source AI/ML tools with strong community adoption
SimiaCryptus ecosystem: 70+ repositories with 57k+ plugin downloads and active community engagementView →
MindsEye on Maven Central: Enterprise-ready distribution with semantic versioning and dependency managementView →
Commercial-friendly licensing: All projects under Apache 2.0 enabling unrestricted commercial useView →
Research & Innovation
★★★ expert⏱️ 20+ experienceApply unconventional approaches and cross-disciplinary thinking to solve complex problems
Symmetric neural art: Invented kaleidoscopic preprocessing achieving perfect mathematical symmetry in AI artView →
AI consciousness research: Exploring emergent awareness through 168+ collaborative experimentsView →
Volumetric Decision Trees: Novel data structure for efficient multi-dimensional decision making with uncertainty modelingView →
Prescient Technical Vision
★★★ expert⏱️ 15+ experienceAnticipate industry trends and make forward-thinking architectural decisions ahead of mainstream adoption
MindsEye (2015): Pioneered Java-based deep learning with GPU acceleration years before mainstream adoptionView →
Agentic coding (2022): Developed agent-based coding systems before ChatGPT, anticipating the AI coding revolutionView →
BYOK architecture: Championed user-controlled AI infrastructure before privacy and sustainability concerns became mainstreamView →
Performance Engineering & Optimization
Deep expertise in system performance analysis, optimization, and scaling
JVM Performance Tuning
★★★ expert⏱️ 20+ experienceExpert-level JVM optimization including GC tuning, memory management, and profiling
Grubhub JVM optimization: Analyzed root causes of GC pause times using heap and object allocation analysisView →
HBO service optimization: Identified memory leaks and reduced heap usage by 90% through profilingView →
MindsEye framework: Implemented custom memory management reducing full GCs by 90%View →
Memory Management Architectures
★★★ expert⏱️ 10+ experienceImplement advanced memory management strategies for high-performance and resource-constrained environments
Hybrid GC system: Combined reference counting and JVM GC with static code analysis, increasing throughput by 10xView →
Redis optimization: Built high-performance transactional data aggregation service handling 10k TPSView →
GPU memory pooling: Implemented object pooling for CUDA tensors, reducing allocation overhead by 80%View →
Database & Query Optimization
★★★ expert⏱️ 15+ experienceOptimize database performance from schema design to query execution
MySQL partitioning: Designed sharding strategy for Marchex, enabling test data management and query optimizationView →
Database index and query tuning: Improved performance of critical services by slow-query analysis and index optimizationView →
Time-series optimization: Built custom Berkeley DB solution for time series data with sub-millisecond queriesView →
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