Professional Summary
Staff Engineer with 20 years of experience, currently focusing on AI-powered tools and prompt engineering at Prezi. I'm a recognized creator in the AI space with a growing YouTube channel (7.5K+ subscribers) and a Medium blog (1K+ followers) where I demonstrate ML frameworks, compare AI acceleration technologies, and showcase practical AI implementation strategies.
I'm passionate about democratizing machine learning technologies and making optimization techniques accessible to the broader developer community. My experience spans both technical leadership and effective content creation, with a proven ability to translate complex AI concepts into engaging educational material.
Why I'm Perfect for Hugging Face
As a longtime advocate for democratizing AI technologies and a hands-on engineer implementing ML acceleration strategies, I'm uniquely positioned to drive visibility and usage of Hugging Face's ML Optimization team's work through engaging content, technical education, and community building.
Relevant Experience
AI Content Creator & Technical Evangelist
- Developed Desktop Commander, an AI tool for workflows that gained attention on Hacker News and Product Hunt
- Created technical comparison videos between AI models (Claude vs. ChatGPT, MCP frameworks) reaching 80K+ views
- Published in-depth analyses of AI optimization techniques on Medium, including frameworks like LLM optimization and acceleration
- Created content demonstrating real-world applications of AI tools in development workflows, focusing on performance and efficiency
- Built a community around AI tooling, engaging with developers to solve practical ML implementation challenges
Staff Engineer, AI Initiatives | Prezi
- Lead R&D into AI acceleration and optimization for Prezi's AI features
- Oversee AI conversion pipelines, working with prompt engineering and model optimization techniques
- Evaluate various AI systems for performance, efficiency, and scalability in production environments
- Implement AI image generation frameworks with a focus on optimization for web delivery
- Facilitate AI upskilling programs for staff, teaching optimization techniques and best practices
- Balance technical debt with rapid iteration to deliver optimized ML implementations
Software Developer | Prezi (Infogram)
- Developed full-stack JavaScript applications using React, D3, Node.js, and Express.js
- Implemented data integrations like Live Google Drive connectors for Charts with a focus on performance
- Optimized page load and rendering performance for data visualization components
- Worked on automatic layout systems and video presentation features
Technical Content Highlights
Popular Technical Content
- "Claude with MCPs Replaced Cursor & Windsurf — How Did That Happen?" - Performance analysis of different AI frameworks (40K+ views)
- "MCP enables Claude to Build, Run and Test Web Apps by Looking At Screenshots" - Practical implementation guidance for AI acceleration
- "OpenAI's o1 vs. Sonnet 3.5: Round One in Comparing their Coding Abilities" - Benchmarking and optimization comparisons
- "RE2+CoT: The Prompting Technique That Improves AI Accuracy" - Advanced techniques for ML optimization
AI Platform Experience
Throughout my career, I've worked with a wide range of AI platforms and technologies, allowing me to understand optimization challenges across different frameworks and hardware configurations:
My technical content regularly includes performance optimizations and benchmark comparisons between different platforms, providing developers with practical insights into choosing the right tools for their specific use cases and optimizing for performance.
What I'll Bring to Hugging Face
- Ability to translate complex technical optimizations into engaging, accessible content for developers
- Proven track record of building technical audiences through quality educational content
- Deep understanding of the AI landscape and competitive positioning of different tools and frameworks
- Experience benchmarking and comparing different ML systems, with a focus on optimization
- Technical evangelism skills to effectively communicate Hugging Face's optimization advantages
- Strong technical foundation with 20+ years of software engineering experience
- Passion for open source and democratizing AI technology
"I'm excited to leverage my unique combination of AI expertise, content creation experience, and technical evangelism skills to help Hugging Face showcase the power of its ML optimization capabilities to developers worldwide."