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I build AI products. Before that, I wrote firmware.

The constraint hasn't changed.

In embedded systems, a bug doesn't break a feature. It breaks the hardware. I spent 6+ years in that world, writing secure bootloaders and safety-critical firmware at ON Semiconductor and Altran. That taught me to build software where correctness is non-negotiable.

I took that into AI product engineering. At Renovate AI, a $3M ARR product, I shipped Gemini agents and features end to end, including a cost-estimation agent that lifted paid conversions 10%, and built the ReAct tool-use loops, MCP tools, and the evaluation and observability pipelines behind them. Before that, at Clovinyx, I delivered LLM research tools on LangGraph and RAG.

I care about the hard, useful middle: problems that take real engineering and that someone actually needs solved. AI features that move real metrics, firmware that ships in production silicon. Things that work when it counts.

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Work Experience
  • 2025 – 2026
    Renovate AI
    Product Engineer

    Renovate AI

    Owned mobile app product strategy for an AI-powered home renovation platform. Led end-to-end feature delivery from user research through UAT.

    ◆ Gemini-powered cost estimation → +10% paid conversions

    ◆ Instrumented LLM evaluation and roadmap on PostHog (latency, accuracy, cost)

    ◆ Shipped Gemini agents and features end-to-end, from research through UAT

  • 2024 – 2025
    Clovinyx
    AI Product Engineer

    Clovinyx

    Built and shipped multiple AI-first products combining LLM automation with full-stack product development.

    ◆ PaperPilot (LangGraph + FAISS) → -10% churn

    ◆ AI chatbots automated 60% of initial inquiries

    ◆ SEO launch → +30% organic traffic

  • 2020 – 2022
    ON Semiconductor
    Software Engineer II

    ON Semiconductor

    Built embedded systems for Ruby SoC — a multi-core wireless communication platform. Led secure bootloader architecture.

    ◆ IPC interface → -20% boot time

    ◆ Python validation tool → -30% testing time

    ◆ CI/CD pipeline → 90% bug-free release

  • 2019 – 2020
    Altran Technologies
    Senior Embedded Software Engineer

    Altran Technologies

    Led embedded software for Evo V2X — a vehicle-to-anything communication platform.

    ◆ Individual Excellence Award (top 5%)

    ◆ Resolved 500+ ISO26262 issues → $10K+ saved

    ◆ ECDSA security driver for secure bootup

  • 2015 – 2018
    L&T Technology Services
    Embedded Software Engineer

    L&T Technology Services

    Built AssetTrack — a safety and tracking device for construction workers.

    ◆ Tracking algorithm → +65% performance

    ◆ BLE beacon for Nordic NRF51

    ◆ Android app demo for scalability

Education
University of Texas, Dallas
M.S., Information Technology & Management

University of Texas, Dallas

2022 – 2024

Product Management, Product Strategy, UX Design, Data Analytics

GPA: 3.52

Dean's Council, Nebula Labs (TPM), INFORMS, Orientation Leader

Visvesvaraya Technological University, India
B.E., Electronics & Communications

Visvesvaraya Technological University, India

2011 – 2015

Embedded Systems, Digital Design, Computer Architecture, Networking

Beyond the work
Photography

I shoot street, travel, and candid moments. Photography taught me to slow down and really look — a skill that has made me a better product thinker.

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Volunteering

I give back through food drives and tech education — because access to opportunity should not depend on your zip code.

FMSC
Tech Education
Travel

Lived across continents, explored dozens of cities. Every culture I encounter reshapes how I think about users and products.

Travel
New cultures