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Product Manager & Technical Leader
Building AI-powered products at the intersection of technical execution and business strategy
"The bridge between technical execution and business strategy is where the interesting work happens."
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Building products that need both technical execution and business judgment.
Engineering degree, business minor. Turns out most interesting problems need both.
The pattern: evaluate platforms, present to leadership, then build the system. Design architecture, then explain what it replaces and why.
Current focus: AI products, production systems. Half the work is deciding what's worth building.
Photos here are from hiking trips. Mountains, mostly.
MS Mechanical Engineering • BS Engineering • Based in Pittsburgh, PA
English (fluent) • Russian (native) • French (intermediate) • Romanian (conversational)
Building products that deliver measurable business outcomes through technical execution and strategic thinking
AI-powered lead generation platform achieving 240x workflow speedup
AI-powered financial advisor achieving 100x cost reduction through conversational UX
$100K platform decision support through executive collaboration and vendor analysis
<10ms latency real-time perception pipeline for autonomous vehicles
Semi-finals in GWU New Venture Competition through customer discovery and product validation
4th in US, 6th worldwide through technical innovation and team collaboration
Building products at the intersection of technical execution and business strategy
Industrial Robotics | Remote
Robotics Research Lab | Pittsburgh, PA
Biofluids Research Lab | Washington, DC
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.98/4.0
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Minor in Business
GPA: 3.68/4.0
Thoughts on product management, AI, robotics, and building things that matter
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Looking for PM roles, consulting opportunities, or technical collaborations
Open to remote opportunities and relocating for the right role. Interested in product management, technical consulting, and building AI-powered products.