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Patrick F.

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Principal AI & Full Stack Engineer

$80 USD / Hour

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United States (9:44 PM)

Joined on April 24, 2010

$80 USD / Hour

Principal AI Engineer with 12+ years of experience architecting, building, and scaling enterprise software systems, AI-powered applications, and cloud-native platforms. Specialized in Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, agentic systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and intelligent automation. Proven expertise in designing and deploying production-grade AI solutions powered by OpenAI, Anthropic, vector databases, and modern AI orchestration frameworks that drive measurable business impact. Hands-on architect and engineering leader with deep experience developing AI copilots, conversational agents, semantic search platforms, knowledge retrieval systems, and AI-powered SaaS products. Strong expertise in prompt engineering, embeddings, workflow automation, and scalable AI infrastructure, combined with a solid foundation in Python, TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS, Azure, and cloud-native architectures. Skilled in transforming complex business requirements into intelligent solutions that improve productivity, automate operations, and accelerate growth. Recognized for leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-impact AI products from concept to production. Passionate about advancing the adoption of Generative AI through practical, scalable solutions that bridge cutting-edge AI innovation with real-world business outcomes.

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Experience

Senior AI Evaluation & Full Stack Engineer

Jan, 2024 - Present

2 years, 4 months

Surge AI

Jan, 2024 - Present

2 years, 4 months

- Evaluated 10,000+ LLM-generated responses across software engineering, system design, and mathematical reasoning tasks. Built training datasets, preference rankings, and adversarial evaluations that improved model alignment and code quality. - Collaborated with AI research teams to identify failure patterns, enhance reasoning accuracy, and optimize Generative AI performance across complex problem-solving workflows.

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San Francisco, CA, United States

Jan, 2024 - Present

2 years, 4 months

Senior Software Engineer

Jun, 2018 - Dec, 2023

5 years, 6 months

Booz Allen Hamilton

Jun, 2018 - Dec, 2023

5 years, 6 months

- Architected and deployed enterprise applications using React, Node.js, MongoDB, and AWS, improving performance by 35%. - Built Python data pipelines for large-scale migrations, analytics, and reporting. Designed AWS infrastructure supporting 99.9% uptime. Implemented CI/CD automation to improve release reliability. - Led code reviews, mentored engineers, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions for enterprise and government clients.

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McLean, VA, United States

Jun, 2018 - Dec, 2023

5 years, 6 months

Software Engineer

Jun, 2017 - May, 2018

11 months, 1 day

Synophic Systems

Jun, 2017 - May, 2018

11 months, 1 day

- Developed and optimized full-stack applications using React, Node.js, Java, C++, and SQL technologies. Built reusable UI components and scalable APIs supporting business-critical systems. - Refactored legacy applications and optimized algorithms, reducing memory consumption by 20%. Improved code quality through modernization, testing, and engineering best practices. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver features, enhancements, and solutions in Agile environments.

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Chevy Chase, MD, United States

Jun, 2017 - May, 2018

11 months, 1 day

Education

Capitol College

2015 - 2017

2 years

Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science

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United States

2015 - 2017

2 years

Capitol College

2011 - 2015

4 years

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science & Mathematics

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United States

2011 - 2015

4 years

Publications

Algorithmic Trading & Quantitative Analysis with Python

2021

Udemy

Comprehensive training in quantitative finance, algorithmic trading strategies, financial data analysis, statistical modeling, and Python-based automation. Applied Pandas, NumPy, and data-driven techniques to develop, test, and optimize systematic trading strategies.

2021

Meta Advanced React & Redux Professional Certificate

2017

Meta

Advanced certification focused on modern React development, Redux state management, component architecture, performance optimization, reusable UI design, and building scalable frontend applications using industry best practices.

2017

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

2019

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Validates expertise in designing secure, scalable, and highly available cloud architectures on AWS. Covers networking, compute, storage, security, cost optimization, disaster recovery, and cloud infrastructure best practices for enterprise applications.

2019

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