Data Acquisition and AI Operations Leader

Founded and lead a remote data consultancy delivering data acquisition programs and production data pipelines to AI/ML, financial research, legal technology, medical device, and marketing clients. Built the practice from zero to more than $939K in delivered fixed-price contracts across 75+ clients.

Own end-to-end delivery including source feasibility, collection approach, technical specifications, acceptance criteria, schedules, quality sign-off, vendor management, and client communication. Manage up to six concurrent programs and direct offshore engineers through written specifications, review cycles, QA gates, and delivery commitments.

Design and operate AI-enabled production pipelines using LLM classification and extraction, model comparison, spend caps, automated output checks, and AI coding agents. Manage data, proxy, API, model-provider, AWS, and GCP infrastructure decisions.

Built a labor-market data pipeline processing approximately 130,000 postings per day from 1,900 employer boards, with source-quoted model verdicts, automated alarms, and delivery-cost controls.

Served as the company's entire data acquisition function, reporting to the CTO and coordinating data requirements with engineering and machine-learning teams.

Delivered more than 500 million educational items from over 20 platforms across six country domains. Planned program phases and budgets with executive stakeholders.

Established and maintained a daily production feed of up to 150,000 items per day for three consecutive years, delivering deduplicated, schema-consistent data to Amazon S3. Directed Node.js and Rust contractors supporting the infrastructure through four years of source changes.

Built and operated an enrichment pipeline for a commercial attorney-movement intelligence product used by Am Law firms. Matched and enriched more than 190,000 attorney records with employment history, credentials, bar admissions, and education.

Delivered the initial bulk build and then operated recurring monthly batches. Recruited and directed a contractor for large-scale profile collection.

When an early client spot check showed 70% accuracy, rebuilt matching logic using a fresh control set and re-delivered within one week. The engagement continued for five additional years.

Researched, vetted, and profiled several hundred alternative-data vendors for a quantitative hedge fund through Upwork Enterprise. Contacted providers for sample data and developed a market map across asset classes and data types.

Designed and operated daily production pipelines for a US long/short investment fund, including coverage of 25,000 vehicle listings across nine European markets and a global EV-charging infrastructure tracking system.

Ran both systems on GCP with logging, alerting, and 99% uptime, providing data signals ahead of quarterly earnings releases.

Managed and grew a portfolio of private banking clients across New Jersey and New York, focusing on relationship retention, proactive service, and tailored financial solutions.

Coordinated with mortgage loan officers, private client advisors, and small-business relationship managers to provide integrated home lending, retirement, brokerage, and business banking support.

Acted as an informal technical and process resource for branch colleagues, resolving systems and operational questions before escalation.