
VP of AI at LegalOn | PhD | Agentic AI | LLMs
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I build AI teams and the systems they deliver. Currently VP of AI at LegalOn Technologies. - Enterprises: PlayStation, Microsoft, AT&T, T-Mobile, Walmart. - Founded PredictionWorks. Co-founded Summba. Previously: Medable, OpenGov, VigLink, DataSage. Currently Area Chair for The Web Conference and ECML-PKDD. Senior PC for KDD, CIKM, AAAI, ICDM, TextGraphs, LREC. Previously SIGKDD Information Director for seven years. 2013 SIGKDD Service Award. [No cold-calls, please]
Simon Fraser University
Ph.D., Computing Science, Semi-Supervised Semantic Parsing
January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2009
The University of British Columbia
B.Sc., Computing Science
N/A – Present
Simon Fraser University
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science; Lazy-Supervised Classification
N/A – Present
LegalOn Technologies
VP of Artificial Intelligence
August 1, 2023 – Present
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
Medable, Inc
VP of Engineering, AI/ML
October 1, 2021 – August 1, 2023
San Francisco Bay Area
PlayStation
Sr. Director of Engineering (ML&AI)
February 1, 2017 – October 1, 2021
San Francisco Bay Area
OpenGov Inc.
Director of Data Science
December 1, 2015 – January 1, 2017
San Francisco Bay Area
CPROD1 NLP kaggle contest
Data Science Contest Organizer
May 1, 2012 – November 1, 2012
VigLink
Head of Data Science, Chief Scientist
October 1, 2011 – December 1, 2015
San Francisco Bay Area
Microsoft
Consultant - Project Lead
August 1, 2008 – January 1, 2009
Microsoft
Consultant - Project Lead
September 1, 2007 – June 1, 2008
Summba
Co-founder, CTO
April 1, 2007 – April 1, 2009
ACM SIGKDD & Annual KDD Conference
Information Director
September 1, 2005 – August 1, 2011
Microsoft
Consultant - Project Lead
April 1, 2005 – January 1, 2009
Cingular
Project Lead
June 1, 2004 – March 1, 2005
Redmond, Washington
ICBC
Project Lead
May 1, 2003 – February 1, 2004
AT&T Wireless
Lead Predictive Modeler
September 1, 2002 – March 1, 2003
Redmond, Washington
T-Mobile
Project Lead
April 1, 2002 – September 1, 2002
Factoria, Washington
Wal-Mart
Project Lead
March 1, 2002 – May 1, 2002
Bentonville, Arkansas
Bridges
Team Lead
October 1, 2001 – February 1, 2002
PredictionWorks
Founder, CEO
March 1, 2000 – June 1, 2011
Meals.com
Predictive Modeling Lead
March 1, 2000 – April 1, 2001
Bellevue, Washington
Vignette
Principal Predictive Modeler
March 1, 1998 – May 1, 2000
Greater Boston
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's extensive experience in AI/ML leadership roles across diverse industries (legal tech, healthcare, gaming, finance, e-commerce) indicates adaptability and a broad perspective. Their involvement in organizing data science contests and academic background suggests a commitment to the data science community and continuous learning. However, the target role is 'Data Analyst', which is a significant step down from their current and past VP/Director roles in AI/ML. This mismatch in seniority and scope could pose a cultural fit challenge regarding expectations and responsibilities, potentially leading to underutilization of their advanced leadership and strategic skills.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate demonstrates strong leadership, management, and strategic thinking skills through their progression to VP roles and descriptions of leading multidisciplinary teams. Their experience in evangelizing AI capabilities and collaborating with legal professionals suggests strong communication and stakeholder management. The long tenure in leadership roles indicates operational effectiveness and the ability to drive complex projects.