Work · 6 case studies

What I've shipped.

Six case studies. AI products at Rising Team, the platform work that made them possible, and two granted USPTO patents from my SSD years at Western Digital.

AI products · 2

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Rising Team · 2024 – presentaRTi AI Roleplay
+8% AI feature usage in 24h · +29% adoption since launch
  • LangChain
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
An LLM-powered practice tool that lets managers rehearse difficult leadership conversations. Powered by OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini, with Pinecone retrieval and ElevenLabs voice.02
Rising Team · 2024 – presentaRTi AI Leadership Trainer
Up to 33% retention lift · 60–200% eNPS gain across customers
  • LangChain
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
The umbrella AI product I helped build: personalized leadership growth plans, AI Roleplay practice, AI Coaching, and team-building sessions for managers.

Platform work · 2

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Rising Team · 2024Mini Kit Framework
~95% reduction in kit-build time · 60+ kits launched · thousands of sessions
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Django
A config-driven build system for 10–20 minute interactive team activities. Cut kit creation from ~1 hour to 3–5 minutes.02
Rising Team · 2024Realtime Framework
Eliminated poll-driven latency · lower server load · richer interactive sessions
  • WebSockets
  • Django
  • React
Replaced 3-second polling across the platform with a realtime data-sync framework. Unlocked interactive session formats that polling couldn't carry.

Patents (Western Digital) · 2

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Western Digital · SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD · 2019 – 2021 (granted 2022)Patent
+50 MBps throughput at 85–95 °C · USPTO US11508416B2
  • Embedded C++
  • Python
  • NVMe
Designed and implemented the thermal/resource-manager framework on the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD line. Improved high-temperature throughput by 50 MBps.02
Western Digital · 2019 – 2021 (granted)Patent
Recoverable SSDs after brick events · USPTO US11487439B1
  • Embedded C++
  • NVMe
  • HMB
Stores critical RPMB and FFU data in a secure Host Memory Buffer so the host can drive recovery even when the SSD itself is unresponsive.