Experience & Skills
A brief overview of my professional trajectory and core capabilities.
Work Experience
Senior Research Engineer@ Google DeepMind
Nov 2025 – Present- Adversarial robustness in post-training. Breaking stuff so you can't.
Senior Software Engineer @ Google Search
Jul 2022 – Nov 2025- Pretrained and fine-tuned large language models powering the "AI Overviews" feature in core search queries.
- Developed a highly optimized, regulation-compliant petabyte-scale search data store feeding deep ranking models.
- Built end-to-end model training, data generation, and automatic evaluation pipelines, shrinking model refresh cycles from 6-12 months to monthly.
Engineer @ Lam Research
Jan 2020 – Jun 2022- Founded and led development of predictive patterning software, used for research and productionization. Built on a physics-based, first principles model, reducing EUV lithography printing simulation times from 6+ hours to seconds. Published this work in a relevant journal for the field (SPIE).
- Founded and led development of analysis software for lithographic patterning, competitive with proprietary, industry-standard tools.
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry
2014 – 2019Semiconductor and magnetic nanocrystal research in the Bawendi Group (advisor Moungi Bawendi awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry).
B.S. in Chemistry & Mathematics
2010 – 2014Skills & Clearances
Languages
* R indicates formal Google "Readability" credential.