About Chris
I am an AI Engineer, specialising in creating bespoke software solutions and integrations. With more than 10 years of experience, I have worked on and led a broad range of projects for a diverse set of clients, including generative AI (LLMs), document processing, chatbots, API integration, model deployment, predictive maintenance, computer vision and reinforcement learning, taking them through the entire project life cycle, from discovery to deployment.
I have a PhD in Computer Science from University College London where I was a Google Doctoral Fellow in Data Mining.
English
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- TidingsFreelance AI Engineer (Founder)CONSULTING AND AUDITSJune 2023 - Today (3 years)Bristol, United Kingdom- Prototyping generative AI products for Cambridge Dictionaries Online- API development and integration for omnipath.ai- Document processing pipeline using multimodal LLMs for omnipath.ai- Custom model deployment and process streamlining for Maybery- Reinforcement leaning agent and open source software integration for Aeris/Dstl
- Decision Lab LtdPrincipal/Senior Data ScientistAVIATION AND AEROSPACEOctober 2016 - June 2023 (6 years and 9 months)London, UKClient-facing consulting across multiple industries• Predictive Maintenance: Built ML pipeline processing high frequency, noisy sensor data to predict component failures (aerospace, maritime)• Computer Vision: Developed obstacle detection for autonomous boats using self-supervised learning• Time Series & Forecasting: Created ensemble ML system for geospatial data synthesis; identified previously unknown mineral deposits• Anomaly Detection: Vision transformer models for spectrogram analysis in passive sonar systems
- University College LondonResearch AssistantTRANSPORTATIONSeptember 2011 - July 2013 (1 year and 10 months)London, United KingdomMining mobility patterns for personalised transport information services, modeling passenger flows on public transport systems and investigating the relationship between geography, mobility and socio-economic deprivation. Implemented Point of Interest recommender system using Tomcat, PostgreSQL and Mahout, to be included as part of the iTour software platform.
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Education
- Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer ScienceUCL2018Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science
- Master of ScienceUCL2011Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science