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Python data systemsMachine learningLLM evaluationStatisticsLow-latency C++

Data systems, ML experiments, and statistical notes with low latency instincts.

I build reliable data systems, machine learning workflows, and low-latency software for questions that deserve careful measurement.

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drift

0.018

freshness

99.3%

evals

128

Role fit

Where I do my best work.

I am strongest in hybrid roles where data science, model behavior, applied statistics, systems thinking, and continuous learning all have to meet in production.

Data science with deployment gravity
Production Data Science
I like turning ambiguous operational questions into measured workflows, usable model outputs, and decisions people can inspect.
Model quality, not leaderboard theater
Model Building & Evaluation
I enjoy building models, evaluation harnesses, and monitoring views that make model behavior easier to compare and trust.
Performance-aware implementation
Low-Latency Data Systems
I am drawn to hot paths, fast feedback loops, C++ performance work, and systems where latency changes the product experience.
Curious, careful, domain-first
Applied Research & Statistics
I like learning new domains, working through statistical assumptions, and translating research questions into practical evidence.

How I work

I treat learning as one of my top goals.

The goal is to ship useful systems, then keep learning from their behavior.

Gather requirements

01

Start by naming the decision, constraint, audience, and failure mode before touching the implementation.

Learn from SMEs

02

Use experienced subject matter experts to understand edge cases, vocabulary, and what would make the result useful.

Design the solution

03

Choose a small architecture, data contract, and evaluation plan that can survive real use instead of only a demo.

Implement

04

Build the simplest version that proves the shape, then harden the parts that sit on the critical path.

Deploy

05

Ship with the operational hooks needed to debug inputs, outputs, model behavior, and user-facing latency.

Monitor

06

Watch the system after launch so drift, latency, and user feedback inform the next requirement pass.

feeds the next pass

Featured research and systems work

Selected case studies and technical notes on ML, statistics, and low-latency systems.

Browse writing
Fast Paths in lavaan: A Performance Study preview

A research-style account of a lavaan performance PR, using matched profiling runs to connect internal fast paths with measured latency and allocation reductions.

RlavaanPerformanceStructural Equation ModelingBenchmarking
May 7, 202618 min read
Hard

A from-scratch C++ guide to dot products, transposes, matrix-vector multiply, cache locality, allocation control, blocking, SIMD-aware loops, and measurement discipline.

C++Linear AlgebraPerformanceMachine LearningLow Latency
Structural Equation Modelling preview
Aug 12, 20226 min read
Hard

This post is a walkthrough of a structural equation model in R.

StatisticsR