Business Analytics

What I Do

I research and design AI frameworks that enhance optimization and practical usefulness for businesses and individuals. My work includes:

Creating novel reasoning frameworks for better incorporation of individual user constraints and heuristics. A paper is currently under review by AAAI.
Designing AI systems that represent the reasoning and communication styles of each unique individual or organization.
Extracting insight from complex datasets by running statistical and machine learning models, and using analytical tools such as Snowflake, Posit Cloud, and other Business Intelligence platforms.
Building and deploying a full-stack AI-powered app that provides self-discovery insights for users.

I am currently completing my Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) at California State University Channel Islands.

Current Projects

Graduate Assistant in AI Research

Researched novel constraint optimization theory and deployed it in an AI prototype, recognized for generating responses with high empathy, insight, and economy of expression.
Maintained ongoing knowledge of the latest developments in AI platforms and tools.
Produced the bimonthly "Channeling AI" campus newsletter.
Participated in the regional business analytics community, attending conferences, datathons, and special events involving AI for businesses.

Founder, AI prototype

Built and deployed a full-stack AI system (including frontend, backend, UX, and reasoning engine), as a professional self-discovery and communication coach.
Used software design and development tools, including Claude Code, Figma, Render, VS Code, GitHub, and Obsidian.

Past Projects

AI Ethics Board member

Advised on ethical implementation of AI in academic settings in regular board meetings.
Contributed to development of white papers on AI implementation topics.

AI Consultant Training Program for Small Business Advisors (Google.org, the Economic Development Collaborative, and the Small Business Development Center)

Trained an AI model to replicate the rhetorical and reasoning style of an SBDC business advisor.
Captured and emulated the heuristics underlying the advisor's consulting approach using HeuriSight and Protobots.
Enhanced advisor's ability to support small business clients.

How My Background Shapes My Approach to AI

My studies in rhetoric, environmental science, business administration, and business analytics give me a multidisciplinary approach that assists with effective AI use and research.

My MBA provided a comprehensive overview of business strategy, leadership, operations, and finance. The business principles in this degree complement the STEM skills from my MSBA, providing a broad background for helping companies increase their performance and add value for customers.
Rhetoric introduced me to structural reasoning strategies from this academic discipline dating back to Ancient Greece. I use it as a framework to organize anything--knowledge, arguments, computer code, or even fiction--into a coherent whole. This structure drives my approach to AI systems design, as well as persuasive business communication.
Ecology gave me an appreciation for the need to base environmental policy on science. I learned to research and analyze complex systems using the scientific method. I apply the scientific research and writing principles I learned to my current development of AI theories and papers.

Read more of my ideas about AI on the AI Articles page.