Michael Epelboim

– Acted as a full-cycle technical advisor for SMB clients, handling everything from pre-sales scoping to final deployment. – Strategic AI Adoption: Advised small enterprises on integrating Generative AI workflows to accelerate product development. Guided clients on leveraging AI agents to build both AI-native features and standard web applications, significantly reducing time-to-market. – Commercial Success: Achieved a 33% conversion rate on technical proposals by effectively articulating complex technical value propositions to non-technical business owners. – Requirements Engineering: Conducted deep-dive discovery sessions to convert abstract business goals into tangible project requirements and detailed technical specifications. – End-to-End Delivery: Managed the full project lifecycle from concept to deployment, ensuring 100% client satisfaction through transparent communication and alignment with agreed-upon business KPIs.

– Built core enterprise security capabilities: custom RBAC/ABAC, AI Gateway monitoring UI, and agentic AI governance platform architecture – Spearheaded the design and implementation of a custom Role-Based Access Control system, enhancing security compliance. – Developed the AI Observability Dashboard, enabling non-technical stakeholders to monitor API endpoints effectively. – Provided strategic advisory to leadership on platform scalability and regulatory compliance for high-value clients.

– Engineered developer-centric AI solutions with a focus on reducing "Time-to-Value" for customers. Balanced core platform development with the creation of tools that streamlined onboarding for enterprise clients. – SDK Architecture (Sales Enablement): Designed and developed the official fully typed Node.js SDK, acting as a wrapper for OpenAI. This reduced client migration effort to just two lines of code, eliminating technical friction for prospective engineering teams. – Platform Engineering (React/TS): Rebuilt the frontend for the GPU Compute Marketplace. This modernization improved scalability and reduced technical debt, directly supporting the platform's capacity to handle increased user traffic. – Rapid Delivery under Pressure: Led the technical delivery of a full feature redesign in just 3 days to meet critical investor deadlines. Simplified complex "AI Model Fine-Tuning" workflows to be accessible for non-technical users, broadening the potential customer base. – AI Safety & Documentation: Initiated the AI Guardrails project to empower users to ensure safety and reliability in their GenAI workflows. Additionally, built the company's technical documentation platform from scratch to streamline the integration of model hosting and inference tools.

– Led a team of four to develop an interactive coding lesson platform, defining the architecture and API structure. – Built the frontend with React and TypeScript while mentoring a junior developer on CSS best practices. – Managed project workflows, ensuring timely delivery of the MVP and smooth collaboration across teams. – Designed a platform that integrates dynamic coding lessons, multi-language support, and interactive playback for learners and content creators.

– 14+ years of commercial leadership, managing high-stakes negotiations and logistics operations. – Commercial Negotiation: Negotiated contracts and partnerships with 20+ international suppliers, managing expectations and ensuring adherence to strict quality timelines. – P&L Responsibility: Oversaw over $15M in cargo logistics, demonstrating the financial acumen required to understand C-suite business goals. – Custom Solution Deployment: Designed and deployed proprietary software for order management to solve critical logistical inefficiencies between global offices.

– Promoted to Lead Instructor after just two months due to high student satisfaction scores and the ability to simplify complex technical topics. – Technical Presentation & Communication: Delivered daily lectures on heavy engineering concepts including Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Architecture, and Ruby on Rails. Specialized in translating these abstract technical concepts for non-technical audiences—a key skill for client-facing demos. – Full-Stack Mentorship (SDLC): Guided 20+ students through the full Software Development Lifecycle of their capstone projects. Facilitated the transition from theoretical knowledge to practical application, including project design, debugging, and deployment. – Curriculum Delivery: Led technical modules on WeChat Mini-programs and web development, consistently maintaining high engagement levels and ensuring students met rigorous learning milestones.

– Directed product development of a learning management system (LMS) for a children's reading portal, overseeing design and managing outsourced teams. – Implemented innovative frontend solutions to enhance user experience and drive engagement on the platform within the Wechat Environment. – Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of features and functionalities for optimal performance.

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– Established, staffed, and managed the Shanghai and Hangzhou offices of an American textiles importer – Managed all the process of the purchase cycle: sourcing, negotiations, supplier relations, quality assurance, and logistics for shipments – Managed multiple simultaneous production orders, each with its specific set of instructions and details. Directly supervised 7 employees and more than 50 indirectly. – Developed computer software for order management that fits the exact needs of the company and eases the line of communication between the offices around the world to allow for immediate access, 24 hours a day, to all production information – Personally engaged all customers when they visited China

– Contributed to the "human factor" component of google's search algorithm by analyzing and rating the relevance of specific search results to specific queries.