Alex Nodeland

Experience

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  Pigtronix Futuristic Analog Technology

  Mar 2010 - Dec 2015

  - Developed production firmware for Real Time Operating System devices for audio processing- Continuous integration of new features for frequent releases- Wrote technical documentation and user manuals for audio processing units - Populated printed circuit boards for audio processing units- Tested quality and integrity of hardware devices- Responsible for servicing customer hardware- Led technical customer service

  • Assistant Product Engineer

    May 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Technician

    Mar 2010 - May 2014
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  Various Theaters

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2016

  Musician

  CK Productions, Islip, New York (June 2016 - July 2016)•Performed guitar in a 3-month run of the musical “All Shook Up.”Harlem Repertory Theatre, New York, New York (June 2012 - August 2012)•Performed bass in a 3-month run of the musical revue “Sweet Charity” in an off-Broadway theater.New Haarlem Arts Theater, New York, New York (June 2011 - August 2011)•Performed bass in a 3-month run of the musical revue “It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues” in an off-Broadway theater.

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  Motiff Technologies

  Oct 2015 - May 2017

  Founder
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  The Research Foundation for SUNY

  Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

  Research Assistant

  - Led a project funded by the High Performance Computing Consortium of New York- Researched the construction of optimal wavelet bases for audio compression- Analyzed signals from physical instruments in real time, in order to observe trends in time-frequency spectra

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  Scala Computing

  Mar 2016 - Aug 2017

  CTO, Chief Mathematician

  Designed and built a system to optimize the scheduling of computational resources in a grid network for network-bound MPI-based tasks. Leveraged graph theory to model network interconnects and identify high conductivity subgraphs, integrated into the scheduler using SLURM with implementation in bash and C/C++.

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  The Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) At Stony Brook University

  Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Artist In Residence

  - Designed, prototyped, and tested audio synthesizers- Designed, tested, and implemented unique circuit designs- Create artistic content using academic research as a tool- Interface with music technology industry professionals to conveyunderlying mathematics and technological concepts

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  Entrepreneur First

  Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  Founder in Residence

  - One of 100 people from 36 countries out of 4000 applicants selected for the EFSG3 Cohort.- Iterated over early ideas- Conducted market research for idea validation- Secured early LOIs and brought MVPs to fruition- Created and implemented go to market strategies- Created financial models to plan and predict performance ofbusiness models- Founded Archanan with Lukasz Orlowski

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  Archanan

  Feb 2018 - Oct 2022

  Co-Founder, CEO

  Led the creation of innovative business models, secured early funding, attracted major customers, developed MVPs and product roadmaps, scaled the team, and managed relations with government bodies, revolutionizing the supercomputing industry with cloud-based emulation solutions.

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  Musiio

  Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

  Tech Lead (acquired by SoundCloud)

  Led a cross-functional engineering team at Musiio, driving development processes, mentoring team members, managing infrastructure and DevOps, and collaborating with stakeholders and customers to fulfill business needs.

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  Freelance

  Nov 2022 - now

  Technical Strategy Consultant

  Providing technical/strategic/operational guidance to businesses and startups, particularly din AI and blockchain, by enhancing operational flows, delivering keynotes on emerging technologies, advising on AI integration, and developing strategic plans to stay ahead in the technological landscape.

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  Influize.ai

  Aug 2023 - May 2024

  Head of Artificial Intelligence

  Spearheaded the design and implementation of LLM-based content creation copilot system, implemented full backend solution (database, API, LLM inference, image generation, LLM monitoring & observability, integrated AI and UI workflow management)

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  Perch Insights

  Jul 2024 - now

  Senior AI Engineer