Jacob K. L.

Experience

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  Badger Meter

  May 2014 - Jan 2015

  Software Engineer

  Deployed a continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline utilizing Microsoft Azure DevOps Server, streamlining the build process and significantly reducing manual deployment overhead for both development and QA teams.Our team researched into and deployed CDMA & Radio technologies on the water meters with long battery life ( ~20 years ) and with wireless feature, which eliminate the need of manual technician door-to-door usage reading.

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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Feb 2015 - Jun 2018

  Embedded Software Engineer

  Worked with teams in West Australia, India, and North Canada, the billion-dollars mine sites that used Caterpillar® MineStar™ SolutionsDeveloped a new algorithm for calculating large machine stopping mechanisms, for existing high-precision machine guidance, achieving a 25% improvement in operational accuracy for dozers and graders, which is crucial in improving productivity and facilitating efficient mining operationsImplemented real-time cloud-based monitoring system for machine statistics, data capture and analytics across all mining machines on the mine site with cloud-based solutionWorked on different payload (mining material) prediction deep learning modelsWorked on creating interactive dashboards featuring reports, charts, and maps that enabled machine operators to simplify decision making, boost productivity by 15%, identify and mitigate bottlenecksWorked on machine proximity awareness, a detection and communication technology to alert personnel and equipment of possible collisionsWorked on remote control, semi-autonomous, or fully autonomous (Level 3 automation) operation of mining equipment across mine site Show less

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  Trimble Inc.

  Jun 2018 - Dec 2021

  Software Control Engineer

  Optimized IMU sensors’ location on 2 new construction vehicles using MATLAB, adding it to 300+ official support vehicles for Trimble Grade Control softwareFine-tuned the vibration noise algorithm for heavy dozers ( 230,000 lbs+ ), achieving a 36% boost in Grade Control accuracyImproved proprietary Kalman filter frameworks for robotic arm control within the Trimble Grade Control software, and solidified its industry-leading position in productivity and accuracy

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  Stealth Startup

  Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

  Founder

  Developed data scraper, collected over 1 trillion transactions data for Fortune 500 company stocks across NASDAQ and New York Stock ExchangeDeveloped machine learning pricing models and other algorithms including Monte Carlo simulation specifically tailored for algorithmic day trading, resulting in a portfolio with a 12% annual returnDeveloped a new web-based dashboard application to visualize profit/loss metrics daily per stock using Plot.ly and Dash, enabling real-time updates and interactive data insights for enhanced trade monitoring Show less

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  Book Summary AI

  Nov 2022 - now

  Founder & CEO

  Fine-tuned large language models ( LLMs ) for efficient processing of long textbooks input exceeding 300,000 tokens, enhancing output accuracy by 24%Optimized GPU memory usage by converting LLMs ( 7 billion parameters ) to model layer offloading using DeepSpeed, achieving a substantial 60% reduction in GPU memory usageDeveloped vector storage solutions using LangChain to manage and retrieve similar queries, resulting in 40% faster prompt handling