ALEX MAGSAM
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Experienced computer vision specialist with a focus on rapid prototyping in dynamic startup environments. Successfully implemented deep learning solutions in production settings, building new features and infrastructure for over 1000 devices. Demonstrated leadership in managing agile engineering teams, fostering collaboration and innovation.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Applied Science Manager
Radius AI Inc.
Tempe, AZ
01.2023 - Current
- Directed team of engineers in developing computer vision platform for retail food operations, facilitating inventory monitoring of fresh food products
- Collaborated with retail clients and product managers to convert the product roadmap into deep learning code and models deployed across 1,200 retail locations in the United States.
- Engineered comprehensive systems from inception, utilizing extensive tech stacks, including Python, Kubernetes, Snowflake, and MySQL.
Computer Vision Engineer
Radius AI Inc.
Tempe, AZ
05.2020 - 01.2023
- Developed LSTM network for classifying endpoint of person’s trajectory and deployed model utilizing NVIDIA Triton Server, achieving F1-scores exceeding 95% in production
- Created streamlined, automated data validation process on CVAT platform, boosting training data generation and substantially decreasing costs associated with human annotation.
- Engineered gesture recognition pipeline utilizing pose-estimation network to facilitate touch-free check-in system at Mayo Clinic amid COVID-19 pandemic
Computer Vision Scientist
Visikol Inc.
Whitehouse Station, NJ
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Led the computer vision development to help raise over $2 million in NSF SBIR funding to bring novel optical imaging methods to market for conducting automated toxicology studies.
- Spearheaded development of customized computer vision algorithms focused on object detection, segmentation, and image classification tailored to diverse customer requirements
Education
B.S. - Biological Systems Engineering
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE05-2019
Skills
- Computer vision
- Machine learning
- SQL Pipelines
- Data Analysis
- Python programming
- Rapid Prototyping
Websites
Publications And Awards
- Evaluating differential nanoparticle accumulation and retention kinetics in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury via K trans mapping with MRI., Magsam, A. W., Miller, H. A., Tarudji, A., ... & Kievit, F. M., Scientific reports, 9, 1, 1-14, 2019
- Optical Projection Tomography with a Tissue Clearing Agent for Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Studies., Magsam, A. W., Johnson, M., Villani, T., & Pierce, M. C., Birth defects research, 110, 1, 12-16, 2018
- Co-authored two journal papers in Biomedical Optics and ASC Nano
- Agricultural Research Division Fellowship, 1 year, 2018
Timeline
Applied Science Manager
Radius AI Inc.
01.2023 - Current
Computer Vision Engineer
Radius AI Inc.
05.2020 - 01.2023
Computer Vision Scientist
Visikol Inc.
01.2018 - 01.2020
B.S. - Biological Systems Engineering
University of Nebraska Lincoln