About
AI engineer specializing in generative AI, applied ML, and data science. Previously a founding engineer at Town building agents and infrastructure for a tax automation platform, helped launch Speechlab (from Andrew Ng's AI Fund), led the ML team at Tellus You Care, and worked at Zendrive; holds an MS from Yale.
Experience
- Theory VenturesSenior AI Engineercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- TownFounding AI Engineer2025 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- SpeechlabFounding AI Engineer2023 — 2025
- Fusion FundVenture Capital Fellowship2023
- TellusLead ML Engineer2020 — 2023
- ZendriveSenior Data Scientist2019 — 2020
- ClosedLoopML Engineer Intern2018
- Stanford University School of MedicineClinical Researcher2015 — 2017
- The Brattle GroupEconomic Consultant2011 — 2015
Education
- Yale UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Biostatistics
- Binghamton UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Economics
Skills & more
Econometrics1Product Management1PyTorch1Software DevelopmentData ScienceMachine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Signal ProcessingPredictive AnalyticsAudio Signal ProcessingTransformersStatistical Modeling
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Data EngineeringData VisualizationFeature EngineeringMLOpsData CollectionRegulatory CompliancePatient RecruitmentClinical TrialsEconomic AnalysisPatient OutreachGenerative AIElectronic Medical Record (EMR)From Melanie's professional profile.
Colleagues at Theory Ventures
Adam Conway
Senior AI Engineer at Theory Ventures
Amber Mante
Head of Human Intelligence at Theory Ventures
Andy Triedman
Partner at Theory Ventures
Arjun Mishra
Investor at Theory Ventures
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Beth Scheer
Investor at Theory Ventures
Bryan Bischof
Head of AI at Theory Ventures
Kristin Beach
CFO at Theory Ventures
Lauren DeMeuse
Partner & COO at Theory Ventures