Mail: poggio.enzo@gmail.com
Mobile: +1 438 506 9218
Status: Permanent resident
Residency: Montréal, Canada
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/poggioenzo/
# Enzo Poggio ## Executive Summary - AI & Python senior developer — 5 years experience - including 2.5 years as AI team and projects lead - Currently working daily with LLMs and RAG techniques ## Work Experiences ### Heyday by Hootsuite #### AI Senior Developer | April 2024 — Now - Evaluating LLMs' consistency for chatbot purposes - Creating framework to do "llm as a judge" evaluations stored in Mlflow - Developing internal RAG solution - Challenging GenAI open-source solutions #### AI Team Lead | November 2021 — April 2024 - Managed AI projects - Integrated GenAI insights from social media data into existing products - Created SaaS LLM-powered chatbot - Monitored, maintained, and improved the tech stack of API-first services - Led a team of 7+ developers - Monitored individual work and career planning - Organized and distributed work using Scrum and Agile methodologies - Managed expectations and strategized with hierarchy #### AI Junior Developer | August 2020 — November 2021 - Created and maintained AI core for enterprise chatbots - Optimized OpenSearch information retrieval with BERT embeddings - Maintained intent Rasa NLU model - Developed morphosyntactic NER using SpaCy ### University of Geneva #### Research and Teaching Assistant in Computer Science | January 2015 — June 2018 - Assisted with an advanced course in natural language processing - Teaching assistant in object-oriented programming (Java and Python) - Conducted practical Python sessions focused on natural language processing ## Education - **42 Lyon C Programming School** | August 2018 — February 2020 - **Master's Degree in Computer Science for Humanities** | September 2016 — June 2018 - **Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science for Humanities and Philosophy** | September 2014 — June 2016 ## Skills ### Hard Skills - Programming Languages: Python, bash, C, javascript flavors (NodeJs & Typescript) - Tools and Frameworks: OpenSearch, Redis, Pytorch, Keras (tensorflows), Sklearn, Graphana, FastAPI, Kubernetes - Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure (for OpenAI's llm resources management) - Version Control: GitLab, GitHub, Git - Software Development Style: API-first services, CI/CD, Test Driven Development, Tronc Base Development - Team Collaboration: Scrum or Kanban ### Soft Skills - Problem-Solving: Identifying and resolving issues efficiently - Adaptability: Flexibility to navigate changing priorities and environments - Collaboration: Making sure that anyone ideas are valued and contributions are recognized - Empathy: Understanding and empathizing with team members' perspectives - Communication: Clear and effective communication with team members and stakeholders ## Miscellaneous Information - **Languages**: English (Professional), French (Fluent/Native)