# Micah R. > Software Engineer @ Koala Health Location: Somerville, Massachusetts, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/micahr ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Koala Health Jan 2024 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States ### Machine Learning Engineer @ Consultant Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 ### Software Engineer @ 7 Mindsets Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 - Independently created NLP model to detect dangerous speech, using HuggingFace open source pretrained models, and novel data labeling techniques based in best practices in psychology research. Created and managed active learning pipeline, and managed scaling with AWS Sagemaker, Cloudwatch, and EC2. Model is currently in production, and dramatically outperforming previously outsourced model from boutique NLP consulting firm. - Developed full stack features related to data visualization, user management, and more, using React, Node, and AWS (dynamoDB, Lambda, S3, and more) - Conducted technical interviews and assisted in hiring junior engineers ### Data Science Intern @ AdaViv Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Created ML pipeline using AWS Sagemaker from preprocessing to training to deploying. Used Tensorflow Keras to deploy and modify semantic segmentation architectures (UNET and Deeplab). Managed AWS data pipelines with S3. Prepared reports for investors on ML training progress. Created robust evaluation notebooks and custom Cloudwatch metrics to track model metrics over time and training sessions. ### Software Engineer @ Roof Rally Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Created company flagship mobile app singlehandedly from scratch using React Native with Redux for frontend, and Node.js for backend. Launched in Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Created extensive documentation and led training in React Native for other software developers to ensure a sustainable development workflow after contract was over. ### Software Development Intern @ PillPack Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Boston Area Implemented new workflows and internal tooling saving PillPack 100+ hours of manual labor using Ruby on Rails and Javascript. Used Python, sklearn and AWS Lambda to create new machine learning workflow with fully integrated front end interactive interface created with Rails. ### Course Assistant (Modeling and Simulation in Python) @ Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Taught programming and python fundamentals, and basics of scientific modeling and data analysis. ### Founder CEO @ Smile Shade Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Cambridge, MA Invented Smile Shade, a beautiful, complete Seasonal Affective Disorder treatment system that simulates natural sunlight. Led industrial design and manufacturing effort, and wrote mobile app. Responsibilities as CEO included public speaking, pitching, and fundraising. ### Research Assistant @ Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Created resources for school aged children and teenagers to understand AI and internet policy. Illustrated and laid out research papers. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering ### Harvard Extension School ### Innovation & Design NuVu Studio ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/micahreid - Portfolio: https://mhreid.github.io --- Source: https://flows.cv/micahr JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/micahr/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-28