# Phineas Pham

> swe @ Navan

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/phineas

Hello there! I'm Phineas. At a cross of computing and data, I learn to use data to solve problems. My passion lies in building cool and innovative ML applications. I’m looking forward to a career in ML Engineer and Data Science 🧑‍💻

I'm passionate about solving complex problems and extracting valuable insights from data. I'm actively seeking opportunities where I can collaborate with talented professionals to create meaningful impact through data-driven solutions.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Navan
Jan 2025 – Present | Palo Alto, CA
🏨 Backend / LLM
🤖 Ava AI agent

### AML Analyst @ BMO
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, United States

### AI/ML Engineer Intern @ Above Data
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Implement and evaluate performances of 6+ word embedding models (Flag Embedding,  E5 models) for semantic similarity task in ad searching system
- Utilize PyTorch, Sentence Transformers, and Lambda’s cloud GPUs to fine-tune word embedding models, achieving a 60% decrease in training time 
- Develop and optimize data pipelines for pre-processing textual data for fine-tuning 
- Utilize data analysis techniques such as exploratory data analysis, statistical analysis, and visualization to explore and understand textual training data

### Teaching Assistant @ Denison Data Analytics Program
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

### Co President @ RedTech
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Granville, Ohio, United States
- Produce and install professional audio/visual setup for 250+ on-campus events per year
- Lead quality control and management on $50,000+ worth of equipment
- Conduct weekly executive meetings and assign shifts to 20+ student technicians
- Supervise social media team that has boosted Instagram followers by 200%

### Senior Consultant, Soteria Battery Innovation Group @ Denison University Red Frame Lab Consulting Program
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Build business strategies for new line of product for Soteria Battery Innovation Group
- Conduct market research and product prototype and pitch to C-Suite executive

### Undergraduate Researcher @ Denison University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Built a machine-learning-based visualization of sensor high-dimensional data to capture dynamics of human traffic
- Researched application of dimensionality reduction techniques (PCA, SOM) on bi-directional sensors and formulated diffusion effect with particles to build aesthetic and informative data visualization tools for university applications
- Simulated human traffic in buildings to test effectiveness of data visualization techniques

### Student Representative of Information Technology Commitee @ Denison University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

### Analytics Consultant, Columbus Symphony Orchestra @ Denison University Red Frame Lab Consulting Program
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Collaborated with six team members and mentor to deliver presentations and develop guidebooks for actionable recommendations based on findings from internal surveys, industry research, data analysis, and competitor intelligence
- Led internal analysis of 1000+ survey responses by performing feature engineering and cross-tab analysis to identify frictions in customer experience and recommend areas for differentiation, estimated increase 10-20% retention rate
- Conducted comprehensive industry research employing data analysis and competitor interviews to gather extensive information on company's current marketing strategies, leading to a clear understanding of areas that needed improvement

### Analytics Consultant @ Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Ohio
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Build data wrangling script (in Python) to reorganize and improve data usability for client
- Develop extensive Demographic Profile of BGCCO members (with Tableau) using interactive dashboard with 7+ maps and graphs
- Create multi-regression models and time-series analysis to predict future attendance of the club members with 70% accuracy
- Consult BGCCO with actionable recommendations targeting potential members aligning with business goals

### Desktop Service Support Technician @ Denison University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
- Conducted provisioning and quality assurance on Denison Mac and Window machines
- Resolved 20+ tickets per week on computer diagnostics and troubleshooting for students and faculty members

### Summer Externship @ AT&T
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Business Consultant, Seattle Elderberry @ Denison University Red Frame Lab Consulting Program
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Granville, Ohio, United States
- Collaborated with 2 students to build customized, holistic projects to help Seattle Elderberry company grow customer base
- Led project of cleaning and analyzing customer data with Excel to craft data-driven loyalty reward programs
- Incorporated team’s projects to formulate a comprehensive presentation for client to investigate new strategies for company’s expansion with expected growth of 20% of customer base

### Business Consultant, Just WRITE @ Denison University Red Frame Lab Consulting Program
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Collaborate with two other students to build a holistic marketing strategy to help Just Write company grow customer base and national reach
- Draft thorough strategy, enabling business to grows stronger not only within Granville but also as a national-reach online business


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science and Data Analytics Majors
Denison University

### VNU-HCM High School for the Gifted


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/phineaspham
- GitHub: https://github.com/Ph1n-Pham

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Last updated: 2026-04-11