# Shalom Darmanjian, PhD

> Principal Engineer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/shalom

Wide eyed fellow explorer of the universe trying to extend my # of observations

## Work Experience
### Principal Engineer @ Bloomlife Inc
Jan 2022 – Present
Empowering expectant moms. Revolutionizing maternal health. Developing data-driven solutions with remote prenatal care.

### ⠀ @ SD Consulting
Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭
Fracta Inc. (𝙖𝙘𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 $74M) - Leveraging machine learning to solve the potable water infrastructure crisis

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭
Vorstella Inc. - Using machine learning to optimize/stabilize large cloud-based platform deployments

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫
V&A Consulting Engineers - Applying machine learning to governmental infrastructure problems

### Senior Lead Machine Learning Engineer @ Klinche, Inc. (closed)
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Cloud-based machine learning SaaS platform. The startup's main focus was on banking institutions interested in financial predictions/optimizations of multi-million dollar commercial loans.

### Founder and CEO @ Smartbox
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Gainesville, Florida Area
Startup focused on developing an intelligent litter box combining machine learning and embedded computer vision.

### Vice President Of Engineering @ OBMedical Company (𝒂𝒄𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒔)
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Gainesville,Florida
Medical device company commercializing an enhanced electronic fetal monitor that uses machine learning algorithms to detect fetal heart rate and maternal EHG signals. Fundamentally changing the way babies are delivered in this world.

### Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer Team Lead @ Convergent Engineering
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
R&D company that has developed and spun off radical technologies for the betterment of mankind. Personally responsible for applying machine learning, signal processing and biomedical engineering techniques to consumer products. Pre-eclampsia detection, maternal fetal-monitoring, electronic pill compliance and respiratory decision support technologies are just a few of these products.

### Co-founder and CEO @ Binary Teknologies
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010
Engaged in commercializing brain-machine interfaces for consumer electronics. The initial product was a brain-based biometric that would allow the military to unlock vehicles and other sensitive areas using soldier's neural signals.

### PhD Research Assistant - Machine Learning @ Computational NeuroEngineering Laboratory (CNEL)
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010
(𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐃)
• Developed novel ML algorithms to decode brain signals for brain machine interfaces 
• Implemented ML distributed pipeline  
• Partnership with MIT and DUKE  on prosthetic BMIs (we were responsible for ML)
• Funded by DARPA AND NSF


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Computer Science (focus Machine Learning)
University of Florida

### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
University of Florida

### Computer Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer and Electrical Engineering
University of Florida


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shalomdarmanjian

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Last updated: 2026-04-12