I build AI systems for workflows where mistakes are expensive, context is messy, and users need to trust the output before they can act on it.
At TP ICAP, I work on an FX options desk and build LLM-powered tools around the workflows brokers use every day. That includes a platform that translates client directives into desk-native language, routing logic for complex option structures that reduced manual ticket creation by 30%, and a trade-origination system that turns public post-trade data into ranked ideas brokers use in live client conversations.
I like building the full loop from the messy source data and model behavior to the workflow, user feedback, and product decisions that determine whether a system actually gets adopted.
Outside work, I build AI-native tools for myself. My reading archive uses retrieval, generated quizzes, adversarial summaries, and source-grounded chat to help me understand and retain what I read rather than just saving it. I am interested in LLMs, AI product design, and deploying software people actually rely on.
Projects
Davids Archive
Most reading tools optimize for saving. I built one around retention and synthesis: 62 saved sources become a 1,021-chunk corpus and 159 review questions at ingest, queried through RAG chat and reinforced with quiz, recall, and drift-detection flows I use daily.
Read more →davids-archive.vercel.app

Startup Idea Validator
Validating an idea usually means twenty tabs and a ChatGPT session that invents competitors. I built a tool that treats the LLM as untrusted, grounds every competitor in live web evidence from parallel search across Tavily, Product Hunt, and the YC database, and returns tiered profiles, SWOT, and market sizing in under 90 seconds, streamed live as NDJSON.
Read more →startup-idea-validator-six.vercel.app
Lokin
A student-founder platform that grew to 500+ signups. I led product, found onboarding as the bottleneck, and redesigned the funnel to move profile completion from 5% to 50%.
Read more →lokin.io
Content
Experience
New York, NY
Provide real-time price discovery and market intelligence on G10 FX options while building data products and internal tools for the desk.
Remote
Built the product from zero with one other co-founder, covering user research, roadmap decisions, and the full technical stack.
New York, NY
Rotated across five desks spanning equities, fixed income, rates, and FX before returning to the FX options desk full time.
New York, NY
Analyzed post-trade execution costs for institutional equity portfolios in Python and SQL, isolating slippage and market impact.
Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison
BA in Data Science · Economics Minor
2021 – 2025
Outside of Work
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