Architecting the Future of Generative AI

Advanced consulting in Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, and Large Language Models. Led by William Foland, PhD.

About

Innovative AI and Machine Learning expert with over 20 years of experience developing cutting-edge solutions for healthcare, finance, and technology sectors.

Specializing in Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, and GenAI applications. Skilled in rapid prototyping (PoC) and data visualization of advanced techniques.

Capabilities

Agentic AI & Orchestration

Building autonomous systems that plan and execute. Custom MCP Servers and Claude Skills for complex workflows.

  • LangGraph
  • MCP Servers
  • Claude Skills
  • LangFuse

Interactive AI Experiences

Creating low-latency, immersive learning environments using real-time video avatars and responsive voice AI.

  • Video Avatars
  • Real-time Audio
  • Low Latency
  • HeyGen / D-ID

Generative AI & LLMs

Architecting advanced RAG accelerators, fine-tuning open source foundational models, and deploying production LLM services.

  • RAG
  • PEFT Fine-tuning
  • Synthetic Data
  • Model Eval

Computer Vision & Multimodal

Real-time video analytics and object detection. Integrating vision with language models for holistic understanding.

  • YOLO
  • OpenCV
  • PyTorch
  • Multimodal RAG

Full Stack & Cloud Architecture

End-to-end system design. From modern responsive frontends to scalable backends and cloud infrastructure.

  • React / Vite
  • FastAPI / Node
  • AWS / Azure
  • Docker / K8s

Domain Expertise

Deep experience in regulatory-heavy industries (Healthcare, Finance) and complex hardware systems.

  • Clinical Support
  • FinTech Analysis
  • Semiconductors

Track Record

Sept 2024 - Present

Gen AI Data Scientist

Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA

  • Using realtime agents with tool calling to create new interactive experiences.
  • Created Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to provide customized tools for foundational models such as GPT5 and Claude.
  • Architected cutting-edge multimodal AI teaching platform with real-time speech recognition and avatar technology for entrepreneurship education.
  • Building robust technical infrastructure with WebRTC, NextJS, and FastAPI to support seamless real-time interaction.
  • Leveraging Claude Code and Cursor AI to enhance development workflow and rapidly iterate on AI application implementations.
Aug 2024 - Sept 2024

Gen AI Consultant

IsoGrab.com, Houston, TX

  • Created a specialized computer vision and NLP web application that significantly reduced costs while improving technical diagram parsing accuracy.
  • Architected and developed innovative multi-model agentive algorithm that autonomously adapts to diagram complexity for electrical and construction piping schematics.
  • Engineered self-optimizing system with autonomous accuracy enhancement capabilities, dramatically reducing conversion time from weeks to hours.
  • Implemented adaptive complexity handling for varying types of industrial diagrams, enabling scalable document processing.
Oct 2023 - Aug 2024

Chief GenAI Data Scientist

BigRio LLC, Cambridge, MA

  • Architected advanced RAG GenAI accelerator in Azure for clinical decision accuracy.
  • Developed AWS GenAI service for healthcare production applications, streamlining care plan generation.
  • Implemented synthetic data-based LLM performance evaluation systems.
Mar 2023 - Sept 2023

Founder and Chief Consultant

Itinitek Ltd, Golden, CO

  • Enhanced open source foundational models for legal domain using PEFT fine-tuning and RAG.
  • Engineered scalable AWS pipelines utilizing LLM models and SQL for financial options analysis.
July 2020 - Feb 2023

Chief Scientist

Lilac Cloud Inc, Cupertino, CA

  • Embedded YOLO model in C for real-time video analytics using low-level NVIDIA GPU communication.
  • Developed custom AI models using PyTorch for computer vision tasks.
  • Researched and developed GAN neural networks for robust video watermarking.
May 2018 - June 2020

Cofounder and Chief Scientist

Bolt Analytics Corp, Santa Clara, CA

  • Architected time series anomaly detection using CNN, RNN, transformer, and gradient boost algorithms.
  • Led team in developing automated diabetes detection from retina scans using TensorFlow.

Research & Education

Education

PhD in Computer Science

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (2017)

Dissertation: 'Natural Language Understanding: Deep Learning for Abstract Meaning Representation'

Emphasized state-of-the-art recurrent neural networks, utilizing hardware background and the latest research approaches for AI.

MS Computer Science

University of Colorado

BS Electrical Engineering

University of Colorado

Selected Publications

  • Abstract Meaning Representation Parsing using LSTM Recurrent Neural Networks, ACL Conference, 2017, Vancouver
  • CU-NLP at SemEval-2016 Task 8: AMR Parsing using LSTM-based Recurrent Neural Networks, NACL Conference, 2016, San Diego
  • Dependency-Based Semantic Role Labeling using Convolutional Neural Networks, NACL Conference, 2015, Denver

Foundational Engineering

Deep roots in semiconductor design and complex system architecture provide a unique advantage in optimizing modern AI workloads.

Before pioneering GenAI solutions, I spent years architecting mixed-signal integrated circuits and read channels for data storage. This foundational experience in low-level signal processing, error correction, and hardware constraints directly informs my approach to building efficient, scalable, and robust AI systems today. Understanding the "metal" makes the software faster.

U.S. Patents

8,559,287 Fault Protection Using Linear Feedback Shift Register
8,391,115 Improving Quality of Optical Recording
8,060,674 Systems and Methods for Data Storage Devices
7,475,173 Integrated Disc Drive Controller
6,594,716 Mixed-signal Single-chip Integrated System Electronics
6,314,480 Mixed-signal Single-chip Integrated System
5,978,162 Synchronous Read Channel Integrated Circuit
5,412,669 Add, Compare and Select Circuit

...and 12 other patents in signal processing, timing recovery, and sequence detection.

Ready to Accelerate Your AI Strategy?

Available for consulting and development projects.