About

Thank you for checking out my research project! I thought I would write a little about myself, as my background is not the most typical in the AI and developer space.

Over the past year, I have learned to fine-tune LLMs, create datasets, and build Python tools to help with that workflow. Throughout this process, I discovered a fascination and interest in adversarial research, which led me to build Eli as I saw the risks associated with running AI agents locally.

Over the past 5 years, I have built my career as a computer graphics generalist in the VFX industry, working as a visualization artist on films such as Nope, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and Dune: Part Two. More recently, I worked as a character artist for a digital toy line partnered with Disney, modeling Star Wars characters like Darth Maul.

As my workload slowed down over the past year, I took the opportunity to start new projects and learn new skills that work well with my technical problem-solving background. It has been very fulfilling seeing all of these new avenues open up as the AI space grows.

If you are interested in taking a look at some of my previous CGI work, check out my portfolio here.