Adrian Cross

About Adrian Cross

Experienced Data expert with 5+ years of experience driving AI innovation for tech startups. Expertise in building and scaling machine learning tools, mentoring early-career professionals, and communicating complex technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders. Seeking opportunities to lead ML initiatives and further impact company growth.

Experience

1. Solutions Architect

   Oscilar

   May 2024 — Present

   Led the implementation of automated underwriting decisioning for 10 clients concurrently, guiding them from post-sales kick-off to post-go-live, focusing on minimizing fraud and credit risks• Implemented approximate 10 unique API endpoints per client (e.g. Plaid, Equifax), seamlessly integrating external data into decisioning workflows• Proposed, implemented, and executed thousands of end-to-end test cases of customized solutions to address client-specific challenges, leveraging in-depth knowledge of data structures, API vendors, and decisioning logic• Created multiple interconnected workflows per client for different aspects of automated decisioning, processing between 10 and customers per day, depending on requirements• Engineered Python-based pipelines to generate realistic test data for demos, utilizing LLM-based systems and prompt engineering techniques• Advocated for improved internal processes, enhancing client interaction through agile-based time management, templating client kickoffs to streamline implementation and optimizing communication between pre and post-sales teams to better align with client expectations

Education

• University of Southampton

  Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE

  2016 — 2017

• The University of Birmingham

  Master of Science - MS

  2015 — 2016

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Master's degree

  2017 — 2020

• University of Birmingham

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  2012 — 2015