Adrian John Whiteside Thompson

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ABOUT ADRIAN JOHN WHITESIDE THOMPSON

I\'m a conversational AI geek with a passion for prompt engineering and working with the latest Large Language Models (LLMs) at the cutting edge of technology. With a software engineering background spanning 25 years and an MSc in Computing and Information Systems, I bring a wealth of expertise to every project. I\'m a polyglot coder with good knowledge of Typescript and Python, capable of producing high-quality, zero-error code following best practices and using the latest libraries: PyTorch, NumPy, Pandas, OpenAI, Vertex AI and ADK, MCP. I also leverage the latest coding tools such as Cursor, Trae.I like training open-source LLMs for custom chat-based/conversational use-cases and running LLMs locally with Ollama. I\'m always working with the latest libraries such as OpenAI, VertexAI, LangGraph and LangChain, CrewAI to build advanced, RAG based agentic agents and monitoring and testing them with tools such as LangSmith and Helicone. I keep up to date with the open-source LLM scene, and up-to-date with current trends in best performing models and practices. Experienced with building, curating, and managing datasets for LLM training. Solid familiarity with Hugging Face Transformers and Datasets. I\'m always looking for the fastest options for inference, such as Groq.I founded and successfully exited The Bot Forge, a Conversational AI consultancy which helped organizations use technologies like ChatGPT, Gemini, chatbots, and voice assistants to solve complex business challenges and enhance customer engagement.I\'m the author of \'ChatGPT for Conversational AI and Chatbots\' published by Packt. now I work as a conversational AI engineer at Loveholidays where I work on conversational AI automations for voice and chat using the latest Gemini models with Vertex AI and GCloud technologies.In my spare time, I like hanging with my family and I\'m a keen runner, always training for my next ultra marathon.