Grant Wei

About Grant Wei

I am an experienced Technology Leader with nearly 20 years\' experience well-versed in AIML, Big Data and hybrid cloud development. With Known for my excellent technological leadership abilities, as well as my ability to create innovative solutions using AIML, Big Data and Cloud technologies with an eye towards corporate requirements. I have consistently contributed directly to the growth of various organizations throughout my career history. Highly competent in building and growing a team of AI/ML and Data engineers and leading the design as well as the implementation of cutting-edge AI/ML and Data solutions for a growing organization. I have the passion for innovation and a proven track record in designing and implementing AIML and Data systems and leading AI/ML engineers; adept at designing and implementing AI/ML and Data systems to support organizational initiatives. Experienced in working closely with the software development and data science teams to design, build, and implement AI/ML models that are accurate, efficient, scalable, and secure. Very productive in working with stakeholders to identify business needs and requirements, proposing technical solutions, and leading the implementation of chosen solutions. My coworkers portray me as a forward-thinking, skilled, and practical expert in software development who can be trusted to provide exceptional solutions that yield favorable outcomes. • Leading the planning, development, and delivery of new AI strategies and solutions powered up by GenAI for potential long term profit creation. • Decreased time-to-market for innovative machine learning models for Visa from months to weeks through automation. • Championed the development and deployment of the IBM Data Engine that generated an exponential increase in production capacity and fostered a sizeable annual growth for the organization. • Spearheaded the creation and launch of the IBM Open Platform (IOP) product, directly contributing to the acquisition of significant increase in annual revenue for the business.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Ml and Ai Development

   Visa

   Jan 2021 — Present

   Pioneering the planning, development, and delivery of an innovative, value-added AIML platform, including crafting the strategy and mission of the product to facilitate launch and drive long-term success. • Defining generative AI strategy including Gen-AI governance and model life cycle management.• Leading the technology innovation to enable models to be enabled by Generative AI.• Monitoring machine learning and AI advancements to capitalize on current and emerging opportunities, driving value for the organization through innovative and cutting-edge technologies. • Employing in-depth knowledge of AI solutions to integrate generative AI into the application development process. • Charting the successful development and maintenance of a robust catalog of ML libraries and frameworks.• Leveraging open-source tools to build a fully open-source machine learning platform at a scale that serves a huge number of models across Visa.• Providing dynamic, high-quality leadership to a large sized team to ensure on-time and seamless project completion.• Exhibiting in-depth experience with project management methodologies.• Driving continuous improvement by identifying process inefficiencies and implementing streamlined solutions.Key Achievements- Established an automated model deployment process that successfully reduced time-to-market for machine learning models from months to weeks, directly contributing to improved organizational efficiency- Supported millions of dollars of annual revenues by scaling up the platform utilizing machine learning models- Defined AI Governance strategy powered by GenAI to convert technology to profit.