Cole Hoffman

Senior Applied AI Engineer | Prototypes and Ships ML + GenAI systems end-to-end

Role
Vanguard
Location
Philadelphia, PA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Cole Hoffman

Applied AI Engineer and technical lead on a high-velocity internal consulting team, specializing in rapid execution under ambiguity and owning solutions from discovery to prototype to live deployment. Operate as an embedded technical partner to researchers, portfolio managers, and executives: learn the domain, build the system, present the results, and drive adoption. Strong background across data engineering, machine learning, and generative AI. Experienced delivering cloud-native ML and GenAI platforms at enterprise scale through distributed training, orchestration, and MLOps. Known for translating stakeholder needs into demo-ready prototypes through tight feedback loops, and self-initiating systems that accelerate team velocity and tie directly to measurable business outcomes.

Experience

  1. Vanguard

    Present

Education

  • Penn State University

    Bachelors of Science in CyberSecurity and Risk Analysis, Information Systems and Technology

    2019

  • HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College

    Associate's degree, Social Sciences

    2017 — 2019

  • Villanova University

    Masters of Applied Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics

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