Summary
Colson Xu is a software engineer with nine years of experience, specializing in AI, NLP, and fintech-powered GenAI solutions, based in New York. At Linvest21, he spearheaded the design and development of 19 GenAI investment solutions, led cross-functional teams of 13, and secured multi-million-dollar contracts while cutting data costs by over 50% through vendor negotiations. As an LLM Research Assistant at Rochester Institute of Technology, he fine-tuned a Transformer model to auto-tag comments and transcripts, reducing research timelines by 80% and improving data preprocessing efficiency by 60%. He combines a BA in Finance from the University of Washington with an MS in Computer Science from RIT, guided by a personal motto about self-improvement and contributing to society. A proven mentor and educator, he led 102 graduate students as Lead TA, improving grades by 20%, and is fluent in English and Mandarin.
9 years of coding experience