Abid Rasheed is a Co-Founder and AI-focused software engineer with eight years of experience building developer-facing products that make AI practical and safe in production. Based in Los Angeles and educated in Computer Science at UCLA, he has launched multiple startups (Tassle.AI, BLK Innovate, Reconstruct) delivering context-aware chatbots, custom model indexing, and a Context Cloud to keep agents consistent and guardrailed. His background spans full-stack systems, custom model development, and infrastructure projects—from designing CDNs and deep metrics tooling at Centene to migrating critical APIs at the California Air Resources Board. Known for shipping pragmatic automation and self-learning systems, he combines hands-on engineering with product vision to integrate AI into real workflows. An oft-overlooked strength is his experience teaching and leading small engineering teams, which informs his focus on developer ergonomics and maintainable systems.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at De Anza College
Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science, Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science at Folsom Lake College
University of California, Los Angeles
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Folsom High School
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Abid Rasheed - Co-Founder at California Air Resources Board