Summary
Jacob Rich is a Community Director and machine learning leader with a decade of experience applying computer vision and AI to real-world products, from mobile AR and advertising analytics to enterprise customer support automation. As Director of Machine Learning at Y Meadows he builds systems that triage, enrich, route, and resolve support requests autonomously, freeing agents for higher-value interactions, and he also convenes a 700+ member CS Executive Brain Trust to exchange best practices. His background includes AI engineering at Apple and research-driven roles developing 3D pose estimation, semantic segmentation, and action recognition, grounded in an MS from NYU Courant and a BS in Mathematics. He combines rigorous research skills with product-focused deployment experience, uniquely positioning him to translate ML prototypes into operational, customer-facing solutions.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Scientific Computing, Master of Science (M.S.) Scientific Computing at New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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