Rick Lentz
Machine Learning Engineer
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRick Lentz is a Machine Learning Engineer with 16 years of experience specializing in data-driven decision support and AI-enabled capabilities for complex organizations. Grounded in systems engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and advanced studies spanning computer information systems, biotechnology, and data science, he blends technical rigor with interdisciplinary perspective. His work emphasizes rapid delivery, scalable experimentation, and workforce development—principles he aligns with mission-oriented AI initiatives like those at the JAIC. Based in California, he focuses on turning large, messy digital data into reliable signals that inform operational and strategic choices. Notably, his background bridges defense-grade systems thinking with commercial ML practice, enabling pragmatic approaches to ethics and AI safety. He is comfortable working across research, engineering, and partnership ecosystems to accelerate responsible AI adoption.
16 years of coding experience
M.S., Biotechnology, M.S., Biotechnology at University of Wisconsin-MadisonM.S., Computer Information Systems, M.S., Computer Information Systems at University of PhoenixB.S., Systems Engineering, B.S., Systems Engineering at United States Naval AcademyM.S., Data Science, M.S., Data Science at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Stackoverflow
503reputation
16kreached
19answers
4questions
Github Skills (100)
transformers10
python10
image-processing10
deep-learning10
gemma10
glm10
nvidia-docker10
multimodal10
audio10
computer-vision10
transformer10
nlp10
natural-language-processing10
n-dimensional10
pytorch10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ricklentz/file_mirror
Jan 2016 - Oct 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 395 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
ricklentz/fairseq
Aug 2019 - Jan 2022
Facebook AI Research Sequence-to-Sequence Toolkit written in Python.
Contributions:6 PRs, 5 pushes in 2 years 6 months
nlpsequencepythonmachine-learningfacebook
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