Summary
Trent Sartain is an AI and software engineering consultant with 11 years of hands-on experience building full-stack solutions for automotive, ecommerce, and automated driving platforms. He has led backend and front-end efforts for clients like Rivian, Toyota, Stellantis and Bosch, and most recently focused on perception testing and situational analysis for automated driving. With a master's specialization in Computational Perception and Robotics from Georgia Tech, he blends research-minded problem solving with practical tooling to accelerate feature testing and KPI feedback loops. A self-described hobbyist turned LLM practitioner, he builds personal AI tools to enhance daily workflows and explore novel applications of large language models. Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Trent brings deep cross-stack fluency and a knack for turning complex domain requirements into dependable, testable systems.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Religious Studies / Logic Studies, Bachelor's degree, Religious Studies / Logic Studies at Ball State University
Master's degree, Computer Science - Computational Perception and Robotics, Master's degree, Computer Science - Computational Perception and Robotics at Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at East Tennessee State University