Anshuman Sharma

AI Engineer (Founding Team) @ Flashpoint.AI | Building Intelligent Research Agents & Automation Systems | MS Data Science (UC Irvine) | Lean Six Sigma Certified | Former Program Ambassador, MDS

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Passionate AI Engineer building intelligent systems at the intersection of AI, data, and product innovation. I’m part of the founding team at Flashpoint.AI, where I design and develop AI-powered survey and research automation tools, including conversational agents, advanced survey logic, workflow automation, and integrations with AI platforms like Claude Desktop for multi-system coordination. Our solutions help researchers reduce survey creation time from hours to minutes. I hold an MS in Data Science from UC Irvine and a BS in Computer Science & Engineering from Amity University. Earlier experiences at Dell Technologies, Accenture, and Samsung Research Institute gave me a strong foundation in data-driven problem solving and cross-functional collaboration. Technically, I work with Python, SQL, FastAPI, React/Next.js, LLMs, Generative AI, and AI agent systems. Beyond technology, I bring creativity and collaboration from a decade-long passion for theatre, which informs how I design user-focused AI experiences. I’m eager to connect with professionals interested in AI, survey intelligence, and applied machine learning systems.

Experience

  • AI Engineer (Founding Team) at Flashpoint.AI
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Flashpoint.AI is an AI-native platform modernizing market research by automating survey programming, quality testing, and analytics. It integrates with major panel providers, data collection systems, and GenAI tools — enabling surveys to run 10x faster at 50% of the cost while maintaining research-grade quality. As part of the founding core technical team, I’ve been responsible for building and scaling Flashpoint’s survey intelligence and conversational research systems from the ground up. Key Contributions: 🧩 Built Flashpoint’s end-to-end survey platform — from backend architecture and data modeling to advanced question types like Conjoint, MaxDiff, and Van Westendorp. ⚙️ Automated survey programming — researchers can now upload survey documents and auto-generate complete surveys, reducing setup time from 6–7 hours to under 30 minutes. 💬 Created “Flash for Survey”, an AI-powered, conversational survey builder for designing, editing, and managing surveys with intelligent question recommendations and quota management. 🤖 Built an autonomous research bot that generates research plans and interacts with participants to collect insights automatically. 🎨 Collaborated with product design and frontend engineering to ensure seamless UX and rapid iteration cycles on complex survey and analytics features. 🔗 Integrated Flashpoint.AI with Claude Desktop, enabling multi-system coordination for research tasks, an MCP setup, to streamline AI-driven workflows

  • Research Assistant at UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
    Feb 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    1. Conducting research in data-intensive computing for collaborative data analytics at scale. 2. Working closely with the research team at Donald Bren Hall to develop and implement web-based interactive workflows 3. Collaborating with team members to analyze data and draw meaningful insights.

  • Master of Data Science – Program Ambassador at UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
    Oct 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

    1. Liaison between the school and prospective students 2. Program Representative at Recruitment Events and Conferences 3. Build Competitive Analysis Model for Strategic Development 4. Support in the Creation and Ideation of Marketing Campaigns

  • Data Engineer Intern at Dell Technologies
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 3 mos

  • Software Engineer at Accenture
    Oct 2020 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos