Halil Can Memoglu

Software Engineer & Technology Consultant | M&T 2023 @ UPenn

United Kingdom

About

Software engineer with dual degrees in Computer Science and Management; experienced in building scalable, AI-powered web applications. Passionate about empowering users through accessible AI solutions, and about realizing uniquely salient solutions by identifying the true needs of users.

Experience

  • Freelance Software Engineer & Technology Consultant at Freelance
    Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    - Significant focus on AI projects. Worked with diverse clients from the UK & the US to SEA countries; rapidly transformed business needs and ambiguous issues into specifications and shipped products. - Clients include companies like Replit (cloud tools & AI), Ramp (fintech), & Veradigm (healthcare tech). - Example Clients, Deliverables, and Impact: -- Replit: AI Sales Transcription, Analysis, and CRM Workflow Integration. Used Applied AI with Python and JavaScript (Express). Impact: Worked with the Head of Business Operations at Replit to accelerate the manual sales processing workflow from 3 to 5 hours per 30-minute call to 4 minutes per 30-minute call. Average reduction of 98.4% time spent. -- Ramp: Custom TypeScript React components, animations, and front-end design. Impact: Improved front-end responsiveness and reduced user-perceived latency through optimized component rendering and animation. -- Veradigm: Progressively Personalized Science News & Papers Feed. Used Applied AI with Python. Impact: Worked with the Veradigm head of AI initiatives to automate the internal content curation pipeline, reducing average editorial workload by 4 hours/week per user. - Other work: Production engineering, fixing infrastructure problems, AI data analysis & creation, CI/CD pipeline engineering, custom online shops, and productivity enhancements for creative & admin work.

  • NGO Software Development Partner at TURGED (Turkish Association for the Visually Impaired)
    Jun 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

    - Collaborated with TÜRGED, the primary association for the visually impaired in Turkey, to finely hone in on their unique needs and pain points. Used interviews, live tests, and iterative development & testing with stakeholders. Discovered a wholly unserved need particular to their style of navigation. - Developed an augmented reality navigation app to address their need. The app utilizes real-time 3d environment analysis for navigating novel and extremely difficult spaces. Iterative testing focused primarily on accuracy, safety, and inclusive accessibility for various degrees of visual impairment. - Technology & Skills: React Native, Node.js, MongoDB, Native Android (Java), Applied AI for AR. - Impact: A completely unserved need for millions of people has been addressed and technically solved. Widespread adoption pending iOS development due to usage statistics, requiring other developers.

  • University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
    • Computer Science Tutor
      Jan 2023 - May 2023 · 5 mos

      Tutored four undergraduates in the Algorithms and Data Structures module, fostering an inclusive learning environment for diverse learning styles; all mentees achieved high first class grades (85%+).

    • Developer & Researcher
      Sep 2022 - May 2023 · 9 mos

      - Completed an extensive AI research project "Human-AI Collaboration in Narrative Generation" with research advisor Joseph Devietti, the CIS Undergraduate Chair of the University of Pennsylvania. - Developed an AI-powered co-writing web app using React, TypeScript, MongoDB, and Node.js. Implemented a testing and data collection suite for iterative development. - Architected an RLHF-based finetuning pipeline in Python, automating training and evaluation. - Implemented data ingestion services in Java and JSoup to include broader live datasets in training. - Technology & Skills: React, TypeScript, Node.js (Express), Java, JSoup, AI Engineering (Data collection & normalization, automated evaluation, iterative model finetuning), Python. - Impact: Developed and deployed a custom model for creative co-writing, along with its attendant co-writing web application, which increased the average writing speed and model satisfaction of the 17 collaborated authors as follows: Drafting speed increased to 314% (755 wph -> 2,369 wph) and revision speed to 580% (624 wph -> 3,367 wph). Average AI generation satisfaction rating increased from 3.1/5 to 4.48/5, a +44.5% increase.

  • High-Altitude Atmospheric Balloon Team Leader at Penn Aerospace Club
    Sep 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    I was a co-lead in the high altitude balloon team. I was responsible for designing and maintaining learning paths for new members, keeping the team guided, and setting up near-space missions. In addition to the leadership role, I was responsible for the design and implementation of the Mission Control Interface and PAC Knowledge Base.

  • Laboratory Assistant at Weiss Tech House
    Sep 2016 - May 2017 · 9 mos

    I helped students design workflows to turn their mechanics and electronics project ideas into reality, kept lab secure. I used power tools, wood- and metal-working, and various electronic components.