Richard Abrich

CTO @OpenAdaptAI | Principal AI Engineer @ziggiz | ML Consultant | AI systems for automation, security, and unstructured data | MASc UofT · Mila admit (deferred)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

I identify and solve valuable problems by building industry-leading software, products, and teams, including: - An agentic web app for a global software giant that detects documentation errors with superhuman speed and accuracy - A neurological disorder diagnostic aid for a global top hospital (acquired) - A human-in-the-loop roof damage estimation system for a top-10 US insurance carrier ($20M in yearly savings) - A content recommendation system for a Silicon Valley mobile app unicorn - The medical device industry's first 3D liver section image segmentation system My job is to: 1. Identify customer & stakeholder pain points via customer discovery 2. Design and carry out experiments to validate commercial and technical hypotheses 3. Define requirements and budgets for Minimum Viable Products 4. Build and lead teams and products that leverage state-of-the-art technologies at scale

Experience

  • Principal AI Engineer at ziggiz
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    Creating foundational AI systems at ziggiz.ai, a next-gen cybersecurity company partnered with Palantir and Databricks. - Developed unstructured data pipelines that transform raw logs into structured formats - Created semantic reasoning tools to infer mappings between heterogeneous data schemas - Built natural language interfaces enabling customers and analysts to query data across estates

  • Machine Learning Consultant at Tribe AI
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Clients include: - Microsoft: led a team that created an agentic AI web application for automatically detecting errors and suggesting fixes in technical documentation, reducing manual verification time by 95% and exceeding human-level accuracy (96% F1) - Cleveland Clinic Innovations: led a team that created a neurological disorder diagnostic AI for a global top hospital portfolio company (acquired) As Solutions Architect, participated in sales discovery calls to understand client needs.

  • Founder & CTO at OpenAdapt.AI
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Building OpenAdaptAI, the open source generative process automation system.

  • Machine Learning Consultant at A.Team
    Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Clients include: - Sandow Media: architected and implemented an AI-powered survey analysis system using Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate extraction and analysis of consumer preference data. Built an end-to-end ETL pipeline with natural language to SQL capabilities, enabling real-time insights for content and marketing strategy optimization. As Solutions Architect, led technical discovery calls and translated business requirements into technical solutions. Guild Leadership: - Leader of Healthcare Guild - Member of Machine Learning Guild

  • Principal Consultant at MLDSAI Inc.
    May 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

    Created and ran an AI software development agency with $500k+ annual revenue. Conducted hundreds of technical interviews. Hired and managed teams of 12+ engineers.