Karan Narula

Karan Narula

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Data Science Intern | Building AI-Powered Automation & LLM Evaluation Systems | Python • FastAPI • Azure • NLP
San Diego, California, United States

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    Chief Technology Officer
    Jan 2026 - Current (9 months)
    Building the future of accessibility through AI. Leading the technical vision and direction of an early-stage startup that makes the world's video content available to everyone, regardless of ability.
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    Data Science Intern
    Netomi
    Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 (4 months)
    • Designing and implementing end-to-end LLM evaluation frameworks to monitor model quality, latency, and cost in real time.
    • Collaborating with product stakeholders to translate monitoring requirements into measurable, automated evaluation pipelines.
    • Currently focused on enhancing model and prompt performance through LLM-driven evaluation and iterative experimentation.
    • Building real-time dashboards to visualize key metrics and guide data-informed optimization across product releases.
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    AI/LLM Implementation Consult
    Jul 2025 - Sep 2025 (3 months)
    • Partnered with stakeholders to identify workflow pain points across 100+ users and deliver an AI-powered Outlook automation plugin from requirements through deployment.
    • Architected a FastAPI + OpenAI solution that reduced email processing time by 45%, improving client response efficiency.
    • Developed evaluation frameworks with Promptfoo and BAML to achieve 85%+ intent accuracy, incorporating continuous stakeholder feedback loops.
    • Implemented Azure-based CI/CD pipelines with user-level monitoring, achieving a 20% cost reduction and improved customer satisfaction.
    • Presented project ROI, performance metrics, and architecture trade-offs to both technical and non-technical executives.
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    Machine Learning Intern
    AI Accesibility Startup
    Apr 2025 - Aug 2025 (5 months)
    • Partnered directly with the CEO to identify gaps in an AI-driven captioning platform and lead model evaluation research.
    • Evaluated multimodal vision-language models (BLIP, LLaVA, CogVLM) and APIs (Claude, Gemini, GPT-4o), improving caption accuracy by 25%.
    • Deployed GPT-4o/4o-mini–based solutions that converted disengaged users to paying customers, increasing subscription revenue by 20%.
    • Presented findings to leadership, translating complex model metrics (CIDEr, BLEU, METEOR) into actionable business strategy.
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    Data Science Intern
    Jun 2024 - Sep 2024 (4 months)
    • Engineered the Flectere Network Graph Project, leveraging NLP and graph algorithms to visualize expert connections, increasing community engagement by 20%.
    • Integrated Streamlit, Microsoft GraphRAG, and OpenAI’s GPT-4o, automating client research and achieving a 25% efficiency gain within two weeks.
    • Designed and deployed interactive PowerBI dashboards for an after-school care provider, centralizing data access and driving 30% better strategic visibility.
    • Delivered a 20% manpower cost reduction and laid the foundation for future AI-driven cost savings of 5%, improving customer satisfaction by 15%.
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    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Apr 2024 - Jun 2025 (1 year 3 months)
    • Co-authored interactive Python course materials for 1,000+ undergraduates, improving clarity and engagement.
    • Built Jupyter-based assignments that simplified complex programming concepts through real-time visualization and feedback.
  • UC San Diego
    Resident Assistant
    UC San Diego
    Aug 2023 - Jun 2025 (1 year 11 months)
    • Supported a community of 60+ undergraduate residents, fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment to ease the transition to university life.
    • Facilitated conflict resolution and enforced housing policies using restorative justice principles, maintaining a safe and respectful living space.
    • Planned, budgeted, and promoted social and educational programs that built community engagement and peer connection.
    • Responded to student concerns, complaints, and emergencies with empathy and professionalism, coordinating with campus partners as needed.
    • Completed administrative tasks such as incident reports, room inspections, and maintenance requests while upholding confidentiality and integrity.
    • Served as a peer m
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    Data Science Intern
    Jun 2023 - Dec 2023 (7 months)
    • Collaborated on the Fractalized Tennis Bets Project, applying machine learning to uncover seven new business opportunities and generate actionable insights.
    • Built and implemented CI/CD pipelines and automated UI testing with Playwright, enhancing project reliability by 35%.
    • Implemented Data Version Control (DVC) for large ML models, improving experiment tracking and workflow efficiency by 15%.
    • Developed predictive ML models achieving 75%+ accuracy, and generated analytical insights that optimized business strategy by 10%.
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    Apprentice
    Jun 2022 - Sep 2022 (4 months)
    • Contributed to a financial portfolio optimization initiative supported by external funding, focusing on precision and profitability.
    • Implemented detailed performance logging systems to enable transparent evaluation of model accuracy and reliability.
    • Developed data-cleaning and anomaly-filtering techniques to address NaN values and column-type discrepancies.
    • Demonstrated adaptability and rapid skill acquisition, earning recognition from senior mentors.
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  • UC San Diego
    UC San Diego — Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science
    UC San Diego
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2025 (5 years)
  • Global Schools Group
    Global Schools Group — High School Diploma, Computer Science
    Global Schools Group
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2021 (6 years)
    Initially in the Indian Curriculum from 2016 till 2019. Achieved a 94.3% average in my 10th grade board examinations. Went on to pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) with the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Maths at higher level and Economics, French and English at standard level. Became a World Topper with a perfect score of 45/45.
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    Bluebells School International
    Bluebells School International
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2016 (10 years)
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