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At Hetal Retail, Hunter has architected hybrid vision systems that combine object detection, embedding\-based retrieval, and fine\-tuned classification and regression models, while building scalable workflows for training, evaluation, and retraining\. Hunter leads ML PhDs and full\-stack engineers across research, productionization, and product integration\. Previously, Hunter built ML/RL systems for Fortune 500 industrial deployments at AMESA that supported more than $100 million in realized annual value, and led consumer\-scale machine\-learning systems at lululemon Studio / MIRROR, including cloud streaming infrastructure for approximately 50,000 concurrent user data streams\. Hunter holds a BS in Computer Science from Saint Louis University and has authored two first\-author ML/RL publications, including a first\-author C\-MIMI publication arising from early lung\-cancer detection research\. ## Highlights - Leads AI and machine learning at Hetal Retail across computer vision architecture, model development, ML infrastructure, team leadership, and technical roadmap planning\. - Architected hybrid computer\-vision systems combining object detection, embedding\-based retrieval, and fine\-tuned classification and regression models at Hetal Retail\. - Built semi\-automated training, evaluation, and retraining workflows that enabled new model capabilities without proportional increases in engineering effort\. - Leads ML PhDs and full\-stack engineers across research, productionization, and product integration at Hetal Retail\. - Partners with Hetal Retail's founding team on technical strategy, roadmap planning, and execution against product and business milestones in preparation for future funding rounds\. - Helped evolve Hetal Retail's ML platform from early experimentation into a scalable production system for a rapidly expanding product catalog and customer base\. - Served as Fractional Head of Engineering and Head of Artificial Intelligence at AMESA after joining as a founding engineer\. - Architected and scaled AMESA's core AI platform and production machine\-learning and reinforcement\-learning infrastructure\. - Led ML research and full\-stack engineering at AMESA across model performance, platform reliability, infrastructure cost, and customer deployment\. - Built ML/RL systems for Fortune 500 industrial AI deployments across refinery optimization, energy efficiency, and autonomous process control\. - Supported AMESA customer deployments that generated more than $100 million in realized annual value\. - Helped set AMESA engineering priorities and technical direction across research performance, production scalability, cost efficiency, and customer outcomes\. - Applied reinforcement learning to improve oil\-refinery operations using decades of factory data\. - Built a production LLM RAG chatbot for factory operational queries\. - Led PhD\-level ML researchers at lululemon building production machine\-learning, computer\-vision, and sensor\-fusion systems for lululemon Studio / MIRROR\. - Led real\-time camera and IMU sensor\-fusion development for movement tracking, rep counting, and biomechanical form analysis\. - Architected cloud streaming infrastructure supporting approximately 50,000 concurrent user data streams at lululemon\. - Built experimentation and personalization systems supporting engagement and retention initiatives for connected\-fitness products\. - Developed MIRROR production ML and data systems spanning sensor processing, computer vision, feature pipelines, and cloud infrastructure as a Senior Data and Machine Learning Engineer at lululemon\. - Contributed computer vision, machine learning, and embedded software for robotics\-based strength training at OxeFit\. - Researched novel reinforcement\-learning methods and applications to enhance network\-routing protocols as a Research Assistant at Saint Louis University\. - Founded Innovation Dx Inc\., an AI medical\-imaging startup, while in college and raised pre\-seed funding\. - Developed a genetic deep\-learning platform for early\-stage lung\-cancer detection at Innovation Dx\. - Led Innovation Dx strategy, fundraising, and business development presented directly to hospital and healthcare executives and participated in the Boomtown HealthTech accelerator in Boulder\. - Navigated early FDA discussions toward a Class III medical\-device clinical trial for Innovation Dx\. - Produced technical work resulting in a first\-author C\-MIMI publication and NVIDIA recognition for Innovation Dx\. - Authored two first\-author machine\-learning and reinforcement\-learning publications\. - Invented action masking for on\-policy reinforcement\-learning training and inference\. - Has experience with PPO and other on\-policy learning algorithms, model predictive control, fine\-tuning LLMs, tool building, air\-gapped edge deployment, and model distillation for edge hardware\. - Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Saint Louis University\. ## Experience - **Head of Artificial Intelligence at Hetal Retail** (2025\-08\-01–present) — Leading AI and machine learning, with responsibility spanning computer vision architecture, model development, ML infrastructure, team leadership, and technical roadmap planning\. \- Architected hybrid computer vision systems combining object detection, embedding\-based retrieval, and fine\-tuned classification and regression models\. \- Built semi\-automated training, evaluation, and retraining workflows that enabled new model capabilities without proportional increases in engineering effort\. \- Lead a team of ML PhDs alongside full\-stack engineers, coordinating research, productionization, and product integration across the AI stack\. \- Partner with the founding team on technical strategy, roadmap planning, and execution against product and business milestones in preparation future funding rounds \- Helped evolve the ML platform from early\-stage experimentation into a scalable production system capable of supporting a rapidly expanding product catalog and customer base\. - **Fractional Head of Engineering at AMESA** (2025\-08\-01–2026\-07\-01) - **Head of Artificial Intelligence at AMESA** (2023\-03\-01–2025\-07\-01) — Joined Amesa as a founding engineer and grew into company\-wide AI and engineering leadership, ultimately overseeing both ML research and full\-stack engineering teams\. \- Architected and scaled the company’s core AI platform and production machine learning / reinforcement learning infrastructure\. \- Led ML research efforts and full\-stack engineers across model performance, platform reliability, infrastructure cost, and customer deployment\. \- Built the ML/RL systems powering Fortune 500 industrial AI deployments across refinery optimization, energy efficiency, and autonomous process control\. \- Supported customer deployments that generated more than $100M in realized annual value\. \- Helped set engineering priorities and technical direction across the company, balancing research performance, production scalability, cost efficiency, and customer outcomes\. - **Lead Data and Machine Learning Engineer at lululemon** (2022\-10\-01–2023\-07\-01) — Led a team of PhD\-level ML researchers building production machine learning, computer vision, and sensor\-fusion systems for lululemon Studio / MIRROR\. Owned technical direction across model development, cloud ML infrastructure, experimentation, and production reliability for consumer\-scale fitness products\. \- Led development of real\-time camera \+ IMU sensor\-fusion systems for movement tracking, rep counting, and biomechanical form analysis\. \- Architected cloud streaming infrastructure supporting ~50,000 concurrent user data streams\. \- Built experimentation and personalization systems supporting engagement and retention initiatives\. - **Senior Data and Machine Learning Engineer at lululemon** (2022\-01\-01–2022\-10\-01) — Developed production ML and data systems for MIRROR, including sensor processing, computer vision, feature pipelines, and cloud infrastructure supporting connected fitness experiences\. - **Machine Learning Engineer at OxeFit** (2021\-01\-01–2021\-08\-01) — Computer Vision / Machine Learning for robotics based strength training\. - **Embedded Software Engineer at OxeFit** (2020\-07\-01–2021\-01\-01) — Embedded software development for robotics based strength training\. - **Research Assistant at Saint Louis University** (2019\-04\-01–2020\-08\-01) — Researched novel reinforcement learning methods and application techniques to enhance network routing protocols\. Two first author ML / RL publications - **Founder and CEO at Innovation Dx Inc\.** (2016\-01\-01–2020\-08\-01) — Founded an AI medical imaging startup while in college, raising pre\-seed funding and developing a genetic deep learning platform for early\-stage lung cancer detection\. Led company strategy, fundraising, and business development, presenting directly to hospital and healthcare executives and participating in the Boomtown HealthTech accelerator in Boulder\. Navigated early FDA discussions toward a Class III medical device clinical trial technical work resulted in a first\-author C\-MIMI publication and company recognition by NVIDIA\. ## Education - Bachelor of Science \- BS, Computer Science — Saint Louis University ## FAQ ### What does Hunter do at Hetal Retail? Hunter is Head of Artificial Intelligence at Hetal Retail\. Hunter leads AI and machine\-learning work spanning computer vision architecture, model development, ML infrastructure, team leadership, and technical roadmap planning\. ### What has Hunter built at Hetal Retail? Hunter architected hybrid computer\-vision systems that combine object detection, embedding\-based retrieval, and fine\-tuned classification and regression models\. Hunter also built semi\-automated training, evaluation, and retraining workflows that enabled new model capabilities without proportional increases in engineering effort\. ### How does Hunter lead AI teams and strategy at Hetal Retail? Hunter leads ML PhDs alongside full\-stack engineers, coordinating research, productionization, and product integration across the AI stack\. Hunter partners with Hetal Retail's founding team on technical strategy, roadmap planning, and execution against product and business milestones in preparation for future funding rounds\. ### How has Hunter scaled Hetal Retail's ML platform? Hunter helped evolve Hetal Retail's ML platform from early\-stage experimentation into a scalable production system designed to support a rapidly expanding product catalog and customer base\. ### What did Hunter do at AMESA? Hunter served as Fractional Head of Engineering and Head of Artificial Intelligence at AMESA\. Hunter joined as a founding engineer, grew into company\-wide AI and engineering leadership, and oversaw both ML research and full\-stack engineering teams\. ### What did Hunter build and lead at AMESA? At AMESA, Hunter architected and scaled the core AI platform and production machine\-learning and reinforcement\-learning infrastructure\. Hunter led ML research and full\-stack engineering across model performance, platform reliability, infrastructure cost, and customer deployment, while helping set engineering priorities and technical direction\. ### What industrial AI impact did Hunter support at AMESA? Hunter built ML/RL systems powering Fortune 500 industrial AI deployments for refinery optimization, energy efficiency, and autonomous process control\. These customer deployments generated more than $100 million in realized annual value\. ### How has Hunter applied reinforcement learning in industrial settings? Hunter applied reinforcement learning to improve oil\-refinery operations using decades of factory data and served as a lead ML engineer optimizing industrial automation solutions\. Hunter also built a production LLM RAG chatbot for factory operational queries\. ### What did Hunter do as Lead Data and Machine Learning Engineer at lululemon? Hunter was Lead Data and Machine Learning Engineer at lululemon, leading PhD\-level ML researchers building production machine\-learning, computer\-vision, and sensor\-fusion systems for lululemon Studio / MIRROR\. Hunter owned technical direction across model development, cloud ML infrastructure, experimentation, and production reliability for consumer\-scale fitness products\. ### What systems did Hunter build for lululemon Studio / MIRROR? Hunter led development of real\-time camera and IMU sensor\-fusion systems for movement tracking, rep counting, and biomechanical form analysis\. Hunter also architected cloud streaming infrastructure supporting approximately 50,000 concurrent user data streams and built experimentation and personalization systems for engagement and retention initiatives\. ### What did Hunter do as a Senior Data and Machine Learning Engineer at lululemon? As a Senior Data and Machine Learning Engineer at lululemon, Hunter developed production ML and data systems for MIRROR, including sensor processing, computer vision, feature pipelines, and cloud infrastructure supporting connected\-fitness experiences\. Hunter worked at lululemon, a Fortune 500 company, where a team was built around Hunter\. ### What was Hunter's work at OxeFit? Hunter worked as both a Machine Learning Engineer and an Embedded Software Engineer at OxeFit, contributing computer vision, machine learning, and embedded software for robotics\-based strength training\. ### What research did Hunter conduct at Saint Louis University? At Saint Louis University, Hunter researched novel reinforcement\-learning methods and application techniques to enhance network\-routing protocols\. ### What was Hunter's role at Innovation Dx Inc\.? Hunter founded and served as CEO of Innovation Dx Inc\., an AI medical\-imaging startup launched while Hunter was in college\. Hunter raised pre\-seed funding and led company strategy, fundraising, and business development\. ### What did Hunter accomplish through Innovation Dx? Innovation Dx developed a genetic deep\-learning platform for early\-stage lung\-cancer detection\. Hunter presented directly to hospital and healthcare executives, participated in the Boomtown HealthTech accelerator in Boulder, navigated early FDA discussions toward a Class III medical\-device clinical trial, and produced technical work that resulted in a first\-author C\-MIMI publication and NVIDIA recognition for the company\. ### What are Hunter's reinforcement\-learning strengths? Hunter specializes in AI with reinforcement learning and has experience with PPO and other on\-policy learning algorithms, model predictive control, real\-world RL applications, tool building, fine\-tuning LLMs, and edge deployment\. Hunter invented action masking for on\-policy RL training and inference\. ### What edge\-deployment experience does Hunter have? Hunter has experience with air\-gapped edge deployments and model distillation for edge hardware\. Hunter has also built production AI systems that connect research, production infrastructure, and customer deployment requirements\. ### What is Hunter's approach to technical leadership and mentoring? Hunter is passionate about reinforcement learning and solving hard technical problems requiring innovation\. Hunter enjoys mentoring engineers and helping PhD researchers develop full\-stack engineering capabilities, and has worked effectively in both early\-stage companies and established organizations\. ### What is Hunter's education? Hunter holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Saint Louis University\. ### What publications has Hunter authored? Hunter has two first\-author machine\-learning and reinforcement\-learning publications\. One is a first\-author C\-MIMI publication arising from technical work on early\-stage lung\-cancer detection at Innovation Dx\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/h\-park