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San Francisco, CA

Bekzhan
Abdimanapov

Applied AI Engineer  ·  AI Software Engineer

MS & BS Computer Science  ·  University of the Pacific

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About

Who I am

I'm an Applied AI Engineer and AI Software Engineer. I build production systems with Python, TypeScript, and modern AI tooling. I care about clean APIs, great UX, and shipping things that actually work.

You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you, declares the Sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 11:8

Experience

Where I've worked

Applied AI Engineer

Wondish

San Francisco, USA  ·  Feb 2026 – Present

  • Fine-tuned an Ollama LLM on proprietary recipe data to deliver personalized dish recommendations, improving user engagement and customization accuracy.
  • Integrated and deployed the fine-tuned model into a production web application, enabling real-time inference and scalable user personalization.
Python Ollama LLM Fine-tuning Production ML

AI Software Engineer

Leechy LLC

San Jose, USA  ·  Aug 2025 – Jan 2026

  • Rebuilt company website with TypeScript, Next.js, and Supabase, improving usability and backend integration.
  • Developed an AI support assistant using OpenAI API, LangChain (RAG with Pinecone), and Redis — adding autofill and contextual navigation.
TypeScript Next.js Supabase OpenAI API LangChain RAG Redis

Software Engineer

Halyk Bank

Almaty, KZ  ·  Oct 2023 – Jan 2024

  • Designed and deployed production-level Python RPA bots to automate core banking workflows, reducing manual workload by 2+ hours daily.
  • Optimized SQL queries across 10M+ records on MS SQL Server, cutting execution time and improving analytics throughput.
Python RPA SQL MS SQL Server

Projects

Things I've built

VocalAI

Jun 2025  ·  Berkeley Hackathon 2025

  • Trained a Vapi voice agent during a 48-hour hackathon, enabling a production-ready AI singing tutor.
  • Built the first AI-powered singing voice coaching system — impressed 14 judges and won 1st Place.
TypeScript Python Vapi 1st Place · Vapi-Sponsored

Evee

Dec 2024 – Present

  • Built a Python voice assistant using whisper.cpp and Mistral 3B Instruct, automating daily Windows tasks through voice commands.
  • Added Chrome automation with Selenium and PyAutoGUI, expanding automatable workflows.
Python whisper.cpp Mistral 3B Selenium

Tigercat

Jun 2025 – Present

  • Developed a Chrome Extension AI agent using JavaScript and the Canvas LMS API, automating course file navigation.
  • Added logic to analyze and read course data, enabling in-browser tutoring and contextual assistance.
JavaScript Chrome Extension Canvas LMS API

Skills

What I work with

Languages

Python TypeScript JavaScript SQL

Frameworks & Libraries

Next.js React Node.js LangChain

AI & ML

OpenAI API RAG · Pinecone whisper.cpp Vapi Ollama

Infrastructure & Tools

Supabase Redis MS SQL Server Git

Awards & Recognition

Co-developer, Google Developers Student Club. 1st Place CalHacks 2025 (Vapi-sponsored, VocalAI). Represented University of the Pacific at CalHacks 2024.