Hello, I'm Cyrus
Crafting systems
& scaling ventures.
I am a builder and founder exploring the intersection of technology, business, and philosophy. Currently at UC Berkeley, my focus is on engineering intelligent products and driving growth. I aim to connect robust technical architecture with visionary strategy.
My Academic Narrative.
This is where I built my foundation in math, systems, and problem-solving. Over time, I've become more interested in how those ideas actually hold up in real-world systems.
Berkeley City College
STEM Baseline & Logic
Built foundational rigor in mathematics and logic, which shaped my approach to problem-solving in later systems work.
UC Berkeley
EECS & Data Science
Shifted toward AI systems and infrastructure, focusing less on theory and more on how models translate into real-world systems.
MBA Aspiration
Scaling & Visionary
Increasingly focused on scaling technical systems into products and organizations, with an interest in leadership and business execution.
Work History.
These roles gave me my first real exposure to how systems behave outside of theory. I started to understand the gap between building something that works and creating value that holds up.
My Lyfe
Software Engineering Intern
May 2026 - PresentIncoming Software Engineering Intern selected for cross-platform (React Native) mobile and web app development at an early-stage social media startup. Excited to intertwine my love for content creation and programming.
University of California, Berkeley
Co-Reader / Grader
Aug 2025 - Dec 2025Evaluated upper-division coursework and helped students think more clearly about problem-solving and structure.
Head Graduate Student Instructor
May 2025 - Aug 2025Led weekly discussion sections, helping students work through complex material and stay on track with course logistics.
SFSU
Machine Learning Researcher
May 2025 - Aug 2025Trained a StructGNN model to predict building forces with 99.2% accuracy, working closely with civil engineering constraints where model output had to reflect real-world physics; not just data patterns.
Research collaborator Matthew Pascual presenting our team's research at the Gilead Research Symposium at San Francisco State University.
NASA
Lead Software Engineer (NCAS Missions I, II, III)
Jan 2025 - Jul 2025Prototyping an AI flight path for autonomous cargo drones at Langley meant working in a zero-margin-for-error environment, where simulated trajectories had to align with live wind tunnel data in real time.
Presenting our team’s autonomous flight path prototypes to NASA engineers during final review.
Baywest Construction
Backend Developer
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024Architected Node.js REST APIs for real-time inventory tracking, building backend systems that had to immediately support and scale with active supply chain logistics.
Stanford CCR
Deep Learning Researcher
Oct 2023 - Jan 2024Developed a Mixture-of-Experts LLM for clinician training, navigating the constraints of domain-specific AI where model outputs had to strictly align with psychopathy-informed clinical standards.
Whiteboarding the architecture for the guardrail system and keyword extraction pipeline to safely constrain the LLM.
Anre Consulting
Software Engineer & Co-Founder
Oct 2023 - PresentCo-founded an AI consulting venture, building the core infrastructure and working across product and engineering to deliver systems for clients.
Pitching our mission to hundreds of new undergraduates at a massive UC Berkeley organizational fair.
Berkeley City College
Computer Science TA & Tutor
Aug 2023 - May 2025Tutored 400+ hours across CS, math and physics, focusing on breaking down complex paradigms to their absolute first principles; a skill that still drives my approach to systems engineering.
Featured Projects.
Most of these projects started from needs I ran into myself or saw others run into. I used them as a way to explore possible solutions by actually building them.
Gymber
The SparkBuilt to solve a simple problem: staying consistent is easier when you're not training alone.
The BuildEngineered an iOS application with an intuitive swipe-based matching interface, supported by a real-time Node.js and Firebase backend.
The InsightThe challenge was architecting low-latency, highly compatible matchmaking with limited early user data.
SWIFT
FIREBASE
NODE.JSBrand Ecommerce Platform
The SparkMonolithic platforms like Shopify restrict aesthetic control; I wanted to engineer a fully custom, zero-touch retail architecture from scratch.
The BuildArchitected a custom Next.js storefront integrating Stripe and Printful APIs for automated fulfillment, live taxes, and catalog state management.
The InsightThe core challenge was architecting a zero-touch logistics engine that felt entirely native, bypassing monolithic constraints to control the entire conversion funnel.
NEXT.JS
SUPABASE
STRIPE
RESENDTransfer Pathway AI
The SparkThe university transfer process is structurally opaque; I wanted to build a clear, data-driven bridge to top institutions.
The BuildDeveloped a full-stack platform integrating LLMs for context-aware essay revisions, tapping the assist.org API to dynamically map schedules.
The InsightFocus: wrangling scattered public data APIs into a unified, actionable graph structure.
REACT
PYTHON
FASTAPI
POSTGRESCRAM
The SparkBuilt around a question: can technical reading speed be radically improved without sacrificing deep comprehension?
The BuildImplemented a computer vision model utilizing Rapid Serial Visual Presentation, eye-tracking, and intelligent formula parsing.
The InsightThe constraint: processing dense, complex material while maintaining the low latency required for real-time tracking.
OPENCV
FLASK