◆ Hu-Liu, David

↳ Hey there, thanks for taking the time. A bit about me:

↳ CS

↳ Prev Software Engineer Intern @ Toronto Tech Startups( TechStars, Antler VC Backed.)

↳ 2 Years Exp. building AI-native, full-stack apps, and pretty websites (Click Here)

◆ Work Experience:

↳ Research & Engineer Intern at JW Capital Management — Worked on an internal tool designed to predict which ZIP codes across the U.S. will experience the greatest unmet need for multifamily and manufactured housing.

↳ Software Engineer Intern at Tyce.ai — Built RAG pipeline with 92% accuracy in contract generation, saving 15 hours/week; scaled platform to 2,000+ daily workflows with 40% faster API response times.

↳ Co-Founder & Engineer at Flair Social — Led Product; an AI shopping app with 100K+ products, achieving Top 5% YC S25 application; optimized feed latency from 5000ms to 275ms, increasing session time by 40%.

↳ Full-Stack Engineer Intern at Aview International — Developed AI video editor for 300+ creators; achieved 40% faster task loading and 50% faster database rendering.

◆ Notable Projects:

↳ Klean (see devpost) — AI-powered code optimization web app leveraging Microsoft's CodeBERT to analyze and refactor Python code for energy efficiency; achieved significant reductions in carbon footprint and execution time by identifying memory-intensive operations and optimizing computational tasks at enterprise scale.

↳ (1st Place Winner @ FallHacks)

↳ HandPilot (see devpost) — Computer-vision motion control system using OpenCV and MediaPipe to transform hand gestures into mouse inputs; achieved 95% gesture accuracy and 87% click/drag precision at 27 fps with real-time smoothing and calibration.

↳ (1st Overall @ York Region Hackathon)

◆ Unprofessional Facts:

↳ Poker Hobbyist. Winter 2024, was Rank #1 Waterloo Poker Tournament Player at

UW Poker Club (back when it wasn't dead).

↳ My favourite side-hustle was freelancing Private Snowboard Instructing, I charged $60-70/hr for 1-on-1 and group lessons.

Q&A:

↳ Why tech? 👀 I'm intrinsically drawn to the nuances of how products/features drive lasting business impact, along with how creative implementations shape use-cases.

↳ What moves you? A sense of community and bonding with the mission and the people I'm working with. In the trenches with customer problems, but in the trenches together.

◆ Please reach out if you're

↳ A founder.

↳ Looking for a dev to build something cool with you.