Jeffrey Lind

I left the graduate program to work on my companies, AestheticOS and EstateSalesList.com.

I applied large language models to engineering design and optimization, developed novel metrics for LLM reasoning, and used machine learning to overhaul cost estimation. I designed hyperefficient nanobubble generators for wastewater treatment with CFD, additive manufacturing, and computer vision, and contributed to the proposal that won the lab a $2.5m grant. I started in fluid-structure interaction, modeling flexible Wells turbine blades for wave energy conversion in OpenFOAM. I presented at EURēCA 2024, CEE Seminar 2024 at UTK, and EWRI Congress 2025.

One year of study in the Chancellor's Honors Program with a 3.82 GPA, focused on rigorous proof-based mathematics. I optimized my path by skipping the rest of undergrad and going straight into the MS-CS program at CU Boulder.

I moved the plant's auditing and production workflows off spreadsheets onto an integrated Power Apps, Lists, and Power BI stack, saving about $10,000 in reporting hours a year. My automated ordering system reduced the operation to a single employee, saving another $8,500 a year. I also built an AI SQL querying and analysis tool in Python and audited about 1,200 parts in our Bill of Materials database.

I led a three-person team producing the weekly broadcast service, running camera, audio, and visual operations and coordinating special events end to end.

I started as a courtesy clerk and was promoted to cashier within six months, taking on higher-complexity customer service, employee training, and register operation.

I graduated 1.5 years early with a 4.20 GPA and a 33 ACT. I played bassoon, snare drum, and quad drums in marching and concert band for six years.

I worked on a jet turbine test stand, avionics placement, and parachute ejection systems, then was promoted to lead the CAD and integration teams. I cut the avionics bay weight by 40% and the parachute ejection system cost by 70%.