TZ Martin
I design solutions, write code and lead teams.
Currently CTO / co-founder of Copilot Health.
Previously: Scientific Analytics, Citadel, Google Cloud, ROI Training, Global Knowledge and Axway (Appcelerator).
I'm a full-stack engineer, specializing in data engineering, machine learning and computer vision. I have a particular passion for human-machine interfaces.
Ramelli's bookwheel and modern neural networks, while separated by over 400 years of technological evolution, both represent elegant solutions to the core problem of information management.
The bookwheel was a human-machine interface. It changed how a scholar interacted with knowledge, reducing the physical effort required for research and enabling a new kind of focused, multi-textual study. It was a mechanical layer between the scholar and the library.
I'm currently the founder of Copilot Health. We're building a medical agent platform that connects patients and providers continuously, not episodically—becoming the operating system for care management.
I'm also the founder of Semantic Press, a software firm that works with companies to create automation solutions.
I typically work with companies to new product categories or axioms in their existing flow.
As a self-taught engineer with an economics background, I'm very focused on the bottom line. I love the startup culture and strive to work with highly effective people.
My technical skills are diverse from computer vision (OpenCV), machine learning (Tensorflow, PyTorch), mobile applications (Swift, SwiftUI) and real-time systems (Google Cloud, PubSub, Redis, Golang).
Quick Background
Since 2017, I've become an AI practitioner and data engineer focused on human pose estimation and causal analysis of kinematics while at Scientific Analytics. As such, I've been entrenched within biomechanics, physics and quantifying human movement using a single camera. This was the genesis for creating Wound Pic (2D to 3D reconstruction of wounds), now a specialty agent on Copilot Health
Earlier in my career (2000's), I began in finance (economics) with an early interest in statistics, art and systems. This eventually led me down the path of startups and software engineering, where I learned by working with subject matter experts and was exposed to engineering best practices (12 Factor Apps, Google Style Guides, etc).
Years later (2012-2016), I became a solution partner, professional instructor and technical writer working with leading organizations such as Google, ROI Training, Global Knowledge and Axway (Euronext: AXW.PA) to work on various enterprise engagements. During this period, I joined Google to create the official Google Cloud certification program.
I went on to teach over 1k people and worked with leading companies to either train, invent solutions or migrate existing services to Google Cloud Platform. I specialized in mobile applications and cloud engineering.
Today, I build executive-level solutions for companies, often working with key decision makers to define technical strategies.
I often switch between high level discussions on "our solutions" to writing code (Python, JS, Go), training ML models (Tensorflow, CoreML), designing UI (Sketch, Figma), or creating financial models (Sheets, Causal.app) that actually create those solutions. Bingo!
Fun Facts
- Helped create the ACV Auctions app that won the $1M business competition (now public NYSE: ACVA).
- Helped start Z80 Labs incubator in Buffalo, NY.
- Grew up in Missouri, lived in LA, now in SF Bay area.
- From a family of entrepreneurs and creators (watchmaker / horologists, professional musicians).
- Loves stand-up comedy, documentaries, history, libraries and art museums.
- Plays 4 instruments, speaks Chinese (Mandarin)
If you have something interesting or want to talk, please reach out! Always open to connecting with others.
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