AI Engineer & Data Scientist
Julian
Patton
AI Engineer and Data Scientist building AI-powered applications, ML models, and data-driven products. 7+ years in tech across government, finance, and startups.
About Me
A bit about who I am.
I bridge the gap between AI capabilities and real business outcomes. With dual Post Graduate certifications from UT Austin's McCombs School of Business and an incoming M.S. in AI Engineering from Quantic, I combine deep technical knowledge with a proven ability to ship AI-powered products that generate real results for clients.
My background spans machine learning, statistical modeling, and data visualization — grounded by years of practical experience in IT operations, government tech, and entrepreneurship. I've built products from scratch, led teams, and delivered insights that move organizations forward.
Currently building with LangChain, RAG pipelines, and AI-powered business applications — delivering real client results through intelligent automation and always looking for the next problem worth solving.
Based in
Washington, D.C.
Current Role
Data Analyst, DC Housing Authority
Education
M.S. AI Engineering, Quantic (Expected September 2027)
Career
Work experience.
2025 — Present
Founder & Operator
District Social Club — Washington, D.C.
Founded and run a curated membership community of 2,000+ vetted DC-area professionals. Built the member platform, run event operations and marketing, and am developing AI automation agents for member engagement.
2025 — Present
Data Analyst
DC Housing Authority — Washington, D.C.
Analyze and consolidate program data from multiple databases and spreadsheets, building Excel pivot and lookup models plus Power BI templates that track program activity. Apply data metrics and calculations that support reporting and decision-making for HUD-funded housing programs.
2023 — Present
Freelance Web & AI Developer
Self-Employed — Washington, D.C.
Deliver AI-assisted web platforms, e-commerce builds, and marketing automation for small businesses, including a multi-milestone $7,000 Shopify platform for a luxury jewelry brand.
2022 — 2023
Operations Support Engineer
Capital Bank, N.A. — Rockville, MD
Led comprehensive IT operations including systems administration and technology support, achieving a 70% decrease in ticket backlog. Built service desk infrastructure and deployed operational procedures to ensure smooth workflow and security/disaster recovery.
2019 — 2022
Team Support Specialist
Volanno — Washington, D.C.
Provided technical support for Proprietary Government Web Application Software for the FAA with Public Trust Clearance. Operated in an Agile/Scrum environment, maintained knowledge bases, and delivered training tutorials for staff.
2019 — 2022
Principal Co-Founder
Gambix LLC — Sheridan, WY
Co-founded a minority-owned tech startup providing websites and mobile applications. Led a team of developers, created investor pitch decks to acquire seed funding, and completed an 8-month 1871 Entrepreneurship program.
2018 — 2019
Help Desk Agent
T. Rowe Price — Owings Mills, MD
Provided technical assistance for high-profile million+ clients. Led training for contractors and led team-building initiatives to improve employee engagement and retention.
Tech Stack
Skills & technologies.
Data Science & ML
Languages & Libraries
Analytics & Visualization
Tools & Methodologies
AI Engineering & LLM Applications
Portfolio
Key projects.
Client & Platform Delivery
Baltimore Gold Fronts — Shopify E-Commerce & Marketing Automation
Freelance end-to-end build of a Shopify store for a luxury grillz jewelry brand. Integrated third-party payment and BNPL financing, and used Claude Code to develop custom storefront features beyond standard Shopify apps. Set up Klaviyo email marketing flows, including abandoned-cart automation, and built online spreadsheets for order tracking and fulfillment management.
Delivered across 3 milestones totaling $7,000+ in client revenue.
District Social Club — Community Platform & Event App
Built a full-stack community platform for a DC professional social club using Base44 and AI-powered development. Features include member profiles, event management, visitor mode preview, and mobile-optimized navigation. Managed ongoing platform development and created targeted event marketing content.
Platform actively supports live events and a growing professional membership community in the Washington D.C. area.
Coursework — UT Austin McCombs
INN Hotels — Booking Cancellation Predictor
Constructed a predictive model to analyze booking data and anticipate cancellations. Applied EDA, data pre-processing, logistic regression, multicollinearity analysis, AUC-ROC curve optimization, decision trees, and pruning.
Optimized decision tree achieved strong AUC-ROC performance, enabling proactive overbooking strategies.
FoodHub — Order Analysis Using Python
Analyzed order data for a food aggregator platform to uncover actionable business insights. Performed univariate and bivariate EDA to answer key business questions on customer behavior, popular cuisines, delivery performance, and revenue trends.
Delivered data-backed recommendations to help the company optimize operations and improve customer experience.
E-news Express — Landing Page Analysis
Conducted statistical analysis, A/B testing, and data visualization to determine if a new landing page effectively attracted new subscribers for an online news portal.
Statistical tests confirmed the new landing page significantly increased subscriber conversion rates.
Insights
Notes from the build.
Notes from my M.S. in AI Engineering — what I'm learning and what I'm building with it.
Background
Education & certifications.
Education
Master of Science in AI Engineering
Quantic School of Business and Technology
Data Science Bootcamp
KnowledgeHut, UpGrad.com
AI & Machine Learning: Business Applications
University of Texas at Austin — McCombs School of Business
Data Science & Business Analytics
University of Texas at Austin — McCombs School of Business
B.S. Information Science and Technology
Pennsylvania State University
Certifications & Training
Active Public Trust Clearance
PSM 1 Certification — Agile Scrum (2019)
Get in Touch
Open to Data Scientist, AI/ML Engineer, and Analytics Engineer roles.
I'm always open to new opportunities, collaborations, or just a friendly chat.