For hiring teams and collaborators

Memorandum

TO:
AI engineering recruiters, startup teams, and potential collaborators
FROM:
Anees Amjad, graduate student, Computational Analysis and Public Policy, University of Chicago
RE:
Building AI tools and data products for real-world decisions

Bottom line up front

I build AI tools and data products for real-world decisions. My work spans AI workflows, public-sector software, and applied machine learning.

Record of work

  1. PublicPath.

    A nonprofit platform that helps students and early-career candidates discover, navigate, and land roles in government, from city hall to Capitol Hill.

    Role
    Co-founder, Engineering and Data
    Contribution
    Built the platform as one of two engineers, working on:
    1. API ingestion; and
    2. data-quality workflows.
    Tools
    Python, GitHub Actions, Supabase, Postgres
    Reference
    joinpublicpath.com

  2. Ourea Brain.

    Built and deployed an internal AI assistant that brings company context into Slack, connecting information across Slack, Gmail, Google Docs, and meeting notes.

  3. Energy Market Intelligence.

    Built a weekly AI-assisted workflow filtering energy-storage and related market signals into leadership updates.

  4. Chicago Eviction Risk.

    Built an interpretable machine-learning and geospatial workflow exploring Chicago eviction risk patterns.

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