Technical Partner
I join complex technical situations and make them move.
Whether you need an ML system that doesn’t exist yet, data infrastructure that scales, or someone to figure out what’s actually needed — I take ownership and deliver.
What I Do
ML Systems & Algorithms Clustering, embeddings, NLP at scale. Time series analysis, graph networks, tabular data. Multi-step retrieval pipelines, RAGs, and LLM integration.
Data Infrastructure Airflow and Kedro pipelines that run autonomously. Production ML systems with MLflow and feature stores. AWS/GCP architecture, serverless, Kubernetes.
Technical Leadership Team processes and norms that stick. Simulation systems that let you speak customer language. Mentorship that builds lasting capability.
How I Work
AI-first development — I use AI as a force multiplier, not a gimmick. I’ve built a system of 18 AI agents that accelerate my work: automated code review, task management, documentation, and quality control. The result: significantly higher velocity with fewer bugs.
Full ownership — I don’t wait for specs. I understand the problem, design the solution, build it, deploy it, and make sure it works.
Embedded partnership — I integrate with your team’s workflows and communication. Not a black box contractor.
Clarity throughout — Regular updates, documented decisions, no surprises. You always know where we stand.
What I’ve Built
Narrative Intelligence Engine Transformed a manual scraping operation into an autonomous system that discovers social media narratives at scale. Built smart user selection with budget-aware allocation across 300K collection steps. Designed embedding-based clustering for millions of posts with automatic narrative discovery. Created 45+ Kedro/Airflow pipelines on Kubernetes. Scaled team 1→4 engineers.
Hive Health Scoring System Built health indexing from extremely noisy IoT sensor data — temperature, humidity patterns with unknown handling artifacts. Created systematic approach for large-scale dataset creation when viewing all data is impossible. Established team processes: weekly meetings, learning groups, feature store architecture.
Manufacturing Fleet Simulation Built simulation system that let us speak customer language and validate routing algorithms before deployment. Solved Q-routing loop problem in any-to-any facility networks. Achieved 20% delivery time improvement through Q-learning algorithms.
Crypto Arbitrage Infrastructure Built profitable automated trading system from zero. Ran 2 years. Mentored 2 non-technical partners into programming careers.
Technologies
Deep Expertise Python · PyTorch · Embeddings & Clustering · NLP · Airflow · Kedro · MLflow · AWS · GCP · Kubernetes · Docker
Domain Experience Text/NLP · Time series · Tabular data · Graph networks · RAGs & LLM integration · Real-time processing · IoT signals
Engagement Models
Project-based — Clear scope, I own it end-to-end. From design to deployment.
Ongoing partnership — Embedded in your team, flexible scope, monthly retainer.
Architecture review — One-time deep dive with actionable recommendations.
Let’s Talk
Interested in working together?
Email: sergei.benkovitch@gmail.com
Tell me about your project, timeline, and what you’re trying to achieve. I’ll get back within 24 hours.