Machine Learning Engineer
Nick Male
A machine learning engineer with 5 years of experience developing production grade data solutions.
Active Projects
A novel unsupervised learning approach that transforms images into pixel art — achieving results comparable to diffusion-based models without relying on copyrighted training data. Built as a fully client-side ML pipeline using TensorFlow.js, optimized to run on budget smartphones, and grown to over 1,000 monthly users.
Experience
2025 — Present
Pixel Projection
Machine Learning Engineer
Built and launched Pixel Projection — a client-side ML pipeline using TensorFlow.js that transforms images into pixel art via a novel unsupervised learning approach. Optimized to run entirely in-browser on low-spec devices, with no server compute costs. Grew the application from zero to over 1,000 monthly users.
2025 — Present
Pixel Projection
Machine Learning Engineer
Built and launched Pixel Projection — a client-side ML pipeline using TensorFlow.js that transforms images into pixel art via a novel unsupervised learning approach. Optimized to run entirely in-browser on low-spec devices, with no server compute costs. Grew the application from zero to over 1,000 monthly users.
2023 — 2025
Vanguard
Data Scientist
Led development of propensity models for investment and savings products. Integrated these into a hyperpersonalization decision engine, using a reinforcement learning approach to dynamically optimize marketing at the individual client level.
2023 — 2025
Vanguard
Data Scientist
Led development of propensity models for investment and savings products. Integrated these into a hyperpersonalization decision engine, using a reinforcement learning approach to dynamically optimize marketing at the individual client level.
2023
Vanguard
Machine Learning Engineer
Productionized and deployed machine learning models and data pipelines enabling real-time prediction of high-intent callers, driving significant growth in the personal advice service.
2023
Vanguard
Machine Learning Engineer
Productionized and deployed machine learning models and data pipelines enabling real-time prediction of high-intent callers, driving significant growth in the personal advice service.
2021 — 2023
Vanguard
Backend Software Developer
Supported large-scale data ingestion from a DB2 database into an AWS S3 data lake and built a real-time AWS Lambda API to serve caller intent predictions.
2021 — 2023
Vanguard
Backend Software Developer
Supported large-scale data ingestion from a DB2 database into an AWS S3 data lake and built a real-time AWS Lambda API to serve caller intent predictions.
2019 — 2020
Amtrak
Data Intelligence Intern
Developed a PyTorch classifier to detect railroad curves in time series data, automating a previously manual maintenance bookkeeping process.
2019 — 2020
Amtrak
Data Intelligence Intern
Developed a PyTorch classifier to detect railroad curves in time series data, automating a previously manual maintenance bookkeeping process.
Let's Connect
Always happy to talk ML, data, or new ideas.