Now: Principal AI/ML Engineer at Newmark

Transforming Business
Through AI Innovation

Visionary leader with 14+ years of experience building high-performing teams, scaling companies, and driving transformative AI solutions. Entrepreneur. Mathematician. Innovator.

14+

Years Experience

$25M+

Revenue Impact

90+

Citations

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Ethan Alikhani - Principal AI/ML Engineer

Ex-Amazon

90+ Citations

AI/ML Expert

About Me

Bridging Theory & Impact

Where academic excellence meets entrepreneurial spirit

A Versatile Leader on a Mission

I'm an entrepreneur who scales small companies into market leaders, and an academic with a deep passion for Mathematics and Complex Systems. My career spans from developing Large Language Models at the cutting edge of Conversational AI to optimizing multi-million dollar revenue streams in AdTech.

Based in New York City, I combine rigorous analytical thinking with practical business acumen. My work at Amazon on Alexa's Machine Learning, and my research in computational social analysis, has given me unique perspectives on how AI can transform industries.

5X ROI

Two consecutive years

Team Builder

Led data science teams

4.0 GPA

Binghamton University

Innovator

LLM & NLU Pioneer

"Human in the Loop" AI

I believe the most powerful AI systems are those that amplify human intelligence, not replace it. The future belongs to those who can harmonize machine capabilities with human judgment and creativity.

Experience

Career Journey

Building impactful AI solutions at world-class organizations

September 2025 – Present

Principal AI/ML Engineer

Newmark · New York, NY

Leading AI/ML initiatives at one of the world's leading commercial real estate advisory firms.

May 2021 – July 2023

Principal Data Scientist

Enterprise Company

Developed Large Language Models for Conversational AI
Owned products for natural language interfaces to databases and APIs
Achieved 5X return on investment for two consecutive years

April 2019 – May 2021

Lead Data Scientist

TripleLift · AdTech

Led a team of data scientists in the advertising technology industry
Developed scalable ML applications for revenue optimization
Drove $25M in profit through margin and impression optimization

December 2017 – April 2019

Senior Research Scientist

Amazon · Alexa AI

Alexa Machine Learning & Natural Language Understanding
Deep Learning research for Conversational AI
Hosted "Deep AI" group with 20+ research summaries on DNNs
Demand Forecasting for Amazon Prime using time series analysis

Expertise

Core Competencies

Technical mastery combined with strategic business acumen

Machine Learning & AI

Deep expertise in developing and deploying ML models at scale, from research to production systems.

Large Language Models

Pioneering work in LLMs and Conversational AI, building natural language interfaces for complex systems.

Deep Learning & NLU

Advanced research in Deep Neural Networks and Natural Language Understanding for next-gen AI applications.

Data Science & Analytics

Transforming raw data into actionable insights that drive multi-million dollar business decisions.

System Science

Complex Systems analysis with graduate certification, bridging mathematical theory with practical applications.

Team Leadership

Building and scaling high-performing data science teams, fostering cultures of innovation and excellence.

Research

Academic Contributions

Published research advancing the frontiers of AI and computational science

An Automatic System to Monitor Physical Distance and Face Mask Wearing of Construction Workers in COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 74 Citations

Computational Social Analysis: Social Unrest Prediction Using Textual Analysis of News

Research Publication 13 Citations

Commercialization in Nonprofit Organizations: Modeling the Dynamic Revenue

Research Publication System Dynamics

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Transforming Business Through AI Innovation