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Tatyana Amugo

Product & AI Builder β€” I ship things that solve real problems and measure whether they worked.

I'm targeting product management, strategy, and AI-forward roles where I can work on hard problems, ship fast, and keep learning.

Momentum & Social Proof

Featured Projects

Featured

Shipping Setup Assistant Prototype (Shopify-Style Assignment)

A small prototype I built based on a Shopify shipping setup assignment prompt. The problem: many merchants abandon setup before finishing when they hit unfamiliar shipping terms. My solution: a guided assistant that asks two plain-English questions and configures the setup flow automatically. Built and deployed as an interactive prototype on Netlify.

Product ManagementUXPrototypeLive Service Thinking
Capstone

ONA - Assistive AI System (Runner-Up: Outstanding Impact)

Led a multidisciplinary team in designing an AI-powered assistive system supporting visually impaired individuals and dementia patients with spatial awareness and memory reinforcement.

Impact: Recognized as Runner-Up for Outstanding Impact for real-world applicability and solution clarity.
Defined system architecture and user validation strategy, translating ambiguous human-centered challenges into deployable AI-enabled workflows.
Under the Hood: A PyTorch-based pipeline runs YOLOv26 for real-time object and obstacle detection alongside MiDaS for monocular depth estimation, giving the system a live read on what's nearby and how far away it is. FriendNet, a custom-trained model, recognizes familiar faces to support memory reinforcement for dementia patients. Gemini turns those detections into natural-language scene descriptions and contextual guidance, Argos Translate enables fully offline multilingual output, and Piper TTS speaks the results aloud for hands-free, screen-free accessibility.
YOLOv26MiDaSPyTorchGeminiArgos TranslatePiper TTSFriendNet (Custom Model)

RAG-Powered Interview Preparation System

Building an end-to-end LLM + RAG system that dynamically retrieves role-specific knowledge and generates structured interview simulations with feedback.

Focus: Prompt templates, retrieval pipelines, and response validation logic to improve output relevance and reduce hallucinations.
RAGPrompt EngineeringChromaDBFastAPIValidation Logic

Anomaly Detection System (Graduate Project)

Engineered and benchmarked PaDiM, SPADE, and CLIP-based models using PyTorch and OpenCV for video anomaly detection.

Optimized preprocessing and inference pipelines for stronger performance on real-world datasets, and deployed an interactive demo with Grad-CAM visualizations.
PyTorchOpenCVPaDiMSPADECLIP
Tatyana Amugo

About Me

I identify problems, build solutions, and measure whether they worked. My background spans AI engineering, product delivery, and data analysis β€” I use all three to ship things that actually move the needle. My work spans prompt engineering, retrieval pipelines, backend APIs, and enterprise-grade deployment.

Focus: shipping reliable AI workflows that improve real operations, not just demos.

I enjoy converting ambiguous product and policy constraints into deployable systems that teams can trust.

Experience

AI Engineer Co-op - Ontario Public Service

Toronto, Canada | Jan 2026 - Apr 2026

Enabled reliable, structured AI-assisted case review decisions in the SAMS enterprise case management system by validating model responses for accuracy β€” engineered using Jinja-based prompt templates for production LLM workflows.

Reduced manual case-processing overhead in a regulated government environment by approximately 79% by building secure RESTful APIs and backend orchestration layers for agentic, AI-assisted decision workflows.

Improved reliability and stakeholder alignment of LLM integrations by defining measurable success metrics and iterating on prompt/retrieval pipeline design β€” deployed and debugged via Azure DevOps CI/CD.

Extern - Consumer Insights & Data Analytics, Beats by Dre

Nairobi, Kenya | Sep 2024 - Oct 2024

Improved targeted marketing effectiveness by 15% by translating ambiguous business questions into structured, metric-driven insights β€” analyzed customer behavior and market segmentation data using Python and Tableau.

Enabled faster, clearer decision-making for cross-functional stakeholders by distilling complex data into actionable recommendations β€” presented through dynamic dashboards.

Improved data collection efficiency and downstream analysis quality by 20% by designing and deploying customer surveys with optimized question logic.

ERP Developer - Upande

Nairobi, Kenya | Sep 2024 - Dec 2024

Streamlined cross-department operations by integrating backend services and automating workflows β€” implemented and configured using ERPNext modules.

Improved reporting accuracy and operational efficiency by reducing manual processing by approximately 30% β€” achieved by building automation pipelines.

Skills

Product Management

  • Problem framing, opportunity sizing, and prioritization tied to measurable outcomes.
  • Product strategy and roadmap thinking grounded in user needs and business constraints.
  • Converts ambiguous requirements into clear plans teams can execute.

Agile & Delivery

  • User stories, backlog management, sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives.
  • Fast iteration from prototype to tested deliverable under tight timelines.
  • Cross-functional execution across engineering, design, and business stakeholders.

Data Analysis & Experimentation

  • SQL and Python analysis for KPI tracking, performance diagnosis, and decision support.
  • A/B testing and experiment design with clear success metrics and tradeoff analysis.
  • Dashboarding and metric storytelling for operational and product visibility.

Stakeholder Communication

  • Translates technical constraints into clear business language for decision-makers.
  • Aligns teams around goals, risks, timelines, and measurable definitions of success.
  • Drives collaboration across product, engineering, and operations partners.

AI & Product Systems

  • Designed and optimized prompt templates (Jinja) for production LLM workflows.
  • Built and evaluated RAG pipelines with ChromaDB and sentence-transformers.
  • Built end-to-end agentic systems with FastAPI backends and tool-calling patterns.
  • Integrated LLM-backed APIs into enterprise systems with structured outputs and output validation.

Lipgloss & LLMS

Featured reads from my Substack on practical AI concepts and real-world thinking.

Latest posts, auto-synced from Lipgloss & LLMS.
Girl, They Lied: The AI Program Teaches You the Skills. Not What Comes After.

Girl, They Lied: The AI Program Teaches You the Skills. Not What Comes After.

Jul 3, 2026

You Need Canadian Experience to Get Canadian Experience. Here's What I am Doing

Read on Substack
Girl, Read This 010πŸ’—: They Saw What Was Wrong With AI. Then They Were Gone.

Girl, Read This 010πŸ’—: They Saw What Was Wrong With AI. Then They Were Gone.

Jun 19, 2026

In 2020, Google fired Timnit Gebru for telling the truth about AI. In 2026, the women raising the alarm inside the biggest AI companies are still getting shown the door.

Read on Substack
Girl, Read This 009πŸ’—: Nobody Is Watching Out for Your Data

Girl, Read This 009πŸ’—: Nobody Is Watching Out for Your Data

Jun 5, 2026

The AI tools you open every day are sharing more than you think β€” and the one law designed to protect you just got killed before it started.

Read on Substack
Agentic AI Explained: The AI That Does Things For You

Agentic AI Explained: The AI That Does Things For You

May 26, 2026

(and the Tools Worth Using in 2026)

Read on Substack
Girl, They Lied β€” Issue 001

Girl, They Lied β€” Issue 001

May 20, 2026

How to Get a Job With a Computer Science Degree in 2026

Read on Substack
Girl, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 008

Girl, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 008

May 8, 2026

Your weekly curated reading list β€” dropping every Friday.

Read on Substack
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Education & Credentials

Graduate Certificate - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (Co-op)

Fanshawe College, London, Canada | Jan 2025 - Present

Bachelor’s Degree - Informatics & Computer Science

Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya | Apr 2020 - Jul 2023

Diploma - Business Information Technology

Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya | Jan 2019 - Sep 2021

Professional Credential

Data Analyst with Python and SQL, DataCamp (2024)

Interview Arcade

Pick role + difficulty, beat the timer, stack a streak, and train like an interview game.

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Question

A churn dashboard spikes for one cohort. What is your first 30-minute investigation plan?

Ideal Rubric

  • Confirms metric definition and data freshness.
  • Splits issue by segment and funnel stage.
  • Proposes one concrete next action for stakeholders.

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