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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, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 007

Girl, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 007

May 1, 2026

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

Read on Substack
Girl, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 006

Girl, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 006

Apr 24, 2026

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

Read on Substack
Girl, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 005

Girl, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 005

Apr 17, 2026

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

Read on Substack
AI Concepts, Explained: Hallucinations Part 2

AI Concepts, Explained: Hallucinations Part 2

Apr 14, 2026

What's Causing Them, How We Catch Them, and What the Research Says About Fixing Them

Read on Substack
Girl, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 004

Girl, Read This πŸ’— β€” Edition 004

Apr 10, 2026

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

Read on Substack
AI Concepts, Explained: Hallucinations

AI Concepts, Explained: Hallucinations

Apr 7, 2026

Why AI Confidently Makes Things Up, And Then Agrees With You When You're Wrong Too

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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