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calebheinzman/ReadMe.md

Hi, I'm Caleb Heinzman 👋

PhD (pending) in Computer Science • AI Innovator • Serial Founder
Building impactful ML & computer vision solutions across fintech, healthcare, autonomy, and more.

👨‍🔬 About Me

  • PhD (pending) in Computer Science (University of Missouri; GPA: 3.90; Dean’s Excellence Fellow)
  • 8+ years building AI/ML systems in healthcare, fintech, and autonomous vehicles
  • Founder/CEO: PitaTech.io, TheDataOutlet, Deeptector.io
  • Adjunct Professor: AI in Journalism, Communications University of China

🧠 Areas of Expertise

  • Machine Learning & AI: Deep learning, computer vision, NLP, LLMs, generative AI
  • Technical Leadership: Startup CEO, team builder, product strategy, commercialization
  • Full-Stack Engineering: Python, TypeScript, React, Next.js, AWS, web scraping
  • Cloud & Big Data: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, OpenSearch), GCP, scalable pipelines
  • Education & Mentorship: 1,000+ students taught, capstone supervision, curriculum designer

🛠️ Technical Skills

Programming Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C/C++, Java, Swift, Dart, SQL/NoSQL, Node.js, Next.js, React, Django, Flask, FastAPI, AWS, GCP, Docker, Git, Selenium, and more.
Machine Learning & AI TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace, OpenCV, YOLO, BERT, GPT, Llama, Gemini, Anthropic, Vision Transformers, LSTM, GRU, Transfer Learning, Data Science (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy), CUDA, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E.
Cloud & DevOps AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, SageMaker), GCP, Azure, Docker, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Vercel, Supabase.

🏆 Awards & Recognition

  • 🥇 NXTUS Competition Winner (1st/200)
  • 🏆 RJI Innovation Competition Winner ($10K)
  • 🏅 Microsoft Imagine Cup Finalist (Top 6/30,000 teams; $8K)
  • 💰 I-Corp $50K Grant (Commercialization of research)
  • 🏅 Dean's Excellence Graduate Fellowship

📚 Publications

  • LMMs for Histopathology (ICAIP 2025): Patch classification with GPT/Gemini LMMs
  • From CNNs to Transformers (ICAIP 2025): Mycobacteria detection, ViT benchmarks, augmentation

👔 Experience Highlights

  • PitaTech.io – CEO/Founder: Built ML/OCR platform for banks
  • Deeptector.io – CEO/Founder: Launched deepfake detection SaaS, Microsoft Imagine Cup finalist
  • Caterpillar Inc. – Autonomy Engineer: Developed navigation/perception for industrial vehicles in ROS, C++, Python
  • University of Missouri – Research/TA: Led AI for digital pathology, published in top venues, mentored 450+ students
  • Deep Stonks Algorithmic Trading – President: Led 50-member group, built LSTM-based trading system with 50% historic returns
  • Consulting/Freelance: Delivered ML, data engineering, and web solutions for fintech, healthcare, and analytics clients

📢 Public Engagement

  • Speaker: Venture Café St. Louis, startup/AI events
  • Mentor, judge, and active participant in regional innovation communities

🌐 Connect With Me

📖 Education
  • PhD (pending), Computer Science (University of Missouri, GPA: 3.90)
    • Dean’s Excellence Fellow, ML/AI/Computer Vision focus
  • B.S., Software Engineering (Florida Gulf Coast University; Dean’s & President’s List)

😄 Fun Facts

  • Taught 1,000+ students and designed first-ever “AI in Journalism” curriculum in China
  • Built and led cross-functional teams from 3 to 50+ people
  • Fan of hackathons, startup competitions, and AI for good

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    Large Multimodal Models for Histopathology: Research project for pathology classification using AFB, BreakHis, and CRIC datasets

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