AI builder / workflow design

Kristin
Chen

I build practical AI-enabled workflows for better research, analysis, and decisions—grounded in data, designed for people.

Portrait of Kristin Chen
01 People-first
AI systems
02 Evidence over
AI theatre
500K+image extractions
cleaned & validated
360K+dish names
standardized
$200M+projects assessed
through financial models
4languages across
global teams

AI is not the point.
Better work is.

Technology moves quickly. Good judgment still matters. I work at the intersection of AI, data, and business—finding where intelligent tools can reduce friction without losing the human context.

My foundation in statistical science, economics, machine learning support, and strategic analysis helps me move from ambiguous problem to useful next step.

01

Find the friction

Understand the task, the people, and the decision before reaching for a tool.

02

Prototype the useful

Build a focused workflow quickly, with clear inputs, outputs, and a human review point.

03

Make it repeatable

Document what works, test the edges, and help the team adopt it with confidence.

Building AI around
better work.

One working product, built to demonstrate how I approach AI opportunity discovery, workflow design, and responsible implementation.

Data is where
I learned to think.

2025—now

Research Assistant

Ivey Business School

Data preprocessing · predictive analytics · large-scale ML support

Summer 2025

Consultant & Strategic Data Analyst

MUIN Entertainment

Forecasting · reporting automation · revenue analysis

Summer 2023

Supply Chain & Operations Analyst

ByteDance

Risk analytics · data management · process optimization

Summer 2024

Investment & Auditing Risks Analyst

China Bohai Bank

Financial modeling · risk assessment · analytical presentation

Curious by default.
Rigorous by choice.

AI & build

Codex · AI-assisted prototyping · workflow design · research synthesis

Data & analytics

Python · SQL · R · Excel · Power BI · Tableau · SAS

Languages

English · Mandarin · Cantonese · Korean

Have a messy problem?

Let's make it
more useful.

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