@fdsig

@fdsig

@fdsig

@fdsig

@fridadesigley

I am an artificial intelligence practitioner and leader with expertise in deploying LLMs, training transformer-based vision and language models, working with edge devices. I currently lead the EMEA AI Technical Support team at Weights and Biases. This involves running both a team of AI technical support engineers and leading our efforts to build internal tooling to automate processes such prioritising tickets, training fine-tuning LLMs to triage tickets, and developing RAG applications to automate responses to customer queries that do not require human intervention.

I have also spent a significant amount of time leading crisis response teams at the British Red Cross and the Scottish Refugee Council. This experience has given me a deep understanding of how to lead interdisciplinary teams, build trust with diverse stakeholders, and deliver results in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.

I am passionate about making meaningful contributions to teams and organizations, adding value through technical expertise, and leading teams to solve complex challenges. I believe that building high-quality working relationships is fundamental to creating high-performing teams and fostering a sense of belonging and purpose in the workplace.

Outside of work, I am a white water kayaker, speed skater, and artist. I enjoy building home labs and servers, and have numerous personal projects running AI on edge devices.

For a detailed outline of my skills, expertise and experience, you can find a recent copy of my CV here as a PDF and as unstyled HTML or L^AT_EX.

This site is a self-coded project built primarily using Flask, both as a fun project and as a way to showcase skills while maintaining a publicly shared record of my own learning in deep learning and AI.

The Texts section contains a frequently updated list of research papers, sites, and articles of interest. Some useful datasets from current and past projects can be found in this awesome list 😎

I live in the UK and can be contacted by email:
['fdesigley', 'at', 'gmail', 'dot', 'com']