Theodore Evans

Technical and cultural consultant specializing in production ML systems and sustainable engineering practices:

• Transforming ML prototypes into production-ready systems
• Realistic and hands-on technical debt management
• Implementing effective MLOps practices and workflows
• Developing inclusive technical decision-making frameworks
• Building resilient, human-oriented engineering cultures and practices

Led infrastructure team developing ML platform and middleware for process optimization in steelmaking:

• Developed robust event-driven data pipelines for ingesting and integrating data from L1/L2 industrial control systems
• Developed internal feature engineering library to reduce onboarding time when engineering features for new mills
• Implemented Architecture Decision Records for technical governance
• Established monorepo-based approaches to multi-tenancy code management
• Contributed to the open source Debezium connector for Kafka Connect

Developed and deployed ML systems for temperature optimization in steelmaking:

• Trained, deployed, validated gradient-boosted models for reducing energy consumption in molten steel manufacture
• Conducted process data analysis and integration for a major UK steel mill
• Implemented end-to-end model deployment pipelines and software backend

Research focus on transparency and trustworthiness in medical AI systems:

• Developed PyTorch-based deep learning reference application for medical imaging
• Published research and delivered training on AI explainability in clinical decision-making
• Designed vendor-facing API for computational pathology platform
• Developed and maintained authx infrastructure for on-premise HPC Kubernetes cluster

Led EMEA technical support team for enterprise 3D printing solutions:

• Managed team of six technical support engineers
• Improved team KPIs from 50% to >80% within first month
• Developed and delivered bespoke on-site training for enterprise clients
• Administered Zendesk and Salesforce CRM systems

Managed UK and English-speaking EMEA market development:

• Developed additive manufacturing solutions for dental and engineering sectors
• Facilitated product development feedback from enterprise clients

Developed optical hydrophone systems for therapeutic ultrasound:

• Led an Innovate UK research collaboration to develop thin-film dielectric hydrophones for high intensity ultrasound calibration
• Refined, documented and undertook cleanroom production of optical hydrophones and laser sensing systems (ISO 9001:2008)
• Developed embedded control systems and instrumentation in NI LabView for optoacoustic medical devices

Co-founded palm oil waste mitigation enterprise, later evolved into the award-winning sustainable start-up incubator Biji-Biji Initiative:

• Designed and developed pipelines for processing discarded oil palm bunches into useful products