About.

Product, design, and AI leadership-grounded in practical execution.

Hi, I'm Ruby - a product leader and engineer with 14 years across data science, AI engineering, product, and design. I've shipped products used by JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and DHL, built ML pipelines in production, and led teams at companies from seed stage to Series D.

What makes me different from most fractional product leaders: I started as a data scientist and AI engineer. I've written production Python, built recommendation systems, deployed real-time data pipelines, and trained ML models - before moving into product and design leadership. That means I don't just set the roadmap. I build alongside your engineering team, make systems-level technical decisions, and ship working software.

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14+ Years of Experience

From production ML systems to product leadership

From building recommendation engines serving 5M users at Ladders, to leading product for 1.8M developers at OneSignal, to shipping AI workflow tools at Connectifi - I've worked at every stage from seed to Series D. I bridge deep technical work with human-centered design.

0→1 Product Builder

Vision to launch-and everything in between

Whether designing an AI-powered assistant for capital markets or launching a new operating system for finance teams, I specialize in defining product vision, building cross-functional teams, and shipping complex systems from scratch. I bring structure, speed, and clarity to early-stage chaos.

AI-Native Thinking

Technical fluency meets product intuition

With a foundation in machine learning, data science, and hands-on AI engineering, I don't just talk to engineers - I build with them. From TensorFlow and PyTorch to Claude Code and n8n, I work across the full stack of modern AI tooling to ship products that are powerful under the hood and intuitive on the surface.

Tools

Tools & Technologies

The stack I use to move fast — from AI-native development tools to production infrastructure.

AI & Engineering

n8n

PostgreSQL / pgvector

Product & Design

Build & Ship

AWS

What Colleagues & Clients Say

Hear from the teams and leaders who've worked with Ruby

She has a broad range of skills, including various aspects of the agile process, UI and UX design, graphic design, and product management...she was a one stop shop when we were still building out our product team.

Tim

OpenFin

Ruby has solid Python programming skills, deep understanding of Machine Learning models and a can-do attitude; no matter the difficulty of the problem.

Brett Shworm

OneSignal

Ruby is a valued partner that brings a well-rounded understanding of not only product but also design, data and strategy. Plus she's a pleasure to work with.

Eva Wei

OneSignal

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