CV

My CV reflects 10+ years of AI impact across the UK and Southeast Asia, and a current focus on building research-grounded systems with real-world reach.

General Information

Full Name Aleksandr Timashov
Date of Birth 10th August 1985
Languages Russian, English, Portuguese (Basic)

Experience

  • 10.2022 - 03.2025
    Machine Learning Engineer
    Facebook (Meta), London, UK
    • Developed a multi-class ad policy violation classifier (50+ classes), increasing precision from 60% to 91% and reducing harmful ad exposure for 2B+ daily users.
    • Built multiple AI detectors for malicious Chrome extensions, achieving over 95% precision at 50% recall.
    • On my own initiative, improved LLaMA’s mathematical reasoning accuracy by 2%.
    • On my own initiative, optimised Meta Quest’s eye-tracking algorithm achieving a 1% mAP improvement, enhancing gaze estimation and user experience across millions of devices.
  • 2019-2022
    Computer Vision Engineering Lead
    Petronas Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Established Petronas’ First CV Team & Scaled AI Adoption.
      • Built and led Petronas’ first Computer Vision team, growing it to 12 ML engineers.
      • Organised and led the internal Data Science Academy, training 100+ professionals in AI/ML.
      • Drove AI adoption across Petronas’ 10,000+ workforce through the Citizen Analytics program.
    • Optimized Security Manpower with AI-Driven Video Analytics.
      • Led full deployment, including Linux-based server setup, optimizing manpower by ∼30%.
      • Built and deployed real-time surveillance automation across hundreds of cameras for Petronas Twin Towers & KLCC.
      • Developed CNN-based tracking models, and graph-based crowd analysis.
    • Automated Industrial Inspections Enterprise-wide.
      • Scaled the system to 30+ plants, cutting costs by more than $10M annually and saving 30K labour hours.
      • Designed and deployed PISARES SIMS, an AI-powered drone and OCR-based inspection system.
      • Developed AI models for defect detection (corrosion, cracks, etc.) and engineering drawing digitization.
      • Mentored engineers in implementing AI models using PyTorch, ensuring sustainable AI adoption.
    • Optimised AI for Transport Safety
      • Reduced AI model size from 1GB to 50MB (20x compression) while maintaining accuracy and transferring knowledge to the team.
      • Enabled real-time in-vehicle deployment across hundreds of Petronas’ fleet vehicles.
  • 03.2019-10.2019
    Director of Data Science
    Entropia Global, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Built and mentored a data science team, establishing best practices for AI-driven decision-making.
    • Led AI and ML initiatives, including clustering, regression, and classification models.
    • Designed and implemented an analytics platform integrating internal and external data for real-time insights.
  • 01.2018-02.2019
    Machine Learning Engineer
    Omnilytics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Built feature comparing 10M products to extract matches in real-time by developing Deep Learning models.
    • Built and deployed APIs using Flask to enhance analytic dashboard functionalities.
    • Optimised ML pipelines for scalability, improving performance in large-scale data processing.
  • 05.2015 - 12.2017
    Machine Learning Engineer
    Freelance, Russia
    • Developed an AI-driven trading robot, integrating ML strategies with broker APIs.
    • Designed and implemented a risk evaluation system for financial companies across Asia using Python.
  • 05.2012 - 04.2015
    FC Otkritie
    Multiple roles related to ML, Russia
    • Developed and implemented scoring models using SAS and R.
    • Developed portfolio management strategies based on scoring models.

Education

  • 09.2021-12.2023
    Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence
    Stanford University, California, USA
    • Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning
    • Deep Learning for Computer Vision
    • Machine Learning with Graphs
    • Deep Generative Models
    • Deep Multi-Task and Meta Learning
    • Probabilistic Graphical Models
  • 01.2020-08.2021
    Bachelor's Degree
    Indiana University, Indiana, USA
    • GPA is 3.96

Volunteering

  • 10.2024-06.2025
    Course Facilitator for Professional Program in AI
    Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education
    • Facilitated Stanford’s “Machine Learning with Graphs” course (XCS224W), supporting professionals globally with personalized technical instruction through the AI Professional Program.

Leadership and Awards

  • 2000-2002
    • Two times prize-winner of the federal districts stage competed in mathematics (high school)

Academic Interests

  • Computer Vision
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Generative AI
  • Efficient Deep Learning

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Diving, Workout, Travel.