- Joined Cognition
- Jul 2025
- How they joined
- With Windsurf
- Before Windsurf
- DeloitteConsultant
- Status
- Current
Overlapped before Cognition
Details
LocationAustin, Texas, United States
Company sitecognition.ai
UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Solution ArchitectureAI ResearchPrompt EngineeringTechnical LeadershipArtificial Intelligence (AI)Large Language Models (LLM)Reference ArchitectureTechnical PresentationsData PipelinesFine TuningGenerative AIComputer ScienceData EngineeringData AnalysisMachine LearningData ScienceLeadershipTeamworkCommunicationMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)JavaTime Management
Notes
- Deployed Engineer at Cognition since Aug 2025, based in Austin, TX; Cognition builds Devin (AI software engineer) and owns Windsurf.Aug 2025
- Joined Windsurf as a Deployed Engineer in May 2025, roughly two months before Cognition signed its definitive agreement to acquire Windsurf on 2025-07-14; he moved to Cognition in Aug 2025.Jul 14, 2025
- In a June 2024 post he announced his promotion to Consultant at Deloitte and wrote that he had moved into Generative AI application development "as the Lead Data Scientist / Gen AI Developer across various clients in the Tech, Media, and Telecom industry" - the Deloitte TMT client practice was his team before Windsurf.Jun 26, 2024I am thrilled to share some pivotal milestones in my professional journey over the past year at Deloitte: 1. Promotion: I am pleased to announce my promotion to Consultant! ... 3. Generative AI Roles: I have transitioned into focusing on Generative AI Application development as the Lead Data Scientist / Gen AI Developer across various clients in the Tech, Media, and Telecom industry.
- Reposted Scott Wu's May 2026 announcement that Cognition raised over $1B at a $26B valuation (led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst and 8VC) with $492M run-rate revenue and Devin shipping 89% of internal code.May 27, 2026
- Tagged on a 2026 LinkedIn post by Infosys' Sachin Arora about Infosys partnering with Cognition on agentic AI software engineering, alongside Cognition colleague Brian Smitches.Jan 2026
- Cognition's acquisition included Windsurf's IP, product, trademark and brand and its people; Windsurf's team continued operating while Cognition integrated Windsurf capabilities into its products.Jul 14, 2025
- Deloitte (Aug 2022 - May 2025): Analyst in Chicago (Aug 2022 - May 2024), promoted to Consultant (May 2024), then Consultant in Austin (Jun 2024 - May 2025).Aug 2022
- Public headline says "Deployed Engineer @ Cognition".
- Reposted Cognition's January 2026 launch of Devin Review, a code-review product that groups PR changes logically and catches bugs.Jan 22, 2026
- Reposted Cognition's December 2025 announcement that Banco Itau rolled out Devin across its SDLC (17,000+ tech staff; 5-6x faster migrations), the kind of enterprise deployment Deployed Engineers support.Dec 4, 2025
- Same June 2024 post: he earned certifications as a "Generative AI Prompt Engineer and Generative AI Specialist".Jun 26, 2024I am thrilled to share some pivotal milestones in my professional journey over the past year at Deloitte: 1. Promotion: I am pleased to announce my promotion to Consultant! ... 3. Generative AI Roles: I have transitioned into focusing on Generative AI Application development as the Lead Data Scientist / Gen AI Developer across various clients in the Tech, Media, and Telecom industry.
- April 2023 post: "I recently wrapped up the Deloitte AI Academy, a program designed to upskill the firms talent in core concepts of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence." (Machine Learning - Foundation 2023 credential).Apr 18, 2023I recently wrapped up the Deloitte AI Academy, a program designed to upskill the firms talent in core concepts of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. I look forward to continuing my journey as a professional and seizing any opportunity to keep on learning along the way!
Previous roleWindsurf
Experience
Deployed Engineer at Cognition
Aug 2025 - Present
Austin, Texas, United States
Deployed Engineer at Windsurf
May 2025 - Aug 2025
Austin, Texas, United States
Consultant at Deloitte
Jun 2024 - May 2025
Austin, Texas, United States
Consultant at Deloitte
May 2024 - Jun 2024
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Analyst at Deloitte
Aug 2022 - May 2024
Chicago, Illinois, United States
BBA Admissions Ambassador at Wisconsin School of Business
Aug 2020 - May 2022
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Supported undergraduate admissions at the Wisconsin School of Business by engaging with prospective students and families, managing communications systems for timely responses, and analyzing hiring practices to enhance applicant outreach
Vice President Of Membership at Badger AKPsi
Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
Led recruitment and member development efforts for AKPsi, coordinating events for 200+ attendees, managing a team of trainers to guide new members through professional growth sessions
Vice President of Professionalism at Badger AKPsi
Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
Organized 20+ recruitment and professional development events with 15+ companies to strengthen member networking
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jan 2018 - Jan 2022
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance and Computer Science
AchievementsPromoted to Consultant at Deloitte (2024) · Completed Deloitte AI Academy (2023)
Credentials
Generative AI Prompt EngineerGenerative AI SpecialistDeloitte AI Academy - Machine Learning Foundation 2023
Recent posts
June 2024
I am thrilled to share some pivotal milestones in my professional journey over the past year at Deloitte: 1. Promotion: I am pleased to announce my promotion to Consultant! ... 3. Generative AI Roles: I have transitioned into focusing on Generative AI Application development as the Lead Data Scientist / Gen AI Developer across various clients in the Tech, Media, and Telecom industry.
April 2023
I recently wrapped up the Deloitte AI Academy, a program designed to upskill the firms talent in core concepts of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. I look forward to continuing my journey as a professional and seizing any opportunity to keep on learning along the way!
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