Xavier Malina
Lead R&D Imagineer @ Walt Disney Imagineering
About
Xavier Malina is an AI researcher and artist with a background in data science. Xavier specializes in applied robotics, generative AI and fabrication technologies like 3D printing. Xavier currently works as a Lead Imagineer for Research and Development at Walt Disney Imagineering, based in Los Angeles, California. Previously, Xavier was head of Artificial Intelligence at AI Build, a software company in the robotic large-format additive manufacturing industry and CEO of a (failed) startup as part of Entrepreneur First's fourth Paris cohort. Xavier has managed AI teams, developed embedded AI systems on Jetson ecosystem devices, and productized generative AI software for industrial software applications. Xavier worked at Google for nearly 5 years based in San Francisco working on Data Science teams at Nest and Google Search. Xavier previously worked in politics, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the 2008 Obama Presidential Campaign, and the White House. In 2015, Xavier earned his Master's in Information Management and Systems at the UC Berkeley School of Information, where he was later invited to teach a course on Data Visualization over the 2018-2019 academic year. Xavier earned is B.A. in International Relations and Political Science from Tufts University in 2010.
United States
Los Angeles
Entertainment
Product Management, Product Design, Customer Segmentation Strategy, Fundraising, Generative Design, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLM), Team Management, Robotics, Computer Vision, Applied Research, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, 3D Printing, Business Intelligence, Political Campaigns, Policy Analysis, Data Mining, Research, Strategic Communications
Experience
Lead R&D Imagineer
Walt Disney Imagineering
Glendale, CA
Lead R&D imagineer working on GenAI, robotics, and fabrication technologies
Head of Artificial Intelligence
Aibuild
- Built and led artificial intelligence team at industrial 3D printing software company focused on large format prints - Developed first text-to-3D printing feature using large language models - Created computer vision defect detection system for print monitoring and quality control - Managed ML research projects, developed end-to-end training and classification pipelines
CEO & Co-founder
Arroway.ai
Paris, Île-de-France, France
- CEO and co-founder of generative design search tool for e-commerce as part of Entrepreneur First Paris - Selected as finalist among cohort of early-stage startups - Managed small technical team while leading product development and customer discovery
Product Analyst, Google Search
San Francisco, California
Analytics Design & Strategy, Google Nest
San Francisco Bay Area
Data Architect, Analytics, Google Nest
Palo Alto, CA
Lecturer, Division of Data Science & Information
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Lecturer for undergraduate and graduate course on Data Visualization. The course covered data visualization fundamentals, tools, and best practices. The course included instruction on how to produce Data Visualizations using Tableau, D3 and Illustrator.
Graduate Student Researcher
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, United States
Graduate student researcher for Professor Deirdre Mulligan while enrolled in Master's program at UC Berkeley School of Information.
Senior Communications Data Engineer
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Staff Assistant, Office of White House Personnel
Executive Office of the President
Washington D.C. Metro Area
First Assignment as an Associate, and then a Staff Assistant in the Office of White House Personnel. Focused on the White House Internship Program and Personnel assignments.
Intern, Office of Presidential Correspondence
Executive Office of the President
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Field Organizer
Obama for America
Cedar Falls, IA
Paid full-time field organizer working on Barack Obama's first presidential campaign in Iowa.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Data Science & Data Visualization
Tufts University
International Relations, Political Science
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