About Me

AI/ML Engineer | MS Computer Science Student

I am a current Computer Science Master's student at UNC Charlotte and will be graduating in May 2026. I have focused my studies on AI and Machine Learning, particularly for building LLM powered applications and training deep learning models.

Education

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

MS in Computer Science

January 2025 - May 2026
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

BS in Computer Science

August 2017 - May 2021

Experience

Generative AI Graduate Research Assistant

UNC Charlotte - Computer Science Dept. June 2025 - Present
  • Developing a pipeline in collaboration with developers at Honeywell using Large Language Models and Snowflake to interpret natural language questions into SQL queries, enabling non-technical users to query internal databases.
  • Assessing the performance of different models and prompting techniques to improve reliability and accuracy on production-scale schemas.

    • Generative AI Teaching Assistant

    UNC Charlotte - Computer Science Dept. August 2025 - Present
  • Develop course material and lead class presentations on the latest technologies for building LLM-powered applications.
  • Mentoring students during office hours, coordinating projects with industry partners, and grading assignments.

    • Previsualization Artist

    The Third Floor Inc. Contract: Sept 2021 - Feb 2024, July 2024 - Nov 2024
  • Created previsualization sequences for large-scale shows, including Ahsoka and Predator: Killer of Killers.
  • Developed Python tools and documentation to automate tasks and speed up artist workflows.
  • Trained colleagues on Unreal Engine and resolved technical issues when the company integrated it into its pipeline.
  • Worked within perforce version controlled pipelines, collaborating with artists and engineers across large distributed teams.
  • Demo reel: https://camerondetig.com/related-work/

    • Immersive Media Computing REU Student Researcher

    Georgia State University - REU Summer Program June 2021 - July 2021
  • Developed a system for analyzing the movements of athletes to identify strenuous motions without the need for restrictive motion capture suits. Utilized recordings from the university’s volumetric motion capture stage.
  • Built a Blender addon using Python to extract animation data from Alembic file recordings and export them for biomechanical analysis.

    • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    UNC Wilmington - Computer Science Dept. May 2019 - Nov 2020
  • Developed a virtual reality experience deployed in classrooms to teach elementary students about careers in STEM.
  • Utilized C# and Unity to implement interactive VR features.

    • Skills

    Programming

    Python SQL C++

    AI & Machine Learning

    Large Language Models LangChain PyTorch Keras OpenAI API Hugging Face RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) Vector Databases

    Cloud & Data

    AWS Docker Snowflake PostgreSQL

    Systems & Tools

    Git Linux CUDA

    Creative & Production Tools

    Maya Unreal Engine ShotGrid Perforce OpenGL Blender

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