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Python & Data Expert · Pragmatic AI for Technical Teams
Chemical engineer → bioprocess modeler → ML engineer → applied AI. Still the same person who just wants the thing to work.
# Core competencies organized by abstraction layer
# (because everything is just functions and state machines, or something like that right?)
from foundations.chemical_engineering import (
thermodynamics, # ΔG = ΔH - TΔS
mass_transfer, # Fick's law enthusiast
reaction_kinetics, # r = k[A]ⁿ
process_design, # optimization under constraints
)
from data.intelligence import (
transformers, # attention is all you need
llms, # OpenAI, Anthropic, llama.cpp
rag_systems, # retrieval-augmented generation
prompt_engineering, # the art of asking nicely
)
from data.modeling import (
pandas, polars # take your pick
scikit_learn, # the classics never die
scipy, # when you need the math to math
feature_engineering, # 80% of the work, 100% of the value
)
from infrastructure.backend import (
fastapi, # async Python at its finest
pydantic, # runtime validation FTW
auth, # JWT, OAuth2, the usual suspects
docker, # containers > VMs (fight me)
)
from infrastructure.data import (
etl_pipelines, # extract, transform, load, repeat
cloud, # AWS, GCP - multi-cloud polyglot
cicd, # ship it 🚢
monitoring, # if it's not logged, it didn't happen
)
from visualization import (
plotly, # interactive > static
matplotlib, # for when you need full control
seaborn, # because aesthetics matter
dashboards, # ipywidgets + FastAPI = ✨
)
from business import (
strategy, # translate tech → value
forecasting, # revenue models, Monte Carlo
stakeholder_mgmt, # the hardest distributed system
fundraising, # helped prep dataroom
)
# The meta-imports (how we build systems)
from engineering import (
systems_thinking, # feedback loops everywhere
first_principles, # question the defaults
rapid_prototyping, # move fast, learn faster
documentation, # future you will thank you
)
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║ ♫ THE QUEUE ♪ ║
║ [ Now Playing: Funk & Soul Equilibrium ] ║
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│ ●●●●●●●●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 3:47 / 7:23 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PHASE I: Groove Catalysts │
│ [High Energy → Product: Movement] │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▶ 01 Sly and the Family Stone │ ███████████░ Funk
"There's a Riot Goin' On" │ Entropy: MAX
▶ 02 D'Angelo and the Vanguard │ ██████████░░ Neo-Soul
"Black Messiah" │ Depth: ∞
▶ 03 Janelle Monáe │ █████████░░░ Afrofuturism
"The ArchAndroid" │ Innovation: ★★★★★
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PHASE II: Frequency Modulators │
│ [Electronic → Analog Synthesis] │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▶ 04 Kaytranada │ ████████░░░░ Electronic
"99.9%" │ BPM: Variable
▶ 05 Talking Heads │ ██████████░░ Art Punk
"Remain in Light" │ Weirdness: ✓✓✓
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PHASE III: Sonic Alchemists │
│ [Raw Elements → Transmutation] │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▶ 06 Led Zeppelin │ ████████████ Rock
"Physical Graffiti" │ Power: 🔥🔥🔥
▶ 07 Jon Batiste │ ███████████░ Jazz/Soul
"We Are" │ Joy: Abundant
▶ 08 Medeski Martin & Wood │ █████████░░░ Avant Jazz
"End of the World Party │ Improv: ∞
(Just in Case)" │ Flow: endless
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│ ∿ Chemical Equation: ∿ │
│ ∿ Groove + Soul + Innovation → Creative Catalyst ∿ │
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♪ Curated for optimal Me vibes ♫
links = {
"linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/nicholas-grundl",
"website": "https://insilicostrategy.com",
}
# Or reach out if you want to talk about:
interests = [
"how to make scientists love Python",
"technoeconomic models", # still my favorite spreadsheet-shaped problem
"fermentation, kinetics, and microbes",
"agent skills, MCP, and context engineering",
"local-first LLMs (privacy is a feature, not a footnote)",
"fixing sail boats, firing pottery, and other excuses to use my hands",
"the thermodynamics of everything",
]
"Science is more diverse in its terminology than in its principles"
- Amos Ron