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Sean Thawe

Experience

Mindbloom AI

Aug 2024 – Present

Software Developer / Consultant

  • Built frontend components with React, Astro, Tailwind, and Alpine.js.
  • Conducted manual QA and Playwright automated testing to ensure reliability.
  • Developed Python-based data analysis and visualizations.
  • Supported ML experiments and research workflows.

AI-Plans

Jun 2024 – Present

Software Developer / Researcher

  • Developed responsive UI using Vue.js with PocketBase backend.
  • Authored a technical guide on feature discovery with sparse autoencoders.
  • Contributed to AI alignment research discussions.

HoodSmart Foundation

May 2021 – Present

Software Engineer

  • Full-stack software development across Python backends and JS frontends.
  • Managed Linux infrastructure, Docker deployments, VPNs, NAS, Pi-Hole.
  • Deployed open-source tools (Kolibri, Odoo) in low-resource environments.
  • Developed modules for Odoo.

Cohere / Aya Project

Jul 2023 – Feb 2024

Volunteer Researcher

Information Manager

  • Managed operational databases and information workflows.
  • Led digital literacy workshops for 100+ community members.
  • Translated technical materials into Chichewa to improve accessibility.

Education

Diploma in Environmental Management, LUANAR, Lilongwe, Malawi

Sept 2016 – Dec 2019

Certificates

Conferences

Volunteering & Leadership

  • Special Interest Group Lead, SisonkeBiotik

    Feb 2024 – Feb 2025

    • Organized workshops, maintained website.
  • Short Paper Reviewer, Deep Learning Indaba

    Mar – Dec 2023

    • Reviewed ML research papers and screened applicants.
  • Technical Liaison, Ottermans Institute / Think Malawi

    Apr – Oct 2022

    • Delivered 9-session soft-skills program, managed student tracking.