Target Roles
Applied AI Engineer
ML Engineer
AI/ML Internships
Background
B.S. Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Data Science Minor
Graduated April 2026
Location
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Open to relocate or work remote
tristantravus@gmail.com

Seeking AI/ML engineering internships and entry-level roles. I build agent systems, analytics pipelines, and engineering automation with a focus on reliability and practical use.

Selected Work

Flagship Projects

Four flagship AI systems.

Analytics Agents

DataInsight

AI-powered data analysis platform that lets non-technical users explore messy business data through natural language, structured planning, and adaptive analysis pipelines.

  • LLM orchestration with agentic planning and replanning
  • Automated cleaning, analysis, and response generation pipeline
  • Clarification loops and fault-tolerant handling for imperfect data

Case Study

Agent Systems

Alden

Private local-first planning assistant built around bounded autonomy, tool orchestration, stateful memory, and reliable execution under constraints.

  • Multi-step planning and tool routing
  • SQL-backed state and preference memory
  • Human-in-the-loop control over automation

Case Study

Automation and Agents

Budget Agent

Telegram-based personal finance agent that turns receipts, transaction files, and budget questions into structured records, analysis, and forward-looking repayment planning.

  • OCR and CSV intake for messy financial inputs
  • SQLite-backed records with specialist-agent routing
  • Forecasting that supported a repayment path projected to save about $100 per month

Case Study

Personal Assistant Systems

MIRA

OpenClaw-style personal assistant built from scratch with its own routing, memory, scheduling, and multi-channel communication architecture.

  • FastAPI IO hub paired with a Telegram interface
  • Custom router, dispatcher, and scheduler components
  • SQLite-backed long-term memory with semantic search support

Background

Technical focus with strong psychology knowledge

Applied AI engineering

I focus on building applied AI systems, data workflows, and automation that can move from prototype toward production-quality execution.

Human-centered systems thinking

My Industrial-Organizational Psychology background helps me choose better problems, evaluate usefulness carefully, and design systems that fit how people actually work.

Clear constraints and tradeoffs

I care about what works today, what still needs validation, and which engineering tradeoffs matter most.

Strengths

Core Strengths

Applied AI

  • LLM workflows, agent patterns, routing, and tool use
  • Structured planning, analytics orchestration, and adaptive pipelines
  • Retrieval systems, stateful memory, and workflow-aware assistants

Engineering

  • Python system building, backend logic, and automation
  • State management, documentation, and repository hygiene
  • Architecture decisions shaped by reliability and clarity

Evaluation

  • Error recovery, workflow iteration, and reliability-focused design
  • Structured thinking about human feedback and system usefulness
  • Research-informed framing without overclaiming maturity

Explore

Projects, case studies, and background

Projects Case Studies About