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Kate Puech

Critic · DISC type C
Director of AI Engineering at Axon
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Kate Puech serves as the Director of AI Engineering at Axon, where she leads her organization in delivering responsible AI solutions for public safety. Her expertise is rooted in her Masters in AI from Polytechnique Montréal and a significant tenure at Microsoft, where she led teams in AI, privacy-preserving machine learning, and cloud architecture.

Outside of work, Kate is an aspiring pilot who enjoys flying an old Cessna on weekends. She is also an avid outdoor enthusiast, often found hiking in the Cascades, paddling on Puget Sound, or going for a run or swim. She balances her active life with reading and writing.

Interesting fact: Kate is a strong advocate for work-life balance and strictly reserves her evenings and weekends for family, flying, and personal passions, ensuring she remains disconnected from work.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Director of AI Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Kate shows up

Negotiator
Critic
Objective Thinker

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Kate cares about

Responsible AI
Her work at Axon is centered on building responsible AI to accelerate justice and protect truth. She frequently speaks on the topic and explores privacy-preserving techniques.
AI for Public Safety
She leads the team building the AI infrastructure for Axon's public safety ecosystem, including projects like automated license plate recognition for law enforcement vehicles.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
Director of AI Engineering
Axon
6-2020 - 10-2021
2020 - 2021: Principal Software Engineer Manager, Office 365 Intelligence
Microsoft
9-2017
2017-2020: Senior Software Engineer and Cloud architect, Microsoft Research, Speech and Language
Microsoft
10-2013 - 9-2017
2013-2017: Software engineer, Microsoft, Office 365 – OWA/Exchange server
Microsoft
1-2013 - 3-2013
Research assistant
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
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Education
2010 - 2012
Master's of science (AI)
Polytechnique Montréal
2008 - 2011
Master's of science
IMT Atlantique
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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