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Tom McTavish

Critic · DISC type C
Senior AI/ML Engineer at Embark Veterinary
📍 Solana Beach, California, United States

Tom McTavish is an AI and Machine Learning leader at Embark Veterinary with deep expertise in applying neuroscience principles to AI systems. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado Anschutz and has a track record of leading enterprise AI strategy and delivering high-impact solutions, including recommendation algorithms and generative AI models.

He has a unique focus on conflating patterns and meaning, looking for self-organizing, pattern recognition principles from neuroscience to apply to machine learning.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Senior AI/ML Engineer
Job Level
Middle
Location
Solana Beach, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Tom shows up

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Critic
Negotiator

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Priorities

Topics Tom cares about

Neuroscience in AI
His entire professional philosophy and PhD research are based on applying pattern recognition principles from neuroscience to machine learning and AI systems.
Responsible & Fair AI
Initiated a Responsible AI research program at a previous company to mitigate bias in hiring algorithms and co-authored a publication on fairness in imbalanced datasets.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Senior AI/ML Engineer
Embark Veterinary
4-2020
Founder
Spikes.ai
6-2022 - 1-2025
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
DHI Group, Inc.
4-2020 - 6-2022
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
DHI Group, Inc.
6-2016 - 3-2020
Senior Data Scientist
Pearson
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Education
2004 - 2008
PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz
2002 - 2007
MS
University of Colorado Denver
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

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