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Jacob Daly

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AI project builder combining knowledge graphs and RAG for scholarly research; also Chef and Culinary Operations Manager at A Moveable Feast Catering.

United States
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I designed and built a knowledge-graph-augmented RAG system for scholarly research, combining a vector store with a typed knowledge graph for relationship-aware retrieval. It includes per-source provenance and verification, graph expansion, and citation-grounded generation, and is deployed as an interactive web application.

For my Applied Generative AI Specialization Certificate capstone, I built a business intelligence assistant in LangChain that routes questions between a FAISS-backed RAG chain and a pandas agent. I also implemented a 12-month sales forecast with Ridge regression and deployed the assistant as a Streamlit chat app using the Anthropic API.

My MSBA capstone focused on a municipal coordinated-entry program serving the local unhoused population. I integrated overlapping client datasets into a unified analytic view and designed Power BI dashboards showing demographic and service-utilization trends.

At A Moveable Feast Catering, I supervise operations, train and direct event crews, and design custom menus to client specifications. My earlier catering and fine-dining work included advancing from Cook to Sous Chef, Kitchen Manager, and General Manager, as well as producing operating reports and managing inventory, scheduling, and hiring.

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Chef and Culinary Operations Manager

A Moveable Feast Catering

Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Supervise operations for high-end catering company, train and direct crews for events serving up to 250 guests, and design custom menus while managing inventory, purchasing, and logistics.

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Kitchen Management and Leadership

Bravo Catering

Aug 2017 - Dec 2024 (7 years 4 months)

Advanced from Cook to Sous Chef, Kitchen Manager, and General Manager, ensuring high-quality output under time pressure and designing kitchen workflows and standing menus. Produced weekly operating reports and managed inventory, scheduling, and hiring for teams of up to 15.

Education

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Purdue University

Applied Generative AI Specialization Certificate, Generative AI

Activities and societies: LLM Applications, Agentic Frameworks, Generative AI Governance

Completed the Applied Generative AI Specialization Certificate, covering LLM applications, agentic frameworks, and generative AI governance.

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University of Montana

Master of Science, Business Analytics

Activities and societies: Advanced Applied Modeling, Telling Stories with Data, Applied Data Analytics, Project Management

Earned a Master of Science in Business Analytics, with coursework in advanced applied modeling, data storytelling, applied data analytics, and project management.

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University of Montana

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism

Activities and societies: Data-driven reporting

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, with skill development in data-driven reporting.

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