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yonnastgetahun/README.md

Hi, I'm Yonnas πŸ‘‹

πŸ“ Los Angeles, CA | πŸš€ AI Product Leader | πŸŽ™οΈ Accessibility Pioneer | ✍️ Published Poet

Python TypeScript Swift PyTorch React Figma AWS Docker

AI Product Manager who ships models, not just roadmaps. I built a 3B-parameter VLM that generates real-time audio descriptions at 2.4ms latency β€” 960x faster than GPT-4. I also build products across consumer, B2B SaaS, and hardware β€” from iOS apps to immersive entertainment systems. Previously at Zillow. Published poet. Former refugee turned builder.


πŸ”­ What I'm Building

πŸŽ™οΈ Visual Narrator β€” AI-Powered Real-Time Audio Description

A 3B parameter vision-language model that generates cinematic audio descriptions for visual media β€” making video accessible to blind and low-vision users in real time.

  • ⚑ 2.4ms inference latency (960x faster than GPT-4's 2.3s)
  • 🎯 Beat GPT-4o on narrative quality benchmarks
  • πŸ—οΈ B2B2C for streaming platforms β€” professional-grade audio description at a fraction of traditional costs
  • πŸ“„ Patent pending: AI glasses cinema accessibility system with sub-100ms latency & spatial audio rendering

🧠 SciLogic β€” Critical Thinking Trainer for the Misinformation Age iOS In Development

A mobile app that builds real-world BS detection skills through 3-minute daily scenarios. Users evaluate viral claims, spot logical fallacies, and develop the reflex to question before sharing β€” progressing from reactive embarrassment to confident, articulate skepticism.

  • πŸ“± iOS app with case-based learning and streak mechanics
  • 🎯 5 transformation outcomes: confident pause, articulate disagreement, respected thinker, savvy skeptic, role model parent
  • πŸ“ˆ Progressive skill curve: pattern recognition (Week 1) β†’ articulation (30 days) β†’ identity shift (90 days)
  • πŸ’‘ Positioned as personal training, not education β€” "Your BS detector for the modern world"

πŸ“š Lendlee β€” Community-Powered Lending Tracker iOS In Development

A relationship-first app that tracks items lent to friends and neighbors with gentle automated reminders β€” so generosity never costs a friendship. Starting with books, expanding to tools, kitchen items, and more.

  • πŸ’š Inspired by the Buy Nothing movement β€” mutual aid meets thoughtful UX
  • πŸ”„ 4-step flow: Add item β†’ Choose person β†’ Set reminder β†’ Return & close loop
  • 🎨 Warm emotional design: "Lending is generous. Forgetting is human."
  • 🌱 Landing page live

πŸ“‹ Continuity PO Maker β€” Production Finance Workflow Tool Desktop Beta

A privacy-first tool that turns W-9s and invoices into approval-ready purchase orders for film, TV, and commercial production teams. Local document processing β€” no cloud upload required.

  • πŸ”’ Local-first architecture: sensitive financial data never leaves the browser
  • 🎬 Built for production coordinators and line producers who live in spreadsheets
  • βœ… Confidence indicators on extracted fields β€” AI-native trust UX
  • πŸ“„ 3-step flow: Upload documents β†’ Review & confirm β†’ Generate PO as PDF

🧰 Core Skills

Domain Details
AI/ML Vision-Language Models, Real-Time Inference, PyTorch, Model Optimization, Latency Engineering
Product 0β†’1 Strategy, B2B2C & Consumer Positioning, Patent Development, Transformation-Driven Design
Engineering Python, TypeScript, Swift, React, AWS, Docker, CI/CD
Domain Expertise Accessibility, Streaming/Media, Production Finance, Immersive Entertainment, EdTech

🌱 Background

  • 🏒 Product Lead at PulseCollabAgency β€” building Visual Narrator
  • 🏠 Ex-Zillow β€” Product management in real estate tech
  • πŸŽ“ Executive MBA candidate
  • ✍️ Published Poet β€” ekphrastic poetry in The Monarch Review, responding to visual art from Seattle gallery walks
  • 🌍 Former Refugee β€” immigrated in 1991, naturalized U.S. citizen since 2005

πŸ’¬ Ask Me About

  • Building production VLMs with sub-millisecond latency
  • Product strategy for accessibility technology
  • Designing transformation-driven consumer apps (behavior change, not just features)
  • Privacy-first architecture for sensitive data workflows
  • Writing poetry that responds to visual art

🌐 Connect

LinkedIn X Bluesky Portfolio


"The best products don't just solve problems β€” they make the invisible visible."

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  1. frame-rate-matching-principle frame-rate-matching-principle Public

    Research: The Frame Rate Matching Principle - Video Signal Extraction Reliability Across Frame Rates. Pre-registration: https://osf.io/8jz3b

    Python

  2. visual-narrator-demo visual-narrator-demo Public

    Python

  3. scilogic-poc scilogic-poc Public

    Proof of concept app by Stefan built with Pulse Collab

    JavaScript 1

  4. ekphrasis-v3-carousel ekphrasis-v3-carousel Public

    Interactive poetry carousel β€” Ekphrasis: To Follow the Logic of Your Death

    TypeScript

  5. zened-driver zened-driver Public

    TypeScript