Comment by michaeld123
4 days ago
Location: Takoma Park, MD, USA
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: LLM systems, semantic search, information visualization, product strategy, human-AI interaction
Experience: 25+ years building digital experiences that connect people
Email: m5@inotherwords-studio.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldouma/
Get in touch if you need a product leader who turns complex AI/data systems into experiences people actually love using. Co-founder of In Other Words studio creating award-winning semantic games (IndiePrize, TIGA, Serious Play). Recently built LLM-powered system navigating 1.5M+ words with 110M+ semantic relationships.
Previously scaled SpicyNodes visualization platform to 40 million users and 350K+ creators. Launched time.gov at NIST (first single-purpose .gov site). Transformed academic medical AI into patient-friendly tools serving 1.5M users. Secured $295K NSF SBIR funding for semantic innovation.
Deep expertise making sophisticated systems accessible - whether that's atomic clocks, medical AI, or language models. Led cross-functional teams up to 40 people. Judge for CODiE, Serious Play, and Reimagine Education awards.
Seeking VP Product / Chief Product Officer role at AI-first companies that need someone who understands both the technical depth and human psychology of information systems.
Portfolio: https://www.michaeldouma.com/projects.html Just launched: https://www.inotherwords.app
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