About Me

I'm an AI Developer Advocate at Red Hat with a background in Computer Science and Mathematics from UMass Boston. I'm passionate about building elegant solutions to complex problems, with experience spanning web development, systems programming, computer vision, and AI/ML technologies.

I enjoy solving complex problems and writing clean, scalable code. My work involves bridging the gap between developers and cutting-edge AI technologies, helping others leverage open source tools to build innovative solutions. Through both academic projects and professional experience, I focus on encouraging creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning in the developer community.

I'm always looking for opportunities to grow as a developer, explore emerging technologies, and take on challenges that push my creativity while making a meaningful impact through technology and developer education.

Sawyer Bowerman

Experience

AI Developer Advocate

Red Hat

Present Boston, MA
  • Build and deploy containerized AI applications and inference pipelines using vLLM, RHOAI, and Kubernetes, creating reusable templates and automation for model deployment.
  • Develop technical demonstrations and proof-of-concept systems showcasing LLM integration, fine-tuning workflows, and GPU-accelerated inference on Red Hat infrastructure.
  • Create educational resources through code repositories, technical blog posts with implementation details, and hands-on workshops teaching AI/ML development on open-source platforms.

STEMPOWER Research Fellow

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (UMass Boston)

2024 – Present Boston, MA
  • Spearheaded migration of legacy MATLAB jamming algorithms to Python for improved computer vision and Machine Learning integration utilizing Nividia's SionnaRT.
  • Collaborated with graduate team to modernize signal processing codebase and enable CV framework compatibility.

Undergraduate Research Fellow

UMass Boston

2024 – 2025 Boston, MA
  • Developed automated computer vision pipeline for real-time detection and tracking of extracellular vesicles in microscopy video data.
  • Project available on GitHub demonstrating advanced CV techniques and real-time processing capabilities.

Software Engineering Intern - Data Systems

Exelon – PECO

June 2025 – August 2025 Malvern, PA
  • Automated extraction and classification of 1,000,000+ equipment maintenance records from Cascade databases using Python, SQL, NLP, improving workflow efficiency and system resiliency in an Agile environment.
  • Developed automated weekly reporting pipelines (Python, SQL) to filter and flag 30,000+ transmission/substation assets missing maintenance triggers, reducing manual effort and increasing reporting accuracy to 96%.

IoT & Embedded Systems Engineer

CRK Properties

May 2023 – August 2023 Baltimore County, MD
  • Engineered a WAN-enabled IoT leak detection system (embedded sensors, microcontrollers, network protocols) that detected 94% of leaks in a test environment, enabling automated monitoring and early alerts to minimize commercial building water damage.

Teaching Fellow & Grading Assistant

UMass Boston - Introduction to Computing

January 2023 – May 2023 Boston, MA
  • Taught classes and facilitated test prep for 200+ students in Introduction to Computing coursework.
  • Provided comprehensive grading and feedback to support student learning and development.

Data Engineer

Vote Jobs Maryland

July 2021 – August 2021 Baltimore, MD
  • Built an automated legislative web scraping system (Python) to process 100,000+ voter records with 99.8% accuracy, reducing manual data entry time by ~80 hours.
  • Ensured 100% data integrity for electoral information through automated multi-check workflows (Python, Pandas, SQL).

Process Automation Engineer

Barcoding Inc.

March 2020 – June 2021 Baltimore, MD
  • Developed automated pipelines (Python, SQL) for RFID product tracking and operational metrics extraction, achieving 100% accuracy and reducing manual reporting by 40%.

Selected Work





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