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michaeld123on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2025)

  Location: Takoma Park, MD
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: information visualization, team leadership, LLM fine-tuning, RAG systems, semantic games
  Email: m5@inotherwords-studio.com

Portfolio: https://www.michaeldouma.com/projects.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldouma/

Versatile technical leader combining expertise in LLM implementation, semantic systems, and visualization with entrepreneurial experience. Founded In Other Words studio creating award-winning semantic games (IndiePrize, TIGA, Serious Play). Previously led SpicyNodes visualization platform reaching 350K+ users. Secured $295K NSF funding for technical innovation. Managed cross-functional teams up to 40 people, effectively bridging technical capabilities with user engagement. Industry judge for CODiE, Serious Games, and Reimagine Education awards. Ideal for startups needing leadership that balances creative vision with technical depth to transform complex information into intuitive, engaging products. Specialized in making sophisticated systems accessible through thoughtful design and meaningful interaction.

Just launched: A unique idea-linking game: https://www.inotherwords.app

michaeld123on Show HN: Semantic Games – Word games based on meaning instead of spelling

Ok. Yes that game is my own work.

But The larger context of semantic games is really disordered, and I'm proud of the "list" page because there's nothing like it on the web. And I think it's interesting to see a suite of semantic games in one place. But... if you think it would be disregarded as just another listicle, maybe I will not waste HN reader's eyeball time.