Update bios (#455)

README.md

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archetypes/authors.md

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content/en/authors/beci-lambrecht/_index.md

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 field: Certified PMP & Agile Specialist
 aliases: /bio/beci-lambrecht
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-Beci works to support project management tasks at Rotational Labs through organization, workflow analysis, and communication. With over 15 years of sales and management experience in the agriculture industry, she enjoys incorporating her skill set in a new sector with Rotational's growing team. When not at work, she can probably be found on a horse, somewhere on her family's ranch.
+**Beci Lambrecht**, a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Agile Specialist, enhances Rotational Labs’ AI initiatives by streamlining project workflows and facilitating effective communication. With over 15 years of sales and management experience in the agriculture industry, she adeptly applies her organizational and analytical skills to support the development and deployment of AI-driven solutions. 
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+Beci’s expertise in workflow analysis ensures that AI projects are executed efficiently, leading to successful outcomes for clients. Her unique perspective, detailed in her article “[Everything I Know About Project Management I Learned From Cattle Ranching](/blog/wrangling-cattle-and-engineers/),” highlights the parallels between agricultural management and technical project coordination, underscoring her innovative approach to AI project management.

content/en/authors/benjamin-bengfort/_index.md

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-Dr. Benjamin Bengfort is co-founder and CEO of Rotational Labs. Benjamin is an experienced systems engineer, programmer and data scientist. Driven by a desire to build large systems with many users that have a global impact, he takes pride in solutions where many small interactions combine to create complex dynamics. As the CEO of Rotational Labs, his goal is to apply advanced distributed computing, networking, open source software, education, and machine learning to solutions that allow us to collaborate more effectively around the world to solve big problems.
+**Dr. Benjamin Bengfort** is the co-founder and CEO of Rotational Labs, where he orchestrates the integration of innovative machine learning techniques with advanced distributed computing systems. A seasoned expert in systems engineering, programming, and data science, he has a proven record of developing AI-driven solutions that support globally distributed data architectures and address the complex challenges of multi-region organizations. 
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+Under his leadership, Rotational has focused on not just the implementation but also the responsibility of participating in an AI driven economy; a believer in open source, Dr. Bengfort pays special attention to the ethics and outcomes of AI, ensuring humans are at the center of our solutions. 
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+He is the co-author of [Applied Text Analysis with Python](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/applied-text-analysis/9781491963036/) (2018, O’Reilly) and [Data Analytics with Hadoop](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/data-analytics-with/9781491913734/) (2016, O’Reilly). Dr. Bengfort earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland focusing on planetary scale distributed systems.

content/en/authors/cletus-razakou/_index.md

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content/en/authors/danielle-maxwell/_index.md

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     link : "https://twitter.com/thedanimaxwell"
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-Danielle Maxwell is a Junior Distributed Systems Engineer at Rotational Labs. Danielle’s experience with full-stack development helps form a bridge between the front-end and back-end. Prior to becoming a software developer, Danielle was an ESL teacher and entrepreneur.  When she can, Danielle enjoys discovering new foods while traveling and practicing her somewhat intelligible Spanish.
+**Danielle Maxwell** is a Junior Distributed Systems Engineer at Rotational Labs, specializing in integrating AI into scalable architectures. Her expertise in full-stack development enables her to connect front-end interfaces with back-end AI-driven processes, enhancing system usability. 
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+Danielle has contributed to AI research and development, focusing on enabling front-end developers to integrate AI-driven features into web applications using libraries like Transformer.js for real-time inference and interactivity. 
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+Prior to her role in software development, she was an ESL teacher and entrepreneur, experiences that have honed her adaptability and problem-solving skills. Outside of work, Danielle enjoys discovering new cuisines during her travels.  

content/en/authors/edwin-schmierer/_index.md

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-Edwin Schmierer is co-founder and COO of Rotational Labs. Edwin is an accomplished business executive and leader. He has over 20 years of experience leading high-impact organizations and teams in both the private sector and academia. In his role as COO, he focuses on strategy, marketing, finance, operations, and product development.
+**Edwin Schmierer**, co-founder and COO of Rotational Labs, is an accomplished business executive with over 20 years of experience leading high-impact organizations in both the private sector and academia. In his role, he focuses on strategy, marketing, finance, operations, and product development. 
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+Edwin has been instrumental in facilitating the development of AI products that address complex challenges, resulting in enhanced efficiency and growth for clients. Edwin’s commitment to responsible data stewardship is evident through his efforts in joining the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, reinforcing the company’s dedication to privacy in an era of data-driven innovation.

content/en/authors/patrick-deziel/_index.md

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-Patrick Deziel is a distributed systems engineer and machine learning specialist. Patrick has extensive experience building and maintaining mission-critical systems in the private sector, as well as integrating modern ML solutions into existing applications. At Rotational, he designs and builds intelligent distributed systems to enable global use cases. In his free time, Patrick enjoys rock climbing and consuming science fiction.
+**Patrick Deziel** is a distributed systems engineer and machine learning specialist at Rotational Labs. He has extensive experience building and maintaining mission-critical systems in the private sector, as well as integrating AI solutions into existing applications. 
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+At Rotational, Patrick fine-tunes custom LLMs and optimizes architectures to enhance model efficiency, scalability, and real-world applicability. He is co-author of [Real-time Machine Learning](https://www.manning.com/books/real-time-machine-learning) (Manning, 2025). 
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+In his free time, Patrick enjoys rock climbing and consuming science fiction books and movies.

content/en/authors/prema-roman/_index.md

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-Prema Roman is a distributed systems engineer at Rotational Labs.  She is an experienced software, data, and machine learning engineer with a proven track record of building high quality software applications and data products.  Her passion for continuous learning has taken her a long way from her start as a data analyst, as she takes on new challenges at Rotational Labs building globally distributed systems and machine learning data products.
+**Prema Roman** is a distributed systems engineer and MLOps specialist at Rotational Labs and a professor at Georgetown University, with over a decade of experience in software, data, and machine learning engineering. She has a proven track record of building high-quality software applications and data products. 
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+At Rotational Labs, Prema has led the development of globally distributed systems and machine learning data products, enhancing the company’s capabilities in delivering scalable AI solutions. Her passion for continuous learning has driven her to transition from her start as a data analyst to tackling complex challenges in AI engineering. 
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+Prema has also contributed to the field through insightful publications, and is co-author of [Real-time Machine Learning](https://www.manning.com/books/real-time-machine-learning) (Manning, 2025).

content/en/authors/rebecca-bilbro/_index.md

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     link : "https://twitter.com/rebeccabilbro"
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-A pioneer of the data science revolution in the early 2010’s, Dr. Rebecca Bilbro is an applied AI/ML engineer, teacher, and author who has worked across academia, industry, and the public sector.
+**Dr. Rebecca Bilbro**, co-founder and CTO of Rotational Labs, is a trailblazer in applied AI and machine learning engineering. She co-created Yellowbrick, a Python library that enhances model diagnostics by integrating scikit-learn and matplotlib APIs, facilitating more intuitive model steering. 
 
-Rebecca (aka [@Elder_Data_Scientist](https://www.tiktok.com/@elder_data_scientist)) is co-creator of [Yellowbrick](https://www.scikit-yb.org/en/latest/), a Python library that integrates the scikit-learn and matplotlib APIs to support more convenient model diagnostics and steering.
+At Rotational Labs, Dr. Bilbro leads initiatives that empower companies to harness their domain expertise and data, resulting in the successful deployment of large language models and data-driven products. Her efforts bridge the gap between data science and engineering, driving AI solutions that are grounded in real-world business needs, informed by research, rigorously prototyped, and built with deployment and data governance in mind. 
 
-As co-founder and CTO of Rotational Labs, Rebecca is motivated by a desire to unite the data science and engineering communities. She and her team help other companies leverage in-house domain expertise and data to build and deploy LLMs, data products, and services.
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-Rebecca earned her doctorate from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where her research centered on domain-specific languages within engineering.
+She is the co-author of [Applied Text Analysis with Python](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/applied-text-analysis/9781491963036/) (2018, O’Reilly) and [Apache Hudi: The Definitive Guide](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/apache-hudi-the/9781098173821/) (2025, O’Reilly). Dr. Bilbro earned her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, focusing her research on domain-specific languages within engineering.

content/en/authors/ryan-low/_index.md

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+**Ryan Low** is a seasoned business development manager and solution-driven business analyst with over 15 years of experience in business process improvements and software implementations. At Rotational Labs, he specializes in leveraging AI to deliver real-world solutions across diverse industries, including retail merchandising, call center operations, e-commerce development, manufacturing administration, oilfield operations, and blockchain data center deployments. 
 
-Ryan Low is a professional business development manager and solution-driven business analyst with 15+ years of experience in business process improvements and software implementations. Leveraging experience in retail merchandising, call center operations, e-commerce development, manufacturing administration, oilfield operations, and blockchain data center deployments. In his role as Business Development Manager, he is focused on finding real-world solutions to business problems using the most relevant technology.
+Ryan’s focus is on integrating AI-driven strategies to optimize operations and drive business growth. He has authored insights on building custom AI solutions that yield significant returns on investment, emphasizing a system-based approach to AI implementation.  

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