Jj Tavernier -

JJ Tavernier is a highly experienced technology professional currently serving as Director and Principal Engineer at Capital Group, focusing on innovative investment management solutions since February 2020. Previously, JJ held the position of Principal Software Development Engineer at Amazon from April 2010 to February 2020, where notable contributions included machine learning at scale, recommender systems, and low-latency systems. JJ's career began in software development roles at Telcordia Technologies and Integic, followed by a significant tenure as Engineering Scientist at CACI International Inc, leading both operational and research software projects in natural language processing. An accomplished inventor, JJ holds 21 patents related to various advanced technologies. JJ earned a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia, respectively.