Résumé
Wilson Hailey
Software Engineer · Educator
Austin, TX · [email protected] · github.com/wliered · linkedin.com/in/wilsonhailey
Experience
AI Systems Engineer — IX Biomedical
2026Built an agentic document-intelligence pipeline: a coordinator plus specialist agents that classify, extract, and validate clinical and research documents, with a human-in-the-loop gateway for low-confidence cases. Delivered as a self-hosted service keeping sensitive material in-house.
AI Product Engineer — Orion
2026Delivered an AI product end to end — from prototype to a self-hosted production system. Owned integration with real data sources and APIs, orchestration, error handling, and deployment, turning a working demo into something a client runs daily.
Mandarin Teacher — Manhattan Mandarin
2026 – NowTeach afterschool Mandarin Chinese classes at the Alpha School campus, Austin.
International Office Liaison — St. Stephen's Episcopal School
2023 – NowRun the international-student onboarding program: host family matching, cultural integration, and ongoing mentorship. Built the pairing app that cut matching turnaround by more than half across 112 families. Lead the Chinese Calligraphy club.
UE5 Developer (Independent Consulting)
2024 – NowCustom product configurators in Unreal Engine 5 for a high-end speedboat company and a game studio — interactive UI, C++ and Blueprints, shipped to real clients.
Founder & CEO — Rager Pie
2013 – 2017 · BeijingFounded and operated an award-winning cafe in Beijing — all operations conducted in Mandarin Chinese: branding, recipes, events, press, team leadership, bookkeeping, and the website.
Independent Interpreter & Negotiator
2010 – 2022Bridged US and Chinese companies across industries — including as an official interpreter at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and as manufacturing representative for F-STOP Photography (2011–2013) and client liaison for Real International RE (2018–2019).
Curriculum Developer — Xueersi (TAL Education)
2009 – 2010 · BeijingDesigned the first-ever foreign-teacher English afterschool program for one of China's largest education companies — curriculum, materials, assessments, and teacher collaboration, end to end.
English Tutor (Independent)
2007 – 2013One-on-one and small-group English instruction for Chinese learners of all ages; personalized lesson plans and materials.
Selected projects
- NFC chore system — ESP32 scanner + Home Assistant + FastAPI; points, bonus quests, family goals. Used daily by my kids. Case study →
- Study platform — SM-2 spaced repetition, adaptive quizzes, streaks; self-hosted behind Cloudflare Access.
- Host family pairing app — 100-point recommender + drag-and-drop board; 112 families, turnaround cut by half. More →
- Chinese class slides — 35 lesson decks for grades 2–5 with pinyin tone marks and review activities.
- Speedboat configurator — interactive 3D product configurator (UE5), self-hosted and embeddable.
- Character cosmetics configurator — Web3-integrated character customization for a game studio (UE5).
- Homelab platform — Proxmox + GPU node; a fleet of self-hosted services exposed only via Cloudflare Tunnels.
- Multi-model chat — self-hosted chat routing across local and cloud LLMs, logging quality/latency/cost per route.
Skills
Engineering
AI
Game dev
Teaching & curriculum
Languages & interpersonal
Education
- B.A., Chinese Literature — Beijing Language and Culture University, 2008 – 2012
- School Year Abroad — China immersion program, 2005 – 2006