Luke Pisano
Technical Product Manager, Software Engineer & Founder
I am an MS Computational Applied Mathematics and BS Computer Science dual-degree student at the Colorado School of Mines. Combining deep technical expertise in distributed systems and Databricks with a proven track record of owning product lifecycles end-to-end, I specialize in translating complex customer problems into scalable data and AI infrastructure. As a founder and engineer, I am experienced in driving cross-functional alignment, negotiating strategic partnerships, and shipping high-impact software for both enterprise and consumer markets.
Skills & Technologies
- Domains:
- Product Management
- Distributed Systems
- AI/ML Infrastructure
- Edge Computing
- Languages:
- Python
- SQL
- C++
- Java
- Rust
- JavaScript
- R
- Bash
- Infrastructure:
- Databricks
- Apache Spark
- Serverless Architectures
- CI/CD
Professional Experience
May. 2026 - Present
Software & Data Engineering Intern at Chevron
Partnered with applied ML and quantitative modeling teams to identify critical upstream data bottlenecks, defining requirements for a scalable, Databricks-native auditing solution. Drove the end-to-end development of Python and Apache Spark pipelines that process multi-terabyte datasets, accelerating time-to-insight for downstream enterprise customers.
May. 2025 - Aug. 2025
Software & Data Engineering Intern at Chevron
Analyzed enterprise compute usage and successfully pitched a migration strategy to a distributed Databricks abstraction layer, significantly reducing cloud infrastructure costs. Designed and shipped an analytics-driven web application to display real-time transactional data, directly solving workflow visibility challenges.
Mar. 2024 - Present
Founder & Product Lead at Exact Fuel
Identified a market gap in athlete hydration tracking, prototyping and launching a cross-platform mobile application powered by serverless architectures. Translated complex physiological requirements into engineering tasks by developing custom AI/ML predictive models (GLMs) to forecast real-world hydration metrics.
Aug. 2018 - Present
Founder & Product Lead at IMASSE
Owned the product vision and end-to-end execution of a custom web search engine utilizing high-efficiency edge computing to serve a global user base. Negotiated strategic API partnerships with Microsoft and Yahoo ad delivery networks, defining monetization strategies and successfully integrating them into the core architecture.
May. 2022 - Aug. 2023
Senior Full Stack Engineer at WizWare Tech Inc.
Improved product reliability at scale by building a fault-tolerant U.S. election reporting platform, optimizing database schemas to safely process massive concurrent traffic surges. Led a cross-functional team of engineering interns, defining project scopes and mentoring them through the delivery of new features.
Education
Expected Dec. 2027
Master of Science, Computational Applied Math
Colorado School of Mines (4.0 GPA)
Expected Dec. 2026
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Colorado School of Mines
Publications
SportRxiv (Preprint)
Scalable Framework for Individualized Volume Prediction
Developed a computationally optimized Generalized Linear Model (GLM) framework utilizing advanced statistical algorithms designed to provide real-time predictive insights into the hydration of athletes.
Featured In
Mar. 7 2023 - ABC's Denver 7
Lakewood teen creates IMASSE, a search engine for students
Not many 7th graders try to take on Google, but Pisano realized the traditional search engines couldn’t help him do his research in school.
Nov. 27 2020 - CBS News
Future Leaders Winner Has Already Built Search Engine, Started A Company
Luke Pisano is a sophomore at Green Mountain High School, and already he's making huge strides in computer sciences.