AI into operations
I connect model capabilities with real workflows, business constraints, and measurable implementation paths.
About / Frank Lee
My career has moved from search-engine infrastructure to online education, independent ventures, and enterprise AI. The common thread is turning emerging technology into systems, products, and organizations that work.
What I bring
I combine an engineer’s systems thinking, a founder’s bias toward action, and an operator’s respect for execution. That range lets me move between technology, product, business, and teams without losing sight of how the pieces fit together.
I connect model capabilities with real workflows, business constraints, and measurable implementation paths.
I’m comfortable moving from an uncertain thesis to product definition, prototype, team, and execution.
My foundation in large-scale search systems helps me reason from architecture—not just from product narratives.
I’ve led through startup ambiguity, rapid growth, platform shifts, and the demands of a public-company journey.
Experience
Six chapters. One continuous practice of turning technology into progress.
AI Practitioner & Advisor
Helping enterprises turn large language models into useful AI Agents—from identifying high-value workflows and redesigning processes to implementation, integration, and production deployment.
Co-Founder · Independent Venture
Co-founded an independent venture exploring AI applications in Generative Engine Optimization, translating an emerging shift in how information is discovered into a focused product direction.
Co-Founder · Independent Venture
Built a Web3 advertising platform from the ground up, bringing together product strategy, technical architecture, ecosystem understanding, and the uncertainty of an emerging market.
Founder · Independent Venture
Created and operated a venture incubator for turning ambitious ideas into real products—supporting the journey from early thesis and prototype to team formation and execution.
Technical Director · Online Education
Joined the entrepreneurial journey and helped grow the company from an early-stage online education startup to a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, leading technology through rapid scale and organizational change.
Core R&D · Search Engine
Designed core architecture for large-scale web crawling and web index construction—the foundational systems that continuously discovered, processed, and organized the web for Baidu Search.