Anthony Uyende
Founder of Coalesc — AI document infrastructure for accounting.
About
Building Coalesc, the document infrastructure layer that powers accounting workflows — from bookkeeping to tax to audit. Every accounting workflow starts with the same problem: chaotic documents. We own that layer. Previously data engineer at 1Password, data scientist at Shopify and Wealthsimple.
Work Experience
CoalescFull-time
November 2024 - Present
Founder & CEO
At Coalesc, we're building the AI intake infrastructure for accounting firms. Every month, firms receive documents from everywhere — email attachments, scans, photos, shared drives, walk-ins. Before any accounting starts, someone has to open every file, split PDFs, rename documents, classify by type, match them to the right client, and chase what's missing. We automate that entire upstream workflow. Coalesc ingests documents from any channel, structures them, detects duplicates and gaps, and prepares a clean, audit-ready workspace before they ever touch DT Max, QuickBooks, or audit software. We're starting with tax and bookkeeping workflows, and expanding toward becoming the document operating layer for modern accounting firms. I lead product, engineering, sales, and user discovery — working directly with firms to turn chaotic document flows into structured, reliable systems.
1PasswordRemote
March 2025 - January 2026
Data Engineer
Contributing to the Data Engineering team by optimizing data ingestion pipelines using Meltano, enhancing internal analytics workflows, and supporting compliance-related data tasks. Actively involved in maintaining ETL processes, improving data visibility in Looker, and collaborating cross-functionally to streamline reporting for business stakeholders. Skills: Python, Meltano, dbt, SQL, Looker, GitLab, AWS CLI, Salesforce data modeling.
Boundary AIHybrid
August 2024 - November 2024
Founding Team Member
Contributing to the development of AI-driven feedback analysis solutions for businesses, and actively working towards helping the team reach product-market fit. Spearheading the implementation of the 'Survey Series' feature, enabling users to track the evolution of survey responses over time. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product functionality and user experience. Skills: Python, NLP, Machine Learning, Product Development, Product-Market Fit, Cross-Functional Collaboration
UnityHybrid
June 2023 - August 2023
Data Engineer Intern
Focused on Data Governance by implementing data management best practices to ensure data quality and integrity. Led a Net Expansion Rate (NER) project using data analysis to predict revenue trends. Conducted data analytics to uncover operational insights, enhancing processes with visualization tools. Skills: Data Governance, Python, SQL, Data Analysis
WealthsimpleRemote
January 2023 - April 2023
Data Science Intern
Developed and modernized data pipelines to improve data quality and processing efficiency. Collaborated with various teams to define data needs, providing actionable insights. Optimized data workflow performance by integrating DBT with Airflow. Skills: Python, DBT, Airflow, Data Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration
ShopifyRemote
January 2022 - August 2022
Data Science Intern
Conducted cohort analysis using Shopify's data to assist product managers with insights. Analyzed extensive data sets to enable detailed merchant performance reports. Contributed to product improvement by enhancing data narratives and model development for the Shopify Notebook launch. Skills: SQL, Pandas, Mode Analytics, Data Mining, Data Storytelling
Trans-Canada Capital (Air Canada)Hybrid
June 2021 - September 2021
Data Engineer Intern
Engaged in Time-Series Analysis by analyzing financial data with advanced data mining techniques to inform investment strategies. Maintained and enhanced a Flask-based web application for reliable market data delivery. Implemented process automation by developing and deploying Python scripts, increasing operational efficiency and accuracy. Skills: Python, SQL, Flask, Time-Series Analysis, Data Mining, Azure Cloud Services, Process Automation
Education
University of Montreal
Present - 2024
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, Data Science
Skills
Python
SQL
Data Analysis
Machine Learning
JavaScript
React/Next.js
Node.js
Java
Data Visualization (e.g., D3.js)
NLP
Product Development
Product-Market Fit
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Projects
Developed a complete credit scoring system using Home Credit dataset (307K entries). Implemented advanced feature engineering for risk assessment, created DBT pipelines for data transformation, and designed Looker dashboards for real-time monitoring. Skills: Python, DBT, Looker, Feature Engineering, Risk Analytics, Model Monitoring, XGBoost, SHAP Values, Business Intelligence
Data Science
Python
DBT
Looker
XGBoost
SHAP
PostgreSQL
Risk Analytics
Production Monitoring
Developed an AI-driven chat application integrating React with FastAPI and OpenAI's GPT model. Streamlined authentication using JWT and employed D3.js for data visualization. Skills: React, FastAPI, OpenAI GPT, PostgreSQL, WebSockets, JWT, D3.js, Agile Methodologies, Cross-Functional Collaboration
Side Project
React
FastAPI
OpenAI GPT
PostgreSQL
WebSockets
JWT
D3.js
Agile Methodologies
Curated a dataset of over 34,000 images of American Sign Language hand signs, ensuring diversity and comprehensiveness. Developed a preprocessing pipeline to clean and standardize data, enhancing model training efficacy. Trained and evaluated machine learning models, including convolutional neural networks and random forests, for accurate classification of hand signs. Skills: Machine Learning, Python, Data Preprocessing, Convolutional Neural Networks, Random Forests, Model Evaluation
Machine Learning
Python
Data Preprocessing
Convolutional Neural Networks
Random Forests
Conducted comprehensive cohort analyses to understand merchant adoption and retention rates for the Live View feature. Key findings include a 72.1% adoption rate within the first month post-sale, with a retention plateau of about 20% after four months. Posed critical follow-up questions regarding alternative tools that may offer more value to merchants, suggesting areas for further strategic improvement.
Python
SQL
Pandas
Data Analysis
Cohort Analysis
Visualization