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Nina Rhone

Applied AI architect.I take AI systems from prototype to production.

I like work where technology and creativity meet to solve a real problem. At GUESS, I helped start the AI program and build AI tools with teams from HR and Payroll to e-commerce. Before that: machine learning as a data analyst, full-stack engineering, and client websites. MIT, Computation and Cognition (joint computer science and neuroscience).

  • Founding member of the GUESS Global AI Office
  • Helped roll out AI tools now used by 1,000+ employees
  • Five client sites shipped as NJR Solutions

Selected work

GUESS, current role

AI for search and recommendations at GUESS

I build the AI systems behind product search and recommendations at GUESS. That includes an LLM pipeline that writes structured style attributes for thousands of products, and retrieval that combines keyword, vector and image search.

Built with AWS (Bedrock, Lambda, OpenSearch Serverless), Python

In beta

myplantry

A pantry app that knows what is about to expire. Add food by receipt photo, fridge photo, handwritten list or manual entry, and it suggests recipes that use the soonest-expiring items first. Shelf life comes from a USDA FoodKeeper lookup, with a model estimate cached for anything the table misses. You can also ask an AI cooking assistant questions and keep a grocery list.

Built with Next.js, Supabase Postgres (pg_trgm), Gemini

Read the case studyTry it

The myplantry recipes screen, with a prompt box for nudging the recipe and a list of ingredients that expire soon

More experiments in the Lab

Client work

I take on a small number of client projects through NJR Solutions. Five sites shipped so far.

  • Arc Capital Partners

    Investment firm

    Audited the site, resolved plugin conflicts, cleaned up legacy code and updated the templates

  • BC Group

    Global clothing brand

    Built it on the Uncode theme with custom CSS and a contact form run by Google Apps Script

  • Eastside Therapy Collective

    Therapy practice

    Built the site plus an interactive “muses” page for the therapists’ writing

  • Hilary MacGregor

    Therapist in Los Angeles

    Designed the brand identity, then built the site

  • Jonathan Fernandez

    Writer, producer and director

    Built the site around his reel

Have a project or website you need help with? Email me, or see how a project works.

About

Portrait of Nina Rhone

I studied Computation and Cognition, a joint computer science and neuroscience major, at MIT, then worked part-time as a full-stack engineer for a creative agency before joining GUESS as a data analyst in 2024. In 2025 GUESS leadership wanted to use AI to make everyday work less tedious, and asked for my findings. I wrote the report that recommended forming an AI team. That team became the Global AI Office, and I have been building its AI systems since. My side projects come from problems in my own life, like using up groceries before they expire. Outside work I bake, run Spartan races, draw and paint, and watch a lot of horror movies.

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Contact

Working on applied AI, or have a project in mind? Email me.