Overview
John Armin is a Co-Founder at Quantifly [1] who builds AI systems that solve real infrastructure problems [2]. Armin holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Wayne State University and a Master of Science in Computer Science with a focus on IoT, also from Wayne State University [11][12]. Armin has served as Founder and CEO of Utilyst since September 2025 [3] and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since August 2023 [4]. Previously, Armin worked as Director of Data Science at Hazen and Sawyer from March 2023 to August 2025 [6] and as Principal Data Scientist there from August 2020 to March 2023 [7]. Armin also held postdoctoral research positions in machine learning at Indiana University Bloomington and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [8][9].
Profile introduction
I build AI systems that solve real infrastructure problems. As Founder & CEO of Utilyst, I'm developing secure, on-premises AI solutions for utilities —a $multi-billion market serving 10,000+ utilities across the US. Previously, I co-founded Quantifly, which won $600K as the top prize in the GENIUS NY accelerator (2nd place out of 300+ companies). I combine rare expertise: a PhD in Environmental Engineering, MS in Computer Science, and 16+ years applying AI/ML to critical infrastructure. I'm a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina and former Chair of AWWA's Information Management…
Career history
- Founder and CEOSep 2025 to presentUtilyst
- Adjunct Assistant ProfessorAug 2023 to presentUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Co-FounderSep 2025 to presentQuantifly
- Director of Data ScienceMar 2023 to Aug 2025Hazen and Sawyer
- Principal Data ScientistAug 2020 to Mar 2023Hazen and Sawyer
- Machine Learning Postdoctoral ResearcherFeb 2020 to Aug 2020Indiana University Bloomington
- Machine Learning Postdoctoral Researcher and Visiting ScholarJan 2019 to Aug 2020University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Co-founder Computer Vision & Spatial Data Analytics Project ManagerJun 2018 to Aug 2020Quantifly
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Civil and Environmental Engineering2014 - 2018Wayne State University
- Bachelor's degree, Engineering at SBU2003 - 2008Education
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