I'm Mimi Phan — an engineer and founder with two decades building technology that helps people: public-health systems at the CDC, accessible fintech, and now AI you can actually trust.
Open to mission-aligned work“Calm under pressure — she ensured success through empathy.”
— Jessica Kuo, Productfy
Résumés are self-reported. Certifications test memory, not skill. So hiring is a guess — and great people get overlooked. ELITE is the answer: the Carfax for Talent.
Powered by VERA, an AI that runs on your own machine, learns how you actually work, and issues cryptographically signed proof of what you've built. Private by default.
For two decades I've chosen the problems that matter — and I don't hand over a deck and disappear. I embed, I build alongside your team, and I stay until it works.
At the CDC, I built the data backbone of an international tuberculosis drug trial — work that became three peer-reviewed papers.
Fintech that reaches more people, and a talent platform that proves what people can actually do — so the right ones aren't overlooked.
AI that works for people, not on them: private by default, on your own machine, and verifiable.
Technology is only worth it when it leaves people better off.
Built the drug-management and data-transformation systems that kept an FDA-compliant, multi-country tuberculosis clinical trial running — work that became three peer-reviewed publications.
Co-founder and CTO building Just Badge and ELITE — the Carfax for Talent. A privacy-first work-intelligence platform, powered by the AI agent VERA, that proves what people have actually built.
Led engineering on a white-label fintech platform — a full credit-reporting API and core banking suite, shipped fast and customized to the client.
Mimi excelled as a software engineering lead, driving key projects to success. Her contributions notably improved our CPAR — an invaluable team asset.
Mimi's leadership on our fintech app was pivotal — calm under pressure, she ensured success through empathy and quick mastery of new challenges.
Her guidance as my manager shaped my early career, fostering growth and confidence. Her dedication to my development was a pivotal influence.
Unmatched enthusiasm and professionalism. Her dedication and ability to excel under pressure made her an indispensable asset to our team.
Whether you need a technical partner who actually builds, or you're working on something that makes lives better — I'd love to hear about it.