Hi, I'm
Yekta Samani
Climate Tech · Data · Sustainability
I build tools at the intersection of technology, data, and environmental impact.
My path started in seventh grade. My CS teacher, who also happened to be the school's Environmental Club advisor, would open every class with a fun fact about our pale blue dot. The only project I still remember from back then is animating 'The Giving Tree' in Scratch. Something about combining code, design, and nature just stuck.
Why live in a rigid box when you can live in a Venn diagram? I chose the intersection of environment and computer science, drawn to the enigma of code and the wonders of our world. A world with a meticulously balanced atmosphere, fragile and fascinating in equal measure.
Today I build tools that sit at that same intersection, using data and software to make sense of the systems that sustain us, aiming to create solutions that matter.
September 2025 — Present
Product Analyst
Boundless Impact Research & Analytics
At Boundless, I work at the intersection of the development, research, and marketing teams, contributing both to product strategy and development. I work across the full product lifecycle, from gathering customer feedback and translating user research into feature specifications, to prototyping and testing new features, and collaborating with leadership on prioritization and technical presentations. I write and maintain Python tools and data pipelines for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis, and contribute to the full-stack interactive platform.
September 2024 — September 2025
Research Associate
Boundless Impact Research & Analytics
At Boundless, I designed and built a relational PostgreSQL database to migrate 8,000+ Environmental Key Performance Indicators (EKPIs) from Google Sheets, structured for data analysis, QA/QC, and product integration. I also developed a Retool application for internal use, enabling the research team to query and explore environmental and cost data. Beyond technical work, I supported intern onboarding and training, maintained data consistency across industries and technologies, and collaborated across the research and product teams to translate environmental analysis into backend logic.
January 2022 — May 2024
Developer - Team Lead
Cornell University Sustainable Design CUSD - Alternative Recycling Cornell (ARC)
Joined as a developer and became Team Lead in May 2022, leading the full-stack mobile app development team building in React Native with cloud infrastructure and mentoring junior developers on best practices and collaborative workflows.
June 2023 — September 2023
Visiting Research Intern
Columbia University
Developed neural networks for computational imaging systems, focusing on reconstructing images from indirect measurements.
June 2022 — August 2022
Software Engineering Intern
Ai Trillium Inc
Developed POSIX bash scripts to automate GitHub operations across nested repositories and wrote technical documentation in Markdown.
