Samuel Spiegel,

Babson Sophomore | Tech Entrepreneurship | Engineering Certificate @ Olin College | Product, ML, Full-Stack Dev | Building OpenTab

Samuel Spiegel

Experience

7 roles across startups, engineering, and freelance development.

Co-Founder

OpenTab

Feb 2026 - Present

Manhattan, NY

  • Building Open Tab.

If I told you it'd be no fun.

Research Assistant

Prof. Sebastian Fixson · Babson College

Jan 2026 - Present

Wellesley Hills, MA

  • Conducting literature review across academic and industry sources to map how consulting firms adopt, depend on, or resist AI across their internal operations and client advisory practices.
  • Analyzing a broad sample through an established classification framework examining the spectrum of AI integration, from active utilization to full reliance to outright rejection, and the organizational factors driving each posture.

Electrical Engineering Team

Olin AERO

Sep 2025 - May 2026

Needham, MA

  • Designing electrical systems and programming embedded systems for autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS) competing in the international SUAS Competition.
  • Developing hands-on experience in power management, circuit design, and embedded systems.

Operations & Tech Team

The Generator @ Babson College

Sep 2025 - Present

Wellesley Hills, MA

  • Co-leading Ignite, a selective AI incubator launching Fall 2026 that pairs high-potential student ventures with seasoned industry mentors to architect and deploy production-grade AI systems.
  • Working on AI projects within Babson's interdisciplinary AI lab (C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Technology & Entrepreneurship) presented to alumni for funding.

Software Engineer

Babson CODE

Sep 2025 - Present

Wellesley Hills, MA

  • Developing coding projects for charitable causes through Code for a Cause initiative.
  • Contributing technical skills to social impact projects while building proficiency in software development alongside other student developers and entrepreneurs.

Full-Stack Developer

Freelance

Jul 2023 - Present

Manhattan, NY

  • Designing and developing high-performance web experiences for clients. Projects range from $3,000–$4,000 with select monthly retainer clients.

Lead Software Developer

Kynetic Technology LLC

Oct 2025 - Feb 2026

Boston, MA

  • Built an AI-powered tennis performance sensor capturing real-time analytics during play, processing sensor data to generate personalized insights on swing speed, ball impact location, topspin, serve analysis, and match tendencies.

Software Developer

Real Estate Analysis Platform · Personal Project

May 2025 - Feb 2026

Queens, NY · Remote

  • Engineered a multi-agent real estate analysis platform using Python with object-oriented architecture.
  • Built comprehensive data pipelines utilizing asyncio for concurrent processing, SQLite for database management, and scikit-learn for ML algorithms and predictive modeling.

Languages & Frameworks

  • Python
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • React.js / Next.js
  • HTML / CSS / Tailwind

AI & Data

  • Machine Learning (scikit-learn)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Analysis & Pipelines
  • Asyncio / Concurrent Processing

Hardware & Embedded

  • Embedded Systems Programming
  • PCB Design
  • Circuit Design & Power Management
  • Autonomous Systems (UAS)

Product & Business

  • Project Management
  • UI/UX Design
  • Web Development
  • Start-up Ventures & Fundraising

Babson College

BS, Tech Entrepreneurship

Jul 2024 – Jun 2028

Activities: The Generator (Operations & Tech Team), Phi Chi Theta (Founding Membership Chair), AERO (Electrical Engineering Team), ONE Tower, Sigma Phi Epsilon.

  • The Generator — Work on AI projects within Babson's interdisciplinary AI lab (C. Dean Metropoulos Institute), collaborating on initiatives integrating AI with entrepreneurship; partners with Microsoft Research, reaches 650+ students.
  • Phi Chi Theta — Recruited 17-member founding team to establish Babson's first chapter. Leading recruitment strategy for spring 2026 rush, projecting 60+ prospective members.
  • AERO — Designing electrical systems and programming embedded systems for autonomous aerial systems in the international SUAS Competition.
  • ONE Tower — Special interest housing community celebrating cultural diversity and cross-cultural exchange.

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Certificate, Engineering

Jan 2026 – May 2028

Pursuing an engineering certificate through Babson-Olin cross-registration. Worked on autonomous UAS design, embedded systems, and power management through hands-on robotics projects.

Server

Mila's Bistro · Jun 2026 - Present

I like serving, what can I say. Part time: Fri 4–11 · Sat 4–11 · Sun 11–4

Co-Chair of Recruitment

Phi Chi Theta Business Fraternity · Oct 2025 - Present

Part of the 17-member founding team establishing Babson's first Phi Chi Theta chapter. Leading recruitment strategy and planning for spring 2026 rush.

Social Media Manager

@nft.hacks (Instagram) · Freelance · Jul 2021 - Aug 2024

Scaled account to 85,000+ followers through viral content strategies. Monetized through affiliate marketing and sponsored content, resulting in a $4,000 brand sale in 2024.

Business Owner & Graphic Designer

Amazon FBA Seller · Jun 2020 - Aug 2023

Generated $170,000+ in revenue through product research, pricing strategies, and SEO optimization using the Amazon A9 algorithm.

Member

Sigma Phi Epsilon · Jan 2025 - Present

Active member of the Babson chapter.