Petre Laskov - Resume

Email: laskov.petre@gmail.com
Telephone:  +389 75 222 142
Address: Bardovci, Skopje, 1000, North Macedonia
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AI Consultant & LLM expert

For the past three years, I have conducted a self-directed, in-depth exploration into the practical and philosophical dimensions of advanced AI systems. This ongoing project involves thousands of hours of rigorous experimentation and synthesis. As a lifelong generalist philosopher-intellectual and early AI adopter, I have hands-on experience exploring the frontier of human-AI collaboration. My competitive advantage is in tacit procedural expertise in how to get the most out of the latest state-of-the-art AI models. I aim to bridge the recent surplus of raw computational power with the upcoming demand for practical human applications. My goal is to help professionals on all levels of of the hierarchy to become more fluent in collaborating with these alien intelligences. I will collaborate with teams across the business to understand their primary bottlenecks and identify the most high-impact opportunities for automation and process improvement. My promise is that I can help you 10x the productivity of your team, improve your strategic business intelligence analysis, and help you keep up with the latest developments in the AI industry. I am confident that a dedicated focus on AI-driven automation can unlock significant productivity gains and provide you with a strong competitive advantage.

Areas of Expertise

• Advanced LLM Fluency: Moving beyond surface-level prompt engineering to engage models in interactive collaboration. Meta-prompting - leveraging LLMs for automated prompt engineering. Making LLMs from simple generic chatbots to specialized interactive AI assistants. Skilled at understanding and navigating model behavior, limitations, and latent capabilities.

• AI Strategy & Implementation: Advising teams on adopting AI tools and workflows to enhance productivity and gain a competitive edge. Translating business bottlenecks into actionable AI-driven solutions.

• Prompt Engineering & LLM Optimization: Expert in advanced prompt engineering. Check out some of my advanced prompts.

• AI-Powered Workflow Automation: Designing and implementing systems that leverage AI to streamline workflows.

• Stakeholder Management & Training: skilled at communicating complex AI concepts to non-technical audiences and training teams to collaborate effectively with AI tools.

• Generative AI: Utilizing LLMs for high-quality content generation.

• Creative AI Image generation: Utilizing generative tools like Midjourney for rapid concept visualization, ideation, and visual storytelling to complement and enhance text-based exploration. Check out my image generation portfolio.

AI Industry Situational Awareness

I continuously maintain a high-level context on the AI landscape and the latest AI developments through dedicated study of key sources:

• Newsletters & Analysis: Have been following deep dives such as The Zvi's AI newsletter and The Power Law AI newsletter, on a weekly basis for more than 2 years.

• Podcasts: Have been closely following In-depth discussions from Dwarkesh Podcast, 80,000 Hours, The Cognitive Revolution.

• Community Discourse: Active follower of the high-signal discourse on AI Twitter. Check out my real-time thoughtstream @urgentwonder. 

Who am I?

For more personal information about me go to my home page.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance AI consultant  |  Remote
June 2024 - Present

Market Research Manager | GFK Indago | Skopje
September 2021 — June 2024

• Directed the complete lifecycle of quantitative and qualitative research projects, ensuring timely delivery of actionable insights for high-profile clients.

• Served as the primary lead for key accounts including UNICEF, UNDP, and EastGate Mall, managing stakeholder relationships and defining project scope.

• Translated complex data sets into clear, strategic recommendations and presented findings to executive-level clients to inform their decision-making.

Market Research Analyst | Kantar TNS BRIMA | Skopje
July 2018 — July 2021

• Designed and executed diverse research methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, UX testing, public opinion polling) for leading international and national clients.

• Anti-Corruption Study (USAID-funded): Led a landmark study on public sector corruption. Designed and deployed mixed-method surveys, analyzed results, and presented findings that were featured in national news and used to inform policy.

• Social Policy Evaluation (EU-funded): Managed a complex research initiative for the Red Cross to evaluate national health policies. Conducted in-depth interviews with government officials and deployed a national survey to the target population.

• Technology UX Testing: Partnered with telecommunication giants DT and MKT to lead a critical UX study on a new Wi-Fi technology, providing data that directly influenced product launch strategy.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

September 2010 — September 2014 

Full Stack Web Developer, Seavus, Skopje

October 2019 — October 2020
Web development with a specific focus on the .NET framework back-end technologies  

WRITING NON-FICTION

In my free time, I am thinking, researching and writing on topics that I consider have a high impact. 

For example, here is an essay I wrote for the World Bank call for essays, about one of the main issues we face in my country. It got the attention of both the country leaders and the local media.
Here is another quick public statement in a time of COVID-19 crisis. It was a successful attempt to encourage the leaders of our country to act decisively and conservatively before it is too late.
Also here is my attempt to do a collective therapy of my local culture in North Macedonia.
Here is my attempt to revive and democratize our Christian meditative spiritual tradition.