# About | ReUse Labs

> Meet the founders of ReUse Labs and why we build AI co-scientists for polymer, composites and recycled-plastics R&D teams.

Source: https://www.reuselabs.ai/about

## Our Mission

We radically transform the **speed & leverage** of scientists & engineers working on the **plastic waste crisis**. Our **AI co-scientists** eliminate the **digital toil** of materials research so you **get to market first**.

### Founders

We've shipped AI in production. We know how institutions actually adopt it. We are a group of seasoned technologists, passionate about applying our skills in enterprise-grade production AI systems to support any researcher working on the plastic waste crisis.

[Jessie Jensen on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessiejensen) [Jessie Jensen on GitHub](https://github.com/jessie-jensen)

#### Jessie Jensen

##### Founder & CEO

AI systems builder who just wants to *BUILD*. A decade-plus track record of shipping enterprise AI/ML products that scale from pitch to full-enterprise production at Microsoft, Starbucks, & Amazon. Obsessed with lectures on plastic waste, the systemic issues that brought humanity here, & the innovators that will solve it.

[Heather Diehl on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherdiehl/)

#### Heather Diehl

##### Co-Founder, COO & Chief of Business Development

NASA and IMF background, with advisory work spanning startups, Fortune 50 institutions, and sovereign nations. Deep grounding in technology modernization, policy and governance, and what it actually takes for an organization to adopt bleeding-edge technology.

[Ed Daroza on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daroza)

#### Ed Daroza

##### Strategic Advisor & Co-Founder

Principal Data Scientist at Starbucks and co-creator of DeepBrew, its enterprise AI platform. Twenty years of engineering across Intel, Starbucks and the University of Washington. His production deep-learning, reinforcement-learning and uplift models drive more than $136M a year in incremental revenue. Advises on AI architecture and technical direction.

[Brian Ames on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianshawames/) [Brian Ames on GitHub](https://github.com/VirtualAmes)

#### Brian Ames

##### Strategic Advisor & Co-Founder

Led the Starbucks team that built DeepBrew, the AI platform behind more than a billion recommendations a year, which Satya Nadella featured in a Microsoft Build keynote. Data and AI leadership across Microsoft, GM, State Farm and Starbucks. Advises on enterprise data strategy and bringing AI to market.

### Investors

Backing AI for circular materials R&D?

ReUse Labs is building the AI co-scientist for polymer and composites research. Request our deck and a founder will follow up.

### Careers

Build the AI decision layer for materials R&D

We're hiring early, mission-driven team members who believe in evidence-first culture and want to accelerate the circular economy through better R&D tools.

Interested in joining our team? Tell us why you are a fit for our team:

Waste is merely material we have not yet learned to value.

### Contact us

Want to see R+D Studio on your material? [**Request a demo instead.**](https://www.reuselabs.ai/demo)

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