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Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Dane Sandy
I utilize technology to solve real problems.
Founder of Sandy Intelligence. Regional TechLab Administrator for the Caribbean at the IDB. Engineer, MBA, author.Founder of Sandy Intelligence. Regional TechLab Administrator for the Caribbean at the Inter-American Development Bank. Mechanical engineer, MBA, national sprinter, author.
Now
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Regional TechLab Administrator, Caribbean · Inter-American Development Bank
I lead emergent-technology programming across VR/AR, AI, and 3D printing for youth, public-sector, and academic partners throughout the region.
Selected work
01
Sandy Geo
GIS · SCADA · Proven
Proven working on real data at a national water utility's plants.
A web-based GIS and operations system integrating live SCADA telemetry with map views, asset registries, and production calculations.
02
SWAN
Asset tagging · IBM Maximo
Collapsed tender-evaluation data preparation into a single action.
An equipment and location tagging system built to the Genivar SSP2 convention and integrated with IBM Maximo. Version two introduced a per-facility digital twin.
03
Noise Watch
AI · Full-stack
Concept award winner, D'HUB innovation challenge, Ministry of Digital Transformation.
An AI-powered full-stack system for identifying, reporting, and acting on noise pollution.
04
IDB Knowledge Week
Programme · 5 sectors
Produced ten knowledge products across five sectors.
AI-generated video, an interactive cancer-awareness quiz, a chatbot for housing and energy initiatives, curated VR experiences, and a web platform for the water sector.
05
Pan x Tech
Youth programme
Hosted at the Office of the President of Trinidad and Tobago.
A youth immersive-technology camp combining VR performance, AI-generated music, and 3D printing.
The operations control centre at a national water utility, running live SCADA. I worked alongside the utility’s senior engineers on its development and played a significant role in getting it launched.
Things I’ve shipped
Independent products, built and released on my own.
KeyCatch
keycatch.appHears the band and tells you the key in seconds.
A progressive web app for live musicians. It listens to a singer or a full band, detects chords and key on-device, identifies songs from sung lyrics, and suggests gospel progressions for improvised songs. All real-time analysis runs client-side.
- PWA
- On-device audio
- Live
Focus Wall
menu-bar appThe focus app that charges you when you cheat.
Blocks distracting sites across every browser at the OS level and activates automatically from your calendar. Its commitment feature charges a self-set penalty when you lift a block early.
- macOS
- Calendar-driven
- Commitment device
Speaking & leadership
First in the country. Second in the Caribbean. Out of 206 clubs.
President, Inspired Speakers Toastmasters Club 2025–2026. Every term goal met, and the Smedley Distinguished Award, Toastmasters International's highest club recognition.As President of the Inspired Speakers Toastmasters Club for 2025–2026, I set the term's goals and we met every one of them, earning the Smedley Distinguished Award, Toastmasters International's highest club recognition.
- 1st
- Trinidad & Tobago
- 2nd
- Caribbean
- Smedley
- Distinguished Award
Available for keynotes and panels on applied AI, emergent technology in the Caribbean, and motivation as an engineering problem. danesandy@sandyintelligence.com
Background
MBA, International Finance
Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business
BSc, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of the West Indies
CS50 Computer Science
Harvard University
Deep Learning Specialization
DeepLearning.AI
Digital Transformation
University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
Systems Design
AlgoExpert
Winner of the UWI Open Scholarship examination for the Faculty of Engineering, one of two awarded. Distinction in Canada’s EUCLID mathematics competition. Represented Trinidad and Tobago at the CARIFTA Games in the 100m and 200m.
Get in touch
Investors, organisers, and editors: email is fastest. I answer within two business days.
danesandy@sandyintelligence.com