Taking on select AI build engagements
I turn messy AI ambition into production systems.
I help regulated and operationally complex teams identify, build, and ship AI workflows that survive real users, real data, and real compliance constraints.
Production AIRegulated industries13+ years in tech1,000+ users scaled50+ workflows automated
How I work
From idea to production
The principles behind every system I ship.
Ship to production
Demos do not count. I build systems that run in production with real users, real data, and real uptime requirements, especially where the stakes are high.
AI where it earns its place
AI is a tool, not a banner. I use it where it moves the metric and leave it out where it does not, then prove the difference with numbers.
Built for regulated reality
Pharma, healthcare, and enterprise data governance set the bar. I build for audit trails, data residency, and the compliance constraints most demos ignore.
Commercial from day one
I think in pipelines and revenue, not just architecture. The 0-to-1 work has to pay off, so I build toward adoption and growth from the start.
Writing
Latest writing
Notes on shipping AI systems, building products, and working at the edge of what is possible.
The Harness or the Model?
I gave a cheap AI model a better harness and it stopped writing broken code. Then it told me the work was finished when it wasn't. Building the same feature four ways taught me which failures the tooling owns, which belong to the model, and which one you can never buy your way out of.
What an Agent-Hour Actually Costs
The claim going around says Fable 5 bills $43/hour, more than the average developer. I metered ten weeks of my own AI usage to check: $37,000 of work that would have cost $210,000 done badly, and $109,000 on the wrong model. The bill doesn't measure the model. It measures the operator.
Automating Work with AI: From Chat to Pipeline
The leap from using AI in a chat window to wiring it into a workflow that runs without you. Triggers, AI steps, actions, and where to keep a human in the loop.
Contact
Tell me what you are building.
A consulting engagement, a project that is stuck, or something else entirely. Write what is on your mind and you will get a reply from a human.