About

Building the next generation of enterprise AI

I design large‑scale intelligent systems and lead cross‑functional teams from zero to production. Drawing on a decade of C‑suite advisory work at McKinsey and deep engineering chops, I now focus on agent orchestration, LLMOps, and revenue‑system automation that let enterprises move at startup velocity. I also founded ICBuild.ai, Iowa City's hands‑on AI builders community — monthly workshops where people build real things with AI agents and open‑source tools.

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Strategic Vision

Translate frontier AI capabilities into pragmatic roadmaps that unlock measurable P&L upside.

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Technical Depth

Hands‑on with agent frameworks, distributed LLM serving, and Kubernetes‑native infra that scales to millions of calls per day.

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Operator's Mindset

Ship fast, iterate with users, and build teams that own outcomes—not just code.

Technical Skills

Core competencies

AI/ML Engineering Agent Orchestration LLMOps Distributed Systems Cloud Architecture Kubernetes DevOps System Design Product Strategy M&A Integration
Experience

Career highlights

CTO & Co‑Founder R Squared AI
Sept 2025 – Present

Leading technical vision for an AI consulting and product company deploying autonomous AI agents across enterprise workflows — using a forward‑deployed engineer model to build production systems for insurance brokerage and mid‑market private equity clients.

Founder ICBuild.ai
Mar 2026 – Present

Founded Iowa City's hands‑on AI builders community — free monthly workshops at MERGE where students, developers, and founders build working projects with AI agents, Claude, and open‑source tools.

Jan 2025 – Present

Hardware lab and maker studio building at the intersection of 3D printing, edge computing, and robotics. Operating a multi‑printer Prusa farm with engineering‑grade materials, a Turing Pi compute cluster, and full homelab infrastructure — exploring how small‑scale physical systems serve as testbeds for AI integration and automation.

Expert (Engagement‑Manager equivalent) McKinsey & Company
Nov 2015 – Jul 2024

Advised executive teams and PE investors on commercial GTM tech; built a CRM performance diagnostic deployed at 10+ enterprises to unlock multi‑million‑dollar revenue lifts.

Senior Consultant Appirio
Apr 2013 – Oct 2015

Led Salesforce architecture and GTM redesigns for Fortune 100 and high‑growth clients—rebuilding loyalty platforms and sales‑enablement systems across service, support, and capital‑equipment pipelines.

Let's build something extraordinary

Always interested in ambitious projects and exceptional teams

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