I'm a senior software consultant focused on applied AI, secure agentic systems, AI security, and developer tooling.
I'm especially interested in how engineering teams can use increasingly capable coding agents while preserving engineering culture, strong engineering standards, and responsible software lifecycle practices.
Current focus:
- Secure agentic systems: human-in-the-loop workflows, sandboxing, observability, and security review
- AI security research: defensive testing and evaluation through Anthropic's Cyber Verification Program (CVP)
- Developer tooling: coding-agent workflows, CI/CD, testing strategy, and engineering team enablement
- Software consulting: Ruby/Rails design and delivery, legacy codebase updates, team process consulting
- Real-world systems: CAD/CAM, CNC machining, prototyping, fixtures, FPV drones, and low-volume manufacturing
My background combines 15+ years of production software engineering with founder experience at Gough Custom, where I've designed, manufactured, marketed, and shipped roughly 2,000 CNC-machined knives.





