About
Identity over credentials.
The core thing
I need a problem to solve. Not in a dramatic way — it's just how my brain is wired. If there's friction, I remove it. If there's a system that could be better, I rebuild it. If there's no tool for the job, I make one. This isn't work ethic. It's compulsion.
I'm an INFJ-A with CliftonStrengths in Strategic, Futuristic, Ideation, Intellection, and Command. I think in patterns and systems. I see the shape of things before they exist. And I have the follow-through to build them.
How I think
Software 3.0: Prompt > Code. Headless > UI. The interface is the intelligence, not the chrome around it. I build for the API first, the agent second, the human third.
Passive systems: You're already generating the signal. We just listen. The best systems don't ask you to change your behavior — they observe, learn, and act.
Data sovereignty: Your data is your data. I build systems that keep you in control. Centralized platforms that monetize attention are a dead end.
The path
Army EOD
Bomb disposal. The ultimate "don't fuck this up" environment. Taught me precision under pressure and how to stay calm when everything is on fire.
Site Reliability Engineering — HCA Healthcare
Kept critical healthcare infrastructure running at scale. Incident response, automation, the art of keeping systems alive when they want to die.
Golden Bear — Founder
Built and sold a company. Full stack: product, sales, ops, everything. Learned that building the thing is the easy part — finding the right thing to build is the hard part.
Bolt Farm Treehouse — BoltOS
AI agent systems. Memory, orchestration, tooling, deployment. Building the infrastructure layer for autonomous AI. This is the most interesting problem I've ever worked on.
Personal
Married to Anna since October 2024. Our son Lincoln was born November 2024. Fraternal twin. Born June 21, 1991. Lebanon/Nashville, TN.
Orthodox Christian + Zen/Dao. The contemplative and the practical aren't in conflict — they're the same thing viewed from different angles.
I read constantly. Research papers, philosophy, systems thinking, whatever's sharp. I think best out loud and build best alone.
What I'm looking for
Director-level AI leadership. The right team, the right mission, the right amount of chaos. I want to build something that matters with people who are serious about it.
Or — founding something new. If the right cofounder appeared tomorrow, I'd have a conversation.
Reach me. I respond.