I am not presenting myself as a lifelong software engineer. I am a lifelong builder: construction founder, Navy veteran, superintendent, project manager, operational excellence leader, Lean coach, and now a self-taught AI systems builder using modern foundation models to turn ambiguous problems into working tools.
25 agents organized into 11 operating groups, driving 70 recurring actions across search, answer engines, reviews, listings, websites, content, competitors, and AI recommendations.
Three artifacts that show how I learn: build the system, publish the method, let real users inspect the result.
Texas veteran-owned LLC providing AI-era visibility services for local small businesses across SEO, AEO, and GEO.
Built to understand the model ecosystem, compare hundreds of models, and make benchmark claims easier to inspect.
Safety-only model ranking concept using blind battles, curated prompts, human votes, and anti-gaming architecture.
Selected signals matched to Fellows criteria: implement quickly, communicate clearly, and work on empirical AI projects.
The through-line is systems: physical construction, operational excellence, then AI-assisted tools.
Signalman / Customs Officer; high-stakes communication and Gulf War / Operation Desert Shield service.
Grew a residential and light commercial construction company with up to 14 team members.
Project Manager, then Operational Excellence Manager: Daily Management Systems, A3, Lean, leadership coaching, and practical reliability.
Self-directed AI systems learning turned into public proof: customer-facing automation, model benchmarking, and safety evaluation concepts.