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Forward Deployed Engineering · Applied Research · Protocol Integrations
AI Solutions Architect for confidential systems
SF Bay Area · Building the trust layer for private intelligent systems
I build production private AI runtimes, TEE-backed deployment paths, and protocol integrations — then use research artifacts to validate and formalize the architecture. Recent work: Phala dstack for 24+ partner teams, Rust SGX tooling for Osmosis on Azure, and zero-trust verifier prototypes in Python/C++.
A structured timeline of where I've worked. Each entry links out to the public site or docs so you can see the actual work.
Chief Technology Officer
Leading architecture of a living context graph for enterprise — a private memory graph of people, companies, and VCs for market matchmaking. Custom virtual data rooms and private context graphs for AI agents that need first-party validated data; the first sharable context map for humans and agents.
Head of AI — Decentralized Confidential Compute
Designing and deploying private AI systems for agent orchestration and local-first inference across TEE and cloud. Building internal tooling that generates architectures, APIs, and deployment pipelines for multi-agent systems; leading confidential AI workflows for secure execution, verification, and data isolation.
Head of Developer Relations & Solutions Architect (Protocol Integrations)
Led confidential AI rollout on Intel TDX, enabling secure deployments across 24+ partner teams. Designed integrations with EigenLayer, Rift.trade, Akave, and Redpill.ai for TEE-based execution. Docker deployment workflows grew dstack visibility from 34 to 400+ GitHub stars.
Principal Research Engineer
Designed zero-trust verification systems for confidential compute and deterministic execution. Built Python/C++ verifiers and proof pipelines for validating execution inside secure environments; delivered provisional patent architecture supporting a $168K friends-and-family raise.
Head of Developer Relations (Protocol Integrations)
Delivered the Founders Club MVP and onboarded 100+ founders; authored zkMIPS/EVM docs, ran BTC L2 workshops, and supported ZKM-led Bitcoin L2 integration research.
Research Engineer
Built SGX-based infrastructure tooling in Rust for Fortanix deployment on Azure. Developed defe, a CLI for TEE lifecycle management, enclave TLS, key lifecycle, and threshold signing.
CTO & Principal Engineer
Built the Invo MVP on AWS; completed patent architecture, led poems, and won Aleo Best Tech 2023 ($50K grant).
Earlier: led integrations and ecosystem development across BNB Chain Labs, Findora / Discreet Labs, Harmony, Tesla, and Zygo — spanning cryptography, blockchain infrastructure, developer systems, manufacturing, and precision optics.
Things I've shipped or architected that you can inspect directly.
Python · Rust · C/C++ · Go · TypeScript · Solidity · PyTorch · FastAPI · Docker · GitHub Actions · Postgres · Redis
local-first inference (Ollama, llama.cpp, vLLM; Llama/Mixtral/Qwen) · agent orchestration · verifier pipelines
Intel SGX/TDX · Phala Cloud/dstack · Fortanix · RA-TLS · remote attestation · zero-trust execution
AWS · Azure SGX VMs · Cloudflare · ZK proofs · threshold signing · blockchain systems · TLA+/PlusCal