Self-taught systems engineer. Co-founded Qira LLC to build AI execution, verification, and evidence infrastructure — encrypted vaults, a shared account layer, guided workflows, and a live Phoenix freeway-network twin. Six years in customer-facing roles across fintech, payments, and financial services.
Technical skills
Python · TypeScript · Rust · FastAPI · React · Next.js · Node.js · Cloudflare · Linux · nginx · PostgreSQL · SQLite · Git · Stripe · LLM APIs · CI/CD
Experience
Qira LLC Co-Founder & Systems Lead
Jan 2025 – Present
- Shipped QEV — local-first encrypted vault envelopes (XChaCha20-Poly1305 + Argon2id) across CLI, web, and desktop. Built QAL, an on-chain commitment layer live on Solana devnet.
- Built Oort and Flows — one Qira account for identity, connections, and billing, plus a guided AI execution workspace with SSO and bring-your-own-key inference.
- Operate Phoenix Traffic Intelligence — a live freeway-network twin using AZ-511 and public traffic evidence to explore disruption, spread, and recovery. In conversation with an Arizona transportation agency for a pilot.
- Shipped AEX and Ledger — workload-energy measurement against documented baselines, and device-signed evidence of AI-assisted work.
- Built LOLM, a local-first agent with explicit task state, sandboxed execution, and sealed receipts. Earlier architecture work accepted into Google TPU Research Cloud.
Block (Square) Customer Success Specialist
Jan 2026 – May 2026
- Supported Square sellers on POS operations, billing, and integration issues across Block’s payments products.
Amazon Associate Candidate Care Specialist
Oct – Dec 2025
- Handled Tier 1 onboarding for incoming associates.
Edward Jones Tailored Branch Support
Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
- Supported financial advisors with account operations, transfers, and client inquiries in a regulated environment.
Bakkt (Chase) Customer Service Specialist
Sep 2022 – Jun 2024
- Supported Chase Ultimate Rewards and digital asset experiences in a high-volume fintech queue.
Majorel (Ally Bank) Customer Service Representative
Nov 2019 – Jan 2022
- Handled Ally Bank account management, transactions, and dispute resolution.
Education & credentials
Self-directed — systems engineering, applied machine learning, cryptography
Google TPU Research Cloud — accepted researcher, 2026