About Me
I research emerging technology and figure out how to apply it to build customer-centric products. I thrive in the 0-1 phase, where I excel at rapidly prototyping, validating ideas, and implementing cutting-edge technologies before they become mainstream.
With 13+ years of experience spanning small startups, venture capital labs, founding multiple companies, and building ML pipelines for autonomous drones at Amazon, I've mastered shipping scalable products. I help founders navigate early-stage development with proven strategies and technical excellence, from crafting investor narratives to securing the capital needed to scale their vision into reality.
Blog
View allLessons from Eight Years Building Startups
Traction isn't product-market fit. Timing matters as much as execution. And the cost—relationships, health, money, mental health—is real.
Build Your Own LLM Eval Harness vs. Off-the-Shelf Observability
The real tradeoff between rolling your own eval pipeline and using a platform—and when each one actually pays off.
Building Untrace and Acquiring to OpenRouter
Why I built an LLM observability SDK, how it worked, and what happened when OpenRouter acquired it.
Network
I've cultivated a robust network within Seattle's venture capital, engineering, and design communities over the years. My connections span across leading organizations and firms that have shaped the Pacific Northwest's tech ecosystem.
Current Projects
Leading engineering for the open-source API that unifies access to LLMs. Scale, observability, and routing for AI applications.
Built and sold Untrace (LLM observability SDK) to OpenRouter. Privacy-first trace forwarding and evaluation for AI apps.
Applied AI Focus
Founder (7 years)
Large Scale (7 years)
Founding Engineer (2 years)
Side Projects
Chrome extension to help founders ace their Y Combinator applications using AI. Features include AI-powered auto-fill, pitch practice with real questions and feedback, and pitch deck upload and analysis capabilities.
AI-powered UI component library that combines existing composable components with AI generation, Shadcn registry, and v0 design patterns.
Passions
Sailing
Seattle Grand Prix Winner 2019
Triathlons
Victoria 70.3 Ironman
Treasure Hunting
My Dog Bisou
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Skiing
Skiing in the PNW since 1990