I turn difficult problemsinto working software.
26 years across the full stack. From cloud infrastructure and AI systems to shipped products and fractional CTO work.
// 26 years · startups to enterprises · full-stack to infrastructure
What I do
Most consultants specialize in one of these. I do all of them, and they compound.
Technical leadership for teams that need senior architecture decisions without a full-time hire. I embed with your team, set direction, and unblock the hard stuff.
// ADR 0042: kafka -> pubsub
// status: accepted
// tradeoff: ops simplicity > throughputProduction AI systems, not proofs of concept. RAG pipelines, LLM orchestration, Vertex AI deployments, and the infrastructure to keep them running.
const docs = await retriever.search(q, { k: 8 });
return claude.generate({ docs, system: prompt });GCP and AWS at scale. I design and build the infrastructure that your products run on, from Terraform to Kubernetes to cost optimization.
resource "google_cloud_run_v2_service" "api" {
location = "us-central1"
template { service_account = sa.email }
}End-to-end product development. Web applications, native macOS and iOS apps, APIs, databases. I ship the whole thing, not just a slice.
@Controller('billing')
export class BillingController {
@Post('checkout') create(@Body() dto: CheckoutDto) {}
}Projects
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Relay
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SwiftUI for developers tired of bloated API tools. Collections, code generation, iCloud sync, Keychain-secured secrets. No subscription.
Gammy
gammy.pixelguild.comYour gcloud identity, one click away
A menubar app that eliminates repetitive gcloud terminal commands. Switch between GCP projects, manage multiple accounts, and enable service account impersonation with a single click.
Loom
loom.pixelguild.comSession intelligence for Claude Code
Persistent memory across development sessions. Log decisions, intelligently archive context, and search patterns throughout your projects. Claude Code never forgets.
Writing
Field notes on architecture, AI, and building software that lasts.
Follow the work
One field note per month on architecture and shipping. No drip campaigns, no AI hot takes.