Current Engagements
I work with a small number of companies at a time, typically in high-trust engagements where I operate as a partner rather than a contractor.
Sage.ag
Technical Venture Partner
Building planetary-scale geospatial models for sustainable agriculture. Operating at the intersection of biological physics, geospatial data, and agentic AI to solve fundamental challenges in food security and soil health.
Key Contributions
- Architecting system capable of ingesting and reconciling vast, disparate silos of unstructured data
- Building agentic frameworks to unlock deep, non-obvious insights from fragmented datasets
- Leading core architecture and engineering, translating strategic vision into production-grade reality
- Recruiting and leading the founding engineering team
TNE.ai
Technical Venture Partner
Architecting agentic frameworks for enterprise compliance. An "AI Operating System" for the enterprise, translating novel research into protected intellectual property.
Key Contributions
- R&D & IP: Lead inventor on multiple patent applications, identifying novel AI methodologies
- Enterprise Architecture: Designed distributed multi-cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS/Azure) for high-volume agentic workflows
- Reliability & Governance: Built architectural guardrails for corporate AI adoption with deterministic behavior
Seetru
Strategic AI Advisory
Strategic AI advisory for precision manufacturing. Helping navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape with a focus on pragmatic, cost-effective adoption while ensuring data sovereignty.
Key Contributions
- AI Literacy & Strategy: Demystifying modern AI capabilities for leadership, separating hype from practical industrial utility
- Operational Efficiency: Identifying high-impact, low-cost opportunities to integrate AI tools into daily workflows
- Data Sovereignty: Advising on use of local, private models to ensure manufacturing IP remains secure
Artemis Alert
Co-Founder
Bootstrapped anti-poaching tech in Namibia. Demonstrating that deep-tech solutions can be commercially viable in challenging, off-grid environments.
Key Contributions
- Bootstrapping to Profitability: Set up business entity, managed shareholders, bootstrapped to break-even without VC funding
- Remote Deployment: Managed deployment of military-grade sensor networks in harsh, off-grid environments
- Conservation Impact: Deployed real-time monitoring systems protecting wildlife across Namibian reserves