Created an open-source platform, Toolio, to run private AI/LLM agents & tool-calling workflows on Apple Silicon; also to constrain LLM output to JSON schema.

Came up with product idea, assembled & led team, developed initial prototype (Python, Llama-style local AI, vector DBMS…), coordinated data & API pipeline.

Business advisor, CTO & engineering leader for the startup. Led the development effort to turn the prototype into the product.

Includes columnist stints at IBM developerWorks, O'Reilly Network, Intel Developer Network, Application Development Trends, LinuxWorld, etc.

SaaS platform transforming trad library catalog data formats into web linked data at scale—Prototyping, data pipeline development & engineering leadership