How We Work

Engagement Models

Deep expertise without the overhead of a full agency. One principal. No layers between you and the person building your system.

Technical Advisory

Architecture reviews, AI strategy, build-vs-buy decisions

System architecture audit
Technology evaluation
Build-vs-buy recommendation
Implementation roadmap
Team capability assessment

Weekly or bi-weekly cadence. 10-15 hours/week.

Starting at $3,000/week

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Product Design & Engineering

End-to-end design and development — Figma to production

Design system
UI/UX specifications
Mobile/web application development
Frontend + backend implementation
QA and deployment

Project-based. Typical timeline: 6-16 weeks.

Projects from $25,000

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Embedded Engineering

I join your team for a quarter. Ship alongside your engineers.

AI infrastructure implementation
System integration
Performance optimization
Knowledge transfer to your team
Documentation

Full-time embedded. 3-6 month engagements.

Weekly rate — scoped to role

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How an Engagement Works

Step 1

Discovery Call

30 minutes. We discuss your challenge, stack, and timeline.

Step 2

Proposal

Within 48 hours. Scope, timeline, pricing. No surprises.

Step 3

Build

Weekly check-ins. Deliverables shipped incrementally.

Step 4

Handoff

Documentation, knowledge transfer, ongoing support options.

Capabilities

AI/ML

Agent Memory Systems

Self-Healing Pipelines

Local LLM Deployment

MCP Protocol

Product

Mobile Apps (iOS/Android)

Enterprise Dashboards

Design Systems

Figma-to-Code

Infrastructure

macOS Automation

Docker Orchestration

GPU Coordination

Monitoring & Alerting

Let's scope your project

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