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About

Strategic Systems Architect & Full-stack Engineer

The Architect

I'm an INTJ (Architect) with a Strategist-first orientation. I treat challenges as systems to be understood — diagnose the physics first, then design around them.

My approach: identify the constraints of the arena, design a system that navigates them, and execute with precision.

Background

Education

15 years experience. BBM (Finance & Corp Comms), SMU 2011.

Credentials

CFA Level 1, ChFC®/S, CLU®/S, CFP® Modules 1-6, ACTA

Evolution

Finance → Insurance → Curriculum Development → Systems Architecture

Philosophy: Operational Realism

I navigate reality as it IS, not as it SHOULD BE.

This isn't cynicism — it's operational clarity. Moralism is a luxury; physics is mandatory. The question isn't "Is this fair?" but "What are the actual forces at play, and how do I position myself to survive them?"

"Navigate, don't litigate."

The Bionic Operating Model

I operate as a bionic unit — human cognition augmented by AI at every layer.

Human Intent (Top 1% Nuance) + AI Scale (Bottom 99% Execution) = 1000% Leverage

The AI isn't a replacement; it's a force multiplier. I provide strategic direction and high-nuance judgment. The AI handles research, execution, and documentation at scale.

The Stack

Preferred Tools

  • IDE: Google Antigravity (Agentic), VS Code
  • Reasoning: Claude Opus, Gemini 1.5 Pro
  • Backend: Python, Supabase
  • Architecture: Flat-file Markdown, Protocol-Driven

Hard Passes

  • Black-box RAG: If I can't audit the retrieval, I don't use it.
  • Bloated Frameworks: No LangChain/AutoGPT. Primitives only.
  • Platform-Locked Memory: My context stays in Markdown.

Current Project: Athena

Athena is an AI-Powered Digital Personal Assistant — a persistent AI-augmented knowledge system that thinks back.

It's not a chatbot. It's a living architecture of protocols, frameworks, case studies, and calibrated insights that compounds over time. Every conversation becomes intellectual capital.

View the public repository →

Want to work together?

Internal AI systems. Ops automation. Knowledge engines.

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