Applied AI · Solutions Architect
I build systems that make AI deliver.
I turn frontier AI into things people can actually rely on, at AirOps and in the tools and writing here. Engineer by training, builder by habit.
I've spent my career doing one thing in different costumes: taking something complex and messy and engineering it into a system that delivers measurable value. It started with industrial engineering and warehouse operations. Now it's AI agents, content engineering, and answer-engine optimization. The domain keeps changing. The instinct doesn't.
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CFB Recruiting Pipeline
An interactive map of college football recruiting offers, drawn as arcs from each school to every recruit it offered (built with D3 and public data).
CFB Recruiting Origins Map
See where any college football team's recruits come from on an interactive U.S. map: local fortress or national brand.
ConnectAI
A Connect Four game where a classic minimax engine and a large language model play together: traditional AI and LLMs, side by side.
Recent writing
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Why America Has Six Million Surnames and Vietnam Runs on a Handful
Jones is the fifth most common surname in the United States, which I notice more than most people because it is mine. About 1.4 million Americans share it. That…
Mapping the Recruiting Pipeline: 49 Offers, One Commitment
Felix Ojo was the top-rated offensive tackle in the 2026 recruiting class and the No. 5 prospect overall, with scholarship offers from 49 schools . That list…
Local Fortress or National Brand: The Two Ways Programs Build a Roster
Notre Dame's recruiting map looks like a flight schedule. Arcs run from South Florida to Southern California , coast to coast, all ending in South Bend. Pull up TCU…
Currently
Solutions Architect at AirOps, an AI-search and answer-engine-optimization platform, where I build the content systems and agent workflows that help brands get cited by AI. On the side, I build interactive data tools and write about what I learn. Based in Raleigh, NC.