About Me
For 40+ years I've been solving the same problem: how do you turn black boxes into tools that empower people?
**What I'm Building Now**
I run the **Semantic Infrastructure Lab (SIL)** — a research lab building foundational infrastructure for AI systems. Think "Linux for knowledge work."
**Shipping code, not slides:** - **Reveal** (v0.19.0) — Code structure explorer, 10-150x token reduction - **Morphogen** (v0.11.0) — Multi-domain computation platform, 39 domains, 606 operators - **TIA** — AI development environment, 200+ commands, 8,469 files indexed
**The Pattern**
At 13, I published my first technical article explaining Commodore 64 sprite techniques. At Microsoft (1997-2010), I built APIs that made distributed systems accessible, and malware scanners that let researchers inspect dangerous code safely. In consulting, I helped companies transform overwhelming data into action.
Now I'm building the semantic layer that makes AI tools compose and verify.
**What I Teach:** - How to think *with* AI, not just prompt it - Building developer tools that actually ship - Progressive disclosure and token-efficient workflows - Making AI systems transparent and inspectable
**What I Don't Do:** - Sell "secrets" or shortcuts - Promise overnight transformation - Pretend AI is magic - Position myself as a guru
I'm not the hero who saves you. I'm a builder who makes you capable.
One step ahead in semantic infrastructure. Still learning everything else.