What types of engagements do you take on?
Three lanes — short consulting (1–4 weeks, architecture review or hands-on technical guidance), contract builds (1–6 months, production AI systems), and select full-time roles at well-funded AI teams. Advisory slots open for early-stage AI startups where the technical bet is interesting.
What's your ideal project profile?
Production-bound AI/ML systems where infrastructure decisions move the needle — multi-agent orchestration, real-time voice pipelines, RAG at scale, distributed event-driven backends. Strong fit when there is an existing engineering team to compound with. Weak fit: greenfield prototypes with no roadmap to production.
How does an engagement typically start?
Async intake → 30-minute scoping call → written proposal with deliverables, milestones, and rate → mutual NDA + SOW → kickoff. Typically 3–5 business days from first message. Faster on urgent timelines if flagged in the intake.
What is your typical response window?
Twenty-four to forty-eight hours for project and consulting inquiries on business days. Same-day for urgent operational matters. If a deadline is involved, mention it upfront — I will calibrate accordingly.
What is your rate structure?
Project-based pricing for defined scopes; hourly for advisory or open-ended exploration; equity considered for founding-team roles where the alignment is real. Custom quote provided after an intake call so the structure matches the work — accurate beats fast.
Which technologies do you specialize in?
Daily-driver: Python (FastAPI, Django, AsyncIO), Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis. AI: LangGraph, CrewAI, LlamaIndex, GPT-4o, Gemini, Qdrant, Deepgram + Cartesia for voice. Infra: GCP, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes. Language fluency matters less than systems thinking — comfortable picking up new stacks fast.
How do you handle confidentiality and IP?
Mutual NDA before any sensitive technical detail is shared. Default IP terms: work-for-hire on contracted deliverables, with reasonable exclusion for pre-existing tools and open-source primitives. Happy to sign yours or send mine — whichever moves faster.
Are you currently accepting new engagements?
Affirmative — current capacity allows one to two new engagements per quarter. For urgent or short-fuse work, ask directly. I will be honest about bandwidth rather than overbook.
Where are you based and which time zones do you cover?
San Francisco, CA (PST). Remote-first with hybrid on the table for the right Bay Area opportunity. Comfortable across North American, European, and Asian time zones — meeting hours flexible by arrangement.
Do you do architecture reviews or one-off consulting calls?
Yes — a focused 60-minute deep dive is the fastest way to unblock a specific decision. Common topics: AI infrastructure choices, latency optimization, scaling event-driven systems, multi-agent design, and hiring rubrics for senior engineers.
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