Principal engineer with 15+ years shipping secure, performant software at scale. Deep expertise in Apple platforms (Swift, Objective-C) complemented by full-stack Web3, AI-assisted development, and backend systems experience. Track record delivering in regulated environments (Citi, AmEx, Capital One) and leading technical migrations across native, cross-platform, and emerging platforms. Co-founded three companies; one successfully exited.
SmolNerd Farm (2026): Designed and built multi-tenant SaaS platform orchestrating 9 production crops (Taxr, PreventScripts, Proofr, CBS, Coachr, Lawyr, Surveyr, etc.) on a single ARM Mac host; custom bash service manager with phased-boot, Docker health-waits, launchd integration; 20 ngrok tunnels across 5 custom domains.
farm-chat (2026): Tenant-agnostic LLM chat backend powering every SmolNerd crop. 3-tier model routing, MCP tools, Redis-backed streaming. Node/TypeScript.
fork-accounts (2026): Centralized OAuth 2.1 identity provider (Google/Facebook/GitHub/Apple + email), admin approval workflow, single identity across all tenants. Express + Prisma.
taxr-mccracken (2026): Property-tax research assistant with real county records, PostGIS spatial queries, 10+ MCP tools, Stripe payments, sheriff reconciliation exports. Next.js / Prisma / Qwen 3.5 35B via LM Studio.
Legacy data liberation (2025): Led AI-assisted reverse engineering of legacy Windows system (c. 1980s) for financial services client — built custom DLL introspection tooling to extract terabytes of previously inaccessible production data.
Local LLM infrastructure: 3-tier model routing (exo, LM Studio), warmup service, Discord-native per-tenant sandboxed agent orchestration.
Mobile Engineer — FIS (via Kforce)
Jun 2024 – Dec 2024 · Remote · Contract
React Native modernization of banking application with Gluestack design system.
Senior iOS Engineer — Capital One (via Computer Futures)
Jul 2022 – Dec 2023 · Remote · Contract
Built Swift features for Travel & Benefits module in flagship retail-banking app.
Implemented analytics, accessibility, and comprehensive unit test coverage.
Technical Project Manager — Kaiser Permanente (via Deloitte)
Oct 2021 – Jul 2022 · Remote · W2
Coordinated Agile delivery of member-facing mobile enrollment portal across distributed teams.
Senior iOS Engineer — Walmart Global Tech (via Caspex)
Mar 2021 – Sep 2021 · Remote · Contract
Integrated SwiftUI and UIKit components in Walmart's flagship retail app.
Advanced localization, accessibility, and automated testing coverage.
Senior iOS Engineer — American Express
Feb 2019 – Feb 2021 · Phoenix, AZ / Remote · Direct
Built Send & Split peer-to-peer payments feature in the AmEx iOS app.
Test-driven Swift development in compliance-focused financial services environment.
Built original Obj-C iOS app; led migrations to React Native (2016) and Flutter (2020, rewriting BTLE device integration in Dart).
2025: Built Swift-based MCP server enabling ops team data exploration.
Co-Founder — Apex Internet Services
Jul 1995 – May 2000 · Western KY · Profitable exit
Built ISP and Local Exchange Carrier to 20K customers, ~24 employees. SS7 network, Unix/Cisco infrastructure. Won interconnection dispute vs BellSouth.
Education
Murray State University — Computer Science, 1991–1995
Notable
Citi Mobile Apple Watch icon featured on stage at Apple's launch event
Presented architecture to Citibank CEO
#1 App Store ranking, Sports category (CoachCal, 2009)
Attended 11+ Apple WWDCs
Technical reviewer, Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide