Case Studies

Project Work

A selection of backend and platform projects where I owned architecture, delivery, and execution in live production systems.

Evidence

Q20 Engineering · Co-founder · 2025-present

Architecture

Q20 — Autonomous Swarm Operating System

Problem

Autonomous fleets have to keep operating in contested, chaotic environments — GPS denial, comms jamming, harsh weather, and network fragmentation — e…

Delivery

Co-founder building the Genesys platform: embedded Node AI for on-device decisioning and collision avoidance, a Fusion Engine that aggregates EO/IR/LiDAR into…

Outcome

ROLE: CO-FOUNDER · STACK: FPGA / EMBEDDED LINUX / CV

ROLE: CO-FOUNDERSTACK: FPGA / EMBEDDED LINUX / CVRESILIENT TO: GPS-DENIAL / JAMMING

Evidence

Protolabs · Senior Software Engineer · November 2025-present

Delivery

Protolabs Logistics Platform Modernization

Problem

Legacy logistics and pricing workflows limited visibility across shipping operations and slowed execution for ocean, road, and partner-based delivery…

Delivery

Built and maintained modern logistics and pricing workflows, integrated partner shipping paths, and contributed to migration into unified Protolabs Network ser…

Outcome

SHIPPING MODES: 3 · PARTNER INTEGRATIONS: 1 (DHL)

SHIPPING MODES: 3PARTNER INTEGRATIONS: 1 (DHL)ROLE PERIOD: NOV 2025-PRESENT

Evidence

Lorrano · Founder & Engineer

Architecture

Lorrano — AI Social Video for Auto Dealers

Problem

Dealers know they should post daily, but execution stalls: staff won't go on camera, nobody owns it, and agencies charge 2-5K a month for inconsisten…

Delivery

Built the end-to-end pipeline — connect the inventory feed (vAuto/CDK/HomeNet), AI scores and ranks photos, generates 15-30s branded videos in minutes, then au…

Outcome

VIDEO GEN: 3-8 MIN/CAR · COMPLETION RATE: +34%

VIDEO GEN: 3-8 MIN/CARCOMPLETION RATE: +34%CHANNELS: 3 AUTO-ROUTED

Evidence

Rally eCommerce · Blockchain Tech Lead · October 2021-March 2023

Delivery

Rally NFT Checkout & Solana Minting

Problem

The platform required high-throughput minting and reliable payment integrations to support fast campaigns and sustained commercial activity.

Delivery

Spearheaded architecture for NFT checkout and Solana minting flows, delivered Rust smart contracts with sub-second minting behavior, and scaled crypto payment…

Outcome

GMV: >$60M/YEAR · MINTING LATENCY: <1 SECOND

GMV: >$60M/YEARMINTING LATENCY: <1 SECONDROLE PERIOD: 2021-2023

Evidence

CarGrid · Founder & Engineer

Architecture

CarGrid — AI Search Visibility for Dealers

Problem

AI assistants name only two or three dealers per query, so dealerships that aren't surfaced quietly lose buyers to competitors who collect AI-generat…

Delivery

Built a platform that scores a dealership's AI visibility, tracks competitor positioning across all major engines, detects and corrects the errors AI makes abo…

Outcome

AI TRAFFIC: 15X GROWTH · AI ENGINES: 5 TRACKED

AI TRAFFIC: 15X GROWTHAI ENGINES: 5 TRACKEDPER AI SALE: 2,500+ GP

Evidence

HiveNet · Senior Software Engineer · March 2024-May 2025

Delivery

HiveNet Decentralized Scheduler

Problem

The platform needed more reliable decentralized task distribution and better execution consistency across heterogeneous nodes.

Delivery

Designed and implemented decentralized scheduling with dynamic node allocation, plus protocol and codebase improvements for Linux, macOS, and Windows deploymen…

Outcome

COMPUTE DISTRIBUTION: +40% · TARGET PLATFORMS: 3

COMPUTE DISTRIBUTION: +40%TARGET PLATFORMS: 3ROLE PERIOD: 2024-2025

Evidence

NAGA Group AG · Software Developer · June 2016-March 2019

Architecture

NAGA Exchange, Wallet, Auth & Risk

Problem

The product required scalable services for wallet and exchange operations while supporting real-time trading data distribution.

Delivery

Delivered core wallet/auth/risk modules and real-time distribution layers (MQTT/FIX), while supporting broader platform delivery including crypto infrastructur…

Outcome

FUNDRAISE: $45M / 15 DAYS · MARKET PROTOCOLS: 2 (MQTT/FIX)

FUNDRAISE: $45M / 15 DAYSMARKET PROTOCOLS: 2 (MQTT/FIX)ROLE PERIOD: 2016-2019

Need help untangling a complex backend project?

Book a session and we can map the highest-impact next steps for your team.

Book Consultation