Figuring out the Hard Stuff

Starting in 2017, I managed a consortium of tech companies focused on the leading edges of blockchain and Artificial Intelligence. 

Artificial Intelligence

The promise and problem-solving capacity of computing power, software architecture and engineering is moving as quickly as we are able to imagine their applications. And for me, building bespoke AI solutions, the most fascinating part of the puzzle is understanding the philosophical guidelines to the questions that need answers. Put another way, how do we define problems well enough that we avoid the "Garbage in, garbage out" conundrum? 

I spent much of 2017 and 2018 working to define ellusive human concepts such as reputation or satisfaction, and building products that would be able to return meaningful analysis and suggested real-world actions for users.

Autonomous Mobility

One of the primary challenges being addressed by Machine Learning is transportation. During EMBA studies in Switzerland, I worked with a company focused on making sure that our auto-piloted future of autonomous transportation will run more smoothly than our present traffic nightmares indicate that they might. 

This process included selling the company into its first round of Venture Capital, requiring me to understand proprietary heuristic algorithms and the depth and breadth of their capabilities, and to be able to communicate those abilities into meaningful business action that investors were able to understand. 

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

The potential of Blockchain technology is transformative. And nowhere is that potential more realized than in the field of cryptocurrency where our basic human understanding of value, trust and ownership are evolving daily. 

I managed  the $100+ million-dollar design and construction of a cryptocurrency mining data center capable of mining any cryptocurrency on the SHA-256 algorithm and of optimizing mining activities in real-time based on difficulty, market demand.   In addition to operational responsibility, I also established financial modeling for all mining and business activities. 

Our facility achieved hash rates outperforming specifications of Bitmain miners by up to 10%.