Build with AI

I'm a first adopter of AI tools. I'm an investor and a startup founder with exclusive access to some of the earliest builders in the space. And I have a really bad sleeping habit and addiction to Twitter. All of that means that when you have a conversation with me about AI, I guarantee that we will bring you to an understanding at a foundational level about whatever you're trying to achieve and bring you to an advanced mastery that will last moving forward. Whether you want to... get better use out of chat applications, understand how to use agent tooling like Claude Code or Codex CLI, build your own agents with a framework like Mastra, understand whether a product like OpenClaw is just hype... or if you want to dig into your specific workflows, either in your personal life or for professional productivity, we can cover it all. Whenever I coach or teach about AI, I talk about all of our strategies and tactics being both portable and durable. Portable in that they don't require being tied down to any given tool but work as the tools change, and durable in that they're strategies and understanding that will last as models update and products evolve.

Welcome to my profile! I’m the Head of GMs at Leland and a former consultant at Boston Consulting Group. I work on growth and operations and spend much of my time building automation that removes manual work from our team’s day-to-day processes. At Leland, I built an AI-powered email pipeline that fully manages inbound messages. The system classifies emails, drafts replies, and routes them to the right teammates through Slack. I’ve also helped design automated sales workflows that support lead qualification and customer communication for our bootcamp business. My perspective comes from building these systems as a non-technical operator. If you’re a founder or business professional who wants to start using tools like Claude and workflow automation platforms to reduce manual work, I’d be happy to share what I’ve learned.

I'm an AI & Automation addict!

Frankly speaking, with almost a decade of experience in tech, I have designed, managed, shipped, sold, supported, and launched world class products for brands such as Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, SERHANT, Sotheby’s, DJI and more. As a top performer, I’ve delivered record breaking KPI results in multiple roles. Throughout my career I have successfully led product through the entire product launch process including design, strategy, onboarding, support, sales, marketing, and ops. Most recently, I founded my own AI company and for one of my clients I led product ops and design for a 200k ARR (run-rate) in 2025 and hosted an AI film Festival with Rivian. Lastly, I have learned robust problem-solving abilities and my mentors/friends have taught me the importance of humility, passion, and a strong desire for continuous learning. Career highlights: 🎖 Broke the company record for their primary KPI thrice. • 100% Customer rating for product design and client service. • Founded an AI automation and design company, Lucky Day Labs where I led product ops, design, and support for a client SaaS reaching $200k ARR. • Launched an online academy teaching students AI first app building using Lovable. • Wrote and delivered a keynote speech to an audience of 40+ on the future of art and work in an AI world. • Published an AI research paper “An Overview Of GPT Models” which provides an under the hood look at how Generative Pre-trained Transformer models function and advocated for MoE implementation in 2023 (before it was cool). • Multiple scholarships for academic achievement and contribution to the arts. • Ranked top 1% globally in code written on Lovable as a Diamond level builder with over 1.6m lines of code written. Skills: 🪄 Product design, A.I and Machine Learning, Customer Experience, Web Design, Start-ups, Team leadership, Photography, and Video Production.

Two years ago, I had no technical skills. I've used AI to teach myself how to do data analysis, build websites, and automate manual workflows, and I love helping others do the same. AI is changing the entire landscape of work, and we have an amazing opportunity to build at a scale that was unimaginable even a year ago. Wherever you are in your AI knowledge, I'm here to help you transform your work by automating everything you can, so you can spend more time on things that matter.

I am an AI educator and coach who specializes in training people to practically use increasingly popular agentic coworking tools such as Claude Code and Claude Cowork. My expertise is grounded in more than ten years of experience working with data and AI in a variety of contexts, whether that be as a physical scientist, research analyst, government program manager, or tech startup builder. I understand how AI fundamentally functions and use that knowledge to show how AI can elevate instead of replacing your work. My coaching style is casual and emphasizes learning by doing. Expect practical projects based on your own challenges that you can showcase in your work portfolio along with plenty of reading recommendations for further growth. Outside of coaching, I like to organize tech meetups in the DC area, play video games, and curl up with my cat and a good scifi book.

I spent 5 years at OpenAI (2016-2021) during the foundation of modern AI, followed by 3 years as Head of AI - Product Experience at Spotify, where I led teams building AI systems that served 500M+ users. I wasn't just using AI tools. I was in the rooms where architectural decisions were made about how humans and AI systems should interact at scale. That experience taught me something critical: the professionals who thrive in the AI era aren't the ones with the most tools, they're the ones who understand system architecture. After leaving Spotify, I transitioned to independent consulting and immediately hit the same wall my clients now face: tool chaos. I was paying $847/month across 15+ AI subscriptions, constantly context-switching, and seeing diminishing returns. So I applied the same systems thinking I used building products at OpenAI and Spotify to my own productivity stack. The result was the MAO Framework. A methodology that helped me consolidate to 6 core tools while tripling output. Since then, I've helped dozens of professionals (from Microsoft PMs to JPMorgan strategists) escape tool overwhelm and build AI productivity systems that compound rather than just consume budget. I teach what I've built, tested, and proven in my own consulting practice.

No theory. No outdated playbooks. Just battle-tested systems running in real enterprise environments today. Official Clay Creator, n8n Ambassador and Expert Partner, v0 Ambassador, and Mastra Agent Ambassador with 16+ years of enterprise IT experience across organizations including Deutsche Telekom, Accenture, Deutsche Bahn, BMW, HDI, and KfW. The Expert Partner status on n8n is held by fewer than a handful of practitioners globally. What gets built here are complete systems: outbound engines, AI pipelines, and automation that eliminates manual work at scale, backed by $5.5M in verified client savings. Full stack coverage across Clay, n8n, v0, Mastra, and Claude AI means clients always work with what is relevant right now. Frankfurt Clay Club host. W-JAX speaker.

I'm an experienced software engineer who has built and shipped production systems at scale at Square, Uber, and Chime, and I now help people build and work with AI. At Square I productionized LLM workflows, built internal AI tooling, and co-hosted company-wide AI office hours. I teach from first principles: how tokens, context, and agents actually work, independent of specific tools, models, or providers. I've taken designers and operations professionals from their first line of code to shipping software in production, helped CTOs and technical leaders adopt coding agents in their daily work, and paired with doctors, financial traders, and PhD researchers to turn their expertise into working software. I meet you where you are, technical or not, and aim to leave you capable on your own, or to keep building alongside you as your goals grow more ambitious.

Welcome to my profile! With extensive experience in AI and digital transformation, I specialize in helping clients leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and streamline processes. At KPMG, I lead AI go-to-market strategies and develop AI products, while at CIBC, I designed and deployed AI solutions that transformed business operations across multiple units. My background in consulting and strategic advisory, combined with hands-on experience in AI implementation, equips me to guide you in harnessing AI for your business needs. I've successfully coached 5 individuals in optimizing their workflows with AI, and I'm eager to help you achieve similar results. Let's connect to explore how AI can revolutionize your productivity!