From real-world complexity
to working systems.
Forward Deployed Engineer · Founder, Island Development Crew
I connect operational experience, AI engineering, and evidence-led delivery—so useful systems can work where people actually need them.
01 / The operator behind the engineer
A repair shop. A patient's home. An IT network. Different environments taught me the same thing: understand the people, then fix the system.
OperationsBahah's Automotive · people, diagnostics, logistics
CareOncology & home health · privacy, trust, handoffs
InfrastructureIndependent IT since 2009 · networks & security
TodayIDC & HSVAIA · AI systems built around real work
IDC LLC founded 2024 · Full AI pivot late 2025
UAH Engineering Technology — degree in progress
02 / From insight to implementation
Start close to the problem. Build something bounded. Leave people with a system they can understand, use, and improve.
Find the friction before choosing the technology.
Connect AI, interfaces, and existing systems—with clear boundaries.
Documentation, training, and a practical next step.
03 / Selected work
Eight ways to see the work. Language research, useful tools, a delivery practice, and two books.
Garnet
Real problems. Useful systems.
Language research
Making an agent’s authority inspectable.
A capability-bounded programming language for agent-authored code. Its checker surfaces undeclared capability use, its diffs expose widened authority, and its release artifacts give reviewers evidence they can inspect.
Public language, status ledger, and source. Not production-complete.
Inspect the evidenceDeveloper tooling
Engineering methods that travel with the work.
Fifty connected agent skills spanning research, architecture, implementation, operations, and verification. IDC's contribution is the integration: explicit boundaries, preserved provenance, exact-revision review, and evidence that travels with the work.
Public signed-content release. Full freshness and ready-to-run gates remain deferred.
Inspect the evidenceEvidence review
From credentials to inspectable work.
An evaluator workspace that brings portfolio artifacts, credential sources, interview observations, and evidence gaps into one reviewable record. Built to help people assess demonstrated capability without pretending software can award a degree.
Navigable example workspace. Review support, not accreditation or an equivalency credential.
Inspect the evidenceAI visibility
Making visibility claims accountable.
A GEO workspace connecting site analysis, content generation, citation observations, and refresh decisions. A public ledger exposes dated observations and keeps unverified rows out of the displayed results.
Dated public observations; provider coverage is partial. Full service readiness is not established.
Inspect the evidenceForward deployed engineering
Bringing AI into the real workflow.
Huntsville AI Accelerator translates an operator's workflow into a bounded proof sprint, then pairs integration with training and an accountable handoff. It is the clearest expression of my forward-deployed engineering direction.
Public service approach. No claim of government contracts, partner endorsements, or verified client outcomes.
Inspect the evidenceEngineering craft
Good principles. Practical checks.
Fifty portable engineering skills, with credited sources, explicit human decisions, and IDC’s verification tooling.
Open-source adaptation. Evaluate the review receipt for the exact release you use.
Inspect the evidencePublished book · IDC Press
A beginner’s way from idea to deployed app.
A practical beginner's path from a first AI-assisted build to a deployed application, with plain-language explanations of code structure, APIs, databases, and delivery.
143 pages · Paperback. Published May 2026. Tool features may change after publication.
View the published bookPublished book · IDC Press
A practical introduction to agent-led builds.
A beginner's introduction to agent-led development: directing the work, understanding artifacts, and bringing a first portfolio project online.
132 pages · Paperback. Published May 2026. Tool features may change after publication.
View the published bookDifferent stages of maturity. Each work includes its own evidence and current limits.
More on GitHubPeople. Systems. Possibility.
A real problem is a good place to start.
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