Software Engineer · AI Systems
Full-stack engineer with 5 years across Java, TypeScript, and Python — now focused on multi-agent orchestration with LangGraph, custom MCP servers, and human-in-the-loop workflows backed by real observability.
I build production AI systems — multi-agent orchestration with LangGraph, custom MCP servers, retrieval, and the tracing and human-in-the-loop controls that keep them reliable. I'm a software engineer at Paychex working on internal enterprise AI infrastructure, with five years of full-stack engineering (Java, TypeScript, Python) underneath it.
I got here after ~15 years in management and recruiting and a BS in Management Information Systems from Iowa State. I ship, I move fast without breaking the things that matter, and I go deep enough on the stack to debug it at 2 a.m.
Off the clock I cook (professionally, once upon a time), get out on the trails, and generally chase good food — so the meal-planner project below wasn't exactly a coincidence.
An always-on AI "chief of staff" for Webex, written in Go. It watches incoming messages and triages each one with an LLM — ignore, auto-reply, alert, or defer — clearing the noise and surfacing only what actually needs me. Human-in-the-loop approval before anything sends, LLM tool-calling to search and send messages, a feedback loop that learns what to ignore, and REST + WebSocket APIs driving a live frontend. Private — happy to walk through the architecture.
Internal enterprise AI platform at Paychex connecting enterprise data sources to LLM pipelines through custom MCP servers and multi-agent orchestration, with LangSmith observability and human-in-the-loop checkpoints. Proprietary — happy to discuss the architecture in conversation.
A trail of pre-AI builds — a Java loyalty/POS back-end, a Java/Swing time-clock app, and a Python + SQL retail price finder. Useful for tracing how I got here.
Build production AI infrastructure — the "Service Concierge" platform — connecting enterprise data to LLM pipelines via custom MCP servers and multi-agent LangGraph orchestration, with LangSmith observability and human-in-the-loop design.
Intranet web services and back-end database support for internal business partners — Angular/TypeScript front ends over MongoDB and SharePoint, Karma/Protractor testing, Node.js, Agile CI/CD.
Full-stack engineer on a billing-services platform supporting 50+ divisions — Java back end, Angular/HTML/CSS front end, rotating 24-hour on-call production support.
Front-end development for a smart-home-services client — TypeScript/Angular, paired programming and TDD, MVC, Agile.
Retail and store management, IT/financial-services recruiting, and business-transition consulting before pivoting into software — where the soft skills still pay off daily.
I'm open to senior AI and software engineering roles. The fastest way to reach me is email.