Before the frontend, before the contract, before the agent — there's the system that makes it all work. Backend architecture, databases, queues, deployments. This is what I build everything on.
NestJS and Express APIs powering real-time applications. Session management, data aggregation from multiple sources, WebSocket integration, Bull queues for async processing. REST and GraphQL interfaces.
PostgreSQL for relational data, MongoDB for documents, Redis for caching and pub/sub, Supabase for rapid prototyping with auth and real-time subscriptions. Data modeling across SQL and NoSQL systems.
AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), Railway, Vercel for deployment. Docker and Kubernetes for containerization. GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines. Multi-environment deployment standardization.
From building Canada's first live sports streaming app to shipping enterprise media platforms for NBC and Bell — native mobile experiences at scale, from architecture through app store.
Built CBC Hockey, Music, and News apps. Pioneered the first live video streaming in any Canadian mobile app. Architected push notification service at scale. Awarded President's Award for Innovation.
Led teams of 10 developers across 4 platforms delivering enterprise apps for NBC Sports, NY Yankees Network, and Bell Canada. Native iOS, React Native, full technical ownership and documentation.
Full-stack localization platform: native Mac app with Xcode integration and filesystem monitoring, Node.js backend on AWS, Angular frontend. Integrated Google Cloud, Azure Cognitive Services, Stripe.
Self-taught Solidity before most people had heard of DeFi. Deployed contracts across Ethereum, Optimism, and Arbitrum. Built wallets, stablecoins, and cross-chain systems.
Ported algorithmic stablecoin from Solana to EVM. Integrated Curve Finance, Perpetual Protocol, Rage Trade. Managed multisig treasury deploying $15M+ across yield-earning DeFi protocols.
Architected full-stack DeFi platform. NestJS API with session management, React frontend with real-time WebSocket data sync, PostgreSQL, multi-environment CI/CD. Led product and engineering end-to-end.
Crypto wallet app with username-to-address mapping — a precursor to ENS-style resolution. Self-taught Solidity within weeks. Built iOS & Android app, managed team of 8 across dev, design, product.
Building AI agent architectures, RAG pipelines, and production automation systems. Same pattern — see the wave early, go deep, ship before the crowd arrives.
Designing and shipping AI agent architectures with LangChain and LangGraph. RAG pipelines with Pinecone vector search. Production-grade n8n automation workflows connecting AI to real-world systems.
The skill isn't mobile or web3 or AI.
It's the foundation underneath — and knowing where to build next.
// three waves. each time: early entry, deep execution, real products, real users.
Fractional CTO, architecture reviews, team scaling. I set the technical direction and make sure it ships.
Native iOS/Android, React Native. Greenfield to app store to millions of users.
Solidity, DeFi integrations, protocol architecture. Contracts that handle real money safely.