Services
Five practices, one practitioner. From low-level protocols to ML pipelines, with one head and one line of accountability.
Distributed systems
Systems that move billions of records with high availability and fault tolerance.
Distributed databasesMessage queuesLoad balancingFault tolerance
Search infrastructure at Fortune 500 scale
Data engineering
Pipelines that ingest, transform and serve, real time and batch, without a cloud bill.
ETLWarehousingStream processingAnalytics
4.9 billion data points integrated for model training
API design
REST and WebSocket APIs with auth, rate limiting and monitoring from the first commit.
FastAPIRESTWebSocketGraphQL
85-endpoint API orchestration across multiple carriers
Edge and IoT
AI and data on constrained devices: custom protocols, mesh radios, salvaged hardware.
Raspberry PiCustom protocolsMesh networksLow power
60-node Pi cluster running custom 802.11
AI integration
Production ML: sub-100ms inference, multi-provider orchestration, the plumbing that keeps it safe.
LLM integrationModel deploymentVector searchML pipelines
Multi-provider AI orchestration in production
Three shapes, and what they cost
| Shape | Range | Fits |
|---|---|---|
| Project | $25K to $100K | Fixed scope, defined deliverables, clear requirements |
| Hourly | $150 to $275/hr | Technical guidance and architecture review |
| Retainer | $15K to $50K/mo | Ongoing partnership and continuous improvement |
How it goes
Discovery, then design, then build, then handover with the documentation written. No step is a surprise and none of them is theatre.
Questions I get
Do you provide AI and data-engineering consulting in Grand Rapids?
Yes. I am based in Forest Hills, Michigan and work with teams across Grand Rapids and Kent County, on site or remote, on AI integration, data pipelines and production systems at scale.
What is edge computing, and can you build it for a West Michigan business?
Edge computing runs data processing on local hardware instead of a distant cloud, which cuts latency and cloud bills. I design and build edge and IoT systems for businesses in Grand Rapids, Ada, Cascade and the wider Kent County area.
Do you work on site in the Grand Rapids area?
Yes. I can work on site across Kent County when it helps, and remotely for everything else.