Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, Physics & Biology, Math 1990-09-01 - 1992-12-01Work Experience
Pivotal Research
2025-02-01 - 2025-04-01
Pivotal Research
SaferAI
2024-12-01 - 2025-01-01
SaferAI
Equistamp
2024-10-01 - 2025-01-01
Equistamp
Day Optimizer
2017-09-01 - 2024-12-01
Day Optimizer
AI Meets Productivity
2023-11-01 - 2024-09-01
AI Meets Productivity
Crunchy Bananas, LLC.
2017-03-01 - 2024-01-01
Crunchy Bananas, LLC.
Aardonyx
2020-06-01 - 2023-08-01
Aardonyx
Strategic Life Tools
2017-11-01 - 2018-04-01
Strategic Life Tools
Grand European Adventure
2017-07-01 - 2018-02-01
Grand European Adventure
Teikametrics
2015-03-01 - 2017-01-01
Teikametrics
Skills
Summary
Full-stack engineer with 25+ years experience founding and running Internet and software startups who is making a career change into AI safety. AI safety interests: - Systemic AI Safety—how to prevent networks of AI agents from causing harm - AI Safety Evaluations—identifying capabilities of AI systems that pose deployment risks - Societal Impacts from AI—how advanced AI could create negative effects for society Other interests: - Helping people create realistic daily plans that reflect their priorities via Day Optimizer - Teaching people how to be more productive while living a good life via Mindful Productivity - Exploring ways to use AI as a guest or co-host within podcasts via AI Meets Productivity Learn more at: - Medium: https://medium.com/@FastFedora - Day Optimizer: https://dayoptimizer.com/ - AI Meets Productivity: https://www.aimeetsproductivity.com/ Check out my prior work at: - Mindful Productivity: https://www.youtube.com/@MindfulProductivity - Strategic Life Tools: https://strategiclifetools.com/tools - Lean Decisions: https://leandecisions.com/ - Fast Fedora: https://blog.fastfedora.com/ In my spare time, I also dance and teach vintage swing dances (Lindy Hop, Balboa, Charleston) and am studying toward my C1 in German. I live part-time in Asheville, NC and part-time in Berlin, Germany. Open to full-time, part-time and contract work related to AI safety.