AI systems · cloud-native platforms · open-source engineering
I build and review software across AI agents, evaluation, observability, inference, identity, Kubernetes, and software supply-chain security. My open-source work is evidence-first: narrow changes, reproducible findings, explicit test results, and respectful maintainer follow-up.
The live public contribution tracker shows my tracked upstream pull requests, substantive reviews, CI evidence, maintainer responses, and next actions. Its auditable source is updated only when public evidence materially changes.
Current focus:
- AI agent runtimes, SDKs, and evaluation
- LLM and model observability
- inference, serving, and developer tooling
- OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Kubernetes, and Envoy
Recent review outcomes:
| Project | Work reviewed | Verifiable outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Helm | Cache-busting for Helm version checks | Review landed; PR merged on the reviewed head after 7 passing checks |
| Microsoft Agent Framework | OpenAI instructions support for the Responses API | Review landed; PR merged after 37 non-failing checks |
| OmniGent | Atomic last-admin deletion invariant | Review landed; PR merged on the reviewed head after 68 non-failing checks |
I pause new implementation work whenever the upstream portfolio has four or more open authored PRs. The contribution playbook documents the quality gates, legacy-lane handling, review cadence, and anti-spam rules behind that work.
- Ardur — security-focused agent infrastructure with capability controls, policy enforcement, receipts, and local-first execution.
- Sith — cloud-native fleet operations and investigation tooling with evidence-backed, fail-closed workflows.
- OSS Contribution Tracker — an automated, human-reviewed control plane for sustained upstream work.
- Languages: Go, Python, Rust, TypeScript, Shell
- Platforms: Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Terraform, Argo CD
- AI/ML: agent systems, RAG, model evaluation, inference, MLOps
- Observability and security: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, IAM, DevSecOps, supply-chain security
I am a cloud and AI engineer based in Dallas, working at @ArdurAI. I hold an MS in Data Science from Illinois Institute of Technology and a BTech in Communications Engineering from VIT University.