Builder, architect, and lifelong problem-solver focused on privacy-first systems and digital trust. Senior-level architect currently working in systems analysis (with a bias toward building what should exist next).
- Applicert — Consent-Based Data Objects (CBDOs)
A new model for verification where systems ask questions of data and receive verifiable answers — without exposing the underlying information.
👉 https://github.com/applicert/cbdo-core-engine
I’ve spent years working across the stack as a developer and systems architect — designing, building, and troubleshooting real-world systems under real constraints.
My experience includes:
- Software architecture and full-stack development
- Database design and data modeling
- Building and maintaining production systems
- Translating messy real-world problems into clean technical solutions
More recently, I’ve been focused on:
- Verifiable Credentials (W3C)
- Decentralized Identity (DID)
- Privacy-preserving system design
- Cryptographic verification models
I tend to question assumptions — especially when “that’s just how it’s done” is the answer.
I’m interested in systems that:
- Minimize unnecessary complexity
- Reduce ambiguity and trust gaps
- Align technical behavior with real-world expectations
- Solve problems at the model level, not just the implementation layer
CBDOs are an attempt to move from:
sharing data
to
answering questions about data
When I’m not building:
- Writing and producing music (E-Z-A 🎤, HardTap 🎸)
- Developing creative story universes (ASA-9, The Shadow Master)
- Co-developing and play testing RPG campaign settings (Moons of Ibis)
- Exploring AI-assisted content creation
- Thinking about systems, incentives, and how things actually work under the hood
- Technical discussion and critique
- Collaboration in identity / privacy / trust systems
- Conversations that challenge assumptions and improve the model
If you’ve taken a look at CBDOs, I’d genuinely value your take.