Hey, I'm Tim.
Engineer. AI Educator. Builder.
I'm a full stack software engineer who spent 6+ years building and shipping products at startups. Now I teach AI to people who want to actually use it — not just read about it.
The short version
I've built platforms that processed over $200M in transactions. I've written code for the US Air Force, US Space Force, SF 49ers, H-E-B, and Tough Mudder. I co-founded a crypto exchange that handled a quarter billion in volume with zero funds lost. I built a Stripe payment gateway that drove six figures in D2C revenue.
Then AI happened, and I went all in.
I completed Gauntlet AI — a 12-week intensive where I spent 80-100 hours a week building AI agents, multi-agent systems, and MCP servers. Not watching tutorials. Building.
The career path
What I'm doing now
I run AIxEdu Austin — an AI education meetup that grew to 150+ members. Real people learning AI hands-on. No slides full of equations.
I guest lectured on AI at a university in Puerto Rico. I write a weekly newsletter breaking down AI tools and strategies in plain English. And I'm building Chiro Assist, an AI operations agent for chiropractic practices.
I also run a growth agency focused on SEO, web design, and AI-enhanced optimization. Because I don't just teach AI — I use it every day to build real businesses.
How I teach
Practical over theoretical
If you can't use it tomorrow, I won't teach it today.
Plain language always
I'll never make you feel dumb for not knowing something. That's not the vibe.
Learn by doing
Every workshop, every newsletter — you walk away with something you can actually use.
No gatekeeping
AI shouldn't be locked behind jargon and paywalls. The basics should be free and accessible.
Education
- →Gauntlet AI — AI Engineering Intensive (2025)
- →UC Santa Cruz — BA in Legal Studies (2012)
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