Startups

Built to ship. Engineered to scale.

From first prototype to platforms used by millions. Founder-led products, mobile engineering, and the company milestones behind the work.

SpreeAI

$1.5B

Reported valuation

SpreeAI · May 2025 ↗

Community

10M+

Platform users

Fast Company · Sep 2020 ↗

FlyrTV

$6M

Capital raised

The Drum · Apr 2018 ↗

Viddy

40M+

Registered users

WIRED · Dec 2012 ↗

Product creation & acquisitions

From first build to lasting impact

Independent products and acquisition stories, from professional capture to social video at scale.

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Independent product

Ultrakam

Founder2014

My contribution

Professional filmmaking, built for the phone.

Created a filmmaking suite that pushed iPhone capture beyond Full HD, with manual controls, high-quality codecs, and a companion Bluetooth remote. Built around the workflows of independent filmmakers.

The Next Web · Mar 2014 Independent reporting

Documented capability 2K
Beyond the stock camera
Launch coverage documents 2240 × 1672 capture on iPhone 5s, with selectable frame rates and codecs.
The Next Web · Mar 2014 Independent reporting
Independent launch coverage 120fps
Slow-motion capture
Engadget documented 120fps slow motion on iPhone 5s.
Engadget · Mar 2014 Independent launch coverage
Apple presentation WWDC14
Featured by Apple
Ultrakam Remote Control appeared in Session 709 on nearby networking.
Apple WWDC14 · slide 6 Apple presentation
Product system 2 apps
Camera and remote
A hands-on review documents a separate Bluetooth remote operated from a second iOS device.
AppGefahren · 2014 Hands-on review

Founder → acquisition

FlyrTV

CTO & Co-founderJan 2014 – Dec 2018

My contribution

A video engine became a venture-backed product.

Co-founded FlyrTV and led product and engineering from the core rendering engine to a reusable template platform. Co-raised funding and led the technical organization through the acquisition by Pond5.

Résumé Career record

Company funding $6M
Capital raised
Funding reported in April 2018 to bring professional video creation to mobile.
The Drum · Apr 2018 Independent reporting
Company-reported traction 13K
Paying subscribers
Flyr reported more than 13,000 paid subscribers and one million projects in April 2018.
Flyr · Apr 2018 Company release
Launch coverage Instant
A differentiated video engine
Immediate publishing with interactive stories.
TechCrunch · Mar 2017 Independent launch coverage
Company outcome Pond5
Acquisition
Founder account of the product’s exit, also documented in the résumé.
Authority Magazine · Aug 2024 Founder interview

Mobile video → acquisition

Viddy

iOS ArchitectNov 2012 – Dec 2013

My contribution

Video creation at social-platform scale.

Architected the mobile VFX and rendering engine across iOS and Android. Built performance-critical editing and compositing systems that made sophisticated video creation possible on early smartphone hardware.

Résumé Career record

Historical company scale 40M+
Registered users
WIRED reported 40 million registered accounts in December 2012; this measures sign-ups, not active users.
WIRED · Dec 2012 Independent reporting
My contribution iOS + Android
Cross-platform VFX
Architected rendering and visual effects for both mobile platforms.
Résumé Career record
Historical chart milestone #1
Top free iPhone app
Reached the App Store’s top free position in April 2012.
TechCrunch · Apr 2012 Independent reporting
Company outcome Fullscreen
Acquisition
Acquired-company status confirmed by Viddy investor NEA.
NEA portfolio Investor record

Architecture at scale

Inside ambitious product teams

Native platforms for immersive commerce and direct audience relationships. Each case connects engineering ownership with dated, sourced company outcomes.

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AI commerce

SpreeAI

Lead iOS ArchitectDec 2020 – Apr 2023

My contribution

The native foundation for immersive commerce.

Led iOS architecture for an AI/3D shopping and avatar platform. Connected modular SwiftUI product domains, AR capture, cloud assets, and automated delivery into a maintainable mobile foundation.

Résumé Career record

Later company milestone $1.5B
Reported valuation
Announced in May 2025, after my Dec 2020–Apr 2023 role.
SpreeAI · May 2025 Company release
My contribution Native iOS
Commerce architecture
Led the modular SwiftUI foundation for AR capture, 3D experiences, cloud assets, and automated releases.
Résumé Career record
Later industry milestone CFDA
Fashion industry collaboration
A November 2025 CFDA event brought SpreeAI together with Alice + Olivia to discuss AI in retail.
CFDA · Nov 2025 Industry partner interview
Current product · later evolution 3 journeys
Beyond the product page
The current platform describes online shopping, in-store assistance, and remote clienteling.
SpreeAI platform Current product documentation

Consumer messaging

Community

Senior iOS DeveloperSep 2019 – Sep 2020

My contribution

A native app behind direct audience relationships.

Contributed to iOS architecture during Community’s early growth. Helped move key surfaces from React Native to native iOS and introduced SwiftUI, Combine, and MVVM for a more maintainable product.

Résumé Career record

Company scale · 2020 10M+
Platform users
Fast Company reported nearly 20 million members by September 2020.
Fast Company · Sep 2020 Independent reporting
Company adoption Global talent
Direct fan connections
Early adopters included Jennifer Lopez, Paul McCartney, Kerry Washington, and the Jonas Brothers.
Fast Company · Jan 2020 Independent reporting
My contribution · 2019–2020 Native iOS
Platform migration
Helped migrate React Native surfaces and introduce SwiftUI, Combine, and MVVM.
Résumé Career record
Later company funding $40M
Salesforce Ventures investment
An additional funding round was announced in April 2021, after my role ended.
Variety / Yahoo · Apr 2021 Independent reporting

Founder-led research & products

Waken AI

A bootstrapped lab connecting conversational products, persistent context, and agentic engineering.

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Bootstrapped AI lab

Waken AI

Principal Engineer / Founder, BTwin AI FriendsApr 2023 – Feb 2025

My contribution

From conversational AI to durable agent memory.

Founded and built BTwin’s full stack: multi-model orchestration, persistent personas, native SwiftUI, subscriptions, and analytics. The lab’s later work includes ClineFlow, bringing portable project knowledge to agentic workflows.

Résumé Career record Waken AI · Sep 2026 Company release

Product experiment ~10%
Paid conversion
BTwin focused acquisition tests on a $9.99 weekly plan; résumé-reported results.
Résumé Career record
Company launch 12+
Languages at launch
The July 2024 BTwin release announced availability in the US, UK, Canada, and other selected markets.
BTwin AI Friends Company release
Reported research corpus 20K
Conversations studied
The author-published character study reports a corpus of 200,000 generated messages.
TwinChat production study Author-published research
Open-source product Git
Portable agent memory
ClineFlow keeps project knowledge in open files that travel with the code.
ClineFlow repository Open source

Company-issued news

Press releases

Original issuer links, separated from independent coverage and syndicated copies.

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Explore My Work

Press

TechCrunch

Interviews

AI & Future of Technology

Interview on AI ethics and innovation

Silicon Valley Journey

Career retrospective

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Startup insights

Built to ship. Engineered to scale.

Professional filmmaking, built for the phone.

Beyond the stock camera

Slow-motion capture

Featured by Apple

Camera and remote

A video engine became a venture-backed product.

Capital raised

Paying subscribers

A differentiated video engine

Acquisition

Video creation at social-platform scale.

Registered users

Cross-platform VFX

Top free iPhone app

Acquisition

The native foundation for immersive commerce.

Reported valuation

Commerce architecture

Fashion industry collaboration

Beyond the product page

A native app behind direct audience relationships.

Platform users

Direct fan connections

Platform migration

Salesforce Ventures investment

From conversational AI to durable agent memory.

Paid conversion

Languages at launch

Conversations studied

Portable agent memory

Press

Flyr launches an app for rapid creation of Snapchat Discover-style stories

Ultrakam 4K video app arrives for iPhone 6

Hassan Uriostegui On the Future of Artificial Intelligence

BTwin AI Friends App: Revolutionizing Emotional Wellness

BTwin AI Emotional Support App: Privacy Considerations

Conscious AI Imagined: ChatGPT and Waken AI

Interviews

AI & Future of Technology

Silicon Valley Journey

Entrepreneurship & Innovation