I learned engineering by building things that needed to exist.

I’m a technical founder and product-minded engineer based in London.

I build AI agents, evaluation systems, context infrastructure and customer-facing software. I am most interested in the point where real user workflows expose limitations in a model or product — and in turning those limitations into reproducible evaluations and durable improvements.

My route into engineering was not conventional. I studied music at the Royal Academy of Music and performed at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, toured Europe and recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

I then worked in sales, early-stage growth and marketing before founding Origin Thread. Building a physical product with blockchain-backed provenance forced me to learn software, coordinate suppliers and solve technical problems that did not have neat specifications.

That led to customer software for Gather Design, mobile applications, AI automation work, Crispin’s agent and evaluation system, and most recently Latently’s context infrastructure.

The common thread

The work is different, but the operating pattern is consistent: understand the real problem, build something useful, observe where it fails, and improve the system.

My non-technical experience remains useful. Sales taught me to listen closely. Marketing taught me to understand user motivation. Founder work taught me to make decisions with incomplete information and own the consequences. Music taught me how to practise, receive feedback and perform at a high standard.

I now bring those skills together in technical work that requires engineering depth, product judgment, customer empathy and clear communication.