Turning AI ambitions into deployed systems.
I'm Daniel, an AI engineer based in Sydney, partnering with ambitious companies worldwide. I work with 2-3 clients annually, building AI systems from concept to production. Currently building transformer models at scale. Previously Senior Engineer at Atlassian for 6+ years where I led major technical projects.
Recent Projects
- AI Strategy & Architecture Design. Architected AI companion system with custom RAG pipeline and LLM fine-tuning strategy. Delivered production-ready blueprint enabling client's development team to build with confidence.
- Predictive Machine Learning System. Built time-series prediction model achieving 85% precision. Hand-coded attention mechanisms and positional encodings for financial data, processing 10M+ data points daily with sub-100ms inference. Deployed in 12 weeks.
- Smart Knowledge Base. Implemented AI retrieval, reducing search time by 70%. Built custom embedding pipeline processing 50K+ documents with semantic search across text, video, and audio content.
Working With Me
I partner with companies at different stages of their AI journey. Whether you need hands-on engineering, technical architecture, or strategic guidance - I adapt to what moves the needle.
- Concept to production
- From advisory sessions on AI feasibility to writing production code. I engage at the level you need - architect, engineer, or strategic advisor.
- Complete confidentiality
- Your IP, strategies, and data stay yours. Strict NDAs, no competing client work in your space, and zero public discussion of our engagement without your permission.
- Growing your capability
- Whether I'm coding or advising, the goal is the same: your team gains the expertise to move forward independently. No gatekeeping, full transparency.
- Select engagements by design
- 2-3 major projects annually, plus selective advisory work. This ensures each client gets senior-level architecture and hands-on building, not delegated execution.
Ready to advance your AI journey?
If you're looking for hands-on expertise to bring AI from concept to production, let's talk. Typical engagements run $30-100k for 3-6 month implementations, with standalone advisory sessions also available for strategic decisions and technical roadmapping.