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.
What others say
“We needed someone who could translate a customer's AI vision into something our engineers could actually build. Daniel delivered exactly that - a clear architecture and roadmap we could execute on.”
“We brought Daniel on to speed up development for our RAG product. He hit the ground running on both frontend and backend, and helped us ship our MVP early - which already landed us our first customer.”
“Daniel is a highly effective engineering leader who can take a struggling project and turn it around. He brings teams together, removes obstacles, and delivers on time.”
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.