About

Me, in Victoria B.C.

Systems → Atoms at Future Present Labs. Building the infrastructure for agentic manufacturing — where AI agents design, quote, and fabricate real hardware.

Previously: Senior SRE at Oracle National Security Regions, Systems Development Engineer at AWS, startup engineer at Zipwhip.

Creator of AgentRFQ, an open standard for agent-to-manufacturer requests. Currently operating 3D printing, waterjet, and CNC workflows in Seattle.

I write about systems, software, and the future of making things. Believer that software is just systems, and systems thinking applies everywhere — from engines to cloud infrastructure to supply chains.


Outside of Work

Sailing — Racing in Duck Dodge on my 1968 Coronado 25, Theseus. Big, blue, and slow, but always a good time.

Bought her off Craigslist after a friend talked me into it. Learned to sail at the Center for Wooden Boats in two-hour lessons, then sailed home from Olympia, WA. Been a hell of an adventure.

Duck Dodge.

Motorcycles & Camping — When not on the water, probably motorcycle camping or sailing the San Juan Islands.

Motorcycle.
James Island.

Winter — Snowboarding at Snoqualmie, pretending it’ll get sunny soon, or building boats.


Collector of: Vinyl records, esoteric transportation options, and bad jokes.

Seattle born and raised.

Feel free to drop me a note here or follow me on social media (links to your left).

Ivars.