Meet Murph

About Me

Patent attorney turned software engineer with a passion for building innovative AI-powered tools.

I will automate something tedious no matter how long it takes.

When I'm not at the computer or staring into the abyss, I'm usually hiking a trail with my dog, Murph.

Professional Experience

ML Architect

Jan 2025 – Present
Skyward IT Solutions• Rockville, MD
  • •Transformed organization's #1 most popular tool (CMS chat) from rigid path-following to flexible agentic system using Model Context Protocol and custom workflows
  • •Expanded agent capabilities by building MCP integrations with key tools (Slack, Jira, Confluence, Linear, Internet, Code Execution, Vector and SQL DBs)
  • •Enabled local spreadsheet analysis with LLMs via client-side code execution and tailored Python-specific coding agents
  • •Built specialized research agent with custom tooling and prompts to amplify internal contract procurement team, with MCP tools for accessing proprietary data
  • •Developed and tested multiple knowledge base approaches (vectorstores, agentic-SQL queries, BM25 searches) to identify optimal solutions for specific use cases
  • •Developed Terraform-based infrastructure-as-code solution for reproducible LLM inference engine benchmarking across cloud providers
  • •Created custom performance testing tools capturing LLM-specific metrics (time-to-first-token, throughput) for 4 inference engines and 25+ open-source models
  • •Onboarded and trained interns and new hires in developing effective agents with the MCP protocol and best practices for LLM-powered applications
MCP
Llama-Index
Terraform
LLM
Python
Knowledge Engineering
BM25
Vector Databases
Cloud Infrastructure
Performance Testing

Founder/Creator

Jan 2025 – Present
Socratic Sensei
  • •Developing AI-powered study platform for law students using Next.js, tRPC, and LLMs
  • •Built spaced repetition system that automatically generates personalized issue-spotting essays based on students' knowledge gaps
  • •Implemented knowledge-grounded LLM architecture that anchors AI responses to students' course notes, eliminating hallucinations while providing Socratic guidance
Next.js
tRPC
LLMs
Spaced Repetition
Knowledge-grounded AI

Founder/Creator

Jan 2024 – Aug 2024
Patense.ai
  • •Developed Patense.ai using Next.js, tRPC, Prisma, Tailwind, and AWS Lambda to help patent lawyers analyze documents
  • •Built cloud and privacy-first local solutions utilizing LLMs, with 2X performance boost through vLLM implementation
  • •Increased search speed by 300% via prompt engineering and created scalable data processing with custom O(nlog(n)) algorithm searches
Next.js
tRPC
Prisma
Tailwind
AWS Lambda
LLMs
vLLM
Prompt Engineering
Algorithm Design

Patent Attorney

Aug 2023 – Jan 2025
McBee, Moore & Vanik IP, LLC• Frederick, MD
  • •Secured patent protection for a variety of technologies
  • •Managed worldwide prosecution for multiple clients
Patent Law
Intellectual Property
Legal Writing
Client Relations
SocraticSensei.xyz
SocraticSensei.xyz
AI Powered Custom Study SaaS
Next.js
TypeScript
React
tRPC
Stripe
AWS Lambda
Google Gemini
Patense.ai
Patense.ai
Suite of patent tools from AI document analysis to streamlining paperwork
Next.js
TypeScript
React
tRPC
Stripe
AWS Lambda
OpenAI
Patense.local
Patense.local
Patense.ai fork with 100% local LLMs
7
vLLM
Next.js
TypeScript
React
tRPC
Prisma
Snorkle
Snorkle
Deep document search with 100% local LLMs (generic fork of patense.local)
24
4
vLLM
Next.js
TypeScript
React
tRPC
Prisma
Liftr.club
Liftr.club
Bodybuilding training app with built-in performance adjusment/progressive overload with biofeedback. Custom auth with Nostr public/private keys.
Nostr
Next.js
TypeScript
React
MyFitnessBuddy
MyFitnessBuddy
Nutrition and activity tracker with quality of life features like automatic step tracking and repeat meal autofill.
Django
Postgres
Stripe
USDA API
Smartwatch API