work

professional history

• yardstik (2024-present)
  • senior software engineer (ruby on rails)
  • working on automation and machine learning

• bionic giant (2022-2024)
  • chief technology officer
  • lead an international team of engineers
  • did battle with many a rails project

• jed mahonis group (2012-2022)
  • co-founder
  • taught myself objective-c, and then swift, and then kotlin
  • built apps for organizations like great clips, stanford health, and little free library
  • helped a bunch of startups get from zero to one

some cool places i've spoken at

• TEDx St. Cloud
  • Don't be intimidated by AI - help shape its future (talk)
• AppliedAI Conference
  • Prompt Engineering: How to Think Like an AI (talk recap)
• Twin Cities Startup Week
  • Podcast Hosts Unplugged: Sales (panel host)
  • Podcast Hosts Unplugged: Marketing (panel host)
  • Scaling Your MVP: What should your tech look like? (panel host)
• Conversations on Applied AI
  • How to Explore and Use Artificial Intelligence Products (podcast)
• MinneAMA
  • Ethics of AI (webinar)
  • ChatGPT - Possibilities, Ethics & the Future of AI (webinar)
• Developer First Conference
  • Working with Business Partners (talk)
• Twin Cities Business
  • Cybersecurity & Fraud Prevention Tips (webinar)
• The Tech.MN Podcast
  • A Journey Of Mental Health: Tim Bornholdt Of Bionic Giant (podcast)

my current side projects

• kneescraper
  • 🦵 using LLMs to pull details from surgical reports
• chinlock holdings
  • 🤼‍♂️ my LLC for consulting and various side projects

stuff i've done in the past

• c tolle run
  • 🏃‍♀️ edited 400 podcast episodes and 200 youtube videos about running and fitness with legendary runner (and my pal) carrie tollefson
• monkey wrench
  • 🐵 a newsletter making you feel optimstic about artificial intelligence
• turnsignl
  • 🚓 a mobile application platform connectting drivers with attorneys on-demand
• kwikly
  • 🦷 an on-demend dental staffing platform
• vsi labs
  • 🚗 an autonomous driving vehicle research firm
• mncraft.beer
  • 🍻 tracking all the breweries in the state of minnesota
• parrot.md
  • 🦜 an on-demand platform for hospitals to find physicians to cover call shifts
• constant variables
  • 📲 a podcast i hosted for 120 episodes which made technology more approachable to non-techy people
• "bestest friend" music video
  • 👯‍♂️ made a music video for my buddies bryan and neal from koo koo kanga roo
• the jed mahonis group
  • 📱 a consultancy for creating completely custom mobile app solutions for enterprises and startups
• best podcasting setup
  • 🎙 a short quiz to help podcasters figure out what gear they should buy