Forward-Deployed AI Engineer · AI Systems Operator
AI integration that compounds. Multi-model systems and autonomous agents, deployed across every department — engineered by the operator who has run the work, not adjacent to it.
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Services · The Practice
Most AI adoption looks the same: a tool on every desk, a pilot every quarter, nothing that compounds. The practice does the opposite — multi-model orchestration, autonomous agents, and workflow automation, deployed as one operating layer and engineered into the work your team already does.
The differentiator is reach. I've built and run companies across every department I now deploy into — so the AI lands inside the actual work, because I've done the actual work.
What changes
Speed of execution. Quality of output. Depth of decision-making. Throughput of the entire business.
Engagement model · Five phases
A structured review of how work moves through your business — by department, function, and hand-off. We surface where time is leaking, where quality is degrading, and where AI can carry real load.
Not every workflow is worth automating. We isolate the few that compound — where AI delivers outsized leverage on speed, quality, or decision-making. Ranked by operational ROI, not theoretical capability.
Code-level engineering. Multi-model orchestration, autonomous agents, and workflow automation built into your existing stack. Production systems your team owns — not demos, not pilots, not vendor lock-in.
Your people are the multiplier. I train them on the methodology, the systems, and the operating discipline to run AI-augmented work at scale. The capability stays in-house when I leave. It has to.
Documentation, governance, and operating standards so the gains compound. AI integration becomes institutional capability — not a single-person dependency, not a one-off project, not something that breaks when you leave the room.
Functional reach · Eleven departments
Strategy, engineering, deployment, and team enablement — one engagement, end-to-end. Selective by design.
Discuss an engagementBuild studio · Houtos Labs
Led by Ryan Bonelli
When the work needs more than one person, my team takes over. Houtos Labs is a senior-only build studio I lead — engineers and designers shipping custom software for operating companies, built end-to-end, handed off production-ready, owned by your team from day one.
Not an agency. Not a marketplace. A small team that builds the way operators want software built — opinionated, fast, accountable to the result. Available standalone, or alongside the AI integration practice when you need both.
01 · Build
Applications
Native iOS and Android, cross-platform mobile, desktop. MVP through production scale — designed for retention, engineered to last past the launch.
React Native · Swift · Kotlin · Tauri02 · Platform
Advanced Web Platforms
Real-time data, complex state, enterprise architecture. SaaS products, customer portals, internal tools, operator dashboards — built to perform under real load, not just demo well.
React · Next.js · Node · Postgres · WebSocket03 · Integrate
Systems Integration
Custom integrations across your existing stack — databases, CRMs, ERPs, payment rails, internal tooling. Making the systems that don't talk, talk.
REST · GraphQL · Webhooks · ETL · CloudDesign, engineering, deployment, ongoing support — under one roof, by a team that ships. Available for full custom builds and longer-term partnerships.
Engage Houtos LabsSelected Work
Designed, architected, and coded personally — outside my professional roles. Each built from scratch, no contractors, no agencies.
Live
AI · Fintech · Quant · Web3
A financial quant desk built on a multi-intelligence trading system. Walk-forward strategy validation, information-coefficient analysis, on-chain execution with MEV and slippage protection, and a multi-agent decision layer across Base L2.
Live
AI · SaaS · Investor Relations · B2B
Portfolio company stakeholder dashboard and investor communications platform. AI-assisted update generation, automated reporting cadence, and a centralized layer for cross-portfolio communication — built to operationalize my own IR practice across PPS.
Live
AI · SaaS · Regulated Manufacturing
AI-native operations platform for regulated manufacturing — compliance automation, SOPs, training management, and quality systems for FDA-regulated facilities. Website and Phase One built independently.
Live
Web3 · NFT · Base L2 · Gaming
Full-scale Web3 gaming platform on Base L2 — play-to-earn mechanics, custom smart contracts, NFT minting engine, transactional marketplace, live data dashboards, and on-chain leaderboards. Built entirely from scratch.
In progress
E-commerce · AI · B2B · Manufacturing
Custom B2B platform for precision process equipment — AI education layer, e-commerce marketplace, authenticated customer portal with live machine data dashboards. Built independently from the company I operate.
Live
Manufacturing · B2B · Industrial · Oregon
Oregon-engineered precision manufacturing platform — high-density liquid cooling for AI data centers and semiconductor fabs, plus ASME-compliant process equipment for pharma, food, and defense. Custom storefront, capabilities matrix, and quote engine.
Live
E-commerce · B2B · Lab Supply · Scientific
B2B e-commerce platform serving processing labs with premium scientific consumables and equipment. Distribution partnerships with Huber, Heidolph, Julabo, Büchi, and Swagelok. Full storefront, inventory, and order management.
E-commerce · Retail · Distribution
One of the first large-scale e-commerce operations in its category — built from the ground up. Grew to multi-million dollar revenue across four countries, with a digital education channel that reached 85K subscribers.
In development & internal
Contracts
ERC-4337 · ERC-721 · ERC-1155
Chains
Base L2 · Ethereum mainnet
Oracles
Chainlink · Pyth · Uniswap TWAP
Backend
Python · Node · REST · WebSocket
Frontend
React · Vanilla JS
AI
LLM · RAG · fine-tuning
Ops
GMP · cGMP · ASME/UL · P&L
Pharmaceutical Research
Through Peregrine Precision Systems, I co-founded NatSyn (Naturally Synthetic Inc.) — a joint venture with the Magolan Laboratory at McMaster University. NatSyn synthesizes rare, naturally occurring plant-derived compounds that cannot be cost-effectively sourced from biomass at commercial scale.
Using patent-pending chemistry, the lab produces novel active pharmaceutical ingredients at clinical purity standards for the global research and pharmaceutical communities. Three compound programs are currently positioned for potential Phase I human clinical trials, developed in collaboration with academic and medical researchers.
Featured in
Published coverage
3
Clinical trial candidates
Compound programs under active development with medical researchers, positioned for potential Phase I progression.
>99%
API synthesis purity
Achieved with patent-pending chemistry, meeting Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient grade standards.
100g
Single-day batch capacity
Scaled within months of launch. Multi-kilo commercial scale-up underway at the Oregon facility.
McMaster
University partner
Sponsored Research Contract with the Magolan Lab — the Boris Family Endowed Chair of Drug Discovery.
Ventures & Track Record
Day job: Chief Operating Officer across two active companies in advanced manufacturing and life sciences, and Co-Founder of Peregrine Precision Systems — a platform spanning process equipment, ingredient production, and pharmaceutical research.
Practice: hands-on AI engineering for operating companies. Multi-model orchestration, autonomous agents, and workflow automation — deployed as a single operating layer, owned by the team. I write code when needed. The real advantage is the operating method, and the operator who has run the work it gets deployed into.
Now · Current roles
COO & Co-Founder — Peregrine Precision Systems
Decimal · NatSyn · Polar
Parent company overseeing Decimal, ingredient manufacturing operations, and NatSyn. Strategy, IP management, and commercialization across the portfolio — 8-person executive team, shared P&L with CEO.
Chief Operating Officer — Decimal Engineered Systems
Subsidiary of Peregrine Precision Systems
US-based manufacturer of certified, GMP-compliant process equipment serving pharmaceutical, food, and regulated industries. Full production lifecycle oversight — engineering through customer delivery — with a North American service organization.
Co-Founder — Naturally Synthetic (NatSyn)
Via PPS · Joint venture with McMaster University
Joint-venture research lab synthesizing novel APIs at pharmaceutical purity. Three programs approaching clinical trial candidacy.
Chief Operating Officer — Polar (PPS Division)
GMP ingredient manufacturing
GMP ingredient manufacturing for food and pharmaceutical applications. Contributed to significant production output increases and regulatory approvals including novel food designation in the EU.
EU novel food approval
Founder — GoldBUG
Independent venture · Base L2
Non-custodial architecture, algorithmic trading infrastructure, and real-asset accumulation in tokenized assets. Self-architected and developed.
Commercialization Advisor — Opsona
AI for regulated manufacturing
Leading commercialization for AI-driven operations software — translating technical capabilities into market-ready offerings and go-to-market strategy.
Earlier · 2001 – 2025
Lead Advisor — Houtos Labs
Product strategy, commercialization, and ecosystem design for decentralized technology initiatives. Translated complex technical concepts into user-facing products and business models.
Chief Executive Officer — Holistic Research
Led a California-based research and production business from concept through commercial development. Managed design, engineering, construction, and investor relations across multiple project sites.
President — Commercial Supply Company
Led a commercial supply operation through a period of significant industry growth. Business development, key account management, and market positioning.
CEO & Co-Founder — Monster Gardens / SPW Inc.
Built two companies from scratch to multi-million dollar revenue. Four-country distribution, thousands of SKUs, ERP and CRM implementation at scale, and a digital education channel reaching 85K subscribers.
4 countries · 85K subscribers
Account Executive — American Brokers Conduit
Grew a regional wholesale lending territory from the ground up — 15 to 180+ active broker relationships in Northern California.
Real Estate Finance — Temple Inland Mortgage
Early-career foundation in financial analysis, portfolio evaluation, and structured lending.
Over two decades leading companies across advanced manufacturing, regulated process technologies, pharmaceutical research, financial services, and technology. Available upon request — I'll respond promptly.
Writing & Practice
Operations
Drawing on operational experience across regulated equipment manufacturing and ingredient production — a practitioner's guide to building repeatable GMP-compliant systems at scale.
Technology
An exploration of ERC-4337 Account Abstraction, oracle consensus design, and the architecture of autonomous financial systems that eliminate centralized key exposure.
Pharma R&D
Documenting the operational and scientific pathway from academic research partnership to pharmaceutical-grade API synthesis at commercial scale — lessons from NatSyn's launch.
These papers represent applied thinking from direct operational and development experience. Reach out to discuss any of the topics or to request copies.
Contact
For operators, founders, and investors with substantive work in AI integration, custom software, or operational transformation. Send a brief — every reply comes from me, not a gatekeeper.
Available · Typical reply within 48 hours · Happy Valley, OR