Build. Test. Explain. Track.
My mission is to become the trusted practical source for AI implementation, intelligence and analysis in Scotland — through useful tools, evidence, research and working builds. No manufactured certainty, no self-declared authority.
What I build
ShieldedID
Zero-knowledge identity protocol. Bulletproofs ZK in WASM, pairwise subject IDs, zero PII storage. Open source.
STCL
Semantic Token Compression Layer. Provider-agnostic pre-inference compression, ~38% average token cut. Open source.
UnitedLines
Encrypted social network. Privacy-preserving communication as a working build.
What I can build
Hands-on applied AI and full-stack engineering. I build working systems end-to-end — from local LLM orchestration to production web apps on the Cloudflare free tier — and I publish the method, cost and failure modes.
Applied AI & LLM systems
Local LLM orchestration (Ollama), model selection, prompt engineering, RAG and vector retrieval, agent workflows, semantic compression. I build AI that runs on your own hardware — no vendor lock-in.
Full-stack web & WebGL
Static-first sites on Cloudflare Pages, serverless Functions, Three.js/WebGL immersive scenes, progressive enhancement, SEO, accessibility and performance budgets. This site and the Observatory are built this way.
Automation & data pipelines
n8n workflows, scheduled cron jobs, data ingestion and ETL, vector databases (Chroma), Redis, email automation via SMTP, analytics and conversion tracking. Systems that run themselves.
Privacy-preserving engineering
Zero-knowledge proofs (Bulletproofs in WASM), pairwise identifiers, zero-PII storage, encrypted communication. Built around the principle that privacy is a design requirement, not an add-on.
ShieldedID
Zero-knowledge identity protocol. Bulletproofs ZK in WASM, pairwise subject IDs, zero PII storage. v1.5.0, Apache 2.0, open source.
STCL
Semantic Token Compression Layer. Provider-agnostic pre-inference compression, ~38.2% average token cut (up to 59.4%), ~3.5ms overhead. MIT, open source.
Scotland AI Observatory
Independent evidence-led observatory: 10 national AI commitments tracked, adoption index, SME diagnostic, lead capture. Live on Cloudflare Pages.
Practical AI workbooks and toolkits I publish on Etsy (TechBlueprints) — the same evidence-led approach, packaged for everyday use.
ChatGPT AI Workbook
120 prompts, workflow planner, tracker and offline tool. Turns ChatGPT into useful, verified work — not random prompt collecting.
View on Etsy →Claude AI Workbook
120 prompts, artifact and cowork planner, tracker, offline tool. A repeatable system for turning Claude into useful, verified work.
View on Etsy →OpenClaw AI Workbook
Secure setup, agents, automation, 120 prompts and offline planner. A repeatable system for turning OpenClaw into useful, verified work.
View on Etsy →AI Safety & Ethics Guide
33-page field guide turning major AI safety and ethics frameworks into everyday practice — clearer boundaries, better verification, stronger human oversight.
View on Etsy →AI Voice & Deepfake Detection Toolkit
Offline toolkit for assessing suspicious voice calls, audio clips and possible voice-cloning scams — triage dashboard, waveform review and case log.
View on Etsy →Evidence over claims
Every build publishes the problem, baseline, stack, time, cost, result and failure modes.
No manufactured certainty
I test claims, including my own, and report limitations honestly.
Zero-outlay by default
I build on free tiers and local hardware first, and only spend when a system earns it.
Track what Scotland promises. Measure what it delivers.
I run an independent, evidence-led observatory for Scottish AI: national strategy delivery, adoption data and public-sector progress. All 10 commitments in Scotland's AI Strategy are tracked against observable evidence with sources and dates.