Independent product engineering

Software for the parts that have to be right the first time.

Key custody, ledger settlement, and review workflows that carry legal weight. I design and build them, and most of it ships as software other people put their name on.

Selected work
01
SciPHR
Self-custody identity on the XRP Ledger. xCIPHR is on the App Store.
02
Professional Appraisal Services
UAD 3.6 review workspace and the client request flow.
03
xrpl-identity-mcp
Open source. Listed in the official MCP Registry.
What I do
01

Product engineering

Architecture through release, including the parts nobody demos: migrations, auth, audit trails, the release itself.

ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNICAL DESIGN
IMPLEMENTATION: IOS, WEB AND BACKEND
INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEPLOYMENT
02

Cryptography and ledgers

Key custody, signing ceremonies, XRPL integration, and the security review that has to happen before any of it is live.

CUSTODY AND RECOVERY DESIGN
XRPL INTEGRATION, XLS-20, XLS-40, XLS-70
THREAT MODELING AND WRITTEN REVIEW
03

Review and rescue

I read an existing codebase and tell you in writing what will break, what it will cost, and what I would do first.

A READ OF THE CODEBASE, NOT A SKIM
WRITTEN FINDINGS, RANKED BY SEVERITY
A SEQUENCED FIX PLAN
Writing

Notes on custody, ledgers and shipping, published on Medium. Read them here.

Have something that has to be right?

Tell me what it is and what is at stake. If it is not a fit I will say so and point you somewhere better.