Available for select engagements in 2026

Build Software 10x Faster

With AI Agents — Not Just Faster Code, But a New Way to Build

I help companies implement Agentic-First Development: orchestrating AI agents to design, build, test, and ship products in days instead of weeks. I've done it—I'll show you how.

Actively taking new clients
📍 Kitchener-Waterloo, ON • Remote-friendly

Not Theory. Proof.

I didn't just read about Agentic-First Development. I built a production mobile app with it. Here are the real numbers:

1 week
vs 6-8 weeks traditional
From zero to TestFlight deployment
99.3%
cost savings
$100 vs $12,000-$15,000
8,000+
lines of production code
Deployed to TestFlight, 0 critical bugs

PlayTrack: Figure Skating Edition

A mobile app for parents to track their children's figure skating competition scores and progress. Complete with authentication, secure database, analytics dashboard, and social features. I built it entirely using AI agents—architecting, implementing, testing, and documenting everything. What would traditionally take a team of developers 6-8 weeks and cost $12K-$15K took me 7 days and $100 in API costs.

React Native
Expo
Supabase
PostgreSQL
TypeScript
End-to-end
TestFlight
Live beta

How I Can Help

From strategy to implementation—I'll help you adopt Agentic-First Development

Fractional CTO: Agentic-First Development

3-6 month engagement to transform how your team builds software. I'll set up your Agentic-First Development framework, run 1-2 pilot projects with real deliverables, train your team, and provide ongoing support.

  • Custom agent workflow design
  • Technology stack optimization
  • Pilot projects with real ROI
  • Team training and documentation
$8K-$15K/month
See the Process

One-Day Workshop: Agentic-First 101

Intensive workshop for your team to learn the fundamentals of Agentic-First Development. Hands-on: we'll build a pilot feature together using AI agents, and you'll walk away with a custom playbook.

  • Agent orchestration patterns
  • Prompt engineering best practices
  • Quality guardrails and security
  • Custom playbook for your org
$3,000
Book a Workshop

Need something specific built?

I can also build products for you using Agentic-First methods—with 50-90% cost savings vs. traditional development. Let's discuss your project.

Discuss Your Project

Why Work With Me

I've spent 20+ years building and scaling engineering organizations—from 4-person teams in basements to 400+ engineers across multiple countries. I've been a founding engineer, VP of Engineering, Director of Development, and CTO multiple times.

Then I discovered AI agents—and I've spent the past year rebuilding my entire development process around them. Not in theory. In practice. This is what I call Agentic-First Development.

I understand both worlds: traditional software development and Agentic-First Development. I know what enterprises need—security, quality, scalability—and I know how to achieve it with AI agents.

I'm not trying to sell you on a product. I've done this work, documented every step, and I want to help you achieve the same transformation.

What Clients Say

Trusted by companies from startups to enterprises

"David transformed our entire Karmak infrastructure. What used to take 4+ hours of manual data entry now takes 15 minutes. The mobile yard app he built has been a game-changer—we're processing 30% more vehicles per day."

Mike Rodriguez
Operations Director
Regional Commercial Dealership

"We had tried SR&ED claims twice before and got rejected both times. David found $180K in eligible work we didn't even know qualified. His documentation was flawless—we got approved for $127K in our first year working together."

Sarah Chen
CFO
Series A SaaS Company

"The Gong-Salesforce integration David built saved our sales team 12+ hours per week in manual CRM updates. We saw ROI in the first month. Our data quality went from 60% to 95%."

James Peterson
VP Sales
B2B Software Platform
$3M+
In SR&ED Claims Secured
50+
Integrations Delivered
95%
Client Retention Rate
20+
Years Experience

Common Questions

Let's Talk

Ready to build 10x faster? Book a 30-minute call to discuss your goals.

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