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PORTFOLIO  /  JAKE STERNS · SAN ANTONIO, TX

I build AI agents,
data systems &
AI that ships.

Software & data engineer with 5+ years building production AI-powered agentic workflows, ML pipelines, and backend services. Currently shipping LLM and MCP-based tools at USAA driving multi-million-dollar monthly savings.

Resume
AI Automation Engineer 5+ yrs · USAA $10K+/mo savings shipped
Level 07 Senior
/ 01 — PROJECTS

Selected work

12 active
multi-domain
updated · today
/ flagship — 01 Deployed

AI-Assisted Query Optimization Workflow

Near-real-time agentic workflow combining query telemetry, platform resource metrics, and multi-database context across UDB, Oracle, and SQL Server. MCP-style tool integrations expose structured performance context to LLM-driven automation, with a human-in-the-loop review model.

SAVINGS$Multi-M / mo
STACKPython · MCP · LLM
SCOPE3 DB platforms
pythonmcpclaudeopenairag
/ 02 Deployed

Query Performance ML Classifier

ML pipeline classifying millions of rows of query telemetry to surface inefficient patterns. Production tool delivering sustained $10K+/month cost reduction.

xgboostscikit-learndbscanhdbscan
/ 03 Training

AgentLink

Secure, local-first AI agent platform orchestrating distributed nodes, agents, and tools via typed protocols, policy controls, and audit events. Full-stack control plane over WebSocket.

pythonwebsocketagentic
/ 04 Deployed

OpenClaw / Mission Control

Self-hosted multi-agent AI environment extended with custom governance, service integrations, tool routing, gateway communication, and runtime observability.

multi-agentobservabilitytool routing
/ 05 Deployed

Hermes Agent

Internal AI agent for structured automation, tool orchestration, and context-aware task execution across integrated services. Reusable agentic skill pattern.

pythonagentictool-orchestration
/ 06 Deployed

Centralized Tool Registry Hub

Internal AI-powered knowledge platform using LightRAG to centralize tool governance, review status, use cases, cost visibility, and adoption guidance across teams.

lightragrag-anythingpython
/ 07 Live

NEXUS OS · Agent Command Center

Self-hosted multi-agent runtime with a custom CLI, integrated terminal dashboard, animated sprite UI, remote system controls, and hot-key privacy shortcuts. 12 specialized agents in a tiered cost-routing architecture.

multi-agentclidockerfastapipostgres
/ 08 Live

Cross-Tool Skill Authoring Pipeline

Single source-of-truth for version-controlled skills, instructions, prompts, and rules — published to 8 agentic targets: Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, BlackBox AI, Hermes, OpenClaw. 157+ skills and counting.

claude-codecopilotcursorclinecodex
/ 09 Live

LLM Guardrails & Memory Consolidation

Layered guardrail system and memory consolidation pipeline for LLM agents — context compression with LeanCTX (80% reduction), structured long-term memory, schema-indexed Obsidian vault with 1,500+ entries, and policy-gated execution across the agent tier.

guardrailsleanctxragobsidianllm-config
/ 10 Live

Global News & Signal Scraper Network

Active scraper fleet pulling AI, GitHub, and world economic news into the knowledge base in near real-time. Feeds downstream research agents and the trading pipeline's signal stage. Auto-downloads and security-scans trending agentic skills from open marketplaces.

scraperspythoncronlightragauto-assign
/ 11 Live

MCP Server Registry · 98 Servers

Internal registry of 98 MCP servers exposing 500+ tools — governed, versioned, and auto-assigned to agents by profile and role. Integrated with orchestration routing and the tool registry hub for adoption tracking and cost visibility.

mcptool-routinggovernancepython
/ 02 — DOSSIER

Background

since 2018
distributed
open to roles
MAY 2020 — PRESENT

Software Engineer · Data Insights & Analytics

USAA · San Antonio, TX

Built production ingestion and automation across 10+ enterprise data platforms — SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, UDB, Cassandra, Couchbase, Aurora/Postgres, Neptune, Netezza. Active Product Owner: scoping, prioritizing, and translating technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

2024 — PRESENT

ML Query Performance Workflow

USAA · Production Tool

Designed and shipped an ML-based classification workflow (XGBoost, DBSCAN, HDBSCAN, scikit-learn) identifying high-cost query patterns across multi-platform environments — generating $10K+/month in sustained savings. Now extending it with a near-real-time AI-assisted agentic recommendation layer.

2020 — PRESENT

CI/CD & Deployment Modernization

USAA · SDLC Initiative

Modernized enterprise SDLC by integrating Talon Batch automation, automated testing, and ticket-generation into deployment pipelines — improving consistency, release throughput, and operational traceability.

SIDE · OPEN SOURCE

n8n Contributor & Personal Agent Platforms

AgentLink · OpenClaw · Hermes · Tool Registry

Contributing to n8n with hands-on exposure to workflow automation. Building local-first agent runtimes, RAG knowledge platforms, and reusable agentic skill patterns aligned with GTM automation.

EDUCATION

B.S. Computer Science (Cybersecurity)

Texas A&M University — Corpus Christi · GPA 3.85

Graduated with strong systems and security foundations.

/ 03 — STACK

Equipment

50+ skills
calibrated · today

AI / ML

14
  • Claude (Anthropic)96
  • OpenAI APIs92
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)92
  • Agent orchestration92
  • LLM guardrails90
  • Memory consolidation90
  • LLM configuration & tuning90
  • RAG / LightRAG90
  • Prompt & skill engineering94
  • Cost-aware tier routing88
  • XGBoost · scikit-learn90
  • DBSCAN · HDBSCAN84
  • Copilot · Cursor · Cline · Codex92
  • Telegram / Discord automation86

Data

12
  • Snowflake90
  • Oracle · SQL Server90
  • UDB / DB284
  • Aurora / Postgres88
  • Cassandra · Couchbase80
  • Neptune (graph)74
  • Netezza · IMS · DocDB78
  • dbt82
  • Control-M · Cron88
  • Streamlit84

Software

10
  • Python (primary)96
  • SQL94
  • Go78
  • C#76
  • Docker · Kubernetes88
  • OpenShift · GitLab CI86
  • Grafana · OTel · Datadog88
/ 04 — HOMELAB

Sovereign AI

157+ skills · 12 agents
1,500+ KB entries
self-hosted

A self-hosted AI command center running on a mini-PC in a spare room.

No cloud platforms. No vendor lock-in. Everything lives on hardware I own and control. Twelve specialized agents in a tiered cost-routing architecture, a multi-stage trading pipeline, and a hardened infrastructure stack — all running 24/7 on local silicon.

Sovereign Multi-agent Cost-routed Local-first WireGuard Docker

NEXUS OS · Agent Roster

12 agents · tiered routing
Tier 1 — Orchestration & review
A1WinstonOrchestrates the swarmUP
A2TonkaWrites & refactors codeUP
A3ChopVets security postureUP
A4ChampAssesses risk & exposureUP
A5RubyReviews for precisionUP
A6MarleyStrategic alignment checkUP
Tier 2 — Planning, research, observability
B1BeansPlanning & decompositionUP
B2WoofyExternal researchUP
B3MaggieKnowledge retrievalUP
B4RoscoeTelemetry & loggingUP
B5SugarSummarizationUP
B6OdinObservability watchdogUP
INFRASTRUCTURE STACK
WireGuard VPNencrypted site-to-site tunnel
Active
UFW Firewalldefault-deny · SSH locked to LAN
8 rules
Fail2Banwatching SSH
0 failed
DockerNext · FastAPI · worker · Postgres · Redis · Caddy
6 ctnrs
LeanCTXtoken optimizer
80% comp.
Obsidian Vaultindex · schema · change log
Synced

By the Numbers

Live counts · grows weekly
157+
Version-controlled skills
98
MCP servers
500+
Tools registered
1,500+
Knowledge entries mapped
36
Scheduled jobs · all passing
12
Active agents
8+
GitHub repos auto-pulled
5
Internal repos (private)

Capabilities

Beyond the agent roster
  • NEXUS OS CLI
    Locally specific command shell with integrated terminal in the dashboard view.
    internal
  • Agent-specific routing & orchestration
    Tasks auto-assigned to the next-best agent by profile and role.
    automated
  • Global news & signal scrapers
    AI, GitHub, and world economic news streams feeding the knowledge base in near real-time.
    live
  • Skill marketplace ingestion
    Auto-research, security-scan, and download of new and trending skills — auto-assigned to the best-fit agent.
    vetted
  • Custom prediction markets
    Automated review and forecasting layer over agent outputs.
    private
  • Telegram & Discord channels
    Two-way comms with approval chains and channel alerting baked into the runtime.
    configured
  • Remote system controls
    Hot-key shortcuts for privacy posture and exposure containment across the host machine.
    hardened
  • Cross-tool skill authoring
    One source-of-truth skills, instructions, prompts, and rules — published to Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, BlackBox AI, Hermes, OpenClaw.
    8 targets
  • Animated sprites & UI
    Personality layer — every agent has presence in the dashboard.
    UX

Operating Principles

  • Automation over repetition.If a human does it twice, an agent does it forever.
  • Security gates on every path.No execution without a vetted boundary.
  • Cost awareness in every routing decision.Cheapest tier that can handle the job correctly.
  • Sovereignty over convenience.Hardware I own. Data I control.
/ 05 — CONTACT

Get in touch

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tls 1.3
global
/ EMAIL

Direct line

jakesterns21@gmail.com
Receiving
/ GITHUB

Repository

github.com/jakesterns
Open source
/ LINKEDIN

Professional

www.linkedin.com/in/michael-sterns-511a4a180
Open to roles