KH

Work, recognition, credentials

The work behind the bio.

I build and operate AI products end to end. Here are the products, technical work, awards, and education behind that story.

Profile updated September 13, 2026

Engineering in practice

MyFutureSelf

Built the original product end to end. I lead mobile, web, backend, and AI engineering, including real-time voice, personalized roadmaps, subscriptions, and product analytics.

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Dog AI

Built and trained a custom multimodal model for interpreting dog behavior, assembled the dataset, and shipped the iOS experience to the App Store.

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AI Conversation Judge

A public tool for evaluating AI conversations.

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App Store Review Digest

A public tool for analyzing customer reviews and surfacing product feedback.

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13.6K+

GitHub contributions in one year

13,621 contributions, September 13, 2025 to September 13, 2026. Includes contributions beyond commits.

GitHub activity

100B+

Tokens across Codex and Claude

My reported cumulative token usage across Codex and Claude coding workflows, as of September 13, 2026. This measures coding-tool usage, not Dog AI model training.

My development stack

Backing and founder programs

Cintrifuse Capital
MyFutureSelf investor. Emerging Founder Residency, Cincinnati, 2026.
Founders Inc
Off Season II participant, San Francisco.
Series Build
Inaugural cohort participant, New York City.
Y Combinator Startup School
Invited to Startup School 2026.

Awards and recognition

Miami University, 2026

Startup Catalyst Award

Recognized alongside co-founder Giancarlo Sarti by the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship.

University announcement

Miami University, 2025

RedHawk Venture Pitch Prize

$10,000 team prize, shared with Giancarlo Sarti for MyFutureSelf.

TCU, 2026

Values and Ventures Honorable Mention

$2,500 team award at the Richards Barrentine Values and Ventures Competition.

Education and scholarships

B.S. in Business, Marketing major, Entrepreneurship minor. Miami University, Farmer School of Business, May 2026. Cum laude, 3.74 GPA.

Dean's List honors across engineering and business. I began university in engineering before completing my degree at Farmer. Valedictorian, Crestwood High School, Class of 2022.

Studied abroad in Luxembourg at Miami University's Dolibois European Center, Fall 2024.

  • RedHawk Excellence Scholarship

    Miami University

  • Joseph M. DeNardi Scholarship

    Miami University

  • Roger L. Jenkins International Scholarship

    Miami University

  • Luxembourg Exchange Scholarship

    Miami University

  • Harvey S. Eagle Award

    Miami University

  • Alpha Academic Scholarship, 2025-2026

    Sigma Chi Foundation

    Recipient record
  • Alpha Bell Chapter Academic Scholarship

    Sigma Chi

    Recipient record

Certifications and completed training

Accessibility, secure AI, cybersecurity, software security, and education-data privacy.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security · 2026-08-21

DHS Trusted Tester Certification: Trusted Tester for Web on Windows

Certification

Credential ID: TT-2608-09530

Microsoft · 2026-08-24

Microsoft Applied Skills: Secure AI solutions in the cloud

Applied Skills credential

Credential ID: 398719AF7D2BBDAD

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Fortinet · 2026-08

Fortinet NSE 1 Certified in Cybersecurity

Certification / badge; expires August 2028

The Linux Foundation · 2026-08-24

Developing Secure Software LFD121

Course completion

Credential ID: LF 95kwqx9i0r

The A11Y Collective · 2026-08-24

Web Accessibility, the Business Case

Course completion; 0.5 IAAP education credits

Credential ID: 192305681

Fortinet · 2026-08-24

Cybersecurity and Cloud Fundamentals 1.0

Course completion, related to NSE 1

usferpatraining · 2026-08-24

FERPA 101: Colleges and Universities (Accessible)

Course completion

Credential ID: BDM002-a95en / 166615348

usferpatraining · 2026-08-24

FERPA 101: Local Education Agencies (Accessible)

Course completion

Credential ID: BDM003-a95en / 166616370

usferpatraining · 2026-08-24

FERPA 201: Data Sharing Under FERPA (Accessible)

Course completion

Credential ID: BDM001-a95en / 166616309

LinkedIn Learning · 2023-09-16

Excel Formulas and Functions Quick Tips (2020)

Course completion, 37 minutes

Credential ID: 09c5c83cce1bfe5b415e7d2445974101d2465fbd856f2c176fa8412fc63cc9bb

LinkedIn Learning · 2023-09-16

Learning Excel 2021

Course completion, 47 minutes

Credential ID: 400ac434ff301da756b11f70cdd44bcee34e3db5566e2b7c831d7142d50391e6

Stukent · 2026-04-22

Social Media Simternship - New

Simulation/course completion

Product metrics, with context

MyFutureSelf · Updated Sep 13, 2026 · company-reported

Downloads
66K+
App rating
4.7★
Active paid subscribers
3.8K+
Annual run rate
$245K+
Annual run rate
The last completed calendar month's gross sales multiplied by 12. This is an annualized sales measure.
Paid subscribers
Active paid subscribers at the time of the snapshot. Public figures are rounded.
Downloads and rating
Company-reported app metrics. The 4.7-star rating is based on 1,611 ratings in the combined app metrics feed.
Freshness
Updated from the company feed when available. If it is unavailable, the last recorded figures display their recording date.

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