Alpha Access & Advisory
A core part of my practice involves early access and technical advisory for emerging AI platforms. New AI tools require real-world stress testing by power users in production environments — not controlled demos.
The Thesis
My role sits between research, development, and deployment: helping platforms validate tools while gaining early insight into where the ecosystem is heading. I see how tools are built, not just marketed. Work delivered to clients is grounded in what's coming next — not what's already mainstream.
What I Provide
- —Technical feedback on usability, performance, integration
- —Early bug discovery and edge-case testing
- —Pipeline design for real-time and production use
- —Creative and developer-focused UX insights
Selected Contributions
Selected alpha and partner contributions:
Alpha and beta testing of AI tooling like Magnific and early LoRAs. Invited by Head of Product as AI Partner and conference participant. Partner status followed practical testing.
Early adopter (2023). Alpha testing of Sound Effects (March 2024). Evaluated for integration into real-time and immersive environments and as sample pack material generation.
Early testing of Glif's LoRA trainer built on Ostris ai-toolkit. Released one of the first LoRAs alongside other artists and engineers during beta. Feedback contributed to platform refinement.
Discord bot testing and long-term community involvement. Contributed PRs and currently focused on Deforum FLUX pipeline development.
Early API testing and pipeline design for Three.js / R3F — 3D models generated and instantiated directly inside live scenes. Real-time asset generation, not offline workflows.
Early access testing, partner nodes integration and workflow development. Production pipeline validation for cloud-based ComfyUI deployments.
Early adopter of both AI coding tools. Used for code generation and comparative evaluation of agentic capabilities. Provided feedback on Windsurf workflows.
Early testing (first cohort) UI/UX and platform usage. Focused on artist-facing usability and production viability.
Research preview access, max-tier usage. Informs ongoing work on agents using the web browser, agent workflows, and remote development systems.
Open Source Contributions
Alpha testing often leads to open releases:
- •GlitchHunter — LoRA model released during early Glif loradex ai-toolkit testing
- •FLUX-inspired SD 1.5 LoRA model — Enabled animation workflows where FLUX is not AnimateDiff-compatible
- •Deforum PRs — Contributions to core Deforum repository and active development on FLUX Deforum pipeline bringing 16-channel latent animation to FLUX.1
- •AI-Utils — Python scripts and notebooks for generative AI: batch image generation, Deforum configs, ComfyUI model installers, RunPod deployment automation
- •LMStudio-MCP-Bridge — TypeScript MCP bridge connecting local LLMs to Claude Code for code analysis, documentation, and testing
- •koshi-vox — Voice-to-text recorder for terminal workflows, optimized for Apple Silicon with instant transcription and clipboard integration
- •CreaturesSite — R3F/Three.js landing page with custom GLSL shaders, Rive animations, and AI-generated 3D assets via Tripo3D pipeline
- •Models shared via Civitai and Hugging Face
Continuous loop: early tooling → production use → open release → community feedback.
Why This Matters
This is R&D practice, not a side activity. Beyond platform testing, I write deployment scripts for ComfyUI models and workflow installations, maintain RunPod deployment configurations, and contribute directly to Deforum development. The work connects early access insights with practical tooling — understanding how platforms are built, not just marketed, and translating that into production-ready systems.
Stack
Python • ComfyUI • Bespoke Platform Tools • LoRA Training • API Integration • Pipeline Architecture