Credentials
The toolbox
Atoms · the shop side
- CNC machining · Hurco, Haas
- 3D printing · FDM and resin, multi-color
- CAD · Plasticity, Fusion 360
- Laser cutting · design through finish
- Finishing · resin work, LED wiring, paint
Bits · the systems side
- TypeScript / Node.js · production plugin code
- Python · Google IT Automation certified
- Claude Code + MCP · custom servers, agent workflows
- RAG systems · multi-step document pipelines
- Local model ops · Ollama, ComfyUI, ROCm
The paper trail
Thirty-seven certificates in eleven months, the last of them earned the same month the first plugin was built. The average grade across the stack is 94 percent, with 14 perfect scores. They are grouped by what they make him dangerous at.
Agentic AI
Anthropic- AI Fundamentals with Claude · 2026
- Introduction to Model Context Protocol · 2026
- Claude Code in Action · 2026
- Building with the Claude API · in progress, on the Claude Certified Architect path
Why it matters: he is certified on the exact stack his MCP servers and agent workflows run on, by the company that builds it. When he wires an agent into your tooling, the design patterns come from the source.
Generative AI engineering
IBM · 16 courses- Generative AI Engineering Professional Certificate · 2025
- LLM Architecture & Data Prep
- Language Modeling with Transformers
- Fine-Tuning Transformers
- Advanced Fine-Tuning for LLMs
- NLP Foundational Models
- AI Agents with RAG & LangChain
- RAG Applications Project
- Deep Learning with Keras
- Machine Learning with Python
- Gen AI Apps with Python
- AI Apps with Python & Flask
- Data Analysis with Python
- Python for Data Science & AI
- Prompt Engineering Basics
- Gen AI Intro & Applications
- Introduction to AI
Why it matters: the 16 courses run from transformer internals and fine-tuning through to RAG agents, so he knows what happens inside the model. That is the difference between a demo and a system.
Automation engineering
Google · 7 courses- IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate · 2026
- Crash Course on Python
- Python & the Operating System
- Git and GitHub
- Troubleshooting & Debugging
- Config Management & the Cloud
- Automating Real-World Tasks
Why it matters: this is scripting, version control, and systems troubleshooting at professional grade, the glue layer that turns clever one-off fixes into pipelines that run every day without him watching.
Rapid prototyping
Arizona State University · 7 courses- Rapid Prototyping and Tooling Specialization · 2026
- Additive Manufacturing Processes
- SLS & Metal Powder Bed Fusion
- Material Jetting & Stereolithography
- Material Extrusion
- Prototyping Materials and Tooling
- Electronics in Rapid Prototypes
- Prototyping in Engineering Design
Why it matters: it puts formal methodology across every major additive process on top of years at the machine. Theory and calluses in the same hands mean the first physical iteration is already a good one.
CNC machining
University at Buffalo- Intelligent Machining · 2026
Why it matters: this is the academic side of the trade he came up in. Toolpath thinking and process control now back the hands-on years on Hurco and Haas machines.
Security posture
Department of Defense- DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge
Why it matters: the Department of Defense's own awareness training sets the baseline. Client data, credentials, and internal systems get handled like they matter, because they do.