Timothy Choice

Summary

AI Solutions Engineer with hands-on experience building and deploying production AI applications, consulting with clients to scope technical requirements, and driving adoption across enterprise environments. Built and shipped a range of AI applications and automation workflows for clients ranging from conversational AI and RAG to quantitative trading systems, with AI-accelerated development across Python, TypeScript, Next.js, FastAPI, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Cloudflare). Background in distributed systems, presales consulting, and cross-functional stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences. U.S. Air Force veteran with TS clearance history.

Technical Skills

AI & Machine Learning

• Automation Workflows,
• Context Engineering,
• Langchain,
• LLMOps,
• Machine Learning Operations,
• Multi-Agent Systems,
• Prompt Engineering,
• RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

Development & AI Tooling

• Claude Code,
• Codex,
• Cursor,
• FastAPI,
• Git Workflows,
• n8n,
• Next.js,
• Python,
• REST APIs,
• System Design,
• TypeScript,
• Zapier

Infrastructure & Cloud

• AWS (including Bedrock, GovCloud, Lambda),
• CI/CD,
• Cloudflare,
• Distributed Systems,
• Docker,
• GCP,
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC),
• Linux System Administration,
• Nginx,
• SaaS Integrations,
• Terraform

Sales, Enablement & Communication

• Cross-Functional Collaboration,
• Presales Consulting,
• Presentations,
• Technical Demonstrations

Work Experience

1. Golden Horizons

   Remote · 01/2023 – Present

   AI Solutions Engineer & Founder

   • Consult with clients to scope automation requirements and translate manual business processes into AI-powered solutions that streamline processes with new tools on the forefront of innovation. Deliver end-to-end demos and production deployments processing 10,000+ AI-assisted operations monthly, reducing manual operations by 95%.
   • Use machine learning and data engineering to create multiple intelligent quantitative trading and market analysis systems utilizing LLMs for real-time data interpretation, quantitative analytics and experiments, pattern recognition, dashboard creation, and decision support on centralized and decentralized exchanges, optimizing for sub-100ms latency.
   • Design, build, and deploy 43 custom Claude skills and 31 AI agents using Claude, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork, integrating with vector databases, CRMs, and content platforms—enabling non-technical team members and clients to leverage AI through reusable, documented skill templates.
   • Respond to client technical requirements by designing creative workarounds, advanced integrations, and custom solutions in a collaborative manner, developing deep product knowledge and consultative selling skills across complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
   • Ship 7+ production AI applications including RAG chatbots (53K+ vectors), multi-persona systems, content generation pipelines, and decision-support tools using Python, TypeScript, Next.js, FastAPI, and Cloudflare Workers. Continuous product management consisting of monitoring and optimizing throughout development lifecycle.
   • Design and deliver technical POCs and live solution demonstrations for prospective clients, showcasing system architectures, API integrations, automation workflows, and custom tool configurations tailored to specific business use cases.

2. Golden Ratio Services

   Remote · 11/2021 – Present

   Infrastructure Engineer & Founder

   • Build and manage globally accessible, enterprise-grade RPC, REST/API, and gRPC endpoints utilizing Nginx, Docker, SSL automation, and Cloudflare, handling 234M+ HTTP requests weekly and 1.48TB+ data transfer, consistently achieving 99.9%+ uptime. Continuously prioritize infrastructure scalability, robust security practices, and comprehensive observability, ensuring reliable support for mission-critical blockchain operations.
   • Led marketing, community growth, and investor relations for Golden Ratio Staking validator business, building a 20K+ Twitter following and active Discord/Telegram communities. Managed a delegator/client base representing over 50,000 individual, institutional, and blockchain network foundation delegators totaling $230M+ in staked assets.
   • Serve as primary point of contact for institutional and individual investors, providing performance reporting, addressing technical inquiries, and maintaining trust-based relationships that drove long-term capital retention, demonstrating account management and consultative communication skills at scale.

3. U.S. General Services Administration

   Auburn, WA · 10/2020 – 12/2022

   Lease Contracting Specialist

   • Served as primary client-facing liaison and technical representative for complex federal real estate acquisitions, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to scope requirements, develop solutions, and execute multi-million dollar projects aligned with diverse public sector customer outcomes.
   • Managed the full lifecycle of complex federal real estate acquisitions, highly analytical components including market research, contract negotiation, cost analysis, and stakeholder coordination and collaboration for multi-million dollar projects.

4. EXIT Realty Great Falls

   Great Falls, MT · 09/2018 – 10/2020

   Real Estate Salesperson

   • Negotiated and closed 27+ transactions totaling $5.5M+ in volume within first 18 months, building a client pipeline through prospecting, relationship management, and consultative needs assessment across complex, multi-month sales cycles.

5. United States Air Force

   Great Falls, MT · 01/2016 – 10/2019

   Nuclear & Missile Operations Officer

   • Led operations team of 29 personnel managing 150 nuclear missiles ($500M+ asset value), ensuring 100% operational readiness and zero safety incidents. Developed crisis decision-making, high-stakes communication, and leadership capabilities under extreme pressure.

   Resource Management & Third Party Collections Officer (concurrent role)

   • Processed and verified third-party health insurance data for 1,100+ patient records using the Composite Health Care System (CHCS), ensuring the base maintained compliance with DoD requirements to identify and bill private insurance carriers prior to government-funded care. Tracked and updated 250 deficient patient records through implementation of Medical Card Program.

Education

Certifications

• HBS 428 — Negotiating

  Harvard Business School via Defense Acquisition University

• CLC 047 — Contract Negotiation Techniques

  Defense Acquisition University