Senior Solution Architect. AI-first: leveraging diverse AI tools across the entire SDLC to engineer complex enterprise and decentralized Web3 platforms.

I am an architect and product developer with over 30 years of experience designing, building, modernizing, and operating complex software systems. My career spans enterprise platforms, distributed systems, and emerging decentralized infrastructure across both Microsoft and Linux ecosystems.

Today, my personal focus is at the bleeding edge: merging Artificial Intelligence (local SLMs to Azure OpenAI) with Decentralized Technologies (Stellar, Soroban, Solid) to build robust, next-generation applications.

• Pakana Network (pakana.net | terminal.pakana.net): Actively operating the core decentralized financial infrastructure that powers the Agent Exchange. Built with Soroban smart contracts on the Stellar network, it handles live non-custodial settlement, payment tracking, and trustless execution for autonomous AI agent transactions. (Note: The Pakana Ansible network is an independent decentralized cryptographic protocol, distinct from Red Hat's automation software).
• TurboDEX.ai: Running and iterating on the public-facing Agent Exchange marketplace. Currently operating the platform and analyzing usage to lock in product-market fit for multi-layered AI orchestration and peer-to-peer settlement.
• NodeZero.social: Managing a live Web3 narrative and metaverse archive project integrated with active token-gated features.
• Digital Bazaar: Operating a live decentralized inventory and proof-of-attendance application supported by automated mono-repo scaffolding.

• Languages: C#, Rust, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Frameworks & Ecosystems: .NET, ASP.NET Razor, Node.js
• Decentralized & Web3: Stellar Network, Soroban Smart Contracts, Sir Tim Berners-Lee's SOLID Project
• AI & Machine Learning: Azure OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Local SLMs, TensorFlow, Computer Vision
• Databases & Infrastructure: YottaDB, PageIndex, Azure Cloud Infrastructure, Linux/Windows ecosystems

When I'm not orchestrating multi-agent AI ecosystems or writing smart contracts, you can usually find me:

• Exploring hard science fiction and space opera (always open to discussing Gibson, Stephenson, Asimov, Clarke, or Scalzi).
• Cooking up plant-based meals and baking vegan goods. I'm not vegan but the rest of my family is, so ....
• Analyzing optimal retention strategies for Double Double Bonus video poker.

If you have an interesting idea or a fully formed project to build, I am available on a freelance, C2C, 1099, or W2 employment basis. Rates are negotiable and depend on the nature and complexity level of the project.

• 🌐 Portfolio & Links: steventomlinson.dev
• 💼 LinkedIn: in/pakana