Technical Credentials

Supporting references for publications, patents, professional certifications, industry recognition, and selected projects referenced throughout this portfolio.

1. Publications & Presentations

Fuzzy Logic Control of AC Induction Motors IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems. Co-author. ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/258768
Application of Genetic Algorithms to Tuning Fuzzy Control Systems NASA SOAR Conference, and International Workshop on Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic. Co-author. ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930013020
U.S. Department of Energy technical report OSTI 5290293. Based on M.S. thesis research. osti.gov/biblio/5290293
SpeechTEK West Panelist, “The Role of the Service-oriented Architecture.” Official conference program

2. Granted Patents

Co-inventor on five granted speech-recognition patents across two patent families.

Copy/paste transcription family

US 8,639,505	Method and systems for simplifying copying and pasting transcriptions generated from a dictation based speech-to-text system
US 9,058,817	Method and systems for simplifying copying and pasting transcriptions generated from a dictation based speech-to-text system
CN 102067209	Methods and systems for simplifying copying and pasting transcriptions generated from a dictation based speech-to-text system

Speech-to-text performance measurement family

US 8,639,512	Method and systems for measuring user performance with speech-to-text conversion for dictation systems
EP 2,279,508	Methods and systems for measuring user performance with speech-to-text conversion for dictation systems

3. Industry Recognition

Speech Technology Magazine - Most Innovative Solutions, Davey Tree and Verizon Lead developer of the Vocalocity VoiceXML field-reporting application for Davey Tree, recognized by Speech Technology Magazine as a Most Innovative Solution. Later served as lead developer, through Adea Solutions, on Verizon's National Operations Voice Portal, also recognized as a Most Innovative Solution. The official SpeechTEK West speaker profile independently notes both. Davey Tree award article · Verizon award article · SpeechTEK West speaker profile · Archived award PDF
Verizon Ovation Award

4. Professional Certifications

Machine Learning (Stanford Online, Andrew Ng) Verification: Coursera certificate
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate, Early Adopter Verification: Credly badge
AWS Certified AI Practitioner, Early Adopter Verification: Credly badge
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Verification: Credly badge
VoiceXML Forum Certified VoiceXML Developer Listed by the VoiceXML Forum in its official directory of certified developers, with Adea Solutions as the company affiliation. The archived directory contains 129 publicly listed certified developers worldwide. Archived VoiceXML Forum certified-developer directory

5. Selected Projects

Ratchetloop - auditable AI software delivery Local-first delivery pipeline for coding agents: isolated worktrees, deterministic checks, scoped commits, independent model-family review, resumable runs, and human-controlled promotion. Case study · github.com/t-espy/ratchetloop-public
Strategy Assayer - computational research and evaluation platform Parallel experiment execution, directed search, provenance, tiered evaluation, walk-forward testing, control arms, and blocking promotion gates. Case study · github.com/t-espy/lean-optimizer-public
Asset Factory - generative AI production and publishing system Local-first multimodal platform for model serving, generation, multi-signal quality scoring, evolutionary optimization, human curation, packaging, metadata, and marketplace publishing. Assets Forge is one public-facing brand powered by the private system. Case study · assetsforge.net
Python Algorithm Interview Work Sample Ten representative algorithm patterns produced through Ratchetloop and validated with unit tests, deterministic reference-oracle tests, independent review, and CI. github.com/t-espy/leetcode-python
Meetup Finder - AI-native delivery case study Deployed mobile web product built through architecture-first, multi-model delivery, automated testing, real-device validation, and deployment. Case study · meetupfinder.com
langgraph-factory Multi-agent code generation with LangGraph, local models, and automated build-fix loops. github.com/t-espy/langgraph-factory
Additional shipped products Route Forge (multi-stop route planning), Groundwork Sites (AI-assisted website delivery).

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