Background & Highlights
The Work Behind the Work
AI-First Software Developer, Systems and Electrical Engineer, Entrepreneur, GauntletAI Champion, and Veteran.
I'm the founder of Right Size Ventures. I have worked in Aerospace & Defense as an Engineer since I left the Air Force. My A&D background spans Avionics and Electronic Warfare for B-1B Bombers, F-16s, F/A-18s, F-35s, U-2s, and various C2ISR Systems. I have been an Air Traffic Controller and in Airfield Management. I plan and execute contract fulfillment for the US military (mostly IDIQ). I design and build FPGA devices and the VHDL to drive them. I build AI-native software companies from scratch, and build frontends and backends for Web Apps, Desktop Apps, Mobile Apps, and Websites. I use AI to generate marketing materials — images, video, One-Pagers, Conference Posters.
I can design and build anything — from little apps that do specific tasks, to massive autonomous software systems, and from novel consumer hardware and Top Secret military systems to designing and running new facilities and $multimillion builds (like my 10'×30' Anechoic Chamber).
I meet with engineers exploring their next move, companies looking to hire or upskill AI-first talent, founders I can help think through problems, prospective clients for Right Size Ventures, and governmental personnel.
B-1B Bomber Avionics
US Air Force · Ellsworth AFB · 2A573A
Communications, Navigation, and Mission Systems (CNMS); Offensive Avionics Systems (OAS) | Maintained and inspected the Air Force's primary long-range strike aircraft. Performed launch operations in immediate response to 9/11 attacks.
77th BS Support Section & Mobility Manager
US Air Force · Ellsworth AFB
Managed, maintained, and inspected squadron tools, tool crib, and various other squadron resources. Ensured PMEL compliance. Prepared Mobility kits and shipments, coordinated logistics.
77th BS Vehicle NCO
US Air Force · Ellsworth AFB
Managed, maintained, and inspected squadron vehicles and equipment. Trucks, cranes, forklifts, and all sorts of specialty vehicles.
Air Traffic Control
US Air Force · MacDill AFB · 1C17A · 'XX'
FAA Certified | Controlled Air Force airspace serving US Central Command (CENTCOM) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Coast Guard, and military internationals. Ensured air traffic seperation during high-OPTEMPO activities.
100% Service-Connected Disabled Veteran
US Department of Veterans Affairs
10-point Veteran's Preference based on compensable service-connected disability of 100%. SDVOSB elligibility.
ALE-50 Towed Decoy System
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
Systems engineering and signals intelligence research for DoD sponsors. Designed and integrated complex sensor and data processing architectures in classified and unclassified environments.
Founder & CEO/CTO
Right Size Ventures LLC · SDVOSB
Holding company offering AI engineering, systems architecture, SaaS development, and government consulting. Built to compete for federal contracts through SDVOSB preferential channels.
rightsizeventures.com →Local Digital Avatar (Wav2Lip)
Self-hosted lip-sync inference on RTX 5090
Adapted the Intel Digital Avatar pipeline for NVIDIA CUDA on Windows. Runs edge-tts → Wav2Lip → RealESRGAN at ~5 s/clip on-device. Serves the CRT avatar on this site via Cloudflare Tunnel.
GratefulGabe.com
Next.js 16 · Neon PostgreSQL · Netlify
This site — a fully custom personal brand platform with a lip-synced CRT avatar, 3D interactive desk, discovery chatbot, admin dashboard, blog, resume, and RFP pipeline.
gratefulgabe.com →Signals & Data Processing Systems
GTRI · DoD Classified Programs
Designed and fielded real-time sensor fusion and signal processing architectures for national security programs. Details available under NDA.
SDVOSB Certification [PENDING]
SBA VetCert Program
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certification — enables sole-source federal contracts up to $4M–$5M and qualifies for the SBA's $20B+ annual SDVOSB contracting goal.
Air Force Achievement Medal
United States Air Force
Awarded for meritorious service during Air Traffic Control operations at MacDill AFB.
Gauntlet AI Cohort 3
GauntletAI Accelerator Program
Selected for and completed GauntletAI's intensive AI-first founder accelerator program.
Gauntlet AI →Mensa
Open to individuals who score in the top 2% of the general population on an approved, supervised intelligence test.
Mensa is the oldest and largest high-IQ society in the world, open to individuals who score in the top 2% of the general population on an approved, supervised intelligence test.
Mensa →Tau Beta Pi
Engineering Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi is the oldest and only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession. Recognizes engineering students with top academic standing (top 1/8th of juniors, top 1/5th of seniors) who demonstrate exemplary character.
Tau Beta Pi →Mercer Alumni Network
Mercer University Graduates
Active member of Mercer's alumni network.
GauntletAI Alumni Network
AI-first founder community
Active member of GauntletAI's alumni network of AI engineers and founders.
Right Size Ventures
Alignment for Right Size Companies
Holding company structured for standards compliance from day one - built to consolidate IP and direction under the RightSize umbrella.
Association of Old Crows (AOC)
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Trusted community where military leaders, government decision-makers, industry innovators, and academic researchers come together to shape the future of electromagnetic warfare and spectrum operations.
Association of Old Crows →IEEE
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