Tyler Warburton

I build companies with AI.

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Lifetime AI tokens

as of Sep 2026

601B+ tokens

Across Claude, OpenAI, OpenRouter, and local models. This is how I work: AI in every loop.

  • Claude 400B+
  • OpenAI 200B+
  • OpenRouter 750M+
  • Local models 300M+
2,860+ commits shipped
16 products built
5 companies

Selected work

Products I've built and run.

All 16 projects
06 AI & SaaS Products for real businesses: automation, research agents, and operations software. 07 Crypto & Web3 Protocols, markets, and infrastructure on AO, Arweave, EVM chains, and Secret Network. 03 Hardware & Firmware OS images, node appliances, and the machines that run everything else.
AI & SaaS Live

AutoGrow

Find the right people, then reach them.

CTO (Fractional) & lead engineer
AI & SaaS Active

Deep Research Engine

A multi-agent research pipeline that verifies what it finds.

Sole author
AI & SaaS Live

HeyHauler

Roll-off dispatch, billing, and fleet control.

Founder & lead engineer
Crypto Live

RandAO

Decentralized, verifiable randomness for AO.

CTO (Fractional)
Crypto Live

Paralith Markets

Bridge. Trade. Play. All on AO.

Lead engineer
Crypto Testnet

Opportunity

Options on all your favorite assets, on Robinhood Chain.

Technical lead
Hardware Active

HyperBEAM OS

Customized blockchain infrastructure on HyperBEAM.

Lead engineer

Experience

Where I build.

Founder of CipherPlay and fractional CTO for ATC, AutoGrow, and RandAO. The security instinct comes from Lockheed Martin, where I went from intern to senior developer leading DevSecOps on mission-critical defense systems.

    1. CTO (Fractional) American Technical Consultants Aug 2026 – Present · 3 mos

      Leading technology strategy, engineering, and secure AI adoption.

    1. CTO (Fractional) AutoGrow Mar 2026 – Present · 8 mos

      Research agents and hyper-personalized outreach: find the right people, then reach them.

    1. Founder CipherPlay 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Building secure, fair systems for the modern web. Home of HeyHauler, BreederOps, Paralith, and Opportunity.

    1. CTO (Fractional) RandAO 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Decentralized verifiable randomness for AO.

  5. Lockheed Martin
    1. Senior Software Developer

      Led DevSecOps on mission-critical defense systems with the U.S. Navy.

    2. Software Engineering Intern

      Where it started: intern to senior developer.

Full history

Every role, recommendation, and post lives on LinkedIn.

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Shipping cadence

2,860 commits since late 2024.

Every month across my own repos and the companies I build with, public and private. Peak: 799 commits in Sep 2026.

Nov 2024: 6 commits Dec 2024: 52 commits Jan 2025: 83 commits 2025 Feb 2025: 171 commits Mar 2025: 132 commits Apr 2025: 63 commits May 2025: 59 commits Jun 2025: 183 commits Jul 2025: 59 commits Aug 2025: 74 commits Sep 2025: 84 commits Oct 2025: 19 commits Nov 2025: 5 commits Dec 2025: 22 commits Jan 2026: 7 commits 2026 Feb 2026: 1 commits Mar 2026: 10 commits Apr 2026: 106 commits May 2026: 74 commits Jun 2026: 110 commits Jul 2026: 518 commits Aug 2026: 216 commits Sep 2026: 799 commits
  • CipherPlayLabs 2,260
  • RandAOLabs 317
  • tylerwarburton 211
  • SatoshisPalace 44
  • ArcAOGaming 16
  • InfrAOLabs 12
github.com/tylerwarburton

Public work

Talks, teaching, and the room I run.

Two-time keynote speaker at ISACA CommunITy Day. I speak about AI around Richmond and teach people to use it well: what is real, what is hype, and where the security risks are. For business leaders, builders, and teams.

AI meetup group

Token Maxers

The AI meetup group I run. Motivated people sharing real workflows, shipping together, and keeping each other honest.

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Work with me

Need a CTO who ships?

Fractional CTO work, technical advisory, and AI workshops for your team. Grab a time and tell me what you are building.

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