Richard North IIIHome

The Professional

Engineering the infrastructure behind modern AI

A decade at Intel's Data Center & AI Group, designing high-performance ML primitives, optimizing distributed LLM inference, and shipping the CPU and GPU accelerated frameworks that power large-scale AI workloads worldwide.

30×

Workload throughput improvement for AI customer benchmarks through model and instruction optimizations

$10M+

Federal contracts secured through performance benchmarking and software optimizations on CPU and GPU devices

5,000+

Reached through dozens of professional development seminars and workshops

ML Infrastructure

  • Built distance primitives in open source data analytics library with full GPU acceleration
  • Bridged Python and C++ workflows via pybind11 for Sklearnex interfaces
  • Extended legacy interfaces for backward-compatible CPU and GPU support

Distributed AI & HPC

  • Enabled distributed LLM inferencing via one-sided communication across multinode systems
  • Delivered up to 30× speedup on parallel algorithms via CPU/GPU device offload
  • Designed and deployed an AI agent to help streamline and expedite cyclical tasks for internal software team

Leadership & Recognition

  • Culture Champion Award — Intel
  • Multiple Division Awards for technical excellence and customer engagement
  • AI Champion — subject matter expert across the business unit

Outside of Work

Independent projects & practice

When I step away from the day job, I keep building. From shipping web and mobile experiences to deploying AI agents, to coaching teams on how to integrate AI into their workflows.

01

Web & Mobile App Development

Designing and shipping responsive web apps and mobile experiences from concept to deploy, with a focus on AI-native features.

02

AI Infrastructure & Agent Deployment

Architecting custom AI agents, RAG pipelines, and the supporting infrastructure for clients exploring production-grade AI.

03

Consulting & Coaching

Helping individuals, teams, and organizations adopt AI responsibly through workshops, strategy sessions, and one-on-one coaching.

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02Products & Partnerships

Apps, AI agents, and ventures I design, build, and partner on.

03People & Impact

Mentorship, brotherhood, and making AI education accessible to everyone.