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Hi, Rich Hughes here. I wanted to share my background before presenting my ideas. It may look like I ddg’d all of this, but I assure you it’s true.

Note: This introduction was organized and edited with AI assistance to enhance clarity and readability while maintaining accuracy of content.

Background

After surviving two brain aneurysms that resulted in severe frontal lobe damage, I faced the challenge of cognitive rehabilitation. I deliberately chose Linux as a tool to stimulate my brain function and aid in my recovery process.

Professional Experience

My diverse career spans arts, retail leadership, technical support, and automotive innovation:

  • Collaborated with Beat Generation luminaries Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs
  • Led operations for a 12-store picture framing chain
  • Managed a retail computer store, combining sales leadership with technical repairs
  • Transitioned to field technical support, specializing in problem resolution
  • Joined Ford’s Autonomous Vehicle team (later Future Tech) in 2017
  • Currently developing a startup while managing health challenges

Ford Autonomous Vehicle/Future Tech Experience

During my tenure at Ford, I played a crucial role in infrastructure development and system integration:

Infrastructure & DevOps

  • Implemented Ubuntu server and developer laptop environments
  • Established CI/CD pipelines and Jira workflows
  • Designed and deployed Software Development Environment (SDE) during Future Tech transition
  • Successfully navigated corporate IT requirements for development needs

Autonomous Vehicle Development

  • Core member of three-person team developing Generation 2 autonomous vehicle brain
  • Integrated IX nodes with vehicle systems on a unified platform
  • Configured and managed sensor arrays including LiDAR, Radar, and camera systems
  • Established mobile GPS infrastructure for vehicle tracking

System Architecture & Innovation

  • Created High-Performance Computing cluster from repurposed AV hardware
  • Managed NVIDIA GPU infrastructure and CUDA implementation
  • Developed and deployed remote hardware/software validation system for Miami operations
  • Led successful integration of Baidu’s Apollo self-driving software, completing approval process in record time

Independent Innovation & Research (2020-Present)

My recent work focuses on AI development and Linux system innovation:

System Architecture

  • Pioneered work with Atomic and Immutable Linux distributions
  • Developed cognitive augmentation systems using open-source technologies
  • Implementing comprehensive containerization strategies for improved distribution

AI Development

  • Created novel platform for problem-solving using Open Source/Open Model LLMs
  • Engineered unique LLM training methodologies
  • Developed verification framework for small-scale and private LLM deployments

Community Innovation

  • Designing community server infrastructure for underserved populations
  • Successfully implemented AI-assisted cognitive enhancement techniques

Building on this background, I’ve developed two compelling use cases for Ergo that I’ll share in my next post.

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Outstanding work!

Is this you: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-huze/
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That is me. Nice to meet you.

Where do I go, or who do I speak with, to explain a breakthrough I had recently and how Ergo is a part of that? It is related to the post here but is something I have to be inconspicuous about. I can explain it in one paragraph as long as that paragraph is private.

How can I get into a chat room with the leaders of this project, or one on one if that is easier to explain this? I think the value of collaboration will make sense after 1 sentence. I just need 5 minutes.

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Feel free to DM me here.