ABOUT

Ten years building
teams. Now building
AI teams.

Hey, I’m Austin. Dallas-born, Houston-based, and deeply embedded in the Texas tech ecosystem. I started my career in the Big Four before moving into tech staffing, where I spent a decade placing software engineers at some of the largest enterprise organizations in the country, including banks, Fortune 500 tech orgs, and enterprise software companies.

Over time, I got more focused on what mattered: the intersection of startup velocity and AI engineering depth. I've helped VC-backed companies build founding engineering teams, grown a digital agency from one person to ten and six figures to multi-seven figures, and now run Racehorse AI Solutions, focused exclusively on the engineers building the next generation of AI products. I also run my own shop on AI automation, which means I live what I sell.

10+
Years in tech recruiting
$500M
Revenue helped scale
1→10
Agency built from scratch
A→C+
Startup stage expertise

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CAREER TRACK

Now
Founder
Racehorse AI Solutions
Placing senior AI and ML engineers at VC-backed startups and enterprise teams. Running AI automation systems for clients. Series A through enterprise, Texas and nationwide.
2 years
COO
Digital Agency
Built the org from one employee to ten and six-figure to multi-seven-figure revenues. Clients included Toyota Connected, Pfizer, and OnX Maps.
Several years
Senior Recruiter / Practice Lead
National Tech Staffing Firm
Helped scale a staffing organization from $100M to over $500M in revenue. Staffed engineering teams at major banks, enterprise tech companies, and SaaS orgs nationwide.
Early career
Consultant
Big Four
Foundation in enterprise operations, client management, and large-scale org dynamics — the lens through which I still evaluate every search.
Why it matters
I've been on both sides — growing a staffing org, running my own agency, and deploying AI automation for real clients. I know what good engineering looks like and what a hard search feels like. That's the difference between a recruiter who sends resumes and one who closes.