AI Systems & Cryptographic Infrastructure
Zero-knowledge cryptography, AI-powered enterprise platforms, and production autonomous systems. I build and ship — from research to deployment.
Ventures
Zero-knowledge proofs for AI
Cryptographic verification for neural networks. Prove that an AI model ran correctly — without revealing weights, inputs, or architecture. Mistral 7B proved in 266 seconds. Post-quantum secure, no trusted setup, on-chain verification for $0.05.
AI-powered sales intelligence and pipeline automation
Production platform serving enterprise sales teams. AI-driven prospect scoring across multiple dimensions, automated outreach generation, conversational AI assistant, and real-time pipeline analytics. Deployed on edge infrastructure with active daily users.
Production Software
Real-time POS analytics dashboard for Clover merchants
Production SaaS serving Clover POS merchants. Real-time revenue tracking, top-selling item analysis, hourly sales breakdowns, and CSV export. Built solo from zero to Clover App Market approval.
AI-powered social media automation pipeline
Autonomous content pipeline that reads daily intelligence feeds, generates platform-specific captions with Claude Haiku, creates branded images with Ideogram 3, and posts to Threads and LinkedIn. Monitors comments and auto-replies. Includes a management dashboard and weekly project idea generation from trend signals.
Research & Development
Active research spanning privacy infrastructure, agent safety, and high-performance scheduling. Some projects are approaching production; others are in early research.
Privacy-first AI inference platform
Full-stack platform offering 400+ AI models across tiered privacy levels with Stripe and cryptocurrency payment integration.
Mathematical safety boundaries for autonomous AI agents
A runtime that enforces agent isolation through mathematical guarantees rather than configuration-based access control. Designed for environments where autonomous agents must operate within provable safety boundaries.
High-performance task coordination at microsecond precision
Research into deterministic scheduling algorithms for real-time systems. Kernel-level and userspace implementations targeting millions of operations per second with sub-microsecond latency guarantees.
Daily Intelligence Feeds
Three autonomous systems that wake up every morning, scan the internet, and publish AI-curated briefings. Zero human intervention — fully automated from data collection to published dashboard.
GitHub trending repo analysis. Tracks emerging projects across AI, web, systems, and DevOps — categorized with significance scores.
AI industry daily briefing. Synthesizes Hacker News, arXiv papers, and major AI framework releases into one executive summary.
Developer news curated into must-reads and worth-knowing. Scans HN, Reddit r/programming, and framework releases. Includes RSS feed.
Shared Architecture
About
I'm Alex Merricks, a software engineer and founder of LFX AI LLC. I build production systems across zero-knowledge cryptography, AI platforms, and high-performance computing — from kernel-level Rust to cloud-native edge deployments.
Currently completing a degree in Cybersecurity through an NSA-recognized NCAE-CD program. CompTIA A+ certified. Four-time National Cyber League A Team competitor. The code is the resume.
Services
I take on consulting engagements for teams that need production AI systems, cryptographic infrastructure, or high-performance platforms designed and delivered.
End-to-end development of production AI systems — from architecture through deployment. You get working software, not a prototype.
System design and technical planning for AI-powered products. For teams with developers who need expert direction on stack, architecture, and approach.
Ongoing fractional technical leadership for teams building with AI. Regular check-ins and hands-on guidance without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Contact
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