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# Joshua — AI/ML engineering × VFX

Los Angeles. I work at the intersection of machine learning systems and visual effects:
local LLM inference, diffusion-based image pipelines, and the systems programming that
makes both run fast on real hardware.

## What I work with

- **ML runtime:** PyTorch, CUDA, vLLM, Hugging Face `transformers`, Whisper, CLIP
- **Diffusion / imaging:** Stable Diffusion XL pipelines for VFX and concept work
- **Systems:** C++, Rust, Python automation; multi-machine homelab (WireGuard mesh
  spanning a 9950X hub, i9-14900K compute node, and edge devices) for self-hosted
  inference and transcription workloads

## Currently exploring

- Serving small instruction-tuned models (Phi-3, SmolLM2) on consumer GPUs
- Embedding pipelines with sentence-transformers for search and retrieval
- Automated media workflows: speech-to-text, tagging, and asset processing

## Elsewhere

- GitHub: [github.com/Neurologist](https://github.com/Neurologist)
- X: [@CryptCanvasArt](https://x.com/CryptCanvasArt)