Technology that Serves Virginia

I'm Kyle Johnson. I spent six years at Meta as a Senior Data Scientist, building AI systems across their toughest challenges—from detecting terrorist content and impersonation to improving machine translation at FAIR. Before tech, I served in the Marines, which taught me that perfect plans mean nothing if they don't survive contact with reality. That's why I spend my first week shadowing your team, understanding their actual frustrations before writing any code. My Columbia CS degree gave me the technical foundation, but it's the direct observation of real problems that drives solutions.

Through Monument Labs, I've built products that prove this approach works: Call Compass cut QA evaluation time by 80%, Riff transforms hours of customer interviews into searchable insights in minutes, and Takeout lets anyone query databases using plain English. Beyond work, I'm a Richmond local who teaches "vibe coding" workshops at University of Richmond, photographs portraits, and raises my daughter Josie—who reminds me daily that the best technology should make life simpler, not more complex.

If you want a 50-page strategy deck and monthly check-ins, I'm not your person. But if you need someone who's solved problems at Meta scale yet still loves helping Richmond businesses thrive—someone who'll learn your business inside out and deliver working solutions in weeks, not quarters—let's talk about what's keeping you up at night.