About

A family firm, on purpose.

We are not a model reseller and we are not a slide factory. The work is judgment, named, with an ending. You speak to the people whose names are on the door.

What we believe

Systems should know you, remember for you, and stay yours. That sentence is the whole firm. It is why we work on AI that runs on your terms, on memory that an institution can write and guard without retraining a model, and on security planned against the real clock rather than the comfortable one.

Where we come from

Kevin spent a career in research leadership at the intersection of AI, quantum computing, and cloud, most recently as Senior Technology Director of Research at JPMorgan Chase, and has filed 77 patents. His published work is on Google Scholar. Theresa has spent hers making products that ordinary people actually use, at consumer scale. Kaila is in the lab on the materials underneath the next machines.

Selected board and advisory work has included August Intelligence, August LightWorks, Login International, HOYOS, and Guardian Analytics.

How we are different

  • Independent. We do not resell models, hardware, or anyone’s platform.
  • A lab first. The advice is grounded in filings and papers we publish and defend in public, including a sixteen-filing program on hyperdimensional computing.
  • Named and finite. Every engagement has an output you can hold and a date it ends.
  • Small on purpose. The people on this page are the people who do the work.
The people

You work with the names on the door.

Kevin McNamara

Kevin McNamara

Partner

Leads the firm’s work on owned AI, machine memory, and quantum-era security. Formerly Senior Technology Director of Research at JPMorgan Chase. 77 patents filed.

Theresa McNamara

Theresa McNamara

Partner

Leads product, delivery, and client relationships. Formerly built consumer-scale platforms, including subscriber systems at Consumer Reports. Albright College.

Kaila McNamara

Kaila McNamara

Research Associate

Works on the materials science under the firm’s computing research: two-dimensional semiconductors for next-generation electronics and quantum devices. Stevens Institute of Technology.

Rhea Pritham Marpu and Preeti Gupta write with us. They are named on the research.

Boards and advisory seats

Where we have sat at the table.

  • August Intelligence
  • August LightWorks
  • Login International
  • HOYOS
  • Guardian Analytics