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Jeremy D. Pretty, PhDFounder & Chief AI Architect · Chief AI Officer · Applied AI Researcher · Professor · Builder · U.S. Air Force Veteran

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
FORT MASON CENTER · SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SCHOLARSHIP-SUPPORTED ATTENDEE AT OPENAI DEVDAY 2026

ENTER TODAY'S EXPERIENCEEXPLORE JEREMY
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JDP / 2026IDENTITY PRESERVED

ONE TECHNOLOGIST. ONE DEVDAY.
SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY.

TODAY · 2026-10-15 PT

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FOUR WAYS IN

EXPLORE JEREMY

Same person. Different lens. Choose a perspective and the evidence reorganizes around it.

Enterprise AI strategy grounded in governance, delivery evidence, workforce enablement, and accountable operating models.

  • Founder & Chief AI Architect at TMFPRETTY, LLC (2024–present)
  • Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at PMAT Inc. (2024–present)
  • Founded an enterprise AI/ML Center of Excellence
  • Strategic leadership supporting $500M+ in aggregate federal-program value
  • Built project-governance and quality-assurance operating systems
TRY ASKINGHow does Jeremy approach enterprise AI strategy?What does responsible adoption look like at scale?

CANONICAL CHRONOLOGY

SERVE → ENGINEER → LEAD → TEACH → BUILD → TRANSFORM → NOW → NEXT

  1. 01

    SERVE · 2004–2012

    United States Air Force

    In-flight mission duties and stewardship of a $10 million enlisted-training budget.

    REFERENCE · Academic CV (open reference)
  2. 02

    ENGINEER · 2013–2016

    Northrop Grumman

    System administration, systems test engineering, Scrum leadership, demonstrations, and delivery cadence.

    REFERENCE · Academic CV (open reference)
  3. 03

    LEAD · 2016–2021

    Programs and modernization

    Contractor and Air Force Civil Service roles spanning key management, data-center migration, DevOps, AWS GovCloud, and a $38 million contract.

    REFERENCE · Executive Resume (open reference)
  4. 04

    TEACH · 2020–present

    Academic leadership

    Adjunct instruction, doctoral mentorship, curriculum expertise, peer review, and adult learning.

    REFERENCE · Academic CV (open reference)
  5. 05

    BUILD · 2021–2024

    Blizzard Entertainment

    Quality leadership across Graphics, Performance, Online, Game Engine, and Data Science teams supporting major game franchises.

    REFERENCE · Executive Resume (open reference)
  6. 06

    TRANSFORM · 2024–present

    PMAT Inc. + TMFPRETTY, LLC

    Enterprise AI strategy, responsible adoption, company building, multi-agent systems, safety tooling, and Caruso.

    REFERENCE · Executive Resume (open reference)
  7. 07

    NOW · Sep 29, 2026

    OpenAI DevDay 2026

    A milestone in the journey—not an affiliation or endorsement.

    REFERENCE · Road to DevDay (open reference)
  8. 08

    NEXT · Sep 30 onward

    Road From DevDay

    The archive remains; lessons and next builds become the next chapter.

    REFERENCE · Road to DevDay (open reference)
EXPLORE THE FULL JOURNEY →

DAILY UNLOCK ENGINE · AMERICA/LOS_ANGELES

THE CAMPAIGN ARCHIVE

Past entries remain available. Today is marked. Future entries reveal only their Pacific unlock date.

THE LAB · CASE STUDIES, NOT CLAIMS

SYSTEMS WITH EVIDENCE.

What was needed, what was built, and what the results show.

01

Enterprise SaaS

Caruso

A secure multi-tenant platform spanning project management, QA, HR, business development, and systems engineering.

ReactTypeScriptNode.js
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02

Agent safety

Constrails

Open-source guardrail patterns for explicit constraints and human control.

Agent governanceConstraintsHuman oversight
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03

AI reliability

ModelTripwire

A model-safety and reliability testing tool focused on behavioral regression and high-risk-output detection.

EvaluationRegression testingAssurance
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04

Governed autonomy

Human-supervised multi-agent OS

Governance, workflow routing, approvals, safety constraints, auditability, and organizational learning.

OrchestrationApprovalsAuditability
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05

Applied NLP

NLP bug triage

A context-aware Python/NLTK classification and prioritization system.

PythonNLTKClassification
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06

Computer vision

Visual anomaly detection

Python, OpenCV, and TensorFlow monitoring and annotated evidence capture.

PythonOpenCVTensorFlow
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07

Game in development

Untitled 2D Isometric RPG

A public 2D isometric RPG concept spanning six cities, five classes, branching choices, adaptive systems, and a world built to remember the player.

2D isometricRPG systemsBranching narrative
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A BUILD I'M PROUD OF · AI-ASSISTED

Signal & Circuit

Signal & Circuit is a live, data-driven publication covering games and AI infrastructure. Jeremy created it with AI assistance as both a working newsroom and an ongoing experiment in editorial automation.

VISIT SIGNAL & CIRCUIT (opens in a new tab)VIEW CASE STUDY
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BUILDER LENS / PLAYFUL SIGNAL

BUILDER MODE

265+ runtime scripts.
40+ systems.
34 tools.

Figures documented in the Academic and Research CVs; proprietary code remains private.

REFERENCE · Academic CV (open reference)
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WORKSPACE / ROAD FROM DEVDAY

RESEARCH AGENDA

HUMANS STAY IN THE SYSTEM.

Responsible agentic AI. Reliability and evaluation. Human-centered autonomy. Computer vision and NLP. Simulation. Socio-technical systems.

SELECTED RESEARCH (opens in a new tab)
  1. 01

    Heinrich, D., McAndrew, I., & Pretty, J. (2021). Human factors considerations in satellite operations human-computer interaction technologies: A review of current applications and theory. International Journal of Managing Information Technology, 13(3).

  2. 02

    Chen, K., & Pretty, J. (2022). Selection of influential factors on fume hood containment performance based on questionnaire survey and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation. The Chemist, 93(1).

  3. 03

    Heinrich, D., McAndrew, I., & Pretty, J. (2022). Attention, concentration, and fatigue in space operations. International Journal of Applied Technology & Leadership, 1(2).

  4. 04

    Heinrich, D., McAndrew, I., & Pretty, J. (2023). Automation, alarm management, and human-computer. International Journal of Applied Technology and Leadership, 2(1).

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GAME-INDUSTRY THREAD / VERIFIED PORTRAIT

TEACHING STUDIO

CURRENT PRACTICE.
CLEAR LESSONS.

2024–present

University of Arizona Global Campus

Project procurement, project management, integrated cost and schedule control, risk, and graduate project planning.

2024–present

Grand Canyon University

AI, machine learning, programming for AI, computer vision, advanced statistics, capstone, subject-matter expertise, and peer review.

2020–present

Capitol Technology University

Doctoral chair and committee service; product management, analytics, expert systems, big data, and AI-enabled decision support.

2022–present

Southern New Hampshire University

Undergraduate and graduate project management and operations; teaching awards in 2024 and 2025.

REFERENCE · Academic CV (open reference)

MISSION CONTROL

ROAD FROM DEVDAY

DESTINATION
OpenAI DevDay 2026
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PUBLIC PROJECTS
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PROPOSED MISSION CHECKLIST

  1. Meet Tibo!
  2. Meet interesting builders working on consequential problems.
  3. Learn something that changes how Jeremy thinks about agents.
  4. Have a substantive technical conversation with an OpenAI engineer, if the opportunity naturally arises.
  5. Find one idea worth building immediately.
  6. Meet another educator experimenting deeply with AI.
  7. Ask one unusually technical question.
  8. Offer a private demonstration of Jeremy's grading and evaluation system to OpenAI leaders, if the right conversation arises.
  9. Possible job?
  10. Share Road to DevDay with people who want to continue the conversation.
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EXPLORE THE WORK

ASK JEREMY

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What has Jeremy built?

Jeremy’s portfolio includes Caruso, Constrails, ModelTripwire, Untitled 2D Isometric RPG, Signal & Circuit, a human-supervised multi-agent operating system, NLP bug triage, visual anomaly detection, adaptive game systems, and autonomous testing agents. Signal & Circuit is a live publication he is proud to have created with AI assistance.

Executive ResumeResearch CVRoad to DevDay

RESUME COMMAND CENTER

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THE NEXT CONVERSATION

BUILDING, LEADING, RESEARCHING, OR TEACHING SOMETHING CONSEQUENTIAL?

Jeremy is open to substantive conversations about agentic systems, responsible AI, enterprise adoption, reliability, and education.

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