Clifford Smyth is a seasoned founder and CEO with over three decades of entrepreneurial experience building automation, embedded control, additive manufacturing, and blockchain businesses from concept to deployment. He currently leads TRACE Behavioral Kinodynamics, developing generative-AI kinodynamic behavior systems, and has founded multiple ventures including Paradigm Automation and PRüF, where he drove protocol design and solidity development. Equally comfortable in hardware and software, Clifford combines system-level engineering—mechanical, electronic, and avionics—with IT infrastructure and Dev work to deliver integrated, production-ready solutions. His recent focus spans pathfinding for the next industrial revolution: generative AI for behavior systems, on-chain business automation, and additive manufacturing process innovation. Based in Fairbanks, Alaska, he brings a pragmatic inventor’s mindset, a long track record of cross-domain problem solving, and the perspective of a hands-on steward and grandparent to his leadership.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
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Contributions:2012 commits, 3 PRs, 818 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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