About me

Founder and CEO of Nicia AI, consultant, and fractional CTO. I build AI systems that actually solve problems, engineer organizations for the age of automation, and ensure your software is a delight, not a disaster. I’ve built large-scale platforms for scientific publishing, dozens of startup MVPs, and everything in between.

I'm available for quick calls or long-term engagements. You can book a call with me directly on my calendar below, the first call is free. Who knows, maybe I can solve your problem on the first call and we can get on to bigger and better things together.

Paul Dlug

Services

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AI Application Architecture & Engineering

From system architecture and data pipelines to library choices and model integrations, I guide you through critical design decisions—ensuring your AI solutions are built on a solid, scalable foundation. I can make sure your MVP succeeds or help you take your MVP from a prototype to a product.

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RAG, Search, and Retrieval

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) lets large language models tap into your own data for more accurate, relevant answers. The key is a strong retrieval foundation. With two decades of experience building large-scale search systems, I’ll help you build RAG and LLM-powered solutions that deliver.

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AI-First Organization Design

Your engineering team needs AI pair programmers, your ops team needs an army of AI agents, your marketing team needs AI-powered content, and your execs need a strategy anchored in machine intelligence and human augmentation.

Applied Research & Experimentation

We don’t know what’s possible until we try. I’ll help design experiments, build prototypes, and iterate quickly—finding what works and informing smart bets on the future.

Latest Articles

Typescript production deploys with docker

Here's my preferred production Dockerfile. It uses a multi-stage build to ensure layers are cached for package dependencies, source code, and build artifacts.

December 1, 2024

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