Denver, CO

Applied AI Product & Developer Platform Leader

Ty "Patches" Smith turns frontier AI and decentralized infrastructure into usable products, standards, SDKs, APIs, demos, and developer adoption programs.

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15+ years

Engineering, product, and developer platforms

Technical founder

Built developer tools, APIs, and community products

HIP-991 + HCS-14

Protocol proposals for monetization and agent identity

Consensus, AI Conference

Technical speaker on AI, Web3, and tokenization

Profile

Product strategy for emerging technology and developer platforms

Ty is an applied AI product leader, technical founder, and developer ecosystem builder with 15+ years across software engineering, product management, developer platforms, and emerging infrastructure systems.

His work focuses on translating frontier technical ideas into practical products: clear roadmaps, usable SDKs and APIs, credible standards proposals, technical demos, launch materials, and developer adoption programs that connect engineering, research, product, and ecosystem teams.

  • Applied AI product strategy
  • Agentic workflows
  • Developer platforms
  • Protocol design
  • AI interoperability
  • Technical storytelling

Selected Work

Products, protocols, and infrastructure with developer adoption paths

Open standard Agent identity

HCS-14: Universal Agent ID

Co-authored a universal agent identity standard for interoperable AI systems across Web2 APIs, Web3 networks, and hybrid infrastructure.

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SDK Agent workflows

Hedera Agent Kit

Product strategy and launch work for an open-source framework that helps developers build LLM-powered apps and autonomous workflows that interact with the Hedera Network.

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Protocol Monetization

HIP-991

Co-authored permissionless revenue-generating topic IDs, adding usage-based monetization primitives to Hedera Consensus Service topics for developers and AI agents.

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DAO Coordination

HOL DAO / Patchwork

Standards-focused coordination work around AI identity, decentralized governance, metadata systems, and interoperable communication patterns.

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APIs Infrastructure

Hgraph

Co-founded developer infrastructure delivering GraphQL, REST, and JSON-RPC access patterns for Hedera builders and production applications.

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Experience

From engineering execution to AI-native product strategy

Senior Product Manager · Hashgraph (Hedera)

Sep 2023 - Present · Remote
  • Own product strategy and roadmap for tokenization and AI-native initiatives across HCS and HTS.
  • Co-authored HIP-991 for usage-based monetization primitives on HCS topics.
  • Led product strategy and launch for Hedera Agent Kit and production-ready agent workflows.
  • Partner with engineering on architecture, standards proposals, and interoperable AI tooling.
  • Drive adoption through demos, workshops, conference sessions, and launch materials.

Founder & CEO · Turtle Moon

Oct 2021 - Present · Denver, CO
  • Build products and communities across AI systems, decentralized infrastructure, and developer tooling.
  • Co-authored HCS-14 and led community-driven standards efforts around HCS patterns.
  • Chaired HOL DAO initiatives focused on AI identity, decentralized coordination, and governance standards.
  • Built no-code and developer-facing tooling for governance, auctions, tokenization, and real-time coordination.

Co-Founder · Hgraph

Oct 2022 - Sep 2023 · Denver, CO
  • Co-founded a Hedera infrastructure platform with GraphQL, REST, and JSON-RPC access patterns.
  • Rebuilt and co-maintained the Hedera WalletConnect library in open source.
  • Built governance and coordination apps demonstrating verifiable workflows and interoperability.

Chief Technology Officer · oVertone Haircare

Jan 2018 - Oct 2021 · Denver, CO
  • Scaled the e-commerce platform 7x through architecture modernization, UX optimization, and systems integration.
  • Built headless storefront infrastructure across 3PL, customer service, and order management systems.
  • Led PCI Level 1 compliance and implemented GDPR / CCPA privacy controls across AWS infrastructure.

Front-End Engineer & Developer Advocate · Intel / appMobi / AgeCheq / BankMobile

Oct 2010 - Dec 2017
  • Built SDKs, demos, and developer-facing applications across HTML5, compliance tooling, and enterprise software.
  • Evangelized developer products at conferences, trade shows, workshops, and community meetups.

Speaking

Technical talks on AI agents, standards, tokenization, and developer platforms

Sep 2025 Technical depth 9

AI and Web3: The Next Frontier

The AI Conference session on verifiable AI, agent economics, and standards for interoperable agent systems.

Session page
May 2025 Consensus

Unlocking the Future of AI & Web3 with Hedera

CoinDesk Consensus 2025 session on AI agents, Hedera Consensus Service, and trustless Web3 applications.

Speaker page
2025 HIP-991

Permissionless Revenue-Generating Topic IDs

Long-form Hedera HIP Talk explaining HCS topic fees and sustainable revenue models for topic operators.

Watch on YouTube
Feb 2025 HederaCon

Tokenization Unleashed

Architecture-focused session on HTS, EVM, and hybrid tokenization models on Hedera.

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2025 Release 0.57

Long Term Scheduled Transactions

Technical deep dive on HIP-423 and scheduled transactions for enterprise and developer workflows.

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2025 ETHDenver

AI Adoption & Hedera

GM Podcast interview from ETHDenver on AI adoption, consistent fees, finality, and Hedera infrastructure.

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View full speaking archive
FIL Brussels: Hedera - Innovating RWA Tokenization How Hedera is Revolutionizing Asset Tokenization HIP-904: Frictionless Airdrops Deep Dive Jumbo Ethereum Transaction and Zero Cost Ethereum Transaction Enabling the Next Wave of NFT Innovation The Intersection of AI and Hedera Built on Hedera: AI Infrastructure & Standards Infrastructure for the Hedera Ecosystem, Part 1 Infrastructure for the Hedera Ecosystem, Part 2 HGRAPH CEO: Web3 Infrastructure & Hedera Ecosystem Services Meet Patches: Senior Product Manager of Tokenization & Consensus HGRAPH's Patches Bringing Hedera's HBAR to Enterprises Reflecting the Future: Hgraph Mirror Node Services Hedera Community Discovery: Turtle Moon / Hgraph Punks Hashinals: NFT Metadata on Hedera Hashinals, HCS-20, and the Future of Web3 Hedera Global Takeover: All Hands on Deck #HelloCoinbase: Hedera HBAR Forum

Technical Stack

Hands-on enough to build, senior enough to shape the roadmap

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Rust, Node.js

AI

LangChain integrations, agent orchestration, AI SDKs, autonomous workflows

Infrastructure

AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, headless storefronts, production launch systems

APIs

GraphQL, REST APIs, JSON-RPC, developer documentation, integration demos

Web3

Hedera Consensus Service, Hedera Token Service, WalletConnect, tokenization, governance

Contact

Product leadership, technical speaking, standards, and developer platform work

Reach out for applied AI products, agent infrastructure, Hedera ecosystem work, technical sessions, advisory projects, or developer adoption strategy.

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