Richard L.Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Sep 24, 2026.

Experienced in leadership and innovation * 20+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, AI and software development * 9+ years of experience as a technology executive and startup founder * consulted and advised 10+ early stage startups leading in technology, product, cybersecurity, and fundraising * 4 AI-related patents Measurable output in raising * PI on 4 SBIRs and STTRs - Total of $6.63 million including phase 3 * Over $33 million in US government dollars - SBIRs, Prizes, Contracts, and Appropriations * Over $15 million from private sector investments - Venture Capital Building from scratch * as head of AI, created patented Intelligent Dispatch AI tool for same day delivery operations * as CTO at early stage startup -- built team 0 to 10+, brought 3 products to market in 2 years, deployed software in defense cloud, and obtained SOC 2 * as Co-founder and President -- in 2 years, built autonomous data harvesting systems and novel CAD AI applications obtaining 10M+ from government funding and currently generating 2M+ a year across 5 products * as fractional CTO -- built small team from scratch, built 2 AI-based legal-tech web applications in 1.5 years along with autonomous data gathering and vector embedding of free text, optimized design for quick-paced startup Misc. * PhD in physics (dissertation in Cosmology) * MS in statistics (Bayesian statistics)