Greg Goforth: Engineering Leader & Full-Stack Builder

What I do

Build it, and lead the build.

Twenty-five years across the stack and the org chart: from writing the code to leading the teams that ship it.

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Engineering leadership

I lead engineering teams: technical direction, mentoring, and actually shipping. The path ran Geekwise instructor → Executive Director of Dev → CTO → engineering manager.

Leadership Mentorship Architecture

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Full-stack product

Web, mobile, and desktop: React, TypeScript, Swift, Python/Django. I build the whole thing, front to back.

React Swift Django

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AI-era features

LLM-powered tools that earn their keep: local-first automation, AI coaches, and bring-your-own-model. See Watchflows below.

LLMs Local-first

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Audio & podcast production

Two podcasts, script to final cut: recording and audio editing in Logic Pro.

Logic Pro Audio production

What I'm doing now

Engineering leadership at Aligned.

I'm an Engineering Manager at Aligned ↗, where I lead teams building real products in the AI era. A couple of things my teams have shipped (work Aligned shares publicly):

Gabb Wireless

Safer messaging for kids

The AI safety layer behind Gabb Messenger, scanning 170M+ messages a month to help protect nearly 200,000 kids.

Read the case study →

Parsec Education

An edtech platform, rebuilt

Rebuilt a fragmented platform from the ground up: from 10 deployments a month to 20 a day, a 60× jump.

Read the case study →

Selected work

Projects I like to tinker on.

View all work →

macOS app AI

Watchflows

A macOS app for visual, no-code automation: a node-based builder with AI steps that runs entirely on your Mac. Bring your own model.

Visit watchflows.app →

Website Podcast

Sisters in Law of Attraction

A fast, on-brand site for the weekly podcast: episodes by topic, every platform a tap away. I produce and edit the show, too.

Weekly

new episodes

27

episodes and counting

Visit site →

Three.js Open source

Glazy

The spinning donut on this site, extracted into a standalone open-source Three.js library: configurable glaze, toppings, and shapes.

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Years shipping software

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Years leading teams

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Podcasts produced

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Products shipped

What people say

Kind words from teammates.

A few notes from people I've worked with. See more on LinkedIn ↗

"Greg consistently demonstrated a remarkable level of integrity and authenticity... his inclusive leadership style let him tap into the collective expertise of his teams."

Rae Di Tiero · reported to Greg

"It's rare to meet a CTO who's a big thinker, an operations manager, a technologist, and nimble enough to drive startup growth, let alone one with that much compassion for people."

Climate AmanteDeLaVida · worked with Greg

"Greg is awesome to work with. He's practical, efficient and honest. You can always toss a question his way. I worked with Greg at Decipher just before it was bought by FocusVision; he does outstanding work and is a stand-up guy."

Brandon Reid · worked with Greg at Decipher

"Greg is a great person to work with! His uncanny ability to get to the root of a problem and prescribe a solution is unmatched!"

Ken Koontz · worked with Greg

"As a contract PHP developer for e:Design, Greg was exceptional to work with. His command of the language is excellent, and he dug right into our existing project with little guidance. Open to new ideas, very personable, and an expert in his field."

Eric Guerin · was Greg's client

Say hi

Let's talk.

Working on something interesting, or just want to talk shop? I'd love to hear from you. Email is the fastest way to reach me.

Email

greg.goforth@gmail.com

/in/greg-goforth-b002a68

GitHub

@ggoforth

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