about

The short version.

Blake Thomson. 32. Santa Monica, CA. Master's in Biomedical Engineering.

Professionally, I have aspired to be at the intersection of business and science & technology, leading to roles in healthcare, biotechnology, and life sciences. My curiosity in these spaces was heavily influenced by college lectures on genomics, healthcare economics, and medical device product design. This led me to experiencing the rise and fall of a Bay-Area Biotech Company, cranking through PowerPoint slides as a ZS Consultant, and more recently using data analytics to understand Cedars-Sinai Health System.

When I'm not trying to manage 4 Claude Code terminals + OpenClaw + Codex, you can find me chasing the waves and wind, walking our dog with my fiancée, or researching the latest piece of gear for purchase.

The longer version.

the career arc

Started in biotech in the Bay Area. Moved into consulting — med tech and pharma, sales consulting, the work of translating complex information into decisions people can act on. Then Cedars-Sinai, where for 2+ years I've been the person who helps our team understand the LA County health ecosystem — where patients go, how providers connect, where the opportunities are.

I'm the person who can zoom out to strategy and zoom in to the SQL query. The "data guru" on a team that needs both the narrative and the numbers.

the venture

I started building AI tools because I kept seeing the same problem — smart people in healthcare drowning in data they can't access. Electronic health records, claims data, provider directories, quality scores — it's all there, but nobody can get to it without a data team and six months of implementation.

So I'm building the bridge. Bespoke AI applications deployed inside the client's own environment. Their data never leaves their walls. We bring the expertise, the architecture, and the speed. They get tools that actually work for their specific needs.

the education mission

I believe the biggest barrier to AI adoption isn't technology — it's understanding. Most people don't need to know how transformers work. They need to understand what these tools can and can't do, and how to use them effectively.

That's why I build interactive learning modules — hands-on experiences that demystify LLMs for non-technical people. The kind of thing I wish existed when I was explaining this stuff to my colleagues.

Beyond work.

Water is the throughline. I grew up around the Bay Area and spend as much time as possible between there and Santa Monica — two coastlines with very different personalities. Surfing is the anchor, but I've fallen deep into the world of foiling: hydrofoils, wing foiling, downwind runs. The physics of lift through water is genuinely fascinating, and the equipment design rabbit hole is endless.

I spend an embarrassing amount of time thinking about board shapes, foil mast lengths, and wing aspect ratios. It sits in a strange overlap with engineering — the same instinct to understand why something works, then figure out how to make it work better. When I'm not in the water I'm usually reading about it, watching it, or convincing myself I need a new piece of kit.