Now

Updated July 2026

A short, honest snapshot of what I'm focused on and what I'm open to. I keep this current so you don't have to guess.

WHAT I'M OPEN TO RIGHT NOW

Consulting & advisory

The 30-day Identity & Access Blueprint for teams shipping AI or digital credentials. A small number of engagements at a time.

Open

Advisory board seats

Early-stage teams working on identity, verifiable credentials, or access control for high-stakes systems.

Selective

Speaking & workshops

Talks and internal sessions on mDL / ISO 18013-5, NIST 800-63 assurance levels, and scoping access to powerful capabilities.

Open

Select full-time roles

Open to the right one, especially frontier-AI identity and access work. Not actively looking, but a genuinely strong fit gets my attention.

Right fit

WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON

Writing up the mDL verifier evaluation work as a set of field notes.

Thinking through how identity-proofing patterns map onto access control for frontier-AI capabilities.

Reading NIST SP 800-63-4 closely and noting where implementations tend to drift from it.

If any of this fits, the first step is a short call.

A 30-minute Identity & Access Risk Review, or email malik@bluemetatech.com.