why sophosai exists

“Software should adapt to the people using it — not the other way around.”

I spent 13 years keeping Navy systems running. Now I’m building a protected Workspace Shell that changes with you, saves its place before every edit, and makes the machinery understandable instead of hidden.

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01 — at sea

U.S. Navy, 1997–2001

Systems administrator for 3,000+ sailors. No help desk on the open ocean — reliability was not a feature, it was the job.

02 — at scale

SPAWAR, 2001–2010

Software systems engineer on 50+ programs across 350+ Navy vessels. Cleared work demanded rigor, documentation, and disciplined change control.

03 — for people

SophosAI, today

Years leading teams and running businesses shaped the product premise: AI should build useful tools into your environment without putting the shell at risk.

capable, but careful

Why the Workspace Shell matters.

Most AI tools are smart conversations outside the place where work happens. SophosAI is different: it is a workspace the assistant can operate inside, with chat, browser, documents, apps, and code living together.

That power needs boundaries. The protected Workspace Shell keeps chat, status, snapshots, and rollback reachable. The sandbox can change; the shell stays available. Every change gets a checkpoint first.

The goal is not mystery or magic. The goal is software that adapts to the person using it, shows what it is doing, and can be rolled back when an experiment goes sideways.

Build the workspace with us.

SophosAI is in private beta. If you want an AI workspace that can build apps into the environment while keeping a protected shell and rollback path, request access.

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