Message to Pacifico Energy Team

Draft: November 20, 2025

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To: Theresa, Jordan, Sally
Subject: Great meeting you + Applied AI support for Pacifico

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Hey Theresa, Jordan, and Sally,

Sorry we didn't get a chance to chat further when you stopped by the Gauntlet office. It was cool to see how many people wanted to talk to you on Thursday. Hope you found some strong candidates, and secure a great AI solutions engineer!

I actually wanted to thank you. The kind of person you're hiring—an Applied AI engineer—got me thinking. That same day, I had a really productive conversation with Travis Oliphant (creator of NumPy and some of the most widely-used open source AI libraries). He's so excited about the Applied AI concept that we're co-founding the "Applied AI Society" together.

So, thank you for the inspiration.

If you hire someone from this Gauntlet cohort and find that your investments in internal Applied AI are fruitful, don't hesitate to reach out if you want additional support down the line. Would love to stay in touch.

Great meeting all of you.

Best,
Gary