Background & CV
Doug Liles — applied-AI and GovTech founder, founder and CEO of Good Samaritan Institute, founder of Good Combinator, and elected Commissioner (Seat 1) of the South Walton County Mosquito Control District. The District's board listing identifies him as Chairman (checked November 3, 2026). Commissioner service began in January 2021; that is not a claim about the start of his chairmanship.
This CV combines public-office records, retained speaking evidence, and self-reported career history. Selected scientific participation is supported by the linked archival records. Education, other memberships, and historical program relationships remain reported career details unless a supporting record is identified.
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Areas I work on and study include applied AI, GovTech, human review, and records that help people examine how a workflow operated. These are focus areas, not blanket certifications of system reliability or compliance.
These links describe areas of work and initiative names. They do not establish separate operating companies, customer adoption, or production readiness. See the initiative directory for status and operator information. Good Combinator's FDE credential is a private program credential; no academic accreditation or professional licensure is claimed.
The Good Samaritan Institute — a nonprofit AI institute applying artificial intelligence to community services, stewardship, and the public good.
Visit site →An initiative for mission-driven AI founders; program status and operator details are in the initiative directory.
Visit site →SuperAI by Good Combinator brings together 64 AI-assisted specialist profiles across eight domains to help teams frame project briefs for human review.
Visit site →Civic and govtech AI — transparent, auditable decision support for local governments and special districts.
Visit site →DistrictOps by FL5 — work on operations software for special districts; production deployment is not established by this CV.
Visit site →Environmental monitoring AI — sensor-driven insight for watersheds, stormwater, and coastal ecosystems.
Visit site →Education AI — practical tools and curricula that help learners and educators put AI to work responsibly.
Visit site →Research commercialization — moving breakthroughs from lab to market with AI-assisted licensing and partnership workflows.
Visit site →Applied AI content and case studies — what actually works when AI leaves the demo and meets the real world.
Visit site →A Santa Rosa Beach venue for weddings, retreats, and group stays. Founder residency operation and outcomes are not established here.
Visit site →My elected role informs my interest in accountable technology. Private and nonprofit work is separate from district business; project listings here do not establish district procurement, endorsement, or adoption.
Commissioner since Jan 2021 · elected 2020
Leads board governance for an independent Florida special district. Champions funded, measurable, and transparent stormwater management across South Walton, and keeps an open public record of comments, regulatory filings, and correspondence.
ongoing
Community advocacy to protect the 30A corridor — including public comment on stormwater and ERP 62-330 compliance.
FASD Annual Conference · June 9, 2026 · Orlando, FL
Delivered session on a practical 90-day roadmap for operations automation. The linked evidence record separates the official program from retained speaker-assignment and delivery records.
View →Framework talk & deck
Why adoption — not invention — is the hard part of getting new technology into real communities and institutions.
View →Podcast & media
Audio about applied AI for communities, government, and nonprofits. Episode formats and source information are listed on the podcast page. On Spotify and YouTube.
Speaking topics: applied AI for government and nonprofits · AI-for-good in practice · agent reliability and evaluation · how new technology actually gets adopted in real communities.
Newest first — each opens the full piece on Medium.
A new quantization method cuts LLM inference memory roughly 6x with negligible accuracy loss — and why efficient algorithms may matter more than the biggest data centers.
Jan 2026
Design patterns for orchestrating reliable, multi-step AI agent workflows.
A technical guide to the four core skills for building a career in neuromorphic computing.
Using AI as a study partner instead of an answer machine — an AI-assisted Feynman technique, progressive dialogue, and a plan-do-check-act loop that makes the learning stick.
Where immunotherapy actually stands in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma — PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibition, and why the benefit so far reaches only a small, biomarker-defined group of patients.
Also: Columnist, Florida Builder Magazine (2017–present). Full index at dougliles.com/writing.
The three decades of building, business, and research that the applied-AI work is built on.
The following entries reflect my reported life-science background. Selected conference and collaboration records have been reviewed; see the historical evidence package. Exact research duties and appointments remain self-reported. Listing an organization or event does not establish employment, research authorship, or appointment to its working groups.
The full degree titles below reflect my account, including my 2020 candidate statement. Diploma or registrar confirmation is needed before adding a postgraduate abbreviation; this page does not independently verify the awards.
See also: The Commission · Talks & Decks · Work with me · Ecosystem · FASD evidence record · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.