# Orie Steele

> Strategy, architecture, and development at the intersection of internet
> standards, supply chain security, and agentic software development.
> IETF Applications and Real-Time Area Director. VP Engineering at Tradeverifyd.
> Co-Founder & former CTO of Transmute Industries.

Orie helps teams ship faster by integrating AI agents into every stage of the
software development lifecycle — research, design, validation, and development.
Three principles guide every engagement: Agentic SDLC (people orchestrate,
agents execute), Less is More (every dependency is a liability), and
Open & Interoperable (standards as competitive judo).

## Pages

- [Home](https://or13.io/): Professional landing page — expertise areas, career highlights, and publications
- [Brand](https://or13.io/brand): Design system, principles, typography, and component showcase
- [Vibeslop](https://or13.io/vibeslop): Interactive Agentic SDLC diagram — JTBD framework, Agile Wheel, agent/skill/tool hierarchy
- [Glitched Globe](https://or13.io/glitched-globe): GPU-driven particle globe with interactive glitch effects
- [Particles Rising](https://or13.io/particles-rising): Rising particle animation with linked nodes

## Expertise

- Agentic Software Development Lifecycle: Teaching product and engineering teams to work alongside AI agents at every stage
- Information & Operational Security: Post-quantum digital signatures, secure software development and delivery
- Supply Chain Security: Evidence-based assurance for product integrity, verified origins, and trade compliance

## Publications

- [RFC 9596](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9596/): Defines how to label signed data so systems can process it correctly
- [RFC 9679](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9679/): Universal fingerprint for security keys across different systems
- [RFC 9864](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9864/): Eliminates ambiguity in how security algorithms are specified
- [Decentralized Identifiers v1.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/): W3C standard for portable, user-controlled digital identity
- [Bitstring Status List v1.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-bitstring-status-list/): Revoke or suspend digital credentials at scale while preserving privacy

## Roles

- [IETF ART Area Director](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/ad/orie.steele): Member of the IESG, overseeing Applications and Real-Time working groups
- [IETF UTA Co-Chair](https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/uta/about/): Working group defining how applications use encrypted connections
- [IETF Key Transparency Co-Chair](https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/keytrans/about/): Transparent and auditable public key distribution
- [Tradeverifyd VP Engineering](https://tradeverifyd.com): Agentic AI trade intelligence platform for supply chain clarity
- [Transmute Co-Founder & CTO](https://transmute.industries): Venture-backed supply chain security startup

## Open Source

- [go-cose](https://github.com/veraison/go-cose): Go library for COSE signing and encryption, trusted across the cloud native ecosystem
- [did-key.js](https://github.com/transmute-industries/did-key.js): TypeScript library for decentralized identifiers from cryptographic keys
- [Sidetree.js](https://github.com/transmute-industries/sidetree.js): Scalable decentralized identity protocol implementation

## Optional

- [GitHub](https://github.com/OR13): Open source contributions and projects
- [IETF Datatracker](https://datatracker.ietf.org/person/orie@or13.io): Standards participation record
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/or13b): Professional profile