INTELLIGENCE : RESEARCH
DEMETRI.XYZ
EXPLORATION
THROUGH INTUITION
A CIRCULAR RUINS CREATION
DEMETRI.XYZ
GENIUS
I HAVE NO SPECIAL TALENT. I AM ONLY PASSIONATELY CURIOUS.
— ALBERT EINSTEINI'm Demetri, a self-taught builder and designer. I work across systems, interfaces, and ideas, creating intuitive products with clear logic and minimalist design. GENIUS is the archive : a place to track progress, spot patterns, and refine perspective through writing, audio, and experiments that trace how thought becomes form.
BACKGROUND
Demetri Hodges is a builder, researcher, and technologist exploring the intersection of intelligence, software, and human systems.
Driven by curiosity and a bias toward building, Demetri spends his time creating products, conducting research, and experimenting with new forms of intelligence—from software agents and AI infrastructure to economic systems and human-computer interaction.
He is drawn to simple, intuitive design and the belief that sophistication is best expressed through clarity. Build relentlessly. Learn continuously. Follow ideas wherever they lead.
EXPERIENCE
Coalfire works at the cutting edge of technology to help public and private sector organizations solve their toughest cybersecurity problems and fuel their overall success.
- Managed projects and fostered collaboration within cross-functional teams to ensure timely project completion.
- Contributed to the success of over 50 projects, encompassing dozens of applications, systems, and platforms.
- Enhanced clients' security posture by developing impactful reports and recommendations aligned with security guidelines.
- Built strong customer relationships through the provision of expert cybersecurity guidance.
- Tested and validated non-technical and technical security controls, maintaining compliance through thorough audit reviews.
- Engineered tools to automate repetitive processes, reduce manual effort, and support scalable security operations.
HFE is a cybersecurity consulting firm focusing on enterprise security through agile practices.
- Developed companywide deliverables for onboarding employees and customers.
Archer assists with the design and manufacturing of custom rubber products. Being ISO certified, Archer operates with effective processes to ensure the highest quality of modern services.
- Utilized MRP/ERP software to update data and maintain efficient processes.
Winston Starts is a non-profit organization that develops startups into innovative companies.
- Aided in web page design and implementation for the company website.
WFIRM is a leader in translating scientific discovery into clinical therapies. The lab was the first in the world to engineer laboratory-grown organs that were successfully implanted into humans.
EDUCATION
B.S. in Business Information Technology, Cybersecurity Management and Analytics (CMA)
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
OBSERVATIONS
The Fairness–Discoverability Ceiling
June 2026
The Test That Broke Because the AI Was Right
June 2026
The Lies I Loved
June 2026
The Great Forgetting
June 2026
The Doldrums
June 2026
Mass Drift Theory
May 2025
BOOKSHELF
reading
The Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi · 1645
Written by a swordsman who never lost a duel, and finished in a cave in the last weeks of his life. Musashi organizes strategy into five books — Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Void — moving from the ground rules of a craft, to the handling of the self, to the shape of a fight, to the errors of rival schools, to what is left when technique falls away.
It reads less like a manual than a theory of attention. The recurring argument is that mastery is not a set of moves but a way of seeing: rhythm and timing over force, the whole situation over the object in front of you, the same discipline in a duel as in a trade or a drawing. Musashi keeps insisting the reader test each line rather than believe it.
“Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.”
— Miyamoto Musashi