About

Toby Bell-Ramsay

Founder, AcesForge

Building AI since before ChatGPT existed, from teenage computer-vision experiments to a production voice platform.

Computer vision and facial recognition since his teens, years before large language models existed
4.5+ years and counting at Tait Communications, building reliability-critical radio communications systems
Steven Bly Award for Most Outstanding Product or Solution Development, 2025, for reducing RF production test time from ~30 to ~9 minutes at Tait, avoiding ~$1.3M in additional test equipment — see the post
Accepted into the Google for Startups Cloud Program, 2026 — see the post
YES Program Innovation Award (2018/19) and BP Business Competition, Linwood High School (2017) — self-originated product ideas, high school
Runner-up, Annual National NZDE Student Project Poster Competition, Ara Institute of Canterbury, July 2022
Founded and runs AliceHQ.AI, a voice AI platform designed and built end to end
AcesForge applies the same discipline to software and hardware evidence for NZ businesses

Web apps, internal tools, and integrations built to production standard. Fixed-scope or T&M with a soft cap. Shipped on reliable infrastructure.

Bench testing and characterisation work for NZ hardware founders. Packaged for patent submission, investor validation, or certification prep.

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