Richmond, VA

Kyle Johnson

Founder, data scientist, and builder. I build AI tools that compress hours of work into minutes.

Richmond, Virginia. Background in data science at Meta, CS + statistics at Columbia. I run Monument Labs, a lean R&D lab shipping AI-powered tools for real workflows. I believe in talking to users, rapid iteration, and building software to solve real problems.

Now

What I'm building

Monument Labs

A lean R&D lab and consulting firm focused on AI applications in real-world workflows. We rapidly test and ship AI-powered tools that turn hours of manual work into minutes.

Margin

Modern data science workbench with cloud notebooks and AI assistance that keeps analysis connected from source to stakeholder.

Call Compass

AI-powered QA that reduces call evaluation time by 80%, helping call centers score conversations at scale.

Riff

A customer discovery engine that transforms user interviews into structured, searchable insights.

Daylight

AI-powered evidence platform for custody cases. Record voice notes, upload screenshots — automatically build court-ready timelines.

Takeout

Natural-language analytics for data teams. Ask questions in plain English, get instant answers without SQL.

Daybreak Cleaning

Veteran-owned professional home cleaning in Richmond, VA — eco-friendly products and online booking.

Ara

A platform that transforms data scientists' analyses into compelling visual stories — a GitHub-like ecosystem for data professionals to showcase their work, build reputation, and share insights.

Rock River Research — exited

A UK-based consulting firm specializing in AI integration for enterprise executives.

Before

Background

  1. Meta

    2018–2024

    Senior Data Scientist

    Reality Labs Trust, Business Integrity, FAIR Machine Translation, Community Integrity Counter-Terrorism, Marketplace Feed Performance.

  2. Columbia University

    2016–2018

    Full Stack Machine Learning Engineer

    Laboratory for Intergroup Relations and the Social Mind. Developed algorithms to identify unique linguistic traits in marginalized groups and built full-stack web applications.

  3. Columbia University

    2014–2018

    B.A. — Computer Science + Statistics, Mandarin Chinese

  4. United States Marine Corps

    2009–2014

    Sergeant

    2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion and Combat Logistics Regiment 37, Okinawa, Japan.

In public

Talks & writing

Theme Generator

Interactive tool

Generate a full VS Code color theme from a short prompt and export it as .jsonc or an extension zip.

Metropolis–Hastings MCMC

Interactive essay

A scroll-through walkthrough of Metropolis–Hastings sampling with an inline animated figure.

Vibe Coding Jam

University of Richmond · Innovation Studio · 2 hours

A hands-on workshop teaching software as a medium for expressing ideas. Build interactive web experiences using natural language and AI tools — no traditional coding experience required.

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Vibe Coding Workshop

University of Richmond · Oct 21, 2025

A hands-on workshop teaching students how to build and deploy their first web app in two hours. No coding experience required — if you can describe what you want, AI can help you build it.

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Vibe Coding Your MVP

Lighthouse Network Founder Summit · Sep 19, 2025

How AI-powered development tools are transforming the startup landscape, enabling founders to build and validate MVPs faster than ever before.

Signal

Press & mentions

The R Prize — AI Ready RVA

2026

Helping promote The R Prize, an initiative from AI Ready RVA — a non-profit I'm proud to be part of. The competition advances AI innovation and education in the Richmond region.

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Currently

On the nightstand

Off the clock

I live in Richmond with my daughter Josie. Outside of tech, I'm into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (purple belt), portrait photography, and reading my way through Cormac McCarthy's collection.