About Ryan McKenna

Graphic: Unlocking the Eye

I’m a technologist, entrepreneur, and music producer creating at the intersection of sound, software, and systems. I founded the electronic act Exstellius™ and lead New Entity Operations Inc., where I’ve spent years designing local-first AI infrastructure that empowers people with privacy, speed, and control.

My mission is twofold: to create original big-room melodic trance that moves audiences, and to engineer the systems that make those performances possible. Every show connects art and computation through blending live lighting, visuals, and sound driven by purpose-built networks and tools.

I’ve worked hands-on across the entire stack, from GPU drivers and orchestration layers to the creative interfaces that reach the crowd. I build frameworks, then perform inside them. This dual path is where I’m most at home.

Leadership & Technical Background

  • CEO of New Entity Operations™ (2013–2025), pioneering local-first AI technologies focused on user autonomy
  • Architected and developed scalable infrastructure using Python, Shell, Node.js, and PostgreSQL
  • Unified fragmented systems into a cohesive local-first platform used across multiple environments
  • Led R&D across Pennsylvania and California working within early-stage programs at both Microsoft and NVIDIA
  • Engineered GPU acceleration layers compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA architectures
  • Applied systems architecture experience in Silicon Valley on early-stage AI and platform tooling

Featured Projects

EntityScript™

An extensible metaclass framework for entity-based systems. It manages lookups, audits, and orchestration through the C.ORE™ layer — the structural backbone of our infrastructure and foundation for New Entity OS™.

New Entity AI™

A portable, local-first AI environment built on EntityScript™ with the MAINTAINME shell interface for secure, offline-first orchestration of foundation models.

Exstellius™

My performance alias and live electronic act. I perform on Pioneer mixers and club-standard CDJs, blending original tracks with high-energy trance and techno. New releases and live shows beginning in October 2025.

Ryan McKenna Photography: The Apprentice Collection

After years of experimentation behind the lens, I’ve developed a deep visual practice focused on atmosphere and detail. The Apprentice Collection marked the start of that journey, a study in learning to see the world as it was, one frame at a time. More recent collections are starting to be featured in the Photos section.

Over fifteen years of design, experimentation, and endurance have led to a unified creative and technical ecosystem. The groundwork is finished. Now it’s time to scale, share, and build what comes next.

Curious how I work? Explore my skills or read my personal statement.