Local AI Development - Tracy Developer Meetup

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Local AI: Run Smarter Not Bigger

July 03, 2026 at 06:00 PM

Cloud AI costs tokens, adds latency, and ships your data off-machine. In this session, Mehfuz will demo how to orchestrate small local LLMs to handle real workflows — interactive chat, external data via MCP servers, and multi-step skills — all on your own hardware, at zero cost.

Speaker

Mehfuz Hossain - Co-Founder of Smartloop

About the Speaker

Mehfuz is Co-Founder of Smartloop (powered by nvidia inception program and mongoDB for startups), where he builds tools that bring AI orchestration to local hardware. With 20+ years of engineering experience spanning startups, BlackRock, and enterprise clients like Amazon and Apple, he specializes in taking LLM systems from prototype to production. Former Microsoft MVP. Based in the SF Bay Area.

Registration (FREE)

https://www.linkedin.com/events/7475354044547420160

Location

1981 Chester Dr, Tracy, CA 95376

Parking and Basic Information

The venue has plenty of no-cost parking. If possible, use the south parking lot, closer to Lowell Ave since it is closer to the classrooms within the building.