Platform Engineering
Designing internal platforms, delivery paths, standards, and self-service workflows that help teams ship with confidence.
Technology Leader | Platform Engineering | Developer Experience | AI Enablement
Helping organizations reduce friction between ideas and production.
I help people get from where they are to where they want to be with less friction.
Whether the challenge is platform modernization, cloud migration, developer productivity, delivery reliability, or practical AI adoption, I focus on creating the systems, standards, and shared understanding that help teams move forward with confidence.
Part technologist, part teacher, part translator, I work at the intersection of engineering, enablement, and leadership—helping organizations build stronger platforms, healthier delivery systems, and more capable teams.
What I'm Exploring
Modern engineering enablement without the theater.
Good platforms reduce friction. Good DevOps leadership creates feedback loops. Good AI adoption solves real workflow problems instead of chasing novelty.
DevOps Leadership
Improving CI/CD, release practices, incident readiness, observability, and the human systems around reliable delivery.
Developer Enablement
Reducing cognitive load through documentation, tooling, automation, paved roads, and practical coaching for engineering teams.
Practical AI Adoption
Finding grounded uses for AI in engineering workflows: code review support, automation, knowledge retrieval, and safer experimentation.
Featured Writing
Essays on Useful Technology
Fresh writing on practical AI adoption, engineering leadership, and the real work of making technology useful.
Engineering B.C. #1: The First Artifact Isn't Code
The Friction Tax
AI Chatbots Gone Wild
The Real Cost of AI for Small Business
Questions & Tools
Vuja De'
The Story-to-Strategy Framework
AI Tools for Small Businesses
Bringing It All Together
From Idea to Inventory
Conversation, Not Command
From Story to Action
Conversations With Myself
Has it ever occurred to you that you should be thankful when things do not seem to be going your way?
I was reminded me of this during a conversation and I gave it a lot of thought. Typically when a door does close the next thing that comes along is much better. As I considered that, I couldn't find a time in my life when that wasn't right - every time something difficult occurred it was just a matter of time (usually a short time) before something much more satisfying occurred.
It also occurred to me that no matter how much I groused about it or wallowed around in it the result was still the same - something better happened for which I was always thankful. Maybe it would be better if we skipped all of that because it doesn't do any good and only brings us down. Don't be victimized by the things that aren't or haven't gone your way.
In other words, fast forward to thankfulness because you know that it will all be OK and likely it will be much better. The very thought of that just makes me smile.
Be awesome.
Now for something not completely different...
A Business Journey with AI
Building a small business from scratch, one thoughtful decision at a time.
Building Be Awesome #1: The First Product Wasn't a Product
The first entry in a real-world journal about building a small print-on-demand business with AI as an engineering and business partner.
Read MoreHow I Work
Technical maturity, explained plainly.
I like clear systems, useful automation, and teams that understand why the process exists. My work is usually a mix of hands-on engineering, leadership, mentoring, and translating technical tradeoffs into decisions people can act on.
- Reduce friction: make the common path obvious, documented, and repeatable.
- Keep operations visible: use telemetry, runbooks, and feedback to improve the system.
- Adopt AI responsibly: start with real work, useful guardrails, and measurable outcomes.
- Teach as you build: leave people with more capability than they had before.
Notes From The Workshop
Collected Web Development Notes
Preserved tutorials and technical writing from earlier eras of web development. Some examples reflect the tools and practices of their time.
Explorations
Personal Builds and Curiosities
Model builds, workshop notes, photography, and other personal projects live here apart from the professional and technical writing.
Contact
Need a steadier path from idea to production?
Reach out if you are trying to make delivery smoother, give developers better tools, or turn AI from an experiment into something your team can use responsibly. I am always glad to talk through the shape of the problem and where I can help.