Agentic AI · Platform engineering · Technical go-to-market
I built the platforms. Now I shape the decisions behind them.
I started in the codebase, building the platforms and pipelines that ship software, then led a platform team at a startup. Today I advise CTOs and engineering leaders on adopting agentic AI without putting their business at risk.
Builder
I built platforms, delivery pipelines, and cloud infrastructure, including at Red Hat.
Leader
I led the platform function at an early-stage startup of fewer than 25 people.
Advisor
Today I advise CTOs, directors of engineering, and technical leads on release risk and the disciplined adoption of agentic AI.
Your advantage won’t come from access to AI models. It will come from how safely your organization can absorb AI-generated change.
How I lead
Four principles behind every decision I make.
Agents need guardrails
AI agents will touch every stage of software delivery. The durable advantage belongs to companies that can constrain, observe, and reverse what those agents do.
Release risk is business risk
Every release is a revenue decision, and should be governed like one. Progressive delivery lets a company move faster and protect its customers at the same time.
Platforms are a business lever
A platform earns its budget in outcomes the business can measure: faster delivery, lower risk, and greater predictability.
Technical credibility wins deals
Buyers extend trust to the people who demonstrably understand their systems. That trust decides deals, renewals, and expansion.
In the press · BBC News, 2021
“Why coders love the AI that could put them out of a job”
Years before AI coding tools reached every engineering organization, the trade-off was already clear: the leverage is real, and so is the risk. Leaders have to govern for both.
Read the BBC article ↗“If you think about getting that feedback instantaneously as you're typing, that's pretty awesome. You have a team of people feeding you this code.”
“If you're not experienced, and you're just trying to learn, you could be doing something bad without being aware of that.”
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What I'm focused on now
The best technical decisions are business decisions.
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