Consulting Services
AI Architecture & Engineering Leadership
With 25+ years building scalable systems from startups to Nike, Lululemon, and AWS, I help engineering leaders implement practical AI solutions that deliver real business value. I bring 19 years of AWS cloud experience and have been on the forefront of applying frontier models to workflows and products for 3+ years.
What I Offer
AWS AI Architecture & Implementation
Production-ready AI systems using AWS Bedrock, RAG architectures, and frontier models. Recent work includes MCP protocols, context engineering, and enterprise knowledge systems.
AI Transformation Planning
Guide your engineering organization through AI adoption while empowering individual contributors. I bring experience building Lululemon's first cloud engineering team and designing AWS's AI innovation lab operational framework.
Strategic Advisory
Navigate critical decisions around tool selection, team structure, and implementation roadmaps. Get unbiased guidance from someone actively shipping AI features at scale.
Background
Former at AWS for 6+ years as a Technical Architect. Recently led AI innovation lab initiatives in the Training and Certification team
Individual contributor in addition to building and scaling engineering teams at Nike, Lululemon, and AWS
Co-founded Portland AI Engineers (500+ members)
Publisher of AlteredCraft, (formerly DevThink.AI), newsletter, tracking AI's impact on software development for over 2 years and going
Author: "Clean Architecture with Python" (Packt, 2025)
Working Together
I believe the best outcomes come from true collaboration. Every engagement starts with understanding your specific context, challenges, and goals.
Flexible Engagement Models
Whether you need a quick architecture review, help planning your AI transformation, or ongoing advisory support, we'll structure our work to fit your needs. I offer hourly consultations, project-based engagements, and monthly partnerships.
Getting Started
🗓️ Let's explore if we're a good fit. I offer a free 30-minute consultation where we'll discuss your challenges and how I might help. No pitch deck, just an honest, structured conversation about what you're building and where you're headed.