Engineering leader · AI transformation · Author
I build and scale engineering organizations and enterprise platforms where reliability, business outcomes, and execution have to hold up at scale. Today I lead Subscriptions engineering at Walmart Global Tech and build applied-AI systems on the side.
Outcomes at scale
Annual GMV from Subscriptions initiatives
Walmart Global TechIncrease in subscriber acquisition
Walmart Global TechTransactions processed daily by systems my teams built
eBay AML · FCCDaily risk evaluations
eBay AML · FCCCost avoidance delivered
eBay AML · FCCProduction defects in 10 months
LVISWho I work with
Three groups get the most from my work. Each has its own way in.
Director, VP and CTO-level scope: leading through leaders, platform ownership, and execution discipline across large organizations.
See the impact →Moving from isolated prompts to repeatable, governed AI workflows with guardrails, specs and measurable value.
See the AI work →Architecture, practical AI builds, rapid prototyping and the product decisions behind seven platforms I've shipped.
See the builds →How I work
Strong engineering leadership isn't about personally solving every problem. It's about building the people, systems, standards and feedback loops that let an organization solve the right problems consistently.
Scaling teams and building leaders
AI-enabled engineering execution
Platforms and products that hold up
Selected impact
Each case reads as context, the decisions that mattered, and the measured result.
Walmart Global Tech · 2024–now
ContextFull-stack Subscriptions org covering recurring orders, InHome delivery, Savings & Benefits and Auto Replenishment.
DecisionsEnd-to-end ownership of architecture, roadmap and quality, plus horizontal owners for operational excellence, business metrics and app architecture.
Annual GMV contribution and growth in subscriber acquisition.
eBay · 2017–2023
ContextFour cross-functional teams, 25 engineers on three continents, supporting AML and Financial Crimes Compliance.
DecisionsPlatform modernization, security and framework upgrades, and continuity across the broader risk organization.
25M+ daily risk evaluations and $15M+ in cost avoidance.
LVIS · 2023–2024
ContextEngineering, Product, DevOps, ML Ops, QA, UX and Operations across the US and South Korea.
DecisionsClear ownership, quality controls, visible metrics and release discipline. Five deployment pipelines consolidated into one.
Production defects within 10 months, while advancing regulatory milestones.
AI transformation
Agents alone don't make an operating model. The work is turning experiments into repeatable practice with controls and measured value.
Engineering execution platformReal-time Jira, Confluence and GitHub signals for visibility and data-informed coaching across a ~40-engineer organization.
Specification-driven developmentRepository-based specs that govern generated code, LLM output, tests and coverage standards.
Reusable skills by defaultAny task done twice becomes a reusable AI skill the team can share.
Agents for security and qualitySonar remediation, test coverage, upgrades and SAST/DAST checks, with human approvals built in.
How people, workflows, agents, tools, policies and feedback loops work together in software delivery.
Working modelPermissions, execution, observability, policy, approval and recovery for agents.
Working modelFrom prompts, to reusable skills, to loops, to agent graphs, to an organizational operating model.
Working modelQuality, delivery, operational health, customer outcomes and AI-enabled change in one view.
Working modelCredentials: GenAI for DevOps Practitioners · GitLab Duo AI Pair Programming · Generative AI for Executives · Responsible AI · Introduction to LLMs.
Independent builds · since 2025
Applied-AI R&D into where automation creates real value, where model behavior gets unreliable, and what controls keep AI systems safe.
Kanban work management with swimlanes and 15+ integrations, including Jira, Confluence and Notion.
Work management oppzen.comCareer intelligence that aligns professional assets, skills, goals and opportunities.
Career intelligence founderzkit.comTooling that helps founders prepare investor-facing company materials.
Founder enablementAlso built: a market-analysis engine that scores equities and crypto on 12+ signals, and a daily AI and market-intelligence briefing. In total: 25+ AI agents and 10+ production workflows running in n8n.
Books
Short, usable books on engineering communication, measuring LLM adoption, and funding for student founders.
A practical guide to tokens, adoption, cost, and KPI signals.
Build stronger peer and upward communication through clear decisions and timelines.
Practical paths to capital, credibility, and growth for high school and college entrepreneurs.
Blog · weekly
Short, sourced notes on how organizations are adopting AI agents and what it means for engineering leaders.
Writing
Practical, opinionated and grounded in real systems. Published on LinkedIn.
Featured series · 18 parts
How clear specs make engineering, and AI-assisted delivery, dependable.
Agent workflows, implementation patterns, evaluation and governance.
Lessons from leading engineering organizations.
Systems, trade-offs, scalability, reliability and security.
Managing up, across and down; IC to manager; manager to director.
Decisions and lessons from independent product work.
About
From marketplace risk and compliance, to regulated MedTech, to recurring commerce at Walmart scale. Alongside it, hands-on AI building and writing.
Advisory
Limited availability each month. Each engagement has a defined scope and a concrete deliverable.
Current-state review, prioritized gaps, metrics and governance recommendations, and a 30/60/90-day roadmap.
Workflow map, automation opportunities, a risk and control review, and a prototype plan with success criteria.
Ownership, quality gates, operational excellence, reporting and leadership mechanisms.
A structured growth plan for engineers and managers stepping into bigger leadership roles, including turning your track record into clear positioning, proof points and a portfolio site.
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