AI Solutions Architect & Deployment Engineer
I partner with engineering teams to turn AI ambitions into production systems. With 20 years of cloud infrastructure and customer-facing consulting experience, I specialize in LLM integration, deployment architecture, and bridging the gap between a compelling demo and a working product.
AI-focused Solutions Architect and Deployment Engineer with 20+ years of hands-on software engineering, cloud architecture, and customer-facing consulting experience. I've spent my career helping organizations adopt transformative technology - first with cloud-native infrastructure, and now with artificial intelligence and large language models.
My work spans the full deployment lifecycle: prototyping AI applications, designing production infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud, building CI/CD pipelines that serve hundreds of applications, and partnering directly with customers to drive adoption. I've led enterprise deployments for the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, CDC, and TSA - and I bring that same rigor to every engagement.
What drives me is the moment a customer sees what's possible. I designed and deployed a generative AI solution for a DoD client that gave analysts the ability to detect anomalies across massive operational datasets - and watching that move from prototype to production is what reminds me why I became an engineer.
A career highlight was representing Matillion at AWS re:Invent 2016 as their first US hire, presenting on cloud data integration to a global audience of engineers and innovators. That experience taught me the power of evangelism and technical storytelling - skills I carry into every customer engagement.
Today, I'm focused on the intersection of AI deployment and cloud-native infrastructure - helping teams integrate LLMs, build scalable AI applications, and move from experimentation to production with confidence. I'm actively building with OpenAI APIs, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and vector databases, and I hold an active DoD Top Secret clearance.
Technologies Overview
Deloitte
Charleston SC • June 2021 - Present
Serving as Lead Architect for a DoD client, I design and deploy AI-enabled solutions including a generative AI application that gave analysts the ability to detect anomalies across large operational datasets. I provide strategic guidance on AI adoption, manage CI/CD pipelines supporting approximately 200 applications across multiple Kubernetes environments in Oracle Cloud, and lead cloud architecture initiatives that move AI capabilities from prototype to production.
Booz Allen Hamilton
Charleston SC • January 2019 - June 2021
Architected and led migrations of client applications and infrastructure to Azure and AWS cloud-native solutions. Delivered hands-on consulting for DevOps transformation initiatives, automating infrastructure provisioning and code delivery pipelines while working directly with federal agency stakeholders to drive adoption.
Omatic Software
Charleston SC • May 2017 - January 2019
As part of a new cloud-focused engineering team, I provided overall architecture design of Azure services, focusing on minimizing infrastructure management by utilizing serverless resources for platform design. Led automation and scripting of resource creation and configuration management with automated CI/CD build and release pipelines across dozens of independent services.
Matillion
New York City NY • November 2016 - 2017
Joined as the first US hire, evangelizing the product through pre-sales demos, presenting at national conferences including AWS re:Invent 2016, and creating digital content that drove pipeline growth. This role sharpened my ability to translate technical capability into customer value — a skill I carry into every engagement.
Equifax Workforce Solutions
Remote • August 2013 - November 2016
Lead developer and subject matter expert for the award-winning Affordable Care Act Management Platform. Served as the primary liaison between professional services and product development, translating customer requirements into scalable technical solutions. Team lead responsible for training and mentoring new team members.
Blackbaud
Charleston SC • May 2006 - January 2013
Led the enterprise technical consulting group for the Blackbaud Enterprise CRM platform. Responsible for team growth, resource allocation, and integration of an offshore development team. Served as President of the Blackbaud Business Advisory Board and lead developer of internal proprietary tooling that accelerated delivery for the consulting practice.
Bachelors of Science, Computer Information Systems, 2003
Interested in discussing AI deployment, cloud infrastructure, or how to move your AI initiatives from prototype to production? I'd love to hear from you.