Architect, AI Engineering for Developer Productivity
AI Engineering From Prototype to Platform
I design and ship agentic systems, AI pipelines, and the developer
platforms that run them. Before that, I co-founded the ServiceNow
engineering bootcamp that trained
4,000+ engineers and generated
$200M in business value by cutting ramp time from
6 months to 30 days.
Building AI products end to end, from model calls to production
infrastructure
I'm an Architect, AI Engineering for Developer Productivity at ServiceNow, with 8+ years of
platform engineering behind me, and I spend my nights and weekends
shipping AI-native products. I care about the whole
stack: context and memory design, evaluation loops, the Rust and
Python underneath, and the cloud it deploys to.
AI Engineering
Agent architectures, persistent context and memory systems,
LLM pipelines with automated quality checks, and tool
integrations built on the Claude API and MCP.
Platform Engineering
Kubernetes and cloud deployment across AWS, GCP, and Azure
for enterprise-scale ServiceNow solutions, plus modern
edge and serverless stacks for my own products.
Developer Enablement
Co-founded an enterprise-wide engineering bootcamp, built
internal developer communities, and wrote the technical
content that became standard reference material.
Unusual Background
Former collegiate and semi-professional basketball player
(6'10") who brings competitive discipline and coaching
instincts to engineering work.
Core Competencies
AI Engineering
Agentic architectures & tool use
Context, memory & prompt design
LLM pipelines & eval loops
Claude API, MCP, local models
Platform & Infrastructure
Kubernetes & containers
AWS, GCP, Azure
Railway, Vercel, Cloudflare
CI/CD & developer tooling
Languages & Frameworks
TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go
React, FastAPI, Tauri, Node.js
PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy
Java, C#, C++
Projects
Products and agent tooling I design, build, and run myself
Yachito
A private AI companion for Mac
A local-first desktop app that reads your personal notebook and
becomes a companion that actually knows your context: weekly
priorities, long-term plans, calendar, and reminders. Files never
leave the device. Bring your own Claude or OpenAI key, or run a
local model. Signed, notarized, and shipping.
An inventory and liquidation tracker that lists items across
marketplaces, generates listing copy, publishes directly through
the eBay API, and mirrors every sale into index-fund shares so you
can watch physical stuff become growing assets.
The open-source notebook framework Yachito is built on. A
structured markdown workspace that gives AI assistants persistent
context across sessions: priority trackers, weekly plans,
runbooks, a memory system, and a command set for Claude Code.
A Go-based CLI that chats with Claude or Gemini and reads and
edits files directly on disk. Built before agentic coding tools
like Claude Code existed.
A local Model Context Protocol server with hybrid semantic and
text search over docs, offline LLM workflows through Ollama, and a
plugin system for extending agent context.
TypeScript
Node.js
MCP
Ollama
Private
umdbro
Documents to Markdown for LLMs
Converts PDF, DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files to clean Markdown before
they hit a model's context window, cutting token usage by roughly
80 to 90 percent.
Sixteen modular, spec-compliant skills for Claude Code and Cursor
covering the full define, build, verify, review, and ship
workflow.
AgentSkills.io spec
Claude Code
Cursor
Private
Arcado
Arcade tycoon, pixel by pixel
A management game where you build an arcade floor, fill it with
cabinets, and keep the whole thing from falling apart. Procedural
backgrounds, gamepad support, and SCUMM-style interaction. A
playground for spec-driven, agent-assisted development.
Phaser 3
TypeScript
Vite
In development
Experience
Platform engineering at enterprise scale, with a track record of
measurable impact
Sr. Staff Software Engineer
ServiceNowDec 2017 - Present
Platform Engineering
Led Kubernetes and cloud deployment initiatives for
enterprise-scale ServiceNow platform solutions across AWS,
GCP, and Azure.
Engineering Bootcamp
Co-founded and scaled an enterprise-wide engineering
bootcamp from concept to company-wide adoption, training
4,000+ engineers across 250+ sessions.
Business Impact
Generated $200M in measurable business value by reducing
engineering ramp time from 6 months to 30 days.
Developer Evangelist Consultant
Twilio Inc.Pre-2017
Developed communication platform solutions using REST APIs and
modern web technologies, contributing to developer experience
initiatives.
Technical Lead
QualcommPre-2017
Led software development projects in healthcare technology and
educational platforms, including a re-platforming of a
multi-million dollar healthcare application using Kubernetes and
cloud-native technologies.
Consulting
Hands-on help shipping AI systems and the platforms they run on
AI Engineering & Architecture
Design and build agentic systems that hold up in production, from
the first prototype to the eval loop that keeps it honest.
Agent and tool-use architecture
Context, memory & retrieval design
Evaluation and quality pipelines
Model and provider strategy
Platform & Cloud Architecture
Practical guidance on platform engineering, cloud infrastructure,
and the developer experience that sits on top of it.
Kubernetes & containerization
Multi-cloud and edge deployment
CI/CD implementation
Developer tooling
AI-Native Development Workflows
Set up your team to build with AI coding agents: repo conventions,
persistent context, custom commands, and guardrails that scale.
Claude Code and MCP setup
Context engineering for repos
Spec-driven agent workflows
Team adoption playbooks
Engineering Enablement
Onboarding programs and developer communities that cut ramp time
and make platform adoption stick.
Bootcamp and curriculum design
Hands-on workshops
Community building
Technical content
Education as Code™
Git-native technical training that evolves with your codebase
After generating $200M in business value by reducing ramp time
from 6 months to 30 days, I systematized the methodology into a
scalable, git-native platform any engineering organization can
adopt.
Content as Code
Version-controlled curriculum that updates with your tech
stack. No more stale training materials: the content evolves
alongside the codebase it teaches.
Developer-Native
Engineers use Git, pull requests, and familiar tools instead
of a clunky LMS. Learning happens in the same environment
where work gets done.
AI-Powered
Intelligent content suggestions and personalized learning
paths. AI identifies knowledge gaps and recommends targeted
resources.
Zero Vendor Lock-in
Pure markdown and web technologies, hosted anywhere. Compare
that to traditional LMS platforms at $50-200 per user per
month.
Case Study: ServiceNow
Challenge
Scale technical onboarding for rapidly growing engineering teams at ServiceNow.
Solution
Co-founded an enterprise-wide bootcamp using Education as Code principles.
Results
4,000+ engineers trained
$200M in business value
85% reduction in ramp time
250+ sessions delivered
Let's Work Together
Building something with AI, or need a platform that can carry it?