Designing Small End-to-End Teams that Ship the Whole Experience
A leadership-level perspective on building small, high-performing teams that fuse HCI, application, and infrastructure with local Docker workflows and Kubernetes validation.
Leadership Insights - Technology & Business Strategy
Executive perspectives on platform engineering, team leadership, and technology transformation. Articles on driving business outcomes through strategic technology initiatives.
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Training Models with Models: Why Quality Labeled Data Beats Algorithm Sophistication
Using AI to train AI isn't just possible—it's becoming essential. But the real competitive advantage lies in purpose-built models and exceptional labeled data, not the latest architecture. Strategic insights on building AI that works.
Leveraging AI as a Strategic Advantage: From Workflow to Product
How technical leaders and engineers can integrate AI into both development workflows and products to maintain competitive advantage. Real insights on AI, ML, and agentic systems beyond the hype.
Embedded Firmware Development: Why Simplicity Wins in Critical Systems
Lessons learned from developing critical embedded firmware on ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers. Why bare-metal approaches often outperform RTOS and Linux-based solutions in reliability, real-time performance, and maintainability.
Leading Platform Migrations at Scale: $14M in Savings with Zero Downtime
How I achieved $14M in annual cost savings migrating from multi-cloud to AWS with zero business impact. Strategic planning, team building, and risk mitigation for large-scale platform migrations.
The Business Case for Platform Engineering: ROI Beyond Cost Savings
How to articulate the business value of platform engineering investments to executives. Cost optimization, developer productivity multipliers, and ROI measurement frameworks.
Building High-Performing Platform Engineering Teams
Practical insights on hiring, structuring, and leading platform engineering teams that deliver self-service infrastructure, developer productivity, and business value.
The Hard Path vs. The Easy Path: Why Native Mobile Development Wins Long-Term
Why cross-platform frameworks like React Native and Flutter look appealing but rarely deliver on their promises. Strategic insights on choosing native development and the iOS-first, Android-copy pattern that saves time and money.
Leadership Lessons from Law Enforcement: Crisis Management for Technology Executives
What 16 years as an auxiliary police officer taught me about leadership, crisis management, and decision-making under pressure. How law enforcement principles translate to technology executive leadership.