Principal AI Platform Engineer

I build the platforms that let enterprises run AI safely.

Twenty years of systems and cloud engineering in regulated environments. Now focused on GenAI governance, cloud automation, and the platform work that makes AI boring in the best way.

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20 yrs

systems & cloud engineering in regulated enterprises

~400

cloud accounts mapped in one searchable inventory

100+

articles on AI, cloud and DevOps

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Platforms I've built

Enterprise GenAI governance

Problem
Teams wanted LLMs faster than policy could keep up.
Approach
A governed platform that gives teams access to models with guardrails, auditing and approvals built in.

Org-wide cloud inventory

Problem
No single view of DNS, networks and tags across hundreds of accounts.
Approach
Scheduled scans of ~400 AWS accounts into one searchable app other teams rely on.

Access automation at the edge

Problem
Manual user and role management on a critical edge platform.
Approach
Automated provisioning and role-based access managed as code.
Based in
Pennsylvania
Experience
20 years in regulated enterprises
Focus
GenAI governance, cloud automation, platform engineering
Writes about
AI platforms, AWS, DevOps

About

Hi, I'm David.

I'm a principal engineer who's spent two decades building infrastructure for organizations where downtime and compliance both matter. My work today sits where cloud platforms meet AI: governance, automation, and the tooling that lets other engineers move fast without breaking the rules.

I write here about what I'm learning: AI platform design, DevOps practice, and the career side of staying technical for the long haul.

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