Senior Director of Engineering | AI Systems Architect | Frontend Platform Leader | DevOps Transformation on GCP
I build and scale high-performing engineering organizations that deliver modern frontend platforms, enterprise-grade AI systems, and mission-critical digital experiences. My work spans AI agents, voice systems, React/Next.js architectures, DevOps acceleration, and organizational design for engineering velocity.
I enjoy solving ambiguous, high-impact problems and driving zero-to-one initiatives from concept to production.
- Led development of enterprise Conversational AI/Voice Agents (Grace) and multimodal digital agents (Ascension Companion)
- Architect AI platforms using Claude Sonnet, Gemini 2.5, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, Vertex, MCP tool calling, evaluations, RAG
- Established enterprise processes for AI safety, observability, governance, and PHI/PII compliance
- Scale Next.js + React architectures serving millions of users
- Lead development of an enterprise design system (Helix)
- Drive accessibility, performance, reliability, and SEO excellence
- Modernizing infrastructure from PCF to GCP native (GKE, Cloud Build, Cloud Deploy, Terraform)
- Nx monorepo acceleration, CI/CD optimization, and engineering productivity improvements
- Build systems that reduce build times, remove operational drag, and improve stability
- Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams (frontend, AI, platform, DevOps)
- Build culture around accountability, clarity, engineering excellence
- Lead zero-to-one initiatives in ambiguous problem spaces
- Partner with Product, Design, Compliance, Call Center Ops, and Marketing to deliver enterprise outcomes
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- Built a Conversational AI platform decreasing cost per call from ~$1.70/min to ~$0.30/min
- Increased engineering velocity across frontend & DevOps teams through monorepo strategy and CI/CD optimization
- Led redesign of enterprise digital experience stack with Next.js, dramatically improving performance & SEO
- Built multi-agent, evaluation-first architecture for healthcare workflows with PHI-compliant pipelines
- Scaled engineering teams, improved hiring quality, and instituted modern engineering practices


