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Producers Defer. Reviewers Don't.
Why your reviewer agent keeps insisting on fixes your producer wanted to defer — and why it's structural.
AI Adoption Strategist · Fractional CTO
Your engineering team needs to adopt AI.
I make sure they do it right.
I work with engineering leaders to build AI-literate teams — from tool selection and workflow integration to security review and org-wide skills frameworks. Over a decade of hands-on technical leadership, applied to the problem that matters most right now.
How I Work With Engineering Teams
Most AI adoption fails because it starts with tools instead of people. I start with your team's workflows, your risk profile, and your actual goals.
AI Adoption
Structured programs to move your engineering team from AI-curious to AI-capable. Tool evaluation, workflow integration, prompt engineering training, and the security guardrails to do it responsibly.
Fractional CTO
Part-time technical leadership for teams that need senior engineering direction without a full-time executive hire. Roadmap, architecture, hiring, and the hard calls that keep scaling on track.
Hands-On Engineering
When the work needs building, not just advising. Backend systems, infrastructure, DevOps, and smart contract development from someone who still writes production code.
Engineering Mentorship
One-on-one guidance for engineers growing into senior and staff roles. Architecture thinking, technical leadership, and navigating the shift from individual contributor to force multiplier.
Latest Writing
Hot takes, war stories, and lessons from the trenches.
May 14, 2026 ai
The AI Engineer Is a Release Manager
Spec-driven development doesn't turn engineers into PMs. It turns them into release managers.
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The Spec Is the Ceiling
Every step of agent-driven engineering is commoditized except one. The spec is the ceiling, and most teams have not noticed.