Question 1

What topics do you speak on?

Accepted Answer

Engineering leadership, AI transformation, engineering productivity and excellence, platform and quality engineering, and organizational change. See the Speaking page for the full catalog.

Question 2

Can you advise startups?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I work with a small number of founders and leadership teams on engineering strategy, organizational design, hiring, and how to adopt AI without losing the plot.

Question 3

Do you mentor engineering leaders?

Accepted Answer

I do, selectively. I care a great deal about the next generation of engineering leaders and try to make room for a few meaningful mentoring relationships.

Question 4

How can organizations work with you?

Accepted Answer

Speaking, advising, and selective engineering transformation work. The best first step is a short conversation — use the contact page and tell me what you're trying to accomplish.

Question 5

What makes your perspective different?

Accepted Answer

I've done this work hands-on, repeatedly, across very different industries and at real scale. I'm less interested in frameworks for their own sake than in what actually moves an organization.

Question 6

Where can I read your thinking?

Accepted Answer

Start with the Articles section and my book, The AI Native Enterprise. Both reflect how I actually think about building modern engineering organizations.

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