Senior Product Architect & Systems Strategist
I embed with engineering teams to ship agentic workflows and untangle enterprise systems when everything is on fire. Fifteen years of translating between chaos and clarity || from federal infrastructure to AI-native platforms.
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Updated May 2026 · Inspired by Derek Sivers
Piloting a fractional product architecture practice. Two-week embeds where I join your team, identify the workflow eating your soul, and build an AI agent to automate it. Currently testing with 3 pilot clients at reduced rates to gather case studies.
Studying RAG architecture implementation, Azure AI-102 certification (in progress), and building custom Python automation pipelines. The goal: make AI actually work for the humans who have to use it, not just the engineers who build it.
Based in Philadelphia but 100% open to relocation for the right role. Looking for opportunities in high-growth tech hubs or remote-first organizations with strong async cultures.
Living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and severe AuDHD means every day is a negotiation between what my body needs and what my brain wants to build. I've learned that accommodation isn't weakness—it's systems design applied to the self.
I'm actively advocating for:
Making experimental jerky batches (beef, vegan, and cannabis-infused). Reading theology and systems theory. Trying to build a life that accommodates my disabilities rather than fighting them.
Not looking for: Pure UX research roles, quota-carrying sales positions, or anything requiring sustained deep focus on Java infrastructure architecture. My brain doesn't work that way and I'm done pretending it does.
Books that shape how I think about systems, humans, and the space between
Donella Meadows · The primer on feedback loops, leverage points, and why complex systems behave the way they do. Directly applicable to enterprise architecture.
Bessel van der Kolk · Understanding trauma-informed design and why "user resistance" is often a nervous system response, not a feature request.
Martin Kleppmann · The bible for anyone architecting distributed systems. Dry but essential.
James Clear · Applied to workflow design: how do you make the "right" technical choice the easy default?
Various · Where "Selah" comes from. The original pause button.
Steve Krug · Still relevant, still humbling. The foundation of my UX practice.
Want to trade book recommendations? Email me with what you're reading and I'll send you jerky and a reading list back.
Talks on systems, resilience, and building through the fire
A practical walkthrough of RAG architecture implementation, from vector database design to human-centered prompt engineering. For teams tired of AI demos that never ship.
Book this talkHow living with EDS and AuDHD changed my approach to building systems. Why the edge case isn't edge—it's the foundation. For design and product teams ready to think differently about inclusion.
Book this talkTrained 40+ solution architects on mapping backend API dependencies to frontend user journeys. Framework later featured by Miro as enterprise best practice.
Keynote and workshop sessions on translating "messy backend data" into clean human experiences. Spoke to audiences of 200+ on bridging the gap between technical capability and business outcomes.
Interested in booking me? I speak on agentic AI, trauma-informed design, crisis management in enterprise transformation, and building resilient systems—technical and human. Get in touch with your event details and I'll respond within 48 hours.
The operating system behind the outcomes
I join your Slack, attend your standups, and sit in your messy meetings. Strategy without context is just guessing. I need to smell the fire to put it out.
My deliverables compile, deploy, and actually function. If you can't interact with it by Friday, I haven't done my job. Documentation happens, but it's secondary to shipped code.
Engineers speak in edge cases. Executives speak in ROI. Users speak in frustration. I speak all three fluently and my primary value is preventing miscommunication that kills projects.
Accessibility isn't a checklist—it's the foundation. If the system works for the most frustrated, least technical, most stressed user, it works for everyone. This is trauma-informed product design, informed by my own experience navigating EDS and AuDHD.
I have severe AuDHD and chronic pain. I work best in intense, focused bursts with clear boundaries. I will not pretend to be available 9-5. I will deliver more value in 20 focused hours than most do in 60 scattered ones.
The Hebrew Selah means "pause and reflect." Every project ends with a retrospective—not just for the client, but for me. What worked? What burned me out? How do I iterate my own process?
Ideal engagement: 2-4 week embeds, fractional architecture retainers, or crisis intervention on stalled enterprise transformations. Not looking for full-time employment unless the role is architect-level with genuine autonomy and health accommodations.
Senior Product Architect & Systems Strategist
Senior Product Architect and Systems Strategist with 15+ years of experience bridging the gap between complex multi-cloud infrastructure and human-centric design. Built a reputation for tenacity—thriving in messy, non-linear environments to drive enterprise transformation. Expert in defining service standards, optimizing product architectures, and serving as the primary technical liaison between Product Management, Engineering, and Operations. Relentless advocate for users, ensuring that scalable workflows are not just built, but actively adopted by humans.
Let's talk about your messiest technical problem—or just trade book recommendations
Response time: I typically respond within 48 hours. If you don't hear back, my chronic pain may be flaring—feel free to nudge me. I promise it's not personal.