01 · WRITING
Notes on the work
APR 15, 2026Building enterprise GenAI tooling that clinicians actually useplatform8 MIN READ→MAR 02, 2026Why I self-host the boring stuff on Hetznerinfra6 MIN READ→JAN 20, 2026HIPAA as a design constraint, not an afterthoughtgovernance5 MIN READ→
Selected essays · 3 of manyView all writing →
02 · ABOUT
Operating principles
I lead the kind of work that doesn't make headlines — the AI infrastructure, governance, and developer tooling that quietly turn model capabilities into safe, repeatable healthcare outcomes.
As Principal AI System Engineer & GenAI Team Leadat Mayo Clinic Platform, I direct a team of senior engineers, researchers, and analysts executing the platform's generative AI strategy — from LLM orchestration and Vertex AI infrastructure to the IDE plugins and CLI tooling our internal developers rely on.
Before that, I served as Associate Cloud Architect within Mayo's Enterprise Cloud Center of Excellence, defining GCP reference patterns and pioneering the Vertex AI platforms that powered Mayo's transition to cloud-native ML. I'm also Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor at Novashock, where we ship pragmatic SaaS on AWS and GCP.
My orientation: simple systems compound, HIPAA is a design constraint not an afterthought, and the best AI roadmaps are the ones a clinician, a CIO, and an intern can each see themselves in.
Now
- BuildingEnterprise GenAI tooling — Python packages, CLIs, VS Code & Cloud Code integrations.
- Leading2 Senior Platform Engineers + cross-functional researchers and analysts.
- LearningLeadership Greater Rochester, 2025–2026 cohort — graduating May 2026.
- ServingBoard of Directors, Rochester Art Center.
03 · TRAJECTORY
Fifteen years, one mission
OCT 2023 — NOW
Principal AI System Engineer · GenAI Team Lead at Mayo Clinic Platform
Direct the GenAI engineering team — 2 Senior Platform Engineers plus researchers and principal data analysts — executing Mayo Clinic Platform's generative AI strategy. Deployed 5+ open-source models and 4 proprietary AI systems (Gemini, OpenAI integrations) serving hundreds of clinicians and IT professionals. Build the enterprise GenAI tooling ecosystem — Python packages, CLIs, VS Code & Cloud Code integrations — and architect HIPAA-compliant infrastructure for training and serving on healthcare data.
Vertex AIGeminiOpenAILangChainRAGPython
JAN 2021 — OCT 2023
Associate Cloud Architect at Mayo Clinic
Led GCP cloud architecture governance within the Enterprise Cloud Center of Excellence — defining reference patterns and consulting on enterprise-wide implementations. Architected Vertex AI platforms for model training, deployment, and API serving, anchoring Mayo's transition to cloud-native ML. Pioneered new offerings via PoCs (Azure Virtual Desktop, GCP Cloud Workstation, Vertex AI pipelines) and partnered with Enterprise Architects on the Mayo Clinic Cloud AIF offering.
GCPVertex AIKubernetesTerraform
JUN 2017 — JAN 2021
Senior IT Programmer at Mayo Clinic
Led application security onboarding to the SailPoint identity platform, managing end-to-end delivery for hundreds of enterprise applications. Established the procedural frameworks for requirements, testing, and documentation that became standard practice for business-critical apps. Resolved complex LDAP, SSO, and clustered-environment issues across teams.
SailPointLDAPSSOC#
JUL 2012 — JUN 2017
IT Programmer at Mayo Clinic
Improved operational efficiency by 90% replacing paper-based clinical workflows with web-based solutions — earning Silver and Bronze Quality Fellow recognition. Mentored 5+ technical staff, lifting team efficiency 25% through coaching, training, and performance development.
Quality Fellow ★WebMentorship
JUL 2014 — NOW
Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor at Novashock
Provide executive leadership on technology strategy, product architecture, and organizational vision for a Nigeria-based SaaS startup. Architected cloud migration of multiple SaaS products to AWS and GCP — reducing API response time by 30% through GraphQL implementation.
AWSGCPGraphQL
04 · BEYOND THE KEYBOARD
Leadership & governance
2024 — NOW
Board of Directors at Rochester Art Center
Strategic governance and oversight for a nonprofit arts organization serving Southeast Minnesota.
BoardGovernance
2025 — 2026
Leadership Greater Rochester at cohort fellow
Premier community leadership program developing executives for board service and civic engagement in Southeast Minnesota. Graduating May 2026.
Cohort '26
2022 — 2023
Minnesota Ace Tech Leadership Cohort at completed
Selective technology leadership program for emerging executives in Minnesota's innovation ecosystem.
Tech Leadership
2016 — 2019
Board of Directors at Family Service Rochester
Executive board contribution to strategic planning and community outreach for a family services nonprofit.
BoardNonprofit
2015 — 2018
Vice Chair at eMERGing Leaders, Mayo Clinic ERG
Vice-chaired the employee resource group for emerging leaders inside Mayo Clinic.
ERG
05 · CREDENTIALS
Certifications
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Architect
PCA●
Google Cloud
Associate Cloud Engineer
ACE●
Google Cloud
Digital Leader
CDL●
CNCF
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
CKA●
Scaled Agile
SAFe 6 Agilist
SA●
Education
- 2015M.A., IT & Software Engineering Leadership — College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
- 2009B.A., Social Science — Winona State University, Winona, MN
06 · CONNECT