AI/ML · Cloud · DevOps · Pastor · Mentor
I'm a Cloud & AI/ML Architect, PhD researcher, Pastor, and mentor. I build compliant systems for FinTech, Healthcare, and government, and help engineers and leaders grow into their calling.
Writing
FeaturedFaith
My father was known for the bar, not the church. At 46, a few minutes in a prayer meeting changed everything. What his story, and my mother's faith, taught me about being a builder.
5 min read
Career
Transformed 2 Succeed isn't just a training company. It's how I answer God's call to use what I've been given to lift others up.
5 min read
Personal Growth
God is ready to pour fresh oil into your life: healing, wisdom, peace, and joy. But fresh oil needs a new vessel. Here are three simple steps to prepare your body, mind, soul, and environment for real transformation.
8 min read
Faith
At 13, I knew I was called to serve God through engineering or medicine, ministry, and family, and I started praying about a bold vision. Then my father died, the money ran out, and I landed in Zimbabwe with less than $200 and a $2,000 debt. Here is what prayer means to me.
11 min read
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What I focus on
PhD research turning emerging tech into systems regulators and operators can trust.
ML-assisted alerting that catches problems before they become incidents.
OPA, IAM, and security controls built into every CI/CD pipeline.
Enterprise design across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud for regulated workloads.
Hardened, multi-tenant platforms for mission-critical systems.
Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry, built for fast incident response.
Terraform and GitOps with ArgoCD: auditable, repeatable delivery.
Mentoring engineers into high-impact roles in cloud, DevSecOps, and AI, with the skills and branding to get there.
Modernizing cloud and AI infrastructure into compliant, reliable systems, built for regulated industries.
Beyond the terminal
I've pastored for over 14 years in Iowa, and I care about closing the intelligence gap: giving youth and small business owners, first in Africa, then Central and South America, access to the same AI/ML intelligence as their peers in developed countries, so they can build and compete globally.
I carry it out through Transformed2Succeed and Kids Teck Inc.
“It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search it out” (Proverbs 25:2).
