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
FeaturedPersonal Growth
Not hype. Five reasons you can do far more than you think, backed by Scripture, neuroscience, behavioral science, and the methods elite athletes actually use. Rooted in God. Wired to Win. Built to Last. Plus a free 7-day challenge anyone can start today.
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Technology
The model is only about 10% of AI. The other 90% is the infrastructure that keeps it fast, safe, and affordable. Here is the map: eight building blocks you'll find in almost every AI platform, and where each one lives on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premises.
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Faith
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.
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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.
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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).
