Building the AI-native Corporate Engineering function.
Identity-first internal systems, lean team automation, and governed AI applied where it actually pays off. Paved roads, not walls. AI sits on top of the foundation, not in place of it.
I run Corporate Engineering as a product team. Identity, endpoint, SaaS governance, and compliance are the foundation. Automation is how a small team keeps up. AI sits on top of that, useful where the controls underneath are real, dangerous where they aren't.
What that looks like in practice: identity lifecycle automation, endpoint and device management, SaaS governance, access reviews, trust-center and customer assurance ops, and AI-assisted internal workflows.
How I think about modern IT.
IT is a product, not a process
I treat employees as users, not tickets. Internal systems get the same care as customer-facing ones: roadmaps, design, integration, and a paved-road experience that's easier than going around it.
Security enables, it doesn't block
Strong identity, GRC, and corp security are the reason teams can move fast. I meet teams where they are, build the safe path, and never make IT or Security the scary department.
Automation and AI are leverage
Workflow automation, governed AI, and agentic patterns are how a small Corp Eng team scales. They're a tool to amplify the operating model, not the identity of the team.
Empathy is the operating system
Every ticket is a person who is stuck, often on something that matters to them. I lead IT and Security as a customer-service function. AI handles the repetitive layer so the team has the time and attention to show up as humans on the moments that actually need one. Frustration is a signal I owe a real answer to, not a canned response.
How I work.
The operating manual I'd hand a new direct report on day one. No surprises, no guessing, no hidden rules.
I share the why behind business decisions so engineers can build the how. Context isn't a leadership privilege, it's the input that makes good engineering possible.
// Operating stack
25 tools in active rotation// What I've actually shipped
Receipts, not benchmarks.
Real numbers from real programs. The aspirational benchmarks I build toward, zero-touch resolution, helpdesk efficiency ratios, cost per resolution, live in the Playbook.
Zero findings across SOC 2 Type II, Microsoft DPR, TruSight, and EU-US DPF. Continuous evidence collection via Vanta + Okta + MDM, not a quarterly fire drill.
Architected the trust posture and security review motion that unblocked enterprise deals. Inbound customer security reviews dropped 40% via trust.litmus.com.
Okta + SCIM lifecycle across 140+ apps supporting 1,000+ employees. Zero-touch provisioning, automated deprovisioning, full audit trail.
Building the team that runs the next iteration of IT?
I'm looking for senior Corporate Engineering and IT leadership roles where IT is treated like a product, security and GRC are built in, and AI is part of the operating model.