28+
Years Building Software
Architecture + Execution
Delivery Focus
Model to MLOps
AI Capability
Hands-on Leadership
Engagement Style
How I help teams
Architecture and Modernization
Move from fragile legacy design to maintainable systems with clear migration phases.
DevOps and CI/CD Acceleration
Improve delivery speed and reliability with pipeline hardening and release governance.
AI/ML and LLM Productization
Turn prototypes into measurable production workflows with observability and guardrails.
Fractional Technical Leadership
Provide senior technical direction during platform transitions and delivery recovery.
Featured case studies
Legacy Modernization Under NDA Constraints
Guided a phased modernization program for a legacy platform while protecting confidentiality and maintaining delivery commitments.
- 42% reduction in high-severity incident volume
- 33% faster feature delivery in migrated domains
ML Observability Rollout for Workflow Automation
Productionized ML-backed workflow automation with model health tracking, alerting, and cost controls.
- 29% improvement in task completion quality
- 34% reduction in inference spend per completed workflow
CI/CD Acceleration for a Regulated Product Team
Improved release reliability and deployment cadence for a regulated SaaS platform under strict compliance constraints.
- 47% faster lead time from commit to production
- 61% reduction in deployment failure rate
Client outcomes and testimonials
“Shawn brought structure to a chaotic modernization effort and gave our team a roadmap we could execute with confidence.”
Architecture modernization engagement
Outcome: Cut release risk while maintaining product delivery pace.
“We moved from inconsistent deploys to reliable weekly releases in under two months.”
CI/CD acceleration engagement
Outcome: Improved deployment success rate and incident recovery.
“The AI implementation plan was practical, measurable, and aligned with governance from day one.”
AI productization advisory and implementation
Outcome: Shipped production workflows with clear cost and quality controls.
Latest writing
CI/CD Without Drama
How to make release pipelines predictable by reducing branching chaos, tightening tests, and improving deployment feedback loops.
Read articleShipping AI Safely in Production
A practical framework for moving from AI prototypes to stable production workflows with quality and governance controls.
Read articleNeed to modernize quickly without breaking delivery?
I work with teams where constraints are real: legacy code, strict timelines, compliance obligations, and high reliability requirements.