Writing
What I'm Building Next
The next phase: agentic governance systems that don't just document compliance — they drive it.
The Architecture Imperative: Why EA Is the Discipline That Ties It All Together
After nine months of building, writing, and thinking — here's where it all converges.
Building an AI-Native Portfolio
Why I built this site with Astro, AI agents, and zero compromises on performance.
Risk Doesn't Shrink When Headcount Does
The lean agent-powered organization still needs someone accountable for what goes wrong.
I'm Directing Five Agents Right Now. In Six Months, That Number Doubles.
What I'm learning about human-agent collaboration at the edge of what's currently possible.
The Architect, the Governor, the Reviewer: How the Human Role Is Evolving
We're not being replaced. We're being repositioned — and the work that remains is the work that matters most.
Smaller Companies, More Agents, More Governance — Not Less
When you replace headcount with agents, the need for oversight doesn't shrink. It concentrates.
NIST Frameworks Were Aspirational. Now They Can Be Operational.
The gap was never the guidance. It was the ability to implement it at speed.
Governance: From the Backseat to the Driver's Seat
Risk, governance, and architecture have been second-class citizens for decades. The agentic era demands we finally make them first-class.
We Couldn't Keep Up. That's Changing.
Business velocity has been outpacing governance for years. The agentic era either fixes that or makes it catastrophically worse.
Why the Best AI Teams Will Think Like Architects
The competitive advantage in agentic AI isn't model access. It's architectural discipline.
Documentation Used to Be Dead Weight. Now It's the Seatbelt.
What changed isn't the importance of documentation. It's our ability to actually maintain it.
Learn to Go Slow Before You Can Go Fast
The marathon training principle that applies to building agentic systems.
Structure Enables Speed
Architecture and governance were always meant to enable business. We finally have the tools to make that real.
The Loose Wheel Problem
At 10 miles an hour, you don't notice it. At 200, the wheels come off.
What TOGAF and SABSA Have to Do with Your AI Strategy
Established architecture frameworks aren't relics. They're exactly what agentic systems need — with a fresh lens.
Your Agents Need Better Instructions Than Your Team Did
We used to rely on human judgment to fill in the gaps. Agents don't have that luxury.
Enterprise Architecture: The Secret Sauce Missing from AI Project Success
AI projects aren't failing because the technology doesn't work. They're failing because many organizations don't have a solid foundation for building complex systems.
Modularity Isn't Optional for Agentic Systems
If you can't swap a component without breaking everything, you don't have architecture — you have an accident waiting to happen.
The Primitives Problem: Why Most AI Projects Never Leave the Lab
It's not the models. It's that organizations don't understand what they're actually building with.
Context Is Architecture
The discipline everyone in agentic AI already practices — they just don't call it that.
What Enterprise Architecture Taught Me About Building AI Systems
The skills that matter most for AI aren't what you'd expect.
After Decades in Enterprise IT, I Started Building with AI Agents
What happens when an enterprise architect picks up agentic tools and starts building.