Hey, I’m Rob — thanks for stopping by my blog.
I’ve been building things with data, software, and cloud platforms for more than 20 years. Over that time, I’ve had the chance to lead engineering teams, help companies reinvent their tech stacks, and guide organizations of all sizes through the constantly shifting worlds of data platforms, analytics, cloud, and now AI.
I’ve worked with scrappy startups and Fortune 1000 giants across industries like automotive, medical devices, social media, and financial services. Along the way I’ve helped grow consulting practices, supported Microsoft enterprise sales teams as a technical specialist, and shipped solutions that blended full-stack engineering, cloud architecture, and AI/ML.
These days, most of my energy goes into helping people understand how to actually build AI systems—everything from LLM apps and agentic workflows to vector search, GraphRAG, and deploying agents and models both in the Azure cloud and on AI hardware like the DGX Spark.
A few quick highlights about me:
- Former Microsoft MVP (Data Platform & BI)
- Named inventor on IoT patents
- Hands-on experience across software engineering, data platforms, cloud, and AI/ML
- Current Microsoft certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AI Engineer Associate, Data Scientist Associate, Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
And before all of that, I spent six years in the Michigan Air National Guard as an NCO — an experience that taught me discipline, leadership, and how to stay calm when the servers (or aircraft) start acting up.
If you’re into AI engineering, cloud deployment, GPUs, LLMs, or building practical solutions that actually work in the real world, you’re in the right place. Glad you’re here.