Professional Experience
Senior Architect — AI Services Platform Team
Red Hat, Inc. | Jun 2026 – Present
- Senior AI and platform architect on Red Hat's 12-person Services Platform Team (SPT), turning customer vision into delivered outcomes for enterprise AI adoption and OpenShift/Kubernetes modernization.
- Source and shape strategic “big bet” and First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) services engagements with field sellers — from multi-billion-dollar agentic AI pipeline in the public sector to AI-as-a-Service POCs scaling to GPU superpod clusters (KServe, vLLM, 120B+ models on NVIDIA DGX B200s).
- Author and drive Red Hat's technical approach to disconnected AI — white papers that set the direction for Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) in air-gapped and restricted-network environments and now shape how Sales, Services, and Product Engineering scope and deliver it.
- Built and open-sourced the Red Hat AI Sizing Skill — an agent skill that maps an AI use case (chatbot, RAG, AI-assisted development, agentic/MCP workflows, fine-tuning) to the GPUs, node shapes, CPU/RAM/storage/network, concurrency envelope, and licence-vetted open-weight models required on OpenShift AI / vLLM / llm-d — giving customers and sellers a traceable, calculator-backed answer to “how many GPUs do we need for 400 developers?” before procurement.
- Built the Red Hat Engagement Kit (RHEK) — a skills-based delivery framework that leads customer engagements from the agent harness first instead of bolting one on later: each phase (setup, infrastructure discovery, app-portfolio assessment, executive deliverable) is a Claude Code / OpenCode skill that reads from and writes back to a living engagement context, so every finding compounds into the next step — a repeatable “compounding delivery” engine adopted across the delivery organization to scale impact over Sales, Services, and Product Engineering.
- Deliver billable architecture engagements well above target utilization — designing Zero Trust architectures, Keycloak/RBAC identity, Confidential Containers (CoCo), RHACM, and KEDA-driven autoscaling for regulated enterprise customers.
- Recognized AI/Claude subject-matter expert — teaching AI Skills, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and Agentic Development Lifecycle (ADLC) workshops globally, driving the shift from traditional SDLC to AI-assisted ADLC.
- Co-deliver Red Hat AI (RHOAI) 501 train-the-trainer enablement and Models-as-a-Service (MaaS) strategy, advancing frontier-to-local model migration with per-user token metering and governance.
Architect
Red Hat, Inc. | Jan 2022 – Jun 2026
- Specialized in OpenShift/Kubernetes infrastructure and application modernization, pioneering enterprise AI integration with Anthropic Claude.
- Architected multi-region OpenShift clusters with advanced networking, storage, and security, ensuring high availability and zero-downtime deployments across hybrid cloud.
- Recognized Claude Code expert — developed Claude Skills and MCP (Model Context Protocol) implementations for enterprise environments.
- Co-led AI strategy initiatives, built AI-powered automation tools, and taught teams Claude-assisted development practices.
- Implemented DevSecOps pipelines with Syft, Grype, and Sigstore Cosign for supply chain security.
- Led containerization of legacy systems, implementing microservices architectures and CI/CD pipelines that accelerated delivery from weeks to hours.
Senior Linux Consultant
Red Hat, Inc. | Aug 2017 – Jan 2022
- Led consulting engagements across government and private sectors with deep OpenShift and Kubernetes integration for application development and infrastructure.
- Crafted and executed cloud-first strategies with extensive Linux-centric technologies and DevOps methodologies.
- Delivered full-stack mobile applications (iOS) using Swift, Node.js, Angular, Ionic, and MongoDB.
- Built CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Ansible, and OpenShift for automated deployments.
- Provided Agile-based training and developer enablement across client teams.
Middleware Consultant
Red Hat, Inc. | Dec 2013 – Aug 2017
- Delivered mobile and middleware consultation using Node.js, Angular, Cordova, and native iOS (Swift).
- Led POC initiative for JBoss Data Grid / Infinispan caching infrastructure.
- Designed and maintained large Hadoop clusters of physical and virtual Linux machines.
- Developed microservice architectures and full SDLC mobile application support.
- Assessed technology health of acquisition targets through deep code and architecture analysis.
Co-Founder
Ohtari Labs, LLC (www.ohtarilabs.com) | Jun 2025 – Present
- Co-founded a Virginia technology consultancy delivering AI automation, cloud-native infrastructure, and custom software to small and medium businesses — hands-on implementation in fixed-scope engagements, with enterprise-grade practices sized for SMB budgets.
- Lead the flagship AI Services line — custom MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that expose internal systems to Claude, multi-agent systems with tool use and human-in-the-loop guardrails, and n8n workflow automation.
- Architect multi-cloud hosting on Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments — Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes infrastructure delivered security-first, with penetration testing and security assessments for compliance-driven customers.
- Deliver full-lifecycle application and SaaS development — MVP builds, multi-tenant architecture, and recurring-revenue product models carried from ideation through production and ongoing maintenance.
Founder
Grayson Digital, LLC (www.grayson.digital) | Jan 2005 – Present
- Boutique consultancy delivering full-stack development, AI-powered acceleration, and DevOps/platform engineering.
- Successfully enabled and scaled three startups entirely through AI automation, turning concepts into market-ready products.
- Developing sophisticated AI agent systems using multi-agent approaches with LlamaStack and production RAG solutions.
- AI implementations reduce development time by up to 70% while maintaining enterprise-grade quality.
Software & Systems Engineer
Progeny Systems Corporation | Nov 2006 – Nov 2013
- Led research in open-source virtualization (Xen, KVM, Citrix) and cloud-based stacks (OpenStack).
- Developed Java/C++ applications in support of U.S. Naval technical initiatives.
- Co-developed C++ biometric facial recognition interfaces (SPOTR).
- Engineered and implemented custom Linux server farms; integrated network-gating hardware from 8U to 2U.
Tier 2 Product Support / App Developer
ServiceLink, LP | May 2006 – Nov 2006
- Provided escalated technical product support; developed C# automation tools for complex internal processes.
Web App / DB Developer
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing | Nov 2004 – May 2006
- Designed and implemented the e-QLTP electronic survey system for lung transplant patient research.
- Developed web applications in PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript for clinical data collection.
QA / Web Developer
invivodata | Nov 2003 – Nov 2005
- Led major revisions of company training database from MS Access to dynamic PHP/MySQL web application.
- Developed web applications under HIPAA and Part 11 regulatory compliance.