On leadership, engineering & STEAM.
The Question Nobody Answered
For anyone reading that a company cut jobs because of AI: there is one place where that claim costs money to make, and almost nobody makes it there.
The Bug We Found Twice
For engineers who already review well: the defects that reach production are rarely the ones nobody looked at.
The Second Time
For anyone who has started something and wondered whether it would last past its first year: what the second RoboCupJunior Americas SuperRegional, in Brampton, showed about how a regional event becomes a tradition.
What AI Can't Fake
The entry-level job that used to train new graduates is being automated away. Here's what actually gets you hired in AI now — from someone who reviews engineers and mentors the kids who'll replace us.
Before It Was a Headline
The human-in-the-loop idea I write about every week isn't new to me — I've been teaching it, from a school robotics bench to a data-science course, since long before it was a headline.
The AI Competition That Ran on Spreadsheets
We rebuilt the system a world-class AI competition runs on — with agentic AI and a human who never let go of the wheel.
What the Footage Doesn't Show
For anyone deciding what to build, buy or study in robotics: people estimate humanoid capability from highlight reels, and the number that actually predicts useful work never trends.
The Prompt Is Overrated
The clever prompt is a rounding error. The boring infrastructure — memory, guardrails, a review skill — is what makes an AI agent safe at pace.
The Model Was Never the Point
I wrote a thesis on AI value in 2023. The agentic era proved the value was never the model — it's the judgment and governance around it.
The Pipeline That Feeds 2050
RoboCupJunior isn't a side program — it's the educational pipeline for the robots meant to beat the World Cup champions.
Review Is the Product
Generation is cheap; trust is the bottleneck. How a two-person team ships multiple times a day — safely.
You Can't Mandate an AI Transformation
What 700 volunteers taught me about rolling out AI: adoption is distributed leadership, not a top-down mandate.
A Small Kick for a Human
The first 11-a-side humanoid match, a pickup game against robots, and what a fifty-year moonshot looks like at its exact midpoint.
From Vibe Coding to AI Engineering
AI accelerates execution, not thinking — so the engineer's real job just moved to planning and review.
The Registration Line That Became an Awards Finalist
…What a Cvent Awards finalist run taught me about trust over headcount
Your Passion Won't Block Your Career — It'll Accelerate It
How I juggled two demanding roles and somehow got promoted in both
The Best Engineers Fail Spectacularly (And That's How You Know They'll Lead)
Years ago I built a beautiful competition robot that looked like museum-quality engineering. It failed spectacularly — and that failure is how you learn to spot the engineers who will lead.
Join the Next Generation of Innovators
Why You Should Start a RoboCupJunior Team
Leveling Up: How JPMorgan Chase's Expert Engineer (E2) Program Forged a New Kind of Leader
Technology careers now demand more than deep technical mastery — they require adaptability, strategic vision, and the ability to drive real change across complex organizations.
Making the Most of Your RoboCupJunior Journey
A Veteran's Guide
Reflections on RoboCup: A Decade Later
Enthusiast to Leader: My RoboCup Journey
What Defines a True RoboCupper?
The Technical Edge and Transformational Spirit
RoboCupJunior at 25
A Living History of Innovation and Inclusion in STEAM
RoboCupJunior Simulation League Development — Stage 2
Stage 2 of an accepted RoboCup Federation league-development proposal
RoboCupJunior Simulation League Development
An accepted RoboCup Federation league-development proposal