July 28, 2026

My new course, AI Model Validation, is now live on the Pluralsight platform. Check it out! I started this work back in January and am very proud of the final result. 

May 5, 2026

I was an alpha reader for Architected Intelligence last year and received a physical copy in the mail today. Jacob Miller is someone who knows what they're talking about. I met him 10 years ago and have kept in touch ever since. Check his book out if you're in need of a good read on building AI-first organizations and technologies.

Feb 26, 2026   ·  5 min read

Many companies, teams, and individuals are falling for an age-old trap with their AI investments. Understanding and avoiding it can be the difference between success or long-term headaches.

Jan 5, 2026   ·  7 min read

Due to the rise of AI, the role of an MLOps Engineer is in higher demand than ever before. Here's what you need to pivot into this career path and excel in it.

Nov 13, 2025

Check out my comments in Pluralsight's latest "Tech Forecast" on pages 20, 40, and 44. This report showcases predictions from 1,500+ tech insiders, business leaders, and Pluralsight Authors on what’s shifting fastest in the tech industry and how to stay ahead.  

Nov 15, 2024

My new course is available to watch on Pluralsight! This is a quick and snappy 15 minutes that will show you how to use Amazon AWS to train off-the-shelf and custom machine learning models. You'll learn how to use SageMaker notebook instances, training jobs, and hyperparameter tuning jobs with complimentary AWS services (e.g., ECR, S3, IAM, etc.) for your model development!

Aug 2, 2024   ·  14 min read

Have you ever wished ChatGPT had your personal knowledge and context on-hand so that it could help you even more? Kind of like an old friend that knows you from years of experience? Well, this can be made possible through Retrieval-Augmentation Generation, otherwise known as "RAG."

May 23, 2024   ·  5 min read

Check out my article on how correctly weighing the trade-offs between building vs buying AI solutions will be a key differentiator for yourself and your organization.

Dec 28, 2023   ·  2 min read

My course is available to watch on Pluralsight! Cleaning and Working with DataFrames in Python is a 45-minute course, broken into three main modules. You'll learn all about the importance and utility of DataFrames, along with how to work with them through exploratory data analysis, data cleaning, column management, and more! 

Dec 19, 2023 

I helped create the "Data Storytelling" Skill IQ assessment with Pluralsight. In approximately 5 minutes, test-takers can validate their skills, benchmark against others in the industry, and discover opportunities for growth.

Nov 15, 2023   ·  6 min read

With my team, we developed a novel and successful new approach for deploying remote workstations for data scientists.

Oct 26, 2023   ·  5 min read

I currently work on the Data Science & Machine Learning team at Pluralsight, a leader in online education for tech skills. We've got some amazing things on the horizon as a team that I'd love to bring to your attention.

Sept 25, 2023   ·  6 min read

Here are 20 important questions to have documented for any of your AI/ML/DS models!

Sept 23, 2023   ·  5 min read

Posit Connect is a service offered by Posit, formally named Rstudio, and is designed to make the delivery of data-driven applications (i.e., dashboards, notebooks, APIs, etc.) fast, approachable, and secure. This article shows how to publish applications to Posit Connect using GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

Sept 16, 2023   ·  9 min read

The Tidyverse is a modern approach to R that narrows the number of packages that new users need to know to just eight powerful and cohesive packages. If you are new to R, there is no better place to start learning than the Tidyverse.

June 19, 2023   ·  5 min read

SSH is an important, yet commonly ignored, skill for Data Scientists. Most programs/courses won't touch on the topic, so here's a brief article to give you some foundational SSH skills.

Mar 5, 2023   ·  1 min read

I spoke at the local MLOps Community meetup. My team and I hosted the event at our Pluralsight HQ in Draper, Utah.

Feb 26, 2023   ·  4 min read

No single tech stack works for every organization, thus it’s important that DS/ML/AI teams consider their needs carefully in-line with their current needs and priorities. 

Feb 7, 2023   ·  3 min read

I didn't pass my CKA exam, but I learned a lot through the process. Here's my advice and lessons learned from taking the exam and what I plan on doing before I take it again.

Jan 25, 2023   ·  2 min read

I gave a "lightning talk" at the local MLOps & AI meetup last night, where I shared an interactive Kahoot poll to gauge the community's opinions, understanding, and tech stack in MLOps.

Jan 12, 2023   ·  3 min read

API stands for "Application Programming Interface" and is one of the most important pieces of a software service.

Dec 7, 2022    ·  6 min read

Cloud computing skills, like AWS, are amongst the most sought after in the industry. Having these skills can make you highly employable, with average salaries being over $100K. 

Oct 28, 2022

I spent two days visiting my alma mater, Southern Utah University, where I spoke to 200+ students to share career advice and my story.

Oct 13, 2022   ·  15 min read

Python is the most popular programming language in the world. This article is for beginners who want a comprehensive overview of the language to help get them started.

Sept 3, 2022   ·  3 min read

A guide on how to easily share your monitors between two computers, along with the hardware needed to do so.

Aug 25, 2022   ·  5 min read

"MLOps" stands for Machine Learning Operations and is a discipline that aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science into software systems.

Sept 22, 2022

I led a team of engineers through a three-day hackathon. We developed a POC of a public-facing API using various technologies, specifically Python, FastAPI, Docker, and Snowflake. We presented our results to the company at the end of the hackathon.

Aug 8, 2022   ·  4 min read

How I set up my home office, along with the tools and products I find useful.

Mar 12, 2020   ·  Slides

I delivered a comprehensive presentation on forecasting and time series analysis, specifically using the R programming language, at Pluralsight's internal "PS Data 2020" conference. The focal point of the presentation was on the BSTS package, an open-source offering from Google, which facilitates the modeling of time series data using Bayesian statistics.

Nov 2, 2019   ·  Slides

I spoke at the Big Mountain Data & Dev conference over the weekend on "Harmful Data Analysis Habits and How to Avoid Them". We covered CRISP-DM, a standard approach that can be taken in any data analysis, along with the importance of reproducible analysis, version control, and peer review. 

Mar 28, 2019  ·  15 min read

I presented my findings and research on "How Much is That Second Major Worth?" at Southern Utah University's Festival of Excellence. The study examined the difference in individual earnings between college graduates who select to double-major for their bachelor’s degree versus college graduates who select to only single-major for their bachelor’s degree.