AI Resilience Architecture

From Law to Logic: Why I’m Moving to the Silicon Desert to Architect Systemic Resilience.

I recently spent time reading letters I wrote to my mother back in 2018. It was a humbling look at a "past version" of myself trying to solve "future problems" with a limited toolkit.

Back then, the "Normie Dream" was simple: follow the 20th-century path. Start a branch of a stable industry (like insurance), build it to a $5M exit, and retire. But in 2025, that dream has been pruned.

The economy has changed. The "Kilowatt-Hour" is the new commodity. AI agents are the new workforce. And in this world, Resilience is more valuable than Growth.

The Three-Generation Pivot

My career isn't an accident; it’s a 50-year evolution of a family trade:

1. The Foundation: My great-grandaddy and grandfather were lawyers. They managed risk through human contracts.

2. The Bridge: My father was a PLM systems architect. He managed risk through data structures.

3. The Frontier: I am a Systems Resilience Architect. I manage risk through predictive compliance in autonomous systems.

What is Systems Resilience?

Whether it’s the hips of an aging man or the data pipeline of a VA healthcare system, all systems "corrode."

My work at the VA—building HL7 FHIR pipelines for wearable health data—taught me a vital lesson: You can’t ensure 100% data quality in a chaotic environment. Instead, you have to identify "Quality Windows"—the specific states where a system is operating at high fidelity.

The Move to Chandler

I’m moving to Chandler, AZ, not just for the sun, but because the Silicon Desert is where the world’s most critical "HROs" (High-Reliability Organizations) live.

Intel, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman—these aren't "move fast and break things" companies. These are "measure a thousand times and cut once" institutions. They need the Basis of Estimate. They need Predictive Compliance. They need to know when their autonomous "hips" are starting to corrode before the system fails.

The Goal

I’m looking to connect with partners and leaders in the Phoenix area who are building "ships that last."

Whether it's through Agentic AI auditing, High-Reliability infrastructure, or Predictive Data Quality, I’m here to ensure that as our systems become more autonomous, they remain more compliant.

If you’re in Chandler or Phoenix and you’re thinking about the next 10 years of systemic resilience, let’s grab sushi (Midwest style or otherwise). Let’s build something durable.