Media & Speaking

Articles I have written, outside coverage of products I shipped, awards, and a record of speaking and teaching. The systems I am building now live on the projects page.

Writing

Pieces I wrote or co-authored, on where AI pricing and AI ethics are heading.

Article
January 2026

The Bundling Cycle Repeats: From Streaming Fragmentation to AI Subscription Overload

LinkedIn

Co-authored with Matt Reinsch. Explores how AI subscription costs are following the same trajectory as streaming: cable bundles, then Netflix liberation, then fragmentation, then rebundling. Power users now spend $100-400+/month on AI tools, approaching car payment territory.

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Article
January 2026

Another Way

LinkedIn

A perspective on AI ethics contrasting 'Velocity-First' vs 'Integrity-First' development approaches. Examines how we got here, from the Transformer architecture to the current AI arms race, and argues for treating safety as a functional requirement rather than an afterthought. Draws on Dr. Ian Malcolm's warning: capability has outpaced control.

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Coverage

Coverage of products I built, from trade press and from the companies involved. Each card leads with my part in it and prints the publisher's own headline underneath.

Article
2025

Kodiak on running autonomous trucks inside a fleet's own systems

Kodiak

Published as Integrating Autonomy into the Heart of Trucking Operations

Kodiak's account of the integration program I led on the Werner side: autonomous trucks handled as ordinary fleet assets inside the transportation management system already in use, rather than on a separate operational track.

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Video
2025

Integrating Autonomous Trucks into a Fleet's TMS

Kodiak AI

Kodiak's video on the same integration, walking through autonomous trucks operating as assets inside a fleet's existing transportation management system.

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Article
2021

Maintenance Connect and the 8,000-tablet migration

Samsung

Published as Werner Eliminates Paper Workflows with Mobile Truck Inspections

Werner was selected as a case study for deploying 8,000 Samsung tablets to drivers and hundreds to terminals in under 2 years, a full migration from Qualcomm devices to Platform Science OS (EDGE Connect). I was quoted on how Maintenance Connect digitized inspections and eliminated 60,000 sheets of paper annually.

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Article
2021

Quoted as an expert source on fleet diagnostics

Transport Topics

Published as Advances in Diagnostics Help Technicians Identify Problems, Streamline Repairs

Sought out as an expert source on fleet diagnostics technology. Discussed how direct OEM integrations and fault code platforms help technicians diagnose issues faster and enable proactive maintenance.

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Article
2021

Building the Event Resolution System in house

Trucking Dive

Published as Werner streamlines maintenance with in-house digital tool

Feature article on the Event Resolution System (ERS) I helped build from the ground up. Discusses business results with Werner's CEO, VP Product/Engineering, and Director of Maintenance. I spent 6 months in the training room, training agents while pitching and working with dev to stand up this system.

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Article
2021

The Event Resolution System, in Werner's CIO interview

Transport Topics

Published as 5 Questions: Daragh Mahon, Werner Enterprises

Event Resolution System discussed by Werner's CIO on Transport Topics. My team was directly responsible for creating this product.

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Article
2021

Event Resolution System integrates with Decisiv

Werner Enterprises

Published as Werner Enterprises Integrates With Decisiv to Expand Its Repair Network

Press release for integration between Decisiv SRM and Werner's Event Resolution System. My team was directly responsible for creating this product.

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Article
2021

Event Resolution System connects to Daimler Trucks North America

Werner Enterprises

Published as Werner Collaborates With Daimler Trucks North America to Maximize Driver Uptime

Press release for integration between Daimler/DTNA and Werner's Event Resolution System. My team was directly responsible for creating this product.

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Awards

Awarded by outside bodies, each one linked to a source.

Award
2023

Samsara Technology Leader of the Year Finalist

Samsara

Finalist for Samsara's 2023 Connected Operations Award recognizing technology leadership in fleet operations. The Technology Leader of the Year award honors individuals who lead technology adoption across their operations.

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Award
2022

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Top Supply Chain Projects

Supply & Demand Chain Executive / Werner Enterprises

Award received for Event Resolution System - a product directly created by my team.

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Award
2022

Senior Design Projects Showcase - Platinum Award

University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Computing

Platinum Award for UNL Senior Design Trailer Tracking and Weather app.

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Award
2020

HDT's Emerging Leaders of 2020 - "Keeping the Human Element in Digital Transformation"

Heavy Duty Trucking / Trucking Info

Selected as one of five industry leaders nationally recognized for digital transformation work. Recognized specifically for Werner Edge rollout, cutting driver dwell time in half and reducing training time by 60%+. The award highlighted my philosophy: "We can't leave our drivers behind as we develop these rapid change models."

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Teaching

Guest lectures at the University of Nebraska Omaha on IoT, big data, and cloud technology in transportation.

Lecture
2024

Guest Lecture: IoT, Big Data, and the Cloud in Transportation

University of Nebraska Omaha

ISQA-8460 · Graduate · taught by Dr. Sachin Pawaskar

Guest lectured ISQA-8460 graduate students on IoT sensor architectures, big data pipelines, and cloud platform integration as applied to fleet and transportation systems, drawing on production experience from Werner's autonomous and telematics programs.

Lecture
2022

Guest Lecture: IoT and Cloud Platforms for Transportation

University of Nebraska Omaha

ISQA-8460 · Graduate · taught by Dr. Sachin Pawaskar

Introduced ISQA-8460 graduate students to IoT devices and cloud-hosted data services, with case studies from Werner's real-time fleet telemetry and edge computing deployments.

Talks at Werner

Product Days is Werner's annual product event, presented to hundreds of employees, vendors and customers. The Innovation Series was the company's podcast.

Speaking
2024

Werner Product Days 2024

Werner Enterprises

Presented at Werner's annual Product Days event, speaking to hundreds of internal employees, vendors, and customers about fleet maintenance technology, IoT innovations, and autonomous vehicle integration.

Speaking
2023

Werner Product Days 2023

Werner Enterprises

Presented at Werner's annual Product Days event, speaking to hundreds of internal employees, vendors, and customers about fleet maintenance technology, IoT innovations, and autonomous vehicle integration.

Podcast
2023

Innovation Series Podcast: Autonomous Trucking

Werner Innovation Series

Internal podcast discussing the future of autonomous trucking, Werner's AV partnerships, and the technology integration challenges of 80,000lb autonomous vehicles.

Speaking
2022

Werner Product Days 2022

Werner Enterprises

Presented at Werner's annual Product Days event, speaking to hundreds of internal employees, vendors, and customers about fleet maintenance technology, IoT innovations, and autonomous vehicle integration.

Podcast
2022

Innovation Series Podcast: Big Data in Fleet Operations

Werner Innovation Series

Internal podcast on how Werner uses big data and telematics for fleet efficiency and predictive maintenance.

Podcast
2022

Innovation Series Podcast: Gate Automation

Werner Innovation Series

Internal podcast on automating terminal gate operations and the technology infrastructure powering Werner's facilities.

Podcast
2021

Innovation Series Podcast: Fleet Maintenance Technology

Werner Innovation Series

Internal podcast discussing the digital transformation of fleet maintenance, from legacy systems to integrated cloud platforms.

Speaking and media inquiries

I speak and guest lecture on AI strategy, agentic systems, and putting emerging technology to work on real problems. The speaking page has the subjects in depth, the formats I take, and a bio you can paste straight into a program.

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