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.
The Bundling Cycle Repeats: From Streaming Fragmentation to AI Subscription Overload
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.
Another Way
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Awards
Awarded by outside bodies, each one linked to a source.
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.
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.
Senior Design Projects Showcase - Platinum Award
University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Computing
Platinum Award for UNL Senior Design Trailer Tracking and Weather app.
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."
Teaching
Guest lectures at the University of Nebraska Omaha on IoT, big data, and cloud technology in transportation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Innovation Series Podcast: Gate Automation
Werner Innovation Series
Internal podcast on automating terminal gate operations and the technology infrastructure powering Werner's facilities.
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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