Chris
Murphy
AI Engineer · Building in Public
Senior software consultant learning AI engineering in public. Building production ML systems and sharing what works (and what doesn't). Technical writing about RAG, ML systems, and career transitions.
stig·mer·gy (n.) — indirect coordination
through environmental signals,
without direct communication.
Projects
What I've been building
Latest Writing
Practical AI engineering from someone building in public.
What a Pickleball Bot Taught Me About Enterprise AI Agent Architecture
Building a real agent revealed the gap between AI demos and production systems — orchestration, failure modes, and why architecture matters.
Your Eval LLM Is Grading Its Own Homework
Why using the same LLM to evaluate its own outputs creates a blind spot — and what to do instead for trustworthy AI quality checks.
Token Economics: What I Learned Burning Through My Claude Rate Limit
Hitting API limits taught me more about prompt efficiency and cost modeling than any tutorial. Here's the breakdown.
Work Experience
15+ years building production systems. Now applying that foundation to AI.
MHP / Amazon Project Kuiper
Senior Software ConsultantMar 2024 – Present- ›Consulting on large-scale software systems for Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite internet initiative
- ›Architecting Python-based data pipelines and backend services on AWS infrastructure
- ›Bridging manufacturing operations and software engineering — the exact intersection where AI creates leverage
Hunter Douglas
IT Manager2020 – 2024- ›Led AWS cloud migration: Aurora Serverless, Amplify, and serverless architecture patterns
- ›Built ReactJS applications and REST APIs serving production manufacturing workflows
- ›Managed a team and owned end-to-end delivery of enterprise software projects
Hunter Douglas
Senior Developer2013 – 2020- ›Built and maintained production software systems serving global manufacturing operations
- ›Designed relational data models and SQL-heavy business logic for supply chain workflows
- ›Deep experience integrating disparate enterprise systems — the messy real-world data problems AI has to solve
ZOLL Medical
Software DeveloperEarlier- ›Developed software for medical device management in a regulated, high-reliability environment
- ›Built internal tools and data pipelines for device fleet tracking and reporting
Colorado Customware
DeveloperEarlier- ›Delivered custom software solutions across industries as a consulting developer
- ›Early experience with the full cycle of scoping, building, and shipping production software