Opportunity discovery
Explore where AI can improve real work, then test the opportunity with focused prototypes.
HEAD OF AI DEVELOPMENT AT CALIBRATE
I explore what AI could do, then help build what it should do.
Backend developer by background. I help teams discover opportunities, build prototypes, shape architecture, establish development practices, and carry useful systems into production.
Core Focus
Strategic systems architecture for AI capability, production workflows, and reliable backend integration.
AI development
Design and build reliable AI systems with thoughtful architecture, integrations, and production delivery.
Developer Enablement
Help developers adopt practical tools and practices that make AI-supported delivery sustainable.
Selected Work
Projects and work patterns across reliable AI systems, backend architecture, process redesign, and structured data.
Some entries are anonymised where client confidentiality requires it. Others may reference public work directly. Each entry focuses on the system, process, and architectural patterns behind the work.
Flagship case studyAI-enabled process automation
Reducing manual work in bike leasing
An anonymised Belgian bike-leasing company needed to accept varied dealer quotations without shifting manual re-entry onto customers or employees. The workflow now supports thousands of orders, with more than nine in ten accepted without further correction.
The challenge
Different PDFs, pricing rules, VAT, discounts, and line items had to become a usable draft order.
The lesson
AI is most useful when interpretation, checks, review, and system ownership stay connected.
Process, not magic
Anonymised
Operational workflow platforms
An anonymised work pattern about operational platforms where requests, approvals, support work, transactions, exports, and reporting all depend on the same underlying flow.
Anonymised
API and integration landscapes
An anonymised work pattern about systems that depend on APIs, webhooks, queues, authentication, external services, and clear support paths.
How I work / Principle 01
AI should not guess business logic.
Probabilistic systems are powerful for interpretation and generation. Business-critical decisions should still rely on structured data, deterministic tools, controlled workflows, and human judgement.
- 01Structured data beats unstructured chaos
- 02Deterministic tools should handle correctness
- 03Human-in-the-loop is a strength
- 04Backend systems remain the source of truth
The work above shows what I build. This is the principle I bring into it.
Next: About me
About me
Background
From backend development to AI leadership.
I spent years building backend platforms, integrations, structured content systems and business logic before moving into AI leadership. Today, I lead the technical side of AI development: exploring opportunities, building prototypes, shaping architecture, evaluating tools, establishing development practices and helping teams carry implementations into production. That background lets me move between the creative possibilities of AI and the engineering work needed to make them real.
August 2026—PRESENT
Head of AI Development
Technical leadership and delivery
Technical leadership, architecture, prototyping, developer enablement, tooling evaluation, development practices, integrations, and delivery.
January 2025—August 2026
Head of Artificial Intelligence
AI strategy and technical execution
Broader work across AI strategy, opportunity development, presentations, adoption, and technical execution.
January 2021—April 2026
Drupal Developer / Tech Lead
Backend platforms and technical leadership
Backend platforms, integrations, structured content, business logic, and technical leadership.
Featured Writing
Practical notes on reliable AI systems, structured content, controlled agents, and developer enablement.
Featured firstJul 28, 2026
AI saved me time, so I spent more of it coding
Rebuilding leanderjcc.com with Strapi, Astro, static deploys and far too much attention to OpenAI usage resets.
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EngineeringJun 20, 2026
Drupal & AI: The future of structured content
Why AI makes structured content and data-first CMS architecture more valuable, not less.
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I work with engineering leaders to move AI from experimentation to production.