Richard Amerman
AI Engineer looking to make an impact, and a difference with deep insight and 30+ years of expertise
Current Focus
Pioneering systematic integration of LLM tools into development workflows at CD Baby. Developing GitHub Actions automation for AI agent orchestration while managing Azure infrastructure through Terraform and Kubernetes. That is my day job. On the side, I'm essentially spending extensive time working to move my future fully into the world of AI. For now I'm considering myself a context engineer, but I'm working fast to move well beyond this. Put simply, I was made for this work!
Core Expertise
AI Integration
Deep immersion in advanced AI tool use with Claude Code, Copilot Agent, codex, and more. Continually working to improve the evolving maturity of an AI toolset in the context of a project by working on context engineering, template use in prompts, and building custom tools.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Full IaC orchestration of advanced Azure infrastructure stacks with built in environment management and both local and CI/CD based testing. Extensive work in Azure, VMWare, ProxMox and other infrastructure environments.
Development
Python, JavaScript, .NET c# and more with a focus on well architected and resilient programming patterns.
Professional Journey
CD Baby - Systems Engineer
2014 - Present
Leading AI workflow innovation and infrastructure modernization in the music industry.
Diverse Technology Leadership
1994 - 2014
20 years across multiple industries: RBA International, Columbia Analytical Services, PEMCO, and founded 7 Tech Northwest.
Unique Beginnings
1987 - 1993
From the US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps to hang gliding instruction - always embracing new challenges.
"Especially comfortable with new technologies and challenges: this is my comfort zone!"