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Leading a new product improving how retail operations collaborate across supply chain, catalog, and external retailers.
I build systems that have to work — and explain themselves.
I am an engineer who likes consequential systems, explicit boundaries, and tools that make difficult work feel calmer. Lately that means agentic software, model governance, and a new product boundary for retail operations. Earlier it meant Elixir platforms, Kubernetes before it was fashionable, Ruby systems, and a formative amount of time on BBSes.
Read the resume / PDF01 / Current work PEPSICO · 2020–PRESENT
Schippy
Composable agent framework + assistant inside SCHIP: reusable tools, citation generation and verification, progress during long tasks, reviewable automation proposals.
After six years helping lead the core SCHIP team, returned to an IC role by choice in 2026.
02 / Building in public OPEN SOURCE / EXPLORATIONS
Early projects exploring how agents choose models, follow policies, and leave evidence of their decisions.
Wardwright
A governed, OpenAI-compatible model gateway that turns routing, policy, retries, and receipts into reviewable contracts instead of scattered agent logic.
Calciforge
A self-hosted safety layer for agents, exploring secrets isolation, destination policy, tool controls, channel routing, and auditable execution.
ModelSkyline
An evidence-oriented framework for selecting models with workload-specific Pareto frontiers across quality, cost, latency, and resource use.
live_dashboard_history
Historical telemetry and trend views for Phoenix LiveDashboard.
03 / Operating history SELECTED ENTRIES
PepsiCo
Selected to lead a high-profile new product after six years of technical leadership on the core SCHIP supply-chain platform.
StellaService / PowerReviews
Led an enterprise product and team through scale, an acquisition, and platform migration.
Skillfeed / Shutterstock
Built product engineering for an internal startup; i18n and SEO.
Amicus
Product work including originating a JSON-HAL hypermedia API and open-sourcing supporting tools.
Enjyn
Product, engineering, fundraising, partnerships.
Boeing IDS
Software R&D for Comanche and Future Combat Systems.
Working principles PREFERENCES, NOT COMMANDMENTS
Reviewable automation over seamless execution
When an agent changes business state, a person should be able to inspect the proposal and say no — even if that adds a step.
Checkable evidence over polished explanations
Good explanations matter; verifiable sources matter more.
Technical influence over title progression
Step into management when the team needs it; return to hands-on work when that fits.
Learning in public over waiting for polish
Publish early experiments without selling them as finished products.
04 / Resume & contact FILE AREA
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Engineering leadership, agent systems, and products where architecture and human judgment both matter.
brian@glusman.megithub.com/bglusman