Andy Barilla
I build AI systems and play bass in bands.
// Building
30 years in software, the last few spent on something that actually excites me — making LLMs do useful work in industries that run on messy documents and legacy systems.
I orchestrate multi-model AI pipelines that cut legal document processing by 75%. Before that: FinTech, InsurTech, cybersecurity, telecom. The thread connecting all of it is taking complicated systems and making them talk to each other.
Think of it like jazz — you learn the theory so you can improvise. I've spent decades learning the theory. Now I get to improvise with LLMs.
I write about AI engineering, regulated industries, and lessons from 30 years in software in my newsletter.
// Playing
Bass player. Two bands, very different vibes.
Knock Blockers
Tinker's Damn
// Etc.
- Home brewer Lawnmower beers and stouts you can't see through
- Location Colorado Springs, CO