The value is shifting away from the mechanical work of producing code and toward understanding problems, designing solutions, and verifying results.
Christopher Lamm
Christopher Lamm — Engineering leader with 30+ years of software development experience across software, data, and AI. I build teams and guide technical strategy from planning through delivery.

| Domain | Role | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Leadership | Organizational design, hiring, coaching | Teams with clear ownership and paths into leadership |
| AI & ML Product Delivery | Technical strategy, execution, launch | AI features delivered to customers |
| Platform Modernization | Architecture, infrastructure, data | More reliable systems and better developer experience |
- Built and led engineering teams through growth and organizational change.
- Guided AI and machine learning initiatives from strategy to production.
- Modernized software and data platforms to improve reliability and delivery.
- Developed engineers and managers through coaching and clear career paths.
I combine hands-on engineering experience with organizational leadership. My focus is developing people, establishing clear ownership, and connecting technical decisions to business goals.
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Ghost v3.7.0: Prompt Loader
Ghost prompts are now editable markdown files you can customize without touching source code
Ghost v3.6.0: Persistent Threads
Ghost now saves conversations to disk with persistent chat threads
Ghost v3.4.0: Unified File Handling
Ghost’s :r command now handles all files - text and images - with automatic MIME type detection
Ghost v3.3.0: TUI File Support
Ghost’s TUI can now read files into the conversation with the :r command
Ghost v3.2.0: Interactive TUI
Ghost now has an interactive TUI with vim keybindings, input history, and multiline input
Ghost v3.1.0: Tool Framework and Web Search
Ghost can now search the web and I built a framework to add more tools
Ghost v3.0.0 - Ground-Up Rewrite
v3.0.0 is a complete rewrite with output formatting, syntax highlighting, and cleaner architecture.
December Dotfiles Update
Updates to my dotfiles repo including Linux rice.
Sprawlrunner: Camera and Viewport Work, HUD, and Title Screen
Recent Sprawlrunner work: a real camera + viewport (render only what’s visible), a basic HUD/message log, and a title screen that makes it feel like a game.