This repository contains my personal website and blog, built with Jekyll and deployed on GitHub Pages.

"If it didn't ship, it didn't happen"

I'm a versatile leader and developer, driving AI initiatives at GitHub. My expertise spans from frontend development to AI infrastructure, blending technical depth with strategic leadership.

• 🧠 AI Infrastructure Architect
• 🐍 Python & LLM Specialist
• 🎭 Frontend to Backend Polyglot
• 🚢 Delivery-Focused Senior Engineering Manager

• 🤖 Leading AI innovation at GitHub
• 🛡️ Managing AI infrastructure and development teams
• 🌉 Architecting scalable AI solutions and frameworks
• 🏗️ Designing robust CI/CD pipelines for AI systems
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Directing cross-functional teams across the AI ecosystem

• AI & Machine Learning: Large Language Models, AI Frameworks, Model Validation
• Infrastructure: Kubernetes, CI/CD, AI Gateway, Scalable Systems
• Backend: Python, RESTful APIs, Microservices Architecture
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Modern JavaScript
• DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions

I believe in being an approachable manager and a human-first leader. My focus is on empowering teams to innovate, deliver, and grow in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

This site is inspired by the work and writing style of Ben Balter, Director of Hubber Enablement within the Office of the COO at GitHub. I particularly appreciate his detailed, thoughtful posts on GitHub culture, such as The seven habits of highly effective GitHubbers, which provides valuable insights into GitHub's unique work culture through traits like:

• Professional, but not formal
• Ship early, ship often
• If you see something, say something
• Curiosity and self-improvement
• Always be willing to help
• Contribute to the appreciation economy
• Honesty, integrity, and authenticity

Ben's approach to transparent, human-centric technical writing has greatly influenced how I structure my own posts and share my experiences.

With Jekyll, adding a new blog post is simple:

1. Create a new Markdown file in the _posts directory with the filename format: YYYY-MM-DD-title-with-hyphens.md
2. Add the YAML front matter at the top of the file with the required metadata:

---
layout: post
title: "Your Blog Post Title"
date: YYYY-MM-DD
author: "David O'Regan"
authorImage: "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4388753?s=400&u=56053676f0fe2eb4d7f6986a022f2becc8279a0e&v=4"
image: "URL-to-your-header-image"
imageAlt: "Description of the image for accessibility"
excerpt: "A brief excerpt of your blog post that will appear in previews..."
readTime: "X min read"
description: "SEO-friendly description of your post"
---

Your blog post content goes here, written in Markdown.

3. Write your blog post content in Markdown below the front matter
4. Commit and push to GitHub - your post will be automatically published!

• Use Markdown headings (## for H2, ### for H3, etc.)
• Include images with ![Alt text](image-url)
• Create links with [Link text](URL)
• Use code blocks with triple backticks
• Create blockquotes with >
• Create lists with - or 1. for numbered lists

If you want to preview changes locally (optional):

1. Install Ruby and Bundler
2. Run bundle install to install dependencies
3. Run bundle exec jekyll serve to start the development server
4. Visit http://localhost:4000 in your browser

• _posts/: Contains all blog posts as Markdown files
• _layouts/: Contains the HTML templates for different page types
• _includes/: Contains reusable HTML components
• _config.yml: Main configuration file for Jekyll
• assets/images/: Store images here
• css/: Contains stylesheets

The site is automatically deployed to GitHub Pages when changes are pushed to the main branch using the GitHub Actions workflow defined in .github/workflows/jekyll-gh-pages.yml.

If you need assistance with Jekyll or GitHub Pages, check out:

• Jekyll Documentation
• GitHub Pages Documentation