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Hey, I'm Kurt 👋

Senior Technical Program Director | AI + Cloud Architect | Based in New Orleans 🎷

I spend my time building AI systems, leading engineering teams, and transforming complex technical challenges into scalable solutions at Oteemo. Originally from Detroit 🏙️, now living the NOLA life.

When I'm not shipping code or wrangling Kubernetes clusters, you'll find me writing on Medium or sharing insights on LinkedIn.

📫 Reach me: kurt.s.karpov@gmail.com | Website

🚀 Current Projects

• 🧠 Quiver - AI-powered knowledge management with multi-persona RAG. Because institutional knowledge shouldn't live only in Slack threads.
• 🤖 AI-Driven Program Management - Exploring how AI agents can handle status reports so humans can focus on the interesting problems.
• 🎯 Scanner Agent - Intelligent automation for repetitive analysis workflows.
• 🌊 Vibe-Driven Design - Experimental framework for intuitive UX that just feels right.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Languages & Frameworks: Python • FastAPI • JavaScript • Hugo AI/ML: LangChain • OpenAI • Anthropic Claude • RAG Systems • Vector DBs Infrastructure: Docker • Kubernetes • AWS • Azure • GCP Data: PostgreSQL • Redis • Vector Databases Practices: Agile • Scrum • SAFe • SRE • DevOps • FinOps

🎯 Other Projects

Web & Content

• 🌐 Personal Website (repo) - Portfolio and technical blog built with Hugo
• 📝 Coding Vibe Compass - Navigation tool for software development practices
• 💬 Blabber - Real-time communication platform

Legacy Work (Web3)

• ⛓️ My Wave Portal - Interactive Web3 application
• 🖼️ Epic NFT - NFT minting platform
• 🎮 Epic Game - Blockchain-based gaming

💬 Ask Me About

Technical Program Management - Leading distributed teams • Agile transformations • DevOps/SRE implementation • Metrics-driven optimization

AI & Emerging Tech - RAG systems & vector databases • LangChain/OpenAI/Claude integrations • AI agents • Enterprise AI applications

Cloud & Infrastructure - AWS/Azure/GCP architecture • Kubernetes orchestration • Microservices • FinOps & cost optimization

Leadership - Building engineering cultures • Bridging tech and business • Mentoring leaders • Innovation frameworks

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Check out my pinned repositories below to see what I'm working on! 👇