Founder Story

Naperville + La Salle, IL

Kevin Champlin

AI consultant, speaker & trainer turning development teams into AI-powered engines.

I help executives and engineering leaders deploy agentic workflows with guardrails, automation, and verification loops—so prototypes become production capability. Every engagement ends with shipped software, not just a slide deck.

20+ Years Shipping software
AI Focus Agentic workflows · Governance · Verification
Stacks PHP · .NET · TypeScript · Next.js
AI Consulting Executive workshops · Fractional delivery
Kevin Champlin

“Strategy has to survive production. Guardrails, verification loops, and calm delivery make AI useful.”

Beyond Syntax

I turn prototypes into durable capability.

After two decades building enterprise systems the hard way, I now supervise autonomous agents that plan, implement, and verify work across real codebases. Clients bring me in to modernize legacy platforms, architect agentic workflows, and train teams so the new capability sticks.

Executives get clarity (ROI maps, guardrails, governance). Engineering leaders get practical workflows, refactors, and automation that respects their constraints. Every milestone is reviewable, demoable, and ready for handoff.

Agentic Workflow Implementation

Design and stand up workflows that automate planning, execution, and verification—complete with review checkpoints your team can trust.

Legacy Code Modernization

Refactors, boundary carving, and sensible test harnesses so AI can operate safely inside PHP, .NET, and TypeScript estates.

AI-Ready Team Audits

Executive workshops + engineering deep dives that map ROI, governance needs, and the first workflows to automate.

Calm, accountable delivery

Weekly demos, Loom walkthroughs, and enablement moments keep stakeholders aligned and teams confident adopting the work.

How I Work

The operating playbook

Strategy that survives production

Workshops and roadmaps translated directly into build plans with acceptance criteria, verification loops, and rollback paths.

Clear, accountable delivery

Transparent cadence with async updates, artifact links, and measurable checkpoints so busy executives stay aligned in minutes.

UX that gets adopted

Copilots, internal tools, and dashboards designed so teams instantly understand them—no “yet another dashboard” fatigue.

Enterprise WordPress engineering

Custom themes/plugins, performance tuning, and structured content ready for future AI use cases.

Track Record

Two decades of building, modernizing, and shipping

2006 – 2013

Full-stack engineering inside agencies and SaaS products—shipping PHP/.NET systems with global audiences.

2014 – 2020

Architected modernization programs for enterprises, led multi-team delivery, and built the boutique practice that became IRONCREST.

2021 – 2024

Embedded fractional CTO engagements, aligning executive strategy with practical engineering execution.

2025 →

Executive AI workshops, agentic workflow rollouts, and verification-first delivery across regulated industries.

Work With Kevin

Executive workshops & private trainings

Bring AI adoption into focus—custom sessions for boards, PMOs, and engineering leadership teams. Expect hands-on exercises, governance frameworks, and an actionable roadmap within 10 business days.

Agentic Workflow Lab

Map your highest-ROI workflows, define guardrails, and prototype a supervised agent loop in hours.

Legacy Modernization Intensive

Identify where to carve boundaries, add tests, and prep your estate so AI copilots can safely contribute.

AI Governance Sprint

Define policies, verification layers, and ownership so experimentation doesn’t outrun security or compliance.