· Waheed Zarif · solution-engineering
How to Buy Transparency Before You Sign the Contract
What It Took to Get a Defect Fixed in Software We Couldn't See Into
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I write about the things I work in and think about — applied AI and machine learning, program and risk management, and the occasional bit of math I find beautiful. It's where I keep my hands (and head) in the technical details.
- · Waheed Zarif · solution-engineering
The Challenges of Deploying a NEW Coupled System - How to Deal with Field Edge Cases
When novel systems lack established experts, acknowledge that true expertise is forged directly in the field.
- · Waheed Zarif · program-management
What to Consider in a Pre-deployment Field Inspection Survey
A field inspection that misses something isn't a failure. A program with no way to capture what the next crew finds in the field — that's the failure.
- · Waheed Zarif · solution-engineering
What 40+ Multi-Vendor Deployments Taught Me About Boundry Ownership
What the job of owning the seams looks like in practice.
- · Waheed Zarif · applied-ai
With AI and Sensitive Data, Trust the Architecture, Not the Policy
A policy is a trap most companies walk into with sensitive data + AI. It is a promise that can change with the next version of the terms.
· Waheed Zarif · solution-engineeringA Dealer Network Multiplies a Sale. It Can't Create One.
For 3 years I was the seam between an IoT hardware product, 70+ dealers, and the clients. Booth to training to commissioning to support call.
