jackfrench.ai
Curious. Always Building.
Cloud strategist by day. Home lab builder by night.
20+ years in technology, now building at the frontier of AI.
About
Dad, builder, experimenter.
I'm the Area Vice President of Cloud at World Wide Technology, where I lead global cloud solutions architecture, helping enterprises navigate cloud strategy, AI adoption, and FinOps. I've been at WWT for seven years, growing from Practice Manager to Director to Sr. Director to AVP.
Before WWT, I spent three years at AWS helping enterprises build on Amazon's cloud, and nine years at Microsoft spanning escalation engineering and technology strategy. I earned five Circle of Excellence awards at Microsoft and haven't slowed down since.
Now I'm building on the AI frontier. Home lab infrastructure. AI-native products under 29AI. I document what I learn in public through my Substack, because the real insights come from sharing the failures, not just the wins.
Outside of work, I love fitness, hiking, or chasing the next thing that reminds me I am alive. My most important job is being a good husband to Christia and a present father to Harper and Sawyer. That's what all of this is for.
20+ years designing and leading cloud strategy for enterprises at scale.
Building with AI, not just using it. Home lab infrastructure, AI-native products, applied systems.
Whether it is jumping from a plane or taking on a challenge in the wilderness, I love the rush that reminds me I am alive.
Husband to Christia, father to Harper and Sawyer. Everything else is in service of this.
Career Journey
Certifications & Recognition
Projects
What I'm building outside the day job.
Halulu.ai
Built for fun and experimentation. A live proving ground where I test what AI can actually do, not just what the demos show.
WellPrompted.AI
Most people talk to AI like it's a search engine. This teaches a better approach. Practical prompt engineering, no jargon.
29AI, LLC
My solo holding company. I'm building a portfolio of profitable AI products outside the corporate structure. Long-term ownership over short-term comfort.
The Big Brain
Custom home AI infrastructure built on a Mac mini M4 Pro. Local models, automation, experiments running around the clock. This is where I figure things out before writing about them.
Jack in the Lab
I write about what I'm learning.
Cloud strategist by day. Home lab builder by night. I write about AI experiments, cloud strategy, and what I'm building, including the parts that don't work. The best insights come from the mistakes, so I share those too.
Read on SubstackJack in the Lab
jackinthelab.substack.com
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Let's connect.
Cloud strategy, AI, something you're building, or just a good conversation. I'm open.