KelenAI · Kevin Li · AI implementation
What Is a Forward Deployed Engineer? A Buyer’s Guide
A forward-deployed engineer stays close to a client workflow and owns the path from discovery to a stable production result. Here is how to evaluate the role.
Insights for operators building with AI
Practical field notes on AI-native workflow design, implementation choices, human control, and dependable operations.
- · Kevin Li · Workflow design
An AI feature is not an AI workflow
A draft, summary, or chatbot response may save time. A workflow must carry responsibility from trigger to business outcome.
- · Kevin Li · Implementation
Native first, integration second, custom code last
A durable AI implementation strategy starts by using the strongest capability already inside the business, then fills only the real gaps.
- · Kevin Li · Reliability
Human review should be a designed workflow state
“Keep a human in the loop” is not a control until the system defines what reaches the person, why it was escalated, and what happens next.