Production AI
Reliable systems for real customer experiences.
About Danny Sullivan
I make AI useful for people with a business to run.
I’m an AI product engineer, educator, and small-business builder based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Experience behind the work
I can build it, teach it, run it, and help it grow.
AI education
28 courses and labs for working technologists.
Business owner
Built, operated, and sold a Raleigh service business.
Growth marketing
Messaging, journeys, product decisions, and acquisition.
Software education
Taught software development in person.
How I work
Start with the work itself.
I look for where time gets lost, what repeats, and what customers or employees are waiting on. Then I find the smallest useful answer.
Sometimes that answer involves AI. Sometimes ordinary software or a clearer process is better. My job is to tell the difference, build what is worth building, and explain it well enough that your team can use it confidently.
You work directly with me from the first conversation through implementation. There is no handoff to a junior team.
Experience
An unusual path. A practical point of view.
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AI Product Engineer · Gametime
Now
I build production AI systems for live-event discovery and venue imagery, with millions of dollars in GMV riding on their reliability.
- 02
AI and software education · Pluralsight + Flatiron School
Previously
I created 28 Pluralsight courses and labs, developed curriculum, and taught software development in person at Flatiron School.
- 03
Growth marketing · Stash
Growth
I worked where messaging, customer journeys, product decisions, and acquisition meet.
- 04
Software developer
Before Pluralsight
I built digital products across healthcare, financial technology, and media.
- 05
George Washington University + Flatiron School
Education
I earned an M.A. in Education and Human Development and a B.A. in Psychology at George Washington University, then studied web development at Flatiron School.
- 06
Teacher and professional baseball player
Earlier
I taught students with emotional disabilities and played professional baseball in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
- 07
Small-business builder
Also
I built, operated, and sold a Raleigh service business. I know the difference between an interesting idea and something that earns its keep.
Have a workflow in mind?
Tell me what is taking too much time.
I’ll give you an honest read on whether AI is the right tool for it.