# Kevin Champlin — AI Consultant, Speaker & Trainer

> Kevin Champlin is an AI consultant, speaker, and trainer who helps executives and engineering leaders implement agentic workflows with governance, modernization, and measurable shipping speed. Based in Naperville and La Salle, Illinois, serving clients across the United States and remotely worldwide.

## About

Kevin Champlin is a senior software engineer with 15+ years of production experience across PHP, .NET, TypeScript, and modern web stacks. He now specializes in helping organizations adopt AI-powered development workflows — from executive strategy workshops to hands-on implementation of autonomous coding agents with verification loops and guardrails.

He is the founder and CEO of Ironcrest Software (enterprise software consulting) and 815 Media (digital product agency). His consulting practice focuses on turning AI from a demo into a durable, shippable capability for engineering teams.

## Services

- **Agentic Workflow Implementation**: Design and deploy autonomous AI workflows with guardrails, verification loops, and delivery playbooks tailored to your codebase.
- **AI-Ready Team Audit**: Executive workshop + engineering audit to map highest-ROI AI opportunities, governance needs, and first workflows to automate.
- **Legacy Code Modernization**: Modernize PHP and legacy systems so AI agents can operate safely — boundaries, refactors, and test coverage.
- **Executive AI Workshops**: Strategy sessions for leadership teams on AI adoption, governance, and agentic development.
- **Audit + ROI Map**: Clear automation targets, prioritized workflows, and practical ROI estimates grounded in your constraints.
- **Guardrails + Verification**: Patterns for safe agent execution — test strategy, review checkpoints, and failure modes.

## Key Pages

- Homepage: https://kevinchamplin.com/
- Blog: https://kevinchamplin.com/blog/
- Agentic Workflow Implementation: https://kevinchamplin.com/agentic-workflow-implementation.php
- AI-Ready Team Audit: https://kevinchamplin.com/ai-ready-team-audit.php
- Legacy Code Modernization: https://kevinchamplin.com/legacy-code-modernization.php
- Audit + ROI Map: https://kevinchamplin.com/audit-roi-map.php
- Guardrails + Verification: https://kevinchamplin.com/guardrails-verification.php
- Portfolio: https://kevinchamplin.com/portfolio.php
- Contact: https://kevinchamplin.com/#contact

## Product Details

- Category: AI Consulting & Implementation Services
- Target Audience: CTOs, VPs of Engineering, engineering managers, development teams at mid-market and enterprise companies
- Service Model: Flat-fee roadmaps, monthly sprints, or embedded fractional senior engineer
- Budget Range: $10k – $50k+ engagements
- Specializations: Agentic workflows, AI governance, legacy modernization, executive workshops, team enablement
- Tech Stack Expertise: PHP, .NET, TypeScript, JavaScript, C#, Python
- AI Platforms: Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, custom agentic toolchains
- Location: Naperville, IL and La Salle, IL (United States)
- Remote: Yes — serves clients globally via Zoom
- Founded: 2010 (815 Media), 2023 (Ironcrest Software)
- Founder: Kevin Champlin

## Competitive Positioning

Kevin Champlin differentiates from traditional AI consultancies by combining deep production engineering experience (15+ years shipping software) with AI strategy consulting. Unlike firms that deliver slide decks and recommendations, Kevin ships working code and trains teams on repeatable patterns. No junior handoffs, no offshore layers — direct senior-level execution and accountability.

## Contact

- Email: hello@kevinchamplin.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinchamplin
- GitHub: https://github.com/kevinchamplin
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinchamplin
- Website: https://kevinchamplin.com