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J.P. Thompson

Sr Director Analyst

Senior Director Analyst, Software Engineering Leaders Practice

Advises software engineering leaders on agentic software engineering, enterprise AI application development, AI-native architectures, and custom agentic systems. Research focuses on designing, building, and scaling AI-powered applications and multi-agent ecosystems. Advises on emerging AI technologies, operationalize enterprise AI solutions, and build scalable architectures that deliver business value while avoiding architectural complexity and future AI monoliths.

Previous experience

Principal Software Engineer / Senior Manager, Lennar

Developed enterprise AI applications, custom AI agents, multi-agent systems, MCP integrations, and AI-enabled analytics solutions. Led the design and implementation of full stack AI solutions integrated with enterprise data platforms and helped advance the organization's AI and Data & Analytics capabilities.

Professional background

Walmart Global Tech, Senior Manager, Software Engineering, 31 years

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Organizational Management

John Brown University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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custom AI development

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agentic software engineering

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monolith agent avoidance

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system prompt tuning