An afternoon in St. Augustine, FL
September 21, 2013
Today Kaitlin and I drove up to St. Augustine, FL to attend a friends morning wedding which left us an afternoon to
Engineering · Diving · Travel
Engineering leader.
Outdoor enthusiast.
Perpetually curious.
I lead AI Enablement at Tilt, where I write about making AI genuinely useful for software teams. When I’m not doing that, I’m usually underwater in a Mexican cenote, hiking a national park, or out on the boat chasing fish.
James Garrett
AI Enablement at Tilt · Tampa, FL
cave diving · tulum, mx
Writing & Talks
Tilt Engineering · LeadDev
Article — Sep 2025
Beyond the Purchase Order: How We Actually Made AI Work for Engineering
Buying the AI tool is the easy part. The real work is the scaffolding — documentation, rules, and workflows that embed AI into daily practice.
Tilt Engineering BlogRead →
Video — 2025
How Tilt's Review Bot Transformed Its Code Reviews
Building a knowledge base and a rigorous testing process that allows before/after PR comparisons for any rule change.
LeadDevWatch →
Panel — 2025
What To Do When There's Too Much Code to Review
AI tools are producing more code than ever, with the same number of humans to review it. Something’s got to give.
LeadDevWatch →
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