Systems Journal

Notes from production.

Technical writing on ERP integration, IoT product development, infrastructure at scale, and how AI actually fits in a senior engineer's workflow. Grounded in shipping code — not trends.

AI Strategy / Systems Thinking

Why AI projects fail: Conway's Law and the context problem.

Most enterprise AI underperforms not because of the technology, but because of organizational structure. Siloed teams produce siloed systems — and siloed AI makes weak decisions.

April 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Enterprise Integration

How I connected NetSuite to PrestaShop for a 200+ employee company.

Event-driven integration replacing nightly batch sync. Idempotent message handling, dead letter queue, and a reconciliation layer that caught 23 discrepancies in month one.

April 2, 2026 · 8 min read
E-Invoicing / Compliance

Peppol e-invoicing in the Netherlands: what you actually need.

Peppol access points, UBL formatting, NetSuite integration paths, and the regulatory rollout timeline. A practical guide grounded in shipping integrations, not hype.

April 2, 2026 · 10 min read
IoT Product Development

Building an IoT product from scratch: BLE beacon to App Store in 12 months.

One engineer, the full stack. BLE beacon PCB design, firmware with OTA updates, iOS and Android apps, cloud backend. Idea-to-retail in 12 months.

April 2, 2026 · 12 min read
AI / Engineering Practice

Using AI in production systems: a senior engineer's methodology.

AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT are in my daily workflow. But AI doesn't architect systems. It accelerates — and every output is validated like a junior PR.

April 2, 2026 · 9 min read