Brent Michael Espineda — a working notebook
vol. 01 / scottsdale, az
est. 2026 on view now

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Learning
is the pinnacle
of human
existence.

AI Solutions Engineer building production systems that turn manual organizational drag into automated workflows. Audit pipelines, knowledge bots, internal tooling — measured in hours saved, backlogs cleared, and dollars recovered. Background spans learning science and applied AI; the deliverable is always infrastructure with a P&L impact.

fig. 01 Outcomes — selected

5h → 15min
per-course audit time
~95% reduction · Python + Claude/Codex pipeline tested end-to-end · grades against WCAG 2.1 AA + ID rubrics
weeks → 30–60min
to build a course from existing curriculum
AI authoring plugin with embedded standards + accessibility checks · Canvas API integration · per-course edit time 6h → 10min
$50K/yr est.
labor saved at Amazon · Project TIES
shipped + ran in production 5 months · 80+ hrs/quarter/teammate of manual data collection eliminated

§ 02
field notes

Where the work happened.

● now
EdPlus at ASU
AI Solutions Engineer (Internal title: Instructional Designer) · Scottsdale, AZ
Nov 2025 — Present

Sole ID for the MS in Applied Statistics & Data Science. Hand-selected for the Juris Doctor program team.

01
problem
Batch Course Evaluation System

A 5,000+ course catalog with a multi-year QA backlog and only 40% audit coverage. Manual per-course audit takes ~5 hours.

approach

Architected an automated evaluation pipeline using Codex, Claude, and Python — async workers, job queues, batching, retry logic. Grades against WCAG 2.1 AA and instructional-design rubrics; surfaces findings to reviewers.

result

Per-course audit time: 5 hours → 15 minutes (~95% reduction). Tested end-to-end on the 5,000+ course catalog architecture.

02
problem
AI Course Builder

Building a course from existing curriculum materials takes weeks of faculty + ID time, even when the curriculum itself is already written.

approach

Built an AI-assisted authoring plugin that consumes curriculum materials and generates Canvas-ready course shells — content, assessments, accessibility checks, ID-standards validation — in a single workflow.

result

Build time per course (with all curriculum materials supplied): weeks → 30–60 minutes. Per-course edit time: 6 hours → 10 minutes. Validated end-to-end.

03
problem
Audit-to-Remediation Pipeline

Course review → fix → verify cycles consume thousands of labor-hours per year across EdPlus.

approach

End-to-end pipeline: automated audit findings flow into remediation queues with verification checks on the way out. Closes the loop between detection and fix.

result

Per-course review-fix-verify cycle reduced ~70% in tested workflow. Automated audit findings flow into remediation queues with verification checks on the way out.

Amazon
Learning Trainer · Tempe, AZ
Dec 2024 — Nov 2025
01
problem
Project TIES — Training Impact Evaluation System

Amazon Delivery Central Operations had no technical infrastructure for Kirkpatrick L3/L4 measurement — costly retraining cycles, anecdotal decisions.

approach

Architected an end-to-end evaluation system on Python + Slack webhooks + Asana workflow + Amazon Quick Suite, bypassing VBA limits for robust data collection and AI-powered analysis.

result

Shipped and ran in production for 5 months. Survey participation +56% (44.49% → 69.17%). 80+ hours/quarter/teammate of manual data collection eliminated. ~$50K/yr labor savings (estimated from time-eliminated × loaded rate). Pinpointed 20% outdated SOPs.

02
problem
AI-Integrated Learning Simulations

Static training material wasn't producing strong first-attempt outcomes on critical content.

approach

Built variable-based branching simulations in Articulate 360 with AI-driven scenario logic.

result

5/5 facilitator feedback. Trained 300+ associates with on-time delivery across all L&D submissions.

Amazon
Logistics Specialist · Tempe, AZ
Jul 2024 — Dec 2024
01
summary

Owned 6,500+ escalation cases end-to-end at a 3% defect rate — among the top performance metrics on the shift.

Mechanic On-The-Go
Co-Owner · Saipan, MP
Dec 2022 — Apr 2024
01
summary

Stood up business operations and financial tracking systems from scratch for a retail automotive service.

CNMI Public School System
School Counselor · Saipan, MP
Jul 2023 — Apr 2024
01
summary

Authored a data-driven grant proposal grounded in program outcomes — secured a 20% budget increase.

§ 03
plates

Selected projects.

AI Tool · Claude 3.7 Sonnet

SOP-GPT

Chatbot that ingests an uploaded Standard Operating Procedure and answers complex process questions against it. Most-used tool I've shipped on the floor.

+30% performance on complex processes after release.

AI Tool · Claude 3.7 Sonnet

LearnOps

Reads an SOP and generates Mager-style learning objectives + assessment questions aligned to Amazon's HPI standards. Streamlined material creation without losing rigor or stakeholder alignment.

+30% workflow efficiency for the L&D team.

AI Simulation · Storyline 360 · Gemini

The Trainer Experience Series

De-escalation simulation with unscripted natural-language conversation against a Gemini-powered AI character. WCAG-compliant, with just-in-time performance support.

Proof-of-concept for behavioral skills training beyond multiple choice.

Gamified e-Learning · Storyline 360

Handling Difficult Conversations

Branching scenario for new managers — every decision changes the story, ten unique endings, only one is the best one. Built around Amazon Leadership Principles.

Used in cohort training across the building.

Microlearning · Articulate 360

AI Fundamentals — Prompt Engineering

Module that gets L&D peers from zero to functional prompt engineering, drawn from my IBM Data Analyst coursework.

Internal upskill for teammates entering AI-assisted workflows.

§ 04
apparatus

Stack & practice.

Systems

Automated QA pipelines · Audit-to-remediation workflows · AI course builders · Training evaluation frameworks · Canvas API integrations · Regression testing

Design

Backward Design · Bloom's Taxonomy · UDL · WCAG 2.1 AA · Assessment architecture · HPI / BEM · Curriculum development

Stack

Python · Claude · Codex · Canvas · Articulate 360 · SQL · PowerBI · Airtable · Railway · Cloudflare · AWS

Operations

Faculty partnership · Cross-functional collaboration · Data-driven process improvement · SOP development

§ 05
credentials

Education & certifications.

MS, Organizational Performance & Workplace Learning
Boise State · Coursework
BS, Education
Northern Marianas College · Summa Cum Laude
AA, Education
Northern Marianas College · Magna Cum Laude
  • Applied AI Foundations (Pilot) — OpenAI · 2026
  • Data Analyst Professional — IBM
  • Workflow Specialist — Asana
§ 06
colophon

Let's build something.