Data platforms
Make the foundation trustworthy
Lakehouses, pipelines, semantic layers, governed workspaces, and the operating details that keep decisions grounded.
I build data-powered systems, from cloud foundations to workflow apps and AI tools people can actually use.
What I Build
I work across the whole path: source systems, cloud platforms, data products, workflow tools, and AI-assisted experiences. The common thread is turning operational complexity into something people can trust and use.
Explore selected buildsMulti-cloud background
AWS + Azure + GCP
Data products at scale
Millions of rows/day
AI with guardrails
Agents + rules
Personal products
Published apps
Data platforms
Lakehouses, pipelines, semantic layers, governed workspaces, and the operating details that keep decisions grounded.
Operational apps
Dashboards, portals, maps, APIs, trackers, and SaaS-style tools that make messy business processes easier to run.
AI-assisted systems
Agents, summaries, research flows, and automation wrapped in source checks, permissions, logs, and human review.
Field Notes
Notes on data-powered systems, AI workflows, architecture, and the practical work of turning messy problems into useful software.

Data, apps, cloud, and AI
Practical systems that help people make decisions and get work done.
About Paul DeSalvo
My work sits where cloud platforms, data products, operational workflows, and AI-assisted tools meet. I like systems that are clear enough to use, durable enough to trust, and practical enough to survive real constraints.
The goal is not to make technology look impressive. The goal is to make important work feel less tangled.
Next step
The work page has the public-safe version of the production systems and flagship personal builds behind this site.