A.D. Slaton is the founder of Stillriver Solutions, where he helps CTOs and engineering leaders adopt AI and scale their systems without breaking production. With 15+ years of engineering leadership experience at Warner Bros. Discovery, Turner, and CNN, A.D. has designed and built platforms that scaled to 10M+ concurrent users for properties like March Madness, Bleacher Report, and CNN Digital.
A.D. shares practical engineering insights through his YouTube channel "Stillriver Deep Dive" and delivers workshops on AI-assisted development, prompt engineering, and platform engineering. A Lehigh University graduate, he played varsity football and continues to apply the lessons of teamwork and discipline to engineering leadership.
