The Operator

Precision, pattern recognition, practical systems.

I’m Leo Walker. I build AI systems that turn complexity into momentum. My background spans machine learning engineering, growth equity due diligence, heavy-industry energy analytics, and tactical leadership as a Ranger veteran.

Whether automating emissions pipelines at BP, benchmark-analyzing growth portfolios at IVP, or architecting HIPAA-grade clinical AI agents at KaiCare.ai, I anchor my engineering in strict process control, structured reasoning, and reliability under load.

The Journey

A timeline of execution.

2023 - Present · Deploying agentic workflows, MCP tooling, and compliance-aware systems.

AI Engineer at KaiCare.ai

2023 - Present · Deploying agentic workflows, MCP tooling, and compliance-aware systems.

Operating Principle

“Building agentic systems that survive messy data and real clinical operations.”

Designing and shipping remote patient monitoring (RPM), chronic care (CCM), therapeutic monitoring (RTM), and principal care (PCM) clinical AI systems. Architecting agentic workflows and Model Context Protocol (MCP) orchestration layers optimized for safety, compliance, and strict clinical correctness.

2022 - 2023 · Venture investment metrics and growth portfolio analytics.

Data Scientist at IVP (Growth Equity Venture Capital)

2022 - 2023 · Venture investment metrics and growth portfolio analytics.

Operating Principle

“Leveraging analytics to separate secular technology trends from temporary hype.”

Led investment analytics and technical due diligence for 100+ portfolio companies, building custom peer benchmarking algorithms to assess performance. Integrated generative AI technologies (GPT-3.5/4), deploying investor email assistants that improved operational productivity by 20%.

2017 - 2022 · Advanced analytics and machine learning for energy operations.

Data Scientist at BPX Energy (bp subsidiary)

2017 - 2022 · Advanced analytics and machine learning for energy operations.

Operating Principle

“Designing data pipelines that drive physical asset efficiency and environmental accountability.”

Automated greenhouse gas emissions database pipelines using Python, saving 300 manual hours annually. Built a custom NLP classifier using Python and Transformers to analyze historical incident reports, enhancing enterprise safety protocols.

2011 - 2017 · Distribution management, tactical sustainment, and logistics analysis.

75th Ranger Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia

Military Leader at United States Army (75th Ranger Regiment)

2011 - 2017 · Distribution management, tactical sustainment, and logistics analysis.

Operating Principle

“Grounding execution in strict process control, team ownership, and calm under load.”

Logistics leader and project manager leading teams of up to 28 members across multiple continents. Directed processes utilizing Lean Six Sigma to increase production throughput by 22% and designed early mobile performance appraisal tools.

Education

Academic Foundation

MS · Data Science

University of Denver

Graduated 2023 · GPA 3.8

Rigorous advanced study covering Python software development, databases, parallel computing, algorithms, and deep machine learning pipelines.

BS · Electrical & Computer Engineering

Virginia Military Institute

Graduated 2011

Foundational engineering degree focusing on computer systems architecture, electronics design, digital signal processing, mathematics, and calculus.

Start a conversation

If you are looking for clinical AI expertise, rigorous technical diligence, or engineering mentorship, get in touch today.

Email leo@leadthewaywithai.com Connect on LinkedIn

Typically responding within 24 hours. For high-stakes consulting or technical due diligence requests, email directly.