About the Author
Loren T. Cossette
PhD Candidate · AI Strategist · Change Architect
As the sole AI automation engineer for Multnomah County, Loren owns the full lifecycle — from problem discovery and stakeholder alignment through architecture, code, deployment, and change management.
OVERRIDE draws on his unique intersection of military strategic leadership (20 years, E-9 / top 1%), doctoral research in AI-augmented organizational change, and hands-on experience deploying AI systems in environments where nobody asked for them.
He teaches AI strategy at UT Austin and Johns Hopkins, publishes peer-reviewed AI research, and builds production agentic systems, RAG pipelines, and serverless infrastructure.
Credentials
Research & Practice
Research Focus
- •AI-augmented organizational change in resistant environments
- •Agentic AI systems for government and enterprise
- •NLP, deep learning, and prompt engineering methodology
Practice Areas
- •Production agentic systems and RAG pipelines
- •AI governance frameworks and compliance automation
- •Stakeholder alignment and change management
- •Executive AI strategy and training
Academic
- •PhD Candidate — AI & Organizational Change
- •MS Strategic Communication
- •MBA
- •Adjunct Instructor, UT Austin & Johns Hopkins
Certifications
- •Prosci Change Management Certified
- •SHRM-SCP
- •20-Year Military Career — E-9 (Top 1%)
Speaking & Consulting Inquiries
Available for keynotes, workshops, podcast interviews, and strategic consulting on AI transformation in resistant environments.
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