Business Analyst · Product Owner · Entrepreneur

I make complex software easier to understand and build.

My work connects system evidence, documented business rules, and the decisions that move software forward.

Government software · enterprise modernization · AI-assisted analysis

Editorial illustration of translucent evidence layers aligned into structured analysis by a copper thread.
An illustrative, public-safe view of how fragmented evidence becomes structured analysis.

Selected work

Evidence first.

Selected examples of systems analysis, product decisions, and evidence-based communication.

Cover of Agentic Workflows for Business Analysts by Steven Duchene

Published white paper · 2026

Agentic Workflows for Business Analysts

A field report on reducing repetitive analysis with AI while keeping verification, traceability, and human judgment in the loop.

6
documented workflows
10 months
of implementation
Human-led
decision points

Results context: Reported efficiency ranges reflect one 10-month implementation—not guaranteed savings or a universal benchmark. Results vary by workflow, source quality, tooling, and required review.

02 · Enterprise systems analysis

Business rules across application layers

A reconstructed documentation pattern—not a client artifact.

03 · First Measure

AI-Assisted Portfolio
Development System

I founded First Measure and designed the AI-assisted workflow behind it—turning client evidence into individualized professional portfolios through strategy, implementation, and human review.

Agentic workflow design

A governed production system—not a sequence of tools.

Each environment has a defined responsibility, a structured output, and a human checkpoint before work moves downstream.

Guardrails throughout Preserve approved claimsProtect confidential informationKeep evidence gaps explicitValidate before release
  1. 01 · InputClient evidence

    Résumé, intake information, work samples, project artifacts, links, and supporting documentation.

  2. 02 · Analysis & strategyChatGPT + First Measure Runtime / MCP

    Analyze evidence and gaps; develop positioning, portfolio strategy, content, case studies, structure, classification, and visual direction through governed, product-specific workflows. ChatGPT provides the conversational and generative layer while the First Measure runtime provides structured decision logic, validation, and workflow control.

  3. 03 · Structured handoffCodex-Ready Production Specification

    Approved copy, hierarchy, evidence boundaries and classifications, visual direction, assets, responsive and accessibility expectations, implementation requirements, and known placeholders.

    A defined handoff—not a vague request to build a site.
  4. 04 · ImplementationCodex

    Implements the approved specification through responsive development, styling, interactions, asset integration, technical accessibility, testing, debugging, and QA.

  5. 05 · Human approval gateReview + iteration

    Review claim accuracy, evidence treatment, hierarchy, visual quality, mobile behavior, accessibility, implementation quality, and credibility before release.

  6. 06 · OutputDeployment-ready portfolio

    A polished, responsive, evidence-backed portfolio shaped around the individual—not a generic template.

Evidence controls

Verified professional evidence · supported interpretation · reconstructed presentation · illustrative demonstration · placeholder / evidence gap · unsupported claim

Continuous improvementReviewed lessons feed back into the next system decision.

Lessons from completed portfolios are evaluated and, when broadly reusable, incorporated into First Measure standards, workflow guidance, design lessons, and QA practices.

What the system produces

Different professions, different evidence, different portfolio treatments. These public sample portfolios demonstrate the output; they are not client engagements.

Education · Sample portfolio

Elementary Educator

Instruction, reflective practice, and family engagement.

Explore educator sample

Capabilities demonstrated · Agentic workflow design · AI orchestration · Product thinking · Evidence-based delivery

Cover of Building an Evidence-First Portfolio Development System, a First Measure white paper

Published white paper · 2026

Building an Evidence-First Portfolio Development System

A white paper on credible professional storytelling, capability demonstration, and disciplined digital portfolio production.

Public-safe
white paper edition
8 pages
system overview
Evidence-first
portfolio development

Publication note: This public edition intentionally omits proprietary process mechanics and client-confidential material.

Cover graphic for From Custom GPTs to a Governed Runtime, a white paper on governed AI systems architecture.

04 · AI Application Architecture

Designing Governed AI Systems

A platform architecture case study on moving business authority out of prompts and into an executable runtime with durable state, explicit approvals, fail-closed invalidation, and multiple interfaces.

30
MCP tools
1,800+
passing tests
Fail-closed
state protection

Context: First Measure is the implementation described in the paper, but the architecture and lessons apply more broadly to AI applications that require durable state, explicit approvals, multiple interfaces, and deterministic workflow controls.

Capabilities demonstrated · AI application architecture · Runtime governance · MCP integration · API design · Durable state · Authorization design · Validation strategy

Government software

GUS Tax: UI Tax Rate Processing

Designed and implemented the first Unemployment Insurance tax-rate processing cycle within the GUS Tax system.

Product modernization

Harbor|9 Product Line

Served as lead business analyst and product owner for a modular government technology platform.

Interactive workflow demonstration

See how an agentic workflow changes by task.

Choose a task to see what changes—and where human review stays essential. Based on patterns documented in the white paper.

Evidence
Domain knowledge, source code, databases, tickets
Orchestration
Specialist routing, steering, and validation
Outputs
Client-readable and developer-detail documentation
Controls
Read-only access, PII protection, no conjecture

Task: Turn source material into a reviewable requirement set

  1. 01 · SourcesPolicies, meeting notes, existing requirements
  2. 02 · Specialist stepRequirements analyst workflow
  3. 03 · Human gateResolve ambiguity and verify source coverage
  4. 04 · Reviewable outputDraft requirements with source traceability
Constant guardrailAI proposes. Evidence and the analyst decide.

Capabilities

Where I work.

Five disciplines that support the work above.

01AI & Agentic SystemsArchitecture, orchestration & governance

AI Application Architecture · Governed AI Systems · Runtime Governance · Agentic AI · Generative AI · AI Workflow Architecture · MCP Integration · Multi-Interface AI Systems · Human-in-the-Loop Approvals · LLM Steering & Guardrails · Knowledge Bases · Multi-Agent Workflows

02Software & Systems AnalysisBehavior and dependencies

Solution Architecture · Enterprise Systems · SDLC · Systems Analysis · API Integration · Databases · Technical Discovery · System Modernization

03Product & Business AnalysisNeeds into direction

Product Strategy · Product Roadmaps · Product Ownership · Business Analysis · Requirements Engineering · Business Rules · Process Improvement · Agile / Scrum

04Customer & DeliveryAlignment and decisions

Customer Engagement · Stakeholder Management · Technical Presentations · Workshops & Demos · RFP / Pre-Sales Support · Executive Communication · Cross-Functional Leadership

05Technical & Data ToolsVerification and evidence

HTTP API Design · REST / SOAP APIs · Durable State · SQLite Persistence · SQL Server · PostgreSQL · Authentication & Authorization · Version Protection · Integration Testing · Python · Postman · Azure DevOps · Jira · BPMN · Power BI · Tableau

Experience

Business, systems, and product.

My recent roles sit at the intersection of enterprise software and the people who depend on it. The résumé has the full history.

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Geographic Solutions, Inc.

Business Analyst III / Product Owner

Solid State Operations, Inc.

Lead Business Analyst / Product Owner

Clarivate Analytics

Research Business Analyst

Credentials

B.S. Management Information Systems & Business AnalyticsColorado State University Global
Certified Scrum Product Owner®Scrum Alliance
B.S. MicrobiologyCal Poly San Luis Obispo

Contact

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