Find the owner first
No build starts without a real problem, a named owner and an executive sponsor.
Ethan Sulpizio Estrada
I build, run and support AI programs at a commercial real estate firm.
AI Process Engineer at Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, where I run the company-wide AI program. I finish my MS in AI in Business at ASU W. P. Carey in December 2026.
Master of Science
Bowdoin CollegeBachelor of Arts
How I work
What I’ve learned running AI programs
Start small and simple
A rough version in front of a test group beats another week of planning.
Keep it visible
Every project is documented and every line of code gets a second AI review. Anyone can see what AI costs us.
From a conversation to something people use every day
- Listen
What’s the problem, and who signs off on the fix?
- Spec
A written spec, the agent’s instructions and milestones toward an MVP.
- Build
I build it, build it with the team, or coach the team that does.
- Pilot
A small test group tries it with the owner and a sponsor.
- Roll out
Everyone gets it, plus training so they can run with it.
70+
AI projects overseen
~150
employees supported as their AI resource
40
Claude skills and automations shared company-wide
50+
employees trained hands-on
Recognized by
- ASU NewsFeatured in “For these ASU business students, AI is a family affair”
- C10 LabsSelected for the AI Biotech Cohort
- Bowdoin CollegeAcademic award for applied machine learning research at Neoclease
Selected work
Inside the AI program I run
How the program runs day to day.
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