About
The Person Behind the Practice
30+ years of IT. A Navy veteran. A kid who learned DOS from a manual. Now helping people get real value from AI — without the hype.
Bennie Williams
I’ve been through every major technology shift since the 1990s — virtualization, cloud, mobile, automation — and I bring that perspective to AI education. My career spans 30+ years in enterprise IT infrastructure, including 12 years in the U.S. Navy, 6 years at Lockheed Martin, 9 years at Accenture, and my current role overseeing data center operations at Children’s National Hospital.
I’m not an AI researcher or a startup founder. I’m an infrastructure engineer who saw AI coming, learned to use it, and now helps other professionals do the same. My approach is practical, not academic. I teach people to use AI on their actual work — not on hypothetical exercises.
Beyond coaching, I build professional websites for consultants and small businesses, and I deploy Hermes Agent (an open-source AI framework by Nous Research) for people who want their own AI assistant connected to their messaging platform.
I live in Hagerstown, Maryland, with plans to relocate to Frederick in 2026. I serve clients across the DC metro area — in person or via Zoom.
Career Timeline
Dec 2023 – Present — Senior Datacenter Manager, Children’s National Hospital
Oversee data center and infrastructure operations for one of the nation’s top pediatric health systems. Leading a 15-engineer Tier 3 team through the enterprise migration from Oracle Cerner to Epic.
2014 – 2023 — Business & Technology Senior Delivery Manager, Accenture
Led the global virtualization team that consolidated 17 data centers down to 10. Managed 16–32 engineers distributed across India, Argentina, London, Germany, Ohio, and Chicago.
2008 – 2014 — Windows Engineering Team Lead, Lockheed Martin
Progressed from Systems Administrator on a classified program to team lead overseeing 12 engineers. Served as VMware SME on the HUD HITS contract.
1994 – 2006 — U.S. Navy (12 years)
Served 12 years on three aircraft carriers. Started as a Disbursing Clerk — handling pay, managing funds. On every ship, I was also the person people came to when the computers broke.