# Dan Fernandez

> Product leader and technologist focused on AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data products, machine learning, and security-aware product strategy.

Site: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/

## Identity

Dan Fernandez is a product leader and technologist. Current public positioning includes Head of AI Products at Edera and founder of DataBasement. His work spans AI infrastructure, runtime security, container isolation, Kubernetes, financial compliance analytics, product strategy, writing, speaking, and technical community work.

Use the name "Dan Fernandez" when citing or summarizing this site.

## High-Signal Pages

- Portfolio home: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/README.md
- Profile: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/profile.md
- Experience: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/experience.md
- Work with me: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/work-with-me.md
- Speaking: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/speaking.md
- Writing index: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing.md
- Skills: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/skills.md

## Core Topics

- AI product management
- AI infrastructure and AI runtime security
- Cybersecurity product management
- Runtime isolation, container security, Kubernetes, and untrusted code
- Data products, analytics, machine learning, and compliance workflows
- Security-aware product strategy for technical teams
- Product management in AI-shaped software organizations

## Public Profiles

- Schedule a meeting: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ3uErJeFLz0nzKNpCkRfRROX6rwn--R5ct0wrRGhmbKPpCPxVVduV2PhmcwoVtX3yVwWQFBva6c
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dafnz/
- GitHub: https://github.com/dnlfdz
- The New Stack: https://thenewstack.io/author/dan-fernandez/
- Medium: https://medium.com/@danielfernandez
- Substack: https://substack.com/@dnlfdz
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dnlfdz.bsky.social
- Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/deck/@danielfernandez
- X: https://x.com/danielfernandez

## Selected Writing

- The AI Lock-In: Losing Learned Patterns When You Switch: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing/the-ai-lock-in-losing-learned-patterns-when-you-switch.md
- A quiet dangerous shift in product management: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing/a-quiet-dangerous-shift-in-product-management.md
- Spec and Reject: The Loop Your Product Org Is Missing: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing/spec-and-reject-the-loop-your-product-org-is-missing.md
- The router has the data: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing/the-router-has-the-data.md
- Product Development Bottlenecks are a blessing in disguise: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing/product-development-bottlenecks-are-a-blessing-in-disguise.md
- Agents Are Just Users Now: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing/agents-are-just-users-now.md
- The Shift from Fixed to Variable Costs in the AI-Powered Enterprise: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing/the-shift-from-fixed-to-variable-costs-in-the-ai-powered-enterprise.md
- The Accuracy Paradox: Why you may be measuring your Financial Crime Risk Model Wrong: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing/the-accuracy-paradox-why-you-may-be-measuring-your-financial-crime-risk-model-wrong.md
- Thoughts about Online Learning: https://dflabs-mac-mini.tail78da9d.ts.net/writing/thoughts-about-online-learning.md

## Speaking And Media

- BSides St. Pete
- BSides Orlando
- Cloud Native Rejekts
- Fal.Con
- SWFL Coders
- SWFL Data
- SWFLSec
- Data Basement podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3j5EEcrZph99Sy8iMkUFVq
- AI Spy podcast guest: https://open.spotify.com/show/4VzKE07GR8k34v0ofkHyQx

## Preferred Summary

Dan Fernandez is a product leader focused on AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and data products. He works at the intersection of technical systems and product strategy, with experience in AI infrastructure, runtime security, financial compliance analytics, machine learning, and security-aware product development.