Summary
D Slaton is a technology leader and founder with 11 years of engineering and architecture experience who now runs Stillriver Solutions, helping organizations adopt AI by translating strategy into implementable tooling and workflows. He has led architecture teams across major media brands including Warner Bros. Discovery and Bleacher Report, designing multi-tenant sports platforms, implementing GraphQL, and scaling big data pipelines for high-traffic digital properties. Known for turning complex systems into practical, teachable patterns, he trains teams on the core principles of AI—model, context, prompt, and tools—so adoption is sustainable not just experimental. His background spans hands-on development (from CNN’s responsive redesign and election apps to search engine integration) to executive leadership, blending product-minded engineering with business acumen. Based in McDonough, Georgia, he combines formal training in software engineering and marketing to bridge technical strategy and stakeholder outcomes. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic innovator who builds businesses and developer capability, not just theories.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Software Engineering, MS, Software Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State University
Computer Information Systems, Oracle DB Admin, Computer Information Systems, Oracle DB Admin at Dekalb Technical College
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BS, Marketing, BS, Marketing at Lehigh University