Family First: Building AI That Knows What Matters

I have a demanding career. I manage customer experience analytics at Agilent Technologies. I teach at two universities. I’m building a consulting business. And I’m deeply involved in AI infrastructure development. But none of that matters if I’m not present for my family. My wife Tiffany and I have two daughters - Ellie (9) and Tessa (5). Between dance classes, swim lessons, gymnastics, and the endless logistics of family life, staying organized is a challenge. Staying present is harder. ...

January 1, 2026 · 6 min · Adam Meeker

AI-Powered Email: Building an Outlook Automation Agent

Email is broken. Not the technology - the experience. I have 18 email accounts across work, teaching, personal, and consulting contexts. Every morning starts with the same ritual: open each inbox, scan for urgent items, delete the noise, maybe respond to a few. Repeat. I built an AI agent to fix this. The Architecture The system has three layers: Outlook MCP Server - A Model Context Protocol server that exposes Outlook operations as AI-callable tools Outlook Skill - A Claude Code skill with workflows for common email tasks Email Organizer Agent - Higher-level automation for inbox cleanup and organization Why Outlook COM API? I chose Outlook’s COM API over cloud APIs (Graph, Gmail) for several reasons: ...

January 1, 2026 · 7 min · Adam Meeker