Justin Sovine

Software Engineer, Edoc Service, Inc.

Leaders in AI
Cincinnati Business Courier
Oct. 23, 2026

1Sovine calls AI “a generalist’s dream.” 2At Edoc, Justin’s latest projects range from porting the flagship product to a new frontend, to rolling out an edge-routing layer. 3He has quietly become the engineer others point to when they talk about what AI can actually do.279 4His article "Keep the Model out of the Control Loop" argues user input belongs in its own layer above the orchestrator. 5Away from the keyboard he’s a seasoned backpacker and hosts microcinema indie film screenings.

• HookSentence 1

  A stance on AI, in his own words, in nine words.

  Why. It opens on the surname. “Sovine” is an odd word people don’t read past, and a man referred to by his last name sounds like someone people already talk about. The quote does the hooking. The first name waits for sentence two, where the concrete work begins.

  For everyone. Leadership especially.
• Edoc projectsSentence 2

  Edoc, named fast, with two finished projects at opposite ends of the stack: the product’s front end and the network edge.

  Why. The company comes up in the first words after the hook, as “Edoc,” the short name people actually use, so it lands before anything else. The projects make Edoc look good by showing real work shipped at both ends, not by claiming it. “Porting” and “edge-routing” tell a technical reader it is real; the sentence reads fine without them.

  For everyone. Edoc first, technical readers second.
• Social proofSentence 3

  Standing among colleagues, framed around AI.

  Why. A listing can’t assert excellence in its own voice, so the claim is routed through other people. “Actually do” speaks to readers tired of AI promises. The preview card ends here, so the card closes on its strongest line.

  For everyone. Leadership.
• Professional authorshipSentence 4

  He publishes, under a searchable title, with a specific technical position.

  Why. The body can’t carry links, so a title is the link. This is the one sentence a technical reader can look up, and “orchestrator” marks the level. Executives skim past it without losing the thread.

  For technical readers.
• Personal lifeSentence 5

  A person: one pursuit outdoors, one in the city. “Seasoned” says the expertise doesn’t stop at work.

  Why. The format expects it and readers remember it. Two particular things beat a list of five. “Microcinema” is deliberate: most readers don’t know the word, so the listing ends on a small open question. Wait, what’s a microcinema? That curiosity is about him, and it carries past the last sentence.

  For everyone.

Links and assets

• Personal sitejustinsovine.com
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/justinsovine

Copy written by hand in Google Docs. Listing format: People on the Move, Standard tier, 500-character limit, first 279 shown on the card.