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Jack Cochran interviews Darlene Volas about the future of AI in solutions engineering.

In this episode, Jack Cochran sits down with Darlene Volas, a senior solutions engineering executive, to explore what it truly means to be an AI-enabled SE in 2025 and beyond. The conversation moves well past basic ChatGPT usage to examine sophisticated operational workflows, custom automation tools, and practical implementation strategies that enhance both efficiency and quality of work. This episode was recorded during Presales Collective's 2026 AI-Powered Presales Summit on March 19th, 2026. Pro and Pro+ members can view all of the recorded sessions on-demand in the PSC Knowledge Hub: https://www.presalescollective.com/knowledgehub Follow Us Connect with Jack Cochran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackcochran/ Connect with Matthe James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewyoungjames/ Connect with Darlene Volas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darlenevolas/ Links and Resources Mentioned Join Presales Collective Slack: https://www.presalescollective.com/slack Sol/Con 2026 (Chicago, August 2026): https://www.presalescollective.com/solcon-2026 Presales Collective Podcast: https://www.presalescollective.com/podcast Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/ Claude by Anthropic…

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Host: Jack Cochran

Guest: Darlene Volas

Topics covered

• AI in solutions engineering
• automation tools
• operational workflows
• efficiency
• quality of work

Keywords

• AI-enabled SE
• automation
• operational workflows
• efficiency
• implementation strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Presales Collective

Products: ChatGPT, Gong, GitHub Copilot, Claude by Anthropic, Cursor AI coding tool, Obsidian, Firebolt, Perplexity

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