Available to hire
Senior AI Platform Technical Owner with 14+ years of experience designing and operating enterprise AI and data
platforms on Azure. Hands-on leader delivering production-grade LLM systems, RAG architectures, GraphRAG
knowledge engineering, and ModelOps capabilities. Deep expertise in semantic retrieval, vector and graph databases,
ontology-driven content curation, and Responsible AI/TRiSM governance. Proven track record translating business
strategy into prioritized platform roadmaps, leading cross-functional delivery, and operating AI FinOps to deliver
predictable, secure, cost-effective AI outcomes for high-accuracy knowledge content domains.
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Work Experience
AI Platform Technical Owner / Lead at METECS
August 1, 2020 - PresentOwned the AI platform strategy and roadmap for a production-grade enterprise AI knowledge platform on Azure. Translated technical requirements into prioritized deliverables, delivering scalable components for multi-model AI services (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude), LLM inference, fine-tuning, and orchestration. Built RAG and GraphRAG pipelines with embeddings, semantic search, and reranking for high-accuracy retrieval across complex domains. Implemented knowledge engineering workflows (ontology modeling, taxonomies, NER, NLP enrichment) and SME-curated mappings to enable semantic reasoning over proprietary IP. Deployed vector and graph databases (pgvector, Pinecone, Neo4j, Azure AI Search) and integrated semantic search into production inference. Established ModelOps, AI FinOps, observability, governance (TRiSM), and secured API exposure with authentication and throttling. Achieved 35% cost savings via caching and reranking. Led vendor evaluation and platform onboarding initia
Senior AI Platform Engineer at Gorgias
February 1, 2018 - June 1, 2020Architected AI platform components for knowledge content at scale, enabling LLM inference and semantic retrieval. Implemented embeddings and RAG patterns to improve retrieval accuracy (≈30%). Built knowledge engineering pipelines (NER, NLP, taxonomy-driven enrichment) and metadata management across PostgreSQL, content lakes, and master repositories. Deployed AI services on Azure (Functions, App Service, AKS) with containerized deployments and CI/CD pipelines. Delivered AI-enabled REST APIs with authentication and throttling. Implemented ModelOps with versioning and performance monitoring, guiding AI adoption across content operations.
AI & Data Platform Engineer at Icalia Labs
October 1, 2012 - December 1, 2017Built AI-enabled data platform components including semantic search, NLP-based content enrichment, and ontology-driven metadata management. Designed REST APIs with secure access patterns and developed relational data models in PostgreSQL for content repositories. Implemented knowledge engineering workflows with NER and taxonomies for topical classification and content curation. Deployed containerized services using Docker with CI/CD pipelines for reliable releases. Collaborated across engineering and data teams to define requirements, milestones, and adoption metrics.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at University of California
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2012Qualifications
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Software & Internet
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