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I am a technology leader, consultant, and engineer with expertise in software, enterprise solution architecture, security, and AI/ML, theory and practice. I have extensive experience on projects ranging from government platforms to cutting-edge startups. I'm a hands-on manager, contributor, and generalist who gets stuff done.…

David C. Leberknight

Architect, AI Engineer, Project Manager, +1

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I am a technology leader, consultant, and engineer with expertise in software, enterprise solution architecture, security, and AI/ML, theory and practice. I have extensive experience on projects ranging from government platforms to cutting-edge startups. I'm a hands-on manager, contributor, and generalist who gets stuff done.…

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I am a technology leader, consultant, and engineer with expertise in software, enterprise solution architecture, security, and AI/ML, theory and practice.
I have extensive experience on projects ranging from government platforms to cutting-edge startups. I’m a hands-on manager, contributor, and generalist who gets stuff done.

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Work Experience

Director at Footbag Hall of Fame

January 1, 2026 - Present

Full-stack design and build of new Footbag Worldwide website using Claude Code, managing remote team of volunteers. Inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame in 2023, now Director, responsible for financial governance, operations, voting, and technology modernization. Tech stack: TypeScript · Node.js · Express · SQLite · AWS (Lightsail, S3, SES, CloudFront) · Docker · Terraform · Stripe · Python (for legacy data migration)

Member of Technical Staff at MyTorch Systems & 8090 Solutions & CacheQ Systems

February 2, 2024 - April 15, 2025

Core member of distributed High-Performance Computing team spanning three companies. Designed MyTorch, a drop-in replacement for PyTorch enabling execution of LLM inference on cloud GPUs via gRPC. Improved LLM inference performance for AWS Neuron, Google TPU, and D-Matrix hardware using tensor sharding and attention-algorithm optimizations. Hands-on development using Python, Jupyter, C++, AWS SageMaker, Docker, Git, and MLIR.

Sabbatical for Travel and Strategic Professional Development at Self-Directed

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2023

World travel focused on personal and technical development, including certifications in AWS, Security, and AI.

Consulting Principal Enterprise Architect at Inland Revenue Department (NZ)

June 1, 2012 - December 18, 2013

As the "Principal Solution Architect" for New Zealand's tax department, I was responsible for delivering solution designs for all I.T. change projects such that they aligned with enterprise strategy. - Member of the Enterprise Architecture Leadership Team. - Matrix-managed a team of 15 Solution Architects. - Co-chair of the Enterprise Architecture Council. - Chair of fortnightly meetings with the Principal I.T. Consultants (operations team). - De-facto Security Architect, and author of the Information Security Reference Architecture document. - Implemented significant improvements to the Solution Architecture process. - Much more.

Senior Consultant at Solnet Solutions Ltd.

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012

Delivered a system enabling taxpayers to opt in for notifications by topic on a new SOA platform; supported other government and enterprise projects including secure healthcare integrations.

Delivery Manager at Jade Software Corporation

January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2009

Managed multiple software teams using PRINCE2; served as Scrum Master for Agile teams.

Director of Product Engineering at Latis Networks, Inc. (Still Secure)

January 1, 2006 - Present

Technical lead, solution architect, and project manager for the Cobia Unified Network Platform integrating routing, firewall, DNS, and DHCP with a browser interface.

Co-Founder, Principal Consultant at Software Federation, Inc.

January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2007

Hands-on delivery of solutions for clients including Xilinx, Level(3), Avitek, Lucent Technologies, IGW N.V., and NCAR; involved in sales, contracting, and project execution.

Principal Consultant at National Center for Atmospheric Research

January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2003

Led software design and agile delivery for the 4DWX system; redesigned for scalability and modularity with mentoring support; recognized with NCAR's Outstanding Accomplishment Award in 2001.

Computer Science Faculty Lecturer at University of Colorado, Boulder

January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2002

Course author for CSCI-4448: Object-Oriented Programming and Design (Java, UML, design patterns, concurrency, agile process); instructor for the Advanced C++ course; lecture notes published online.

Programmer/DBA at NeoCAD | Daisy/Cadnetix, Inc. / Bolder Heuristics

January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1996

Diverse programming and DBA work on CAD for PCBs and FPGA chips; early career

Member of Technical Staff at MyTorch & 8090 & CacheQ

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Core member of distributed High-Performance Computing team spanning 3 companies. Improved LLM inference performance for AWS Neuron and Google TPU accelerator chips (GPUs) using tensor sharding and attention-algorithm optimizations. This includes model hosting, working with HuggingFace, AWS SageMaker, and our own servers (Python and C development). Designed MyTorch, a drop-in replacement for PyTorch, enabling execution of LLM inference on our own cloud GPUs via gRPC. A public demo is available: youtube.com/watch?v=IcRvHRp24D8 .

Sabbatical for Travel and Strategic Professional Development

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2023

World travel, then permanent New Zealand relocation. Dedicated study with technical certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Security+, AI/ML).

Consulting Principal Enterprise Architect at Inland Revenue Department (IRD NZ)

January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013

Principal Solution Architect for New Zealand's tax department. Design authority for IT change projects. Member of EA leadership team. Matrix-managed 15 Solution Architects. Established new Solution Architecture reporting standards, improving project communications and integrating requirements from all stakeholders. As de-facto Security Architect, authored new Information Security Reference Architecture document. Chaired fortnightly meetings with Principal IT Consultants, unifying IRD technical experts from design to maintenance.

Programmer and DBA at NeoCAD / Daisy/Cadnetix / Bolder Heuristics

January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1996

Diverse software development and database administration; CAD for PCBs and FPGA chips.