I’m a strategic, hands-on Senior ML/AI Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI systems across enterprise, real estate, fintech, and digital platforms. I lead architecture and delivery, specializing in end-to-end ML pipelines, NLP, LLMs, and cloud-native MLOps. I collaborate closely with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable, explainable AI solutions that deliver measurable business impact. I’m passionate about time-series intelligence, AI agents, and the intersection of AI with 3D design and visualization tools. I enjoy mentoring engineers, bridging business strategy with technical execution, and delivering scalable AI that reduces operational overhead and improves decision-making while maintaining trust and transparency in AI-driven insights.

Raymond Spartz

I’m a strategic, hands-on Senior ML/AI Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI systems across enterprise, real estate, fintech, and digital platforms. I lead architecture and delivery, specializing in end-to-end ML pipelines, NLP, LLMs, and cloud-native MLOps. I collaborate closely with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable, explainable AI solutions that deliver measurable business impact. I’m passionate about time-series intelligence, AI agents, and the intersection of AI with 3D design and visualization tools. I enjoy mentoring engineers, bridging business strategy with technical execution, and delivering scalable AI that reduces operational overhead and improves decision-making while maintaining trust and transparency in AI-driven insights.

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I’m a strategic, hands-on Senior ML/AI Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI systems across enterprise, real estate, fintech, and digital platforms. I lead architecture and delivery, specializing in end-to-end ML pipelines, NLP, LLMs, and cloud-native MLOps. I collaborate closely with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable, explainable AI solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

I’m passionate about time-series intelligence, AI agents, and the intersection of AI with 3D design and visualization tools. I enjoy mentoring engineers, bridging business strategy with technical execution, and delivering scalable AI that reduces operational overhead and improves decision-making while maintaining trust and transparency in AI-driven insights.

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Work Experience

Full-Stack JavaScript Developer / 3D Design Engineer at Leeway Hertz
February 1, 2018 - February 1, 2022
Oversees frontend engineering direction for government and enterprise real-estate platforms across U.S. and international markets. Architect modern UI systems using Next.js, React, Astro, TypeScript, Tailwind, React-Three-Fiber, Three.js, shaders, D3.js; oversees a small team of engineers (code reviews, architecture decisions, sprint planning, quality control). Delivers major production apps with performance, accessibility, and design consistency. Collaborates with clients to translate complex workflows into intuitive frontend experiences. Drives adoption of new technologies and rapid prototyping; coordinates ticketing, task management, cross-team communication, and delivery timelines.
Project Manager at Noblemen
February 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023
Managed end-to-end project lifecycles for web, branding, and immersive design initiatives across multiple client accounts. Led cross-functional coordination between designers, developers, and stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery and clear communication. Created project scopes, timelines, resource plans, milestone tracking, and documentation for internal and external teams. Oversaw UX/UI direction, content needs, and design reviews while ensuring alignment with brand identity and client expectations. Managed client communications, delivered updates, feedback loops, and ensured high-quality handoffs. Coordinated production of responsive websites optimized for accessibility, SEO, and Core Web Vitals. Guided technical implementation decisions involving Next.js, React, headless CMS, and 3D design assets. Ensured smooth collaboration for interactive 3D brand assets and motion-driven experiences.
Founder at Juice d!
October 1, 2014 - August 1, 2017
Built and maintained websites, internal tools, and brand systems for various clients. Created early interactive visual concepts and custom UI components.
Full-Stack AI Engineer / Frontend Tech Lead at Proto Coding
September 1, 2023 - Present
Leading frontend engineering for government and enterprise real-estate platforms and AI-powered features; responsibilities include architecture decisions, hands-on development, and cross-functional leadership.
Senior Full-Stack Developer (Part-Time) at DGB
June 1, 2023 - Present
Lead architecture and system design for enterprise and government real-estate platforms. Built scalable full-stack systems using TypeScript (client & server), Next.js, React, Node.js, Python, and Go. Delivered 8+ production platforms from technical discovery through deployment. Designed serverless and event-driven architectures emphasizing performance, reliability, and maintainability. Defined frontend state management standards and backend API contracts for complex data-driven applications. Acted as primary client-facing technical lead, running architecture reviews and delivery planning. Led and mentored engineers, enforcing clean code and engineering standards.
ML/AI Engineer at LeewayHertz
February 1, 2018 - February 1, 2022
Built full-stack applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Django integrated with TensorFlow, PyTorch, AWS SageMaker. Designed high-throughput ETL and event-driven pipelines supporting 1M+ daily events. Improved data processing efficiency by 40% using optimized pipelines and caching (Redis, PostgreSQL). Led CI/CD and infrastructure modernization (Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions), achieving 99.9% uptime. Owned to mentor engineers and reduced technical debt through architectural refactoring.
Founder at Juiced!
October 1, 2014 - August 1, 2017
Founded and led a startup focused on digital commerce and logistics automation. Designed branding, web presence, and full backend architecture with secure APIs. Built automated distribution workflows and secured community grants and funding.
Senior AI Engineer / Applied AI Lead
September 1, 2023 - Present
Led architecture and delivery of AI-powered systems for government and large-scale real-estate data platforms. Designed and integrated LLM-based solutions including intelligent document processing, semantic search, workflow automation, and decision-support systems. Architected scalable AI pipelines for ingestion, embeddings, retrieval, model orchestration, and inference. Delivered AI-enabled platforms focused on workflow optimization, predictive insights, and large-scale data processing. Guided engineers on best practices for AI agents, RAG architectures, embeddings, and evaluation frameworks. Acted as primary client-facing AI architect advising on feasibility, AI strategy, risk, and implementation planning. Championed adoption of emerging AI with production-ready best practices across teams.
ML / AI Engineer at Leeway Hertz
February 1, 2018 - February 1, 2022
Led end-to-end design and deployment of ML and deep learning systems in production. Architected scalable ML pipelines for feature engineering, training, validation, deployment on AWS and Azure. Built advanced NLP systems using transformer architectures and custom embeddings. Integrated AI into enterprise applications enabling real-time predictive analytics and automated processes, reducing manual work by 25%. Implemented MLOps best practices: CI/CD, model versioning, monitoring, and automated testing. Mentored junior engineers and reduced technical debt through code and model reviews. Researched and prototyped emerging ML techniques including transfer learning and reinforcement learning.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics at University of Minnesota
September 1, 2019 - March 1, 2022
Bachelor's Degree at University of Minnesota
September 1, 2019 - March 1, 2022
Bachelor's Degree at University of Minnesota
September 1, 2019 - March 1, 2022

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction, Financial Services