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I'm Michael Williams, a technology and operations leader who thrives at the intersection of hands-on engineering and strategic business delivery. I bridge AI/LLM, mobile, and cloud engineering with executive leadership to build scalable platforms, deliver MVPs in under six months, and grow distributed teams globally. My dual-track approach keeps technical excellence tightly aligned with business goals, ensuring rapid execution and measurable impact. I enjoy leading complex transformations, driving digital transformation initiatives, and turning ambitious product ideas into real-world solutions. I mentor cross-functional teams, manage budgets and partnerships, and relentlessly focus on scalable architecture, governance, and performance. Outside of work, I stay active in the community and bring a pianist’s creativity to problem solving and collaboration.…I'm Michael Williams, a technology and operations leader who thrives at the intersection of hands-on engineering and strategic business delivery. I bridge AI/LLM, mobile, and cloud engineering with executive leadership to build scalable platforms, deliver MVPs in under six months, and grow distributed teams globally. My dual-track approach keeps technical excellence tightly aligned with business goals, ensuring rapid execution and measurable impact. I enjoy leading complex transformations, driving digital transformation initiatives, and turning ambitious product ideas into real-world solutions. I mentor cross-functional teams, manage budgets and partnerships, and relentlessly focus on scalable architecture, governance, and performance. Outside of work, I stay active in the community and bring a pianist’s creativity to problem solving and collaboration.

Michael G. Williams

Fractional CTO, Architect, Project Manager, +2

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I'm Michael Williams, a technology and operations leader who thrives at the intersection of hands-on engineering and strategic business delivery. I bridge AI/LLM, mobile, and cloud engineering with executive leadership to build scalable platforms, deliver MVPs in under six months, and grow distributed teams globally. My dual-track approach keeps technical excellence tightly aligned with business goals, ensuring rapid execution and measurable impact. I enjoy leading complex transformations, driving digital transformation initiatives, and turning ambitious product ideas into real-world solutions. I mentor cross-functional teams, manage budgets and partnerships, and relentlessly focus on scalable architecture, governance, and performance. Outside of work, I stay active in the community and bring a pianist’s creativity to problem solving and collaboration.…I'm Michael Williams, a technology and operations leader who thrives at the intersection of hands-on engineering and strategic business delivery. I bridge AI/LLM, mobile, and cloud engineering with executive leadership to build scalable platforms, deliver MVPs in under six months, and grow distributed teams globally. My dual-track approach keeps technical excellence tightly aligned with business goals, ensuring rapid execution and measurable impact. I enjoy leading complex transformations, driving digital transformation initiatives, and turning ambitious product ideas into real-world solutions. I mentor cross-functional teams, manage budgets and partnerships, and relentlessly focus on scalable architecture, governance, and performance. Outside of work, I stay active in the community and bring a pianist’s creativity to problem solving and collaboration.

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I’m Michael Williams, a technology and operations leader who thrives at the intersection of hands-on engineering and strategic business delivery. I bridge AI/LLM, mobile, and cloud engineering with executive leadership to build scalable platforms, deliver MVPs in under six months, and grow distributed teams globally. My dual-track approach keeps technical excellence tightly aligned with business goals, ensuring rapid execution and measurable impact.

I enjoy leading complex transformations, driving digital transformation initiatives, and turning ambitious product ideas into real-world solutions. I mentor cross-functional teams, manage budgets and partnerships, and relentlessly focus on scalable architecture, governance, and performance. Outside of work, I stay active in the community and bring a pianist’s creativity to problem solving and collaboration.

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Work Experience

Fractional CTO at AI COMPANION (Stealth Startup)

May 1, 2024 - Present

Building a voice-in/voice-out mobile AI companion in the music tech space. MVP delivered: feature-complete React Native mobile app and AWS backend by 2024-09. Engineered a multi-LLM orchestration layer (Claude, Haiku) with custom Agent functions (Lambda) and Web-scraping RAG to improve response relevance. Cloud architecture: serverless AWS with Amplify Identity, Transcribe, and Polly for seamless voice interaction.

Fractional CTO & CIO at SOUNDSPLORE

September 1, 2023 - Present

Mobile platform blending music AI, social networking, and psychology. Product Launch: Flutter-based mobile app; full-stack development (Flutter, Laravel, Angular, Python); hired and managed offshore engineering team; established CI/CD workflows and code quality standards. Operational management: budgeting, forecasting, and vendor administration (AWS, Google Workspace, Office 365) with lean burn rates.

Chief Operating Officer (COO) at ULTIMATE GAMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (UGC) | Remote

September 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023

ESports league software and SaaS platform. Strategic turnaround: rebranding and platform upgrade; offshore teams; partnerships with international betting companies and state-level sports organizations to expand market reach. Operations: business analysis, forecasting, and investor material preparation, bridging technical reality with business strategy.

CTO / VP of Engineering at TOTALVU

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2023

Disruptive startup in the OTT interactive web streaming space. Rapid development: built the initial serverless live-streaming platform in nine months and secured a patent for Interactive Television. Enterprise partnerships: Remote production for Showtime; Live broadcast for Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC); API integrations with Facebook, Twitter, and Google Maps. Scalable AWS/CDN architecture and full DevOps/CI/CD culture.

IT Specialist / Executive Team at UNITED NATIONS (FAO)

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012

Cost reduction: strategic IT purchasing recommendations saving 20% annually. Global infrastructure: deployed security policies across 144 offices; documented processing and storage requirements and optimized workflows under tight deadlines.

Chief Architect (CTO Office) / Leading Scientist / Project Manager at NOKIA

January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2009

Awarded Nokia 'Leading Scientist' for high-impact technical leadership. Managed a 40+ person team in enterprise security and networking; led due diligence on 10+ M&A targets, preventing several low-value investments; chaired IEEE 802.21 and represented Nokia at the Wi-Fi Alliance and IETF; led product development for a top-performing router-firewall.

Chief Technical Architect at FUJITSU SOFTWARE (Formerly HAL Computers)

January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1999

Lead software architect for a 255-CPU SMP system. Managed a worldwide application certification program that grew the SPARC platform market size by 5x.