Gerard Restaino

AI FullStack Engineer at Sapphire Blue AI

Designed and developed a full-stack AI platform for persistent, personality-driven AI agents using large language models (LLMs). Built scalable backend systems for long-term memory, context management, and conversational state persistence. Integrated and orchestrated multiple LLMs (OpenAI APIs and local models) within a modular middleware architecture. Implemented plugin and persona frameworks enabling extensible AI capabilities. Built real-time chat interfaces and voice interaction pipelines. Deployed and managed applications on AWS, ensuring scalability and reliability. Optimized prompt engineering and context handling to improve response quality and consistency. Leveraged GitHub Copilot and Cursor to accelerate development workflows and code generation.

Full Stack Developer at Ander Health

Designed and built real-time dashboards for clinicians, enabling live monitoring of patient data, alerts, and care workflows. Implemented real-time data streaming and event-driven architecture for instant updates across care teams. Built backend services for EHR integration, patient data processing, and AI-driven workflows. Developed REST APIs and microservices supporting telehealth and virtual care systems. Created interactive, data-rich UI components for healthcare providers to visualize patient metrics and operational insights. Ensured HIPAA-compliant architecture and secure handling of sensitive health data.

Full Stack Developer at Stafford Financial LLC

Designed and developed full-stack applications for mortgage lending and financial workflows. Led database optimization and management, improving performance through indexing, query tuning, and schema redesign. Analyzed and optimized complex SQL queries to reduce execution time and improve data retrieval efficiency. Implemented Redis-based caching layers to reduce database load and significantly improve response times. Built and integrated RESTful APIs for efficient data access and processing. Improved system scalability and throughput for high-volume financial operations.

FrontEnd Developer at Atwix

Developed responsive, high-performance frontend applications for e-commerce platforms and web solutions. Built reusable and scalable UI components using modern JavaScript frameworks (React/Angular). Optimized frontend performance, reduced load times, and ensured cross-browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness. Collaborated with backend developers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver intuitive user interfaces and improved UI/UX consistency. Implemented form validation, state management, and interactive features for enhanced user engagement.

FullStack Engineer at Sapphire Blue AI

Designed and developed a full-stack AI platform for persistent, personality-driven AI agents using large language models (LLMs); built scalable backend systems for memory, context management, and conversational state persistence; integrated and orchestrated multiple LLMs (OpenAI APIs and local models) within a modular middleware architecture; implemented plugin and persona frameworks enabling extensible AI capabilities; built real-time chat interfaces and voice interaction pipelines; deployed on AWS with a focus on scalability and reliability.

FullStack Developer at Ander Health

Designed and built real-time dashboards for clinicians, enabling live monitoring of patient data, alerts, and care workflows; implemented real-time data streaming and event-driven updates; developed backend services for EHR integration and AI-driven workflows; built REST APIs and microservices to support telehealth and virtual care; created interactive UI components for visualizing patient metrics; maintained HIPAA-compliant architecture.