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Founded and built an AI assistant that helps veterans get the benefits they earned. The platform reads medical records, finds nexus evidence in peer-reviewed literature, drafts 38 CFR-aligned claims, and packages everything VA-ready in minutes instead of months. Designed and shipped the full stack solo — Cloudflare Workers infrastructure, AI drafting and evidence pipelines, and the public site at aivaclaims.com.

Owned and expanded company-wide endpoint infrastructure across macOS, Windows, and Linux for a rapidly growing AI workforce. Automated the full asset lifecycle — procurement to decommissioning — with Python scripts, AppSheet workflows, and AI bots, maintaining real-time inventory accuracy. Administered MDM platforms (Rippling, JumpCloud) across hundreds of distributed endpoints, provided VIP white-glove support to executives, and built the internal IT wiki, self-service tooling, and onboarding runbooks. Partnered with Security, DevOps, and People on SOC 2 and zero-trust initiatives, and used AI-enhanced observability to monitor and remediate network, VPN, and endpoint events in real time.

Resolved 6-month email outage within 48 hours. Built first inventory management system in 3 weeks tracking 1,000+ assets. Deployed AI chatbot boosting resolution rates from 60% to 95%, saving $436K annually.

Engineered custom Python automation scripts for enterprise IT operations. Led Task-IQ Machine Learning Project deployment. Managed complex system administration across ServiceNow, Google Workspace, and Apple ecosystems.

Led end-to-end management and security of critical network infrastructure. IT Operations Consultant providing telecommunications and network security for military operations.