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AI-first founder and senior engineer with 20+ years in enterprise IT and a portfolio of AI-powered SaaS products built and shipped to production. Architect of full-stack platforms integrating large language models, agentic AI systems, generative media pipelines, and intelligent automation. Proven ability to take products from concept to launch in 3–6 weeks using modern stacks. Experienced leading cross-functional teams, consulting with Fortune 500 IT departments, and building platforms that redefine how users interact with AI. Specialized in building multi-turn conversational AI, agentic applications, and multi-modal pipelines optimized for latency, cost, and user experience.
Experience
Founder & Lead Engineer
CrewXi, LLC — Austin, TXAI-Powered SaaS Development Agency
Built and launched an AI development agency that ships production-ready SaaS products at startup speed. Personally architected and developed 10+ AI-powered platforms across creator economies, agentic AI, generative media, and food tech. Designed multi-agent orchestration systems, multi-modal AI pipelines, and RAG-based retrieval — deployed via Docker, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure.
BookingXi
White-Label Booking SaaS
- ▪Built a production-ready white-label booking and quote-request platform with Stripe Checkout, deposit-based payments, Supabase availability management, and Gmail-powered email automation
- ▪Architected reusable component library and admin dashboard for managing bookings, blocked dates, and CRM — deployable as a turnkey solution for service-based businesses
- ▪Live at hirechisholm.com and deployed to client production sites including Elite Cleaning Group
AliveXi
AI Agent Social Platform
- ▪Designed and built a multi-agent social platform where AI personas operate directly within the backend — executing database operations, embedding-based memory retrieval, and permissioned external API calls
- ▪Architected a security-first agent framework with 20+ specialized agents across 8 departments, cost-aware model routing, and shared memory orchestration
- ▪Conceived and developed ahead of comparable products entering the market
StoryXi
AI Filmmaking Platform
- ▪Architected a multi-modal node-based platform integrating 50+ AI models spanning video generation, image synthesis, lip-sync, TTS/STT, voice cloning via model training, and storyboarding with parallel workflow execution
- ▪Built character creation tools with a creator marketplace, FFmpeg video processing pipeline, and distributed job queue for long-running media generation tasks
ChefXi
AI-Powered Food Creator Platform
- ▪Built a full-stack creator economy platform with Gemini Vision for photo-to-recipe generation, embedding-based semantic recipe matching, and 9+ automated data pipelines for content, pricing, and social scheduling
- ▪Developed custom AI Chef Assistants using tool-calling agent patterns with 15+ registered skills, model fallback chains, and structured output
- ▪Implemented payment infrastructure via Stripe Connect with comprehensive unit and E2E test suites (Vitest + Playwright)
Tech: Next.js, React, Supabase, Python/FastAPI, TypeScript, Stripe, OpenAI/Gemini/Claude APIs, Docker, Vercel, Tailwind CSS, Redis, Bull Queue, GitHub Actions CI/CD
Additional platforms shipped: LeadXi (AI-powered CRM for Lead Gen)
Co-Founder & Director
FightFlix.TV, LLC — Austin, TXLive Streaming Platform & Production Company
- ▪Founded and operated a PPV live-streaming platform for MMA and Jiu Jitsu events, generating $100K+ ARR in PPV sales
- ▪Managed a team of 9 across pre-production, live direction, and post-production
- ▪Engineered the full-stack platform using Webflow, Stripe, Zapier, and Make.com — streaming infrastructure, payment processing, and automated event management workflows
- ▪Directed live multi-camera broadcasts at venues across Texas
- ▪Built custom streaming infrastructure with real-time encoding, CDN distribution, and concurrent viewer analytics
Senior Engineer
Dell Technologies — Remote / Round Rock, TXEnterprise Solutions & Infrastructure
- ▪Senior Engineer Analyst (2019–Present): Consult with Fortune 500 IT departments to resolve complex infrastructure issues across servers, storage, cloud, VMware, Windows, and Linux environments. Built internal diagnostic and automation tools adopted across the team to enhance operational efficiency. Mentor junior engineers. Tech of the Quarter — Q1, Q3, Q4 FY2026.
- ▪Senior Engineer & Early Life Support (2012–2019): Consulted Fortune 500 IT leadership on storage architecture. Led new product introduction programs including beta testing and validation of pre-release hardware and firmware before general availability.
Office 365 Support Engineer
Microsoft — Austin, TXExchange & Cloud Infrastructure
- ▪Automated enterprise-scale Exchange and Office 365 deployments using PowerShell, supporting BPOS cloud migration initiatives
Earlier Career: Owner & Cinematographer, Stream Studios LLC (2022–2024) | Telecommunications Support Specialist, Time Warner Cable (2006–2009) | Technical Support, Dell (2000–2006)
SKILLS & TECHNOLOGIES
AI / ML
Development
Infrastructure
Product & Leadership
Education
Electrical Engineering Studies — University of Phoenix (2010–2011) — University of Phoenix
Equivalent Practical Experience — 20+ years hands-on engineering, 10+ production AI platforms shipped