Available for selected consulting work

Technology leadership across software, cloud, security, and AI.

I help companies turn technical complexity into reliable business capability, leading architecture, delivery, modernization, DevOps, cybersecurity, and AI integration across connected systems. I operate as a hands-on Technical Lead, Principal Engineer, or senior engineering leader depending on what the organization needs.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTAI SYSTEMSCLOUD INFRASTRUCTUREDEVOPSSECURITY

I work where software, infrastructure and business operations meet.

I began my career working closely with servers, networks, databases, and internal business systems. That experience shaped the way I approach software development today. A well-built application depends on more than good code—it also needs reliable infrastructure, strong security, a disciplined delivery process, and a capable team behind it.

As a long-time OpenBSD and NetBSD enthusiast, I have always valued the principles behind Unix systems: simplicity, clean design, security by default, and doing things correctly rather than simply making them work.

Throughout my career, I have worked as a software engineer, systems architect, technical lead, and Head of IT and Engineering. Despite moving into leadership roles, I have remained hands-on. I still review architecture, write backend code, improve deployment pipelines, troubleshoot infrastructure, and help teams work through complex technical decisions.

Startup Tech Leadership & Fractional CTO

Hands-on 0-to-1 technology leadership for early stage and growing startups (Fractional CTO, Founding Technical Lead, Technical Advisor). Helping founders turn product ideas into scalable production platforms, guiding MVP architecture, rapid prototyping, cloud infrastructure, AI integration, security, and engineering hiring.

Fractional CTO0-to-1 MVPsFounding EngineerTechnical AdvisorScalable ArchitectureStartup Growth

Software Engineering

Custom platforms, APIs, microservices, dashboards, internal tools, FinTech systems, integration work and legacy modernization.

ArchitectureBackendAPI DesignPerformance

AI and Automation

LLM applications, Generative AI, Voice AI, RAG, agentic workflows, document processing and API-connected business automation.

LLMVoice AIAgentsRAG

Cloud, DevOps and Reliability

Cloud environments, Linux, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, backup planning and production troubleshooting.

AWSGCPDockerTerraformIAC

Security Engineering

Secure architecture, API protection, identity and access, infrastructure hardening, vulnerability assessment and security-aware delivery.

OAuthJWTHardeningMonitoring

Enterprise Systems Architect / Full-Stack Platform

Omnichannel E-Commerce ERP & WMS

An enterprise-grade omnichannel e-commerce ERP and Warehouse Management System (WMS) unifying product listings, inventory sync, order routing, and warehouse fulfillment across Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, and Shopify.

Omnichannel ERPWarehouse ManagementMarketplace Open APIsInventory SyncOrder Routing
Shopee, Lazada, TikTok & Shopify SyncReal-Time Multi-Warehouse Inventory & WMS

Voice & Conversational AI / Full-Stack Platform

AI-Powered Voice Concierge

Replaces rigid booking forms with a natural, human-like voice experience, transforming luxury travel discovery and hotel suite reservations.

Voice AIVapi EngineOpenAI GPT-4ElevenLabsNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSS
Vapi Engine & GPT-4 IntegrationReal-Time Speech & Intent Matching

Founding Partner, Technical Lead & Solutions Architect

AI Recruitment Intelligence Platform

Founding Partner, Technical Lead, and Solutions Architect driving the end-to-end architecture, backend, AI, and cloud infrastructure for Akaza, an AI-powered recruitment platform — from system design and DevOps to security and applied AI.

AI SystemsVoice AIBackend ArchitectureCloud InfrastructureDevOps & Security
Voice AI & Gemini IntegrationEnd-to-End System Architecture

Technical Team Lead / Senior Full-Stack Engineer

FinTech API and Backend Platform

Designed and maintained backend portals, REST APIs and microservices supporting large-scale financial products, with focused work on performance, database tuning and maintainability.

Backend EngineeringAPIsMicroservicesDatabase Optimization
15% faster API response20% lower query execution time

Head of IT and Engineering

Engineering and Infrastructure Transformation

Led a 15-person engineering team and worked with DevOps, product and design to improve delivery, infrastructure reliability and alignment between business and engineering.

Engineering LeadershipDevOpsReliabilityCloud Infrastructure
40% faster project delivery50% reduction in downtime

MIS Head

Media Production Infrastructure

Managed server, network, database and security infrastructure supporting film and post-production operations across a mixed operating-system environment.

Infrastructure OperationsNetworkingSecurityDatabase Administration
12 production servers99.9% network uptime

Understand before building

I begin with the business problem, the current environment and the real operational constraints.

Decide early

Architecture, security, ownership and deployment are discussed before they become expensive problems.

Build in useful increments

Each stage should produce something that can be reviewed, tested and improved.

Prepare for production

Logging, monitoring, backup, documentation and support are part of the project—not an afterthought.

Software

PHP / Laravel / CakePHP / Node.js / NestJS / Express / React / React Native / Next.js / TypeScript / Go

Data

PostgreSQL / MySQL / Redis / Microsoft SQL Server / Sybase ASE

Cloud & Delivery

AWS / GCP / DigitalOcean / Linode / Docker / Terraform / Jenkins / GitLab CI/CD

Security

OAuth / JWT / API Security / Hardening / Vulnerability Assessment / Wazuh

Have a system to build, fix or rethink?

Tell me what you are working on, where the project stands and what is getting in the way.

Email directly ↗
cire@hey.com
Available for selected consulting, fractional leadership & technical advisory