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mikekhalhlou

Principal AI Architect · Head of Engineering

Vollzeit
Befristet
Hybrid
Remote
20 Jahre Berufserfahrung

Principal AI Architect and engineering leader with 20+ years in software, most of them leading teams, and I still write code. At Devblock Technologies I turned a legacy 120-person IT unit into an AI R&D hub building multi-agent and RAG platforms for enterprise clients, with $150M+ in verified client cost savings. What I bring: •…

Erfahrung

Principal AI Architect & Head of Engineering
April 2020 – August 2026
Devblock Technologies, Inc.Vollzeit · Remote · Los Angeles, Vereinigte Staaten
Hands-on principal architect and head of engineering for a 120-person AI outstaffing hub. I designed, built and deployed model-agnostic GenAI platforms for large enterprise clients. Impact • $150M+ in verified client cost savings, found by automated AI…
Chief Technology Officer
Januar 2019 – April 2020
BRLabVollzeit · Remote · London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Executive owner of technology, commercial and financial operations, with teams of up to 50. • Delivered 120+ projects, including ERP rollouts and enterprise IT systems, for global auto dealerships, major banks and retail chains • Secured investment and grew…
Senior Software Development Manager
August 2015 – Januar 2019
WalmartVollzeit · Vor Ort · Miami, Vereinigte Staaten
Ran a $50M annual operating budget across several development programs, with a cross-functional group of about 50 people (12 direct reports): developers, QA, business analysts and DBAs. • Tripled team productivity by introducing Scrum and continuous…
Chief Technology Officer
November 2010 – August 2015
CDI Computer Dealers Inc.Vollzeit · Vor Ort · Toronto, Kanada
Led a 25-person development department (developers, QA, business analysts), including hiring, mentoring and performance reviews. • Cut the annual operating budget from $6M to $4.5M (25%) while meeting or beating SLAs • Designed ERP solutions and…
Project Manager & Team Lead
März 2006 – November 2010
PAR TechnologyVollzeit · Vor Ort · Toronto, Kanada
Led a distributed team of 4 developers and 2 QA specialists. • Re-engineered POS systems end to end for Hilton Hotels and Baskin-Robbins, improving scalability and performance • Owned system design, architecture and technical specifications, including the…

Ausbildung

York University
September 2006 – April 2008
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) · Computer Science
Seneca Polytechnic
September 2004 – April 2006
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) · Business Administration and Management, General