Career
Experience
15+ years building enterprise AI systems, data infrastructure, and cybersecurity intelligence platforms across startups and enterprises.
Head of Artificial Intelligence
Full-timeDVx Ventures
·Remote
Led the architecture and design of cutting-edge agentic AI solutions across DVx's portfolio. Pioneered next-generation AI technologies, delivering innovative, scalable systems that are future-ready and operationally excellent.
Staff Data Engineer
Full-timeCork
·Remote
Built foundational data infrastructure for a cybersecurity startup from zero. Architected multi-cloud data warehouse and lake solutions. Designed what became the world's first real-time AI-powered threat-detection platform with automated risk signal generation.
Principal Data Engineer
Full-timeMANTL
·Tucson, AZ
Served as Head of Data Architecture. Architected MANTL's transactional streaming pipeline from Postgres to BigQuery and the embedded Looker BI SaaS offering. Led data strategy for an omnichannel account-opening platform.
Senior Data Engineer II
Full-timeSimpleview
·Tucson, AZ
Oversaw multi-department data initiatives spanning on-prem data centers through Google Cloud migration. Designed and delegated centralized microservices for data engineering across company divisions.
Principal AI + Data Engineering Consultant
ConsultingIndependent
·Tucson, AZ
15+ year consulting practice advising organizations on AI strategy, data infrastructure modernization, and scalable platform design. Work across DevOps, DataOps, cloud architecture, and security/compliance domains.
Asset Protection Analytics Manager
Full-timeWalmart
·Flagstaff, AZ
Oversaw analytics for the asset protection department. Implemented Tableau-based market-wide BI solutions and led data-driven initiatives to track and report on organized retail crime trends.
Open to opportunities
I'm available for Principal-level AI/Data engineering roles and strategic consulting engagements. If you're building something ambitious that needs deep AI and data expertise, let's talk.
ryandwatts@gmail.com