Ayaad AlShamroukh

Professional Summary

Technology executive with 25+ years in software engineering and engineering leadership, including 10 years running engineering organizations and 3 years as chief executive. Track record of building high-performing teams and delivering enterprise software, multimedia and video streaming platforms, cloud systems and, most recently, autonomous AI platforms for regulated industries including government, law enforcement, banking and healthcare. Combines hands-on architecture depth with P&L, budget, partnership and go-to-market ownership. Seeking a senior engineering leadership role in the United States.

Core Competencies

• Engineering leadership & organization building
• Product & technology strategy
• Enterprise software architecture
• Multimedia, live & on-demand video streaming systems
• Autonomous AI, LLM and computer-vision platforms
• AI governance, security & compliance
• Cloud (AWS) and on-premises infrastructure
• Budgeting, forecasting & vendor management
• Agile / Scrum delivery at scale
• Partnerships, government & law-enforcement customers

Professional Experience

• Founded the company and defined product strategy, architecture and commercial direction.
• Lead development of an on-premises and air-gapped AI platform: autonomous coding agents, private LLM assistants, document Q&A and computer vision on customer-owned GPU infrastructure.
• Designed the enterprise AI governance layer: policy enforcement at point of use, human-in-the-loop approvals, controlled data egress and a tamper-evident audit trail; built an AI governance gateway for third-party coding tools.
• Delivered four AI platforms to production, including a real-time video intelligence system and a government procurement intelligence SaaS.
• Built partnerships and reseller channels; oversee delivery across web, desktop, VS Code, Visual Studio and MCP integrations.

• Evaluated IT systems and business processes; developed IT strategies and architectures aligned with business objectives.
• Led design and deployment of enterprise video and cloud systems with a focus on streaming infrastructure, networking and security; advised on best practices and compliance.

• Owned business strategy, revenue growth and market expansion; directed product innovation and R&D for body-camera technology.
• Built strategic partnerships with law-enforcement agencies and government entities; represented the company at industry conferences and speaking engagements.
• Oversaw budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation; championed data security, privacy and regulatory compliance.

• Built, tested and deployed scalable, highly available and modular software products, including a subscription-based OTT video streaming service (C#/.NET, SQL Server, IIS, AWS).
• Worked directly with clients on problem specifications and system designs; collaborated with performance engineers to remove bottlenecks and improve supportability.

• Led a large organization of software engineers, architects and technical managers across all software development and delivery.
• Owned the architecture of the streaming stack: encoding and ingest, live and VOD delivery, recording, player and signage endpoints, and AWS cloud services.
• Defined and executed the software engineering strategy; owned the engineering budget, resource allocation and cost control.
• Championed agile methodologies and a culture of collaboration, transparency and continuous learning; managed technology partners and vendors.

• Owned the full system development life cycle and execution against project plans and delivery commitments in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Delivered video platform features across streaming, recording, scheduling and signage; reported integration issues and vulnerabilities with recommendations.

• Object and component development, n-tier applications and cross-system integration for healthcare systems.

• Support, maintenance and enhancement of core systems; functional requirements, system testing, configuration and data conversion supporting Regence core strategies.

• Object and component development, n-tier applications, cross-system integration, and system analysis and design.

Education & Credentials

Technical Skills

AWS · Cloud & SaaS architecture · Python · C# / .NET · SQL Server · IIS · Video streaming (live, VOD, encoding, signage) · Local LLMs & RAG · Machine learning & deep learning · Computer vision · Cybersecurity & compliance · Systems integration

Languages: English and Arabic (professional fluency)