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AI
Transformation
Specialist

Data-driven technical leader. 15+ years building production software. I help companies leverage AI to ship faster and scale smarter.

Alex Spencer - AI Transformation Specialist
15+
Years Exp
Data-Driven
Leader
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From Code to
AI-Driven Outcomes

Technical leader with 15+ years building software systems at scale. I've gone from writing Rails controllers to architecting distributed systems to helping organizations unlock real value from AI.

I use AI coding tools daily and know firsthand how they compound developer productivity. I help teams and organizations move faster without sacrificing quality or engineering culture.

Based in Tampa, FL. Open to consulting, speaking, and advisory conversations.

Enterprise-scale systems
Daily AI practitioner
Staff-level leadership
Full-stack Rails expertise
Cloud & DevOps fluency
Available to consult
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High-Leverage AI Services

I help organizations move from AI curiosity to AI fluency — shipping faster, building smarter, and leading with confidence.

AI Strategy & Consulting

From AI readiness assessments to full transformation roadmaps. I help leadership teams identify where AI creates the most leverage and build a path to get there — without the hype or the waste.

Readiness Assessment AI Roadmapping Change Management ROI Analysis

Engineering Leadership

Seasoned technical leader with experience at scale. I bring cross-functional leadership, program management muscle, and deep engineering credibility to help teams ship complex initiatives with clarity and velocity.

Program Management Cross-functional Alignment Shipping at Scale

Technical Architecture

System design, cloud infrastructure, and Rails expertise at every layer. From startup MVPs to enterprise-scale distributed systems — I help you build the right thing, the right way, with an eye on long-term maintainability.

System Design Rails / Ruby AWS Architecture PostgreSQL

AI-Powered Development

I use Claude Code and AI coding tools daily — and the productivity gains are real. I help engineering teams adopt AI pair programming, build AI-augmented workflows, and dramatically compress the gap between idea and shipped feature.

Claude Code AI Pair Programming Dev Workflow Optimization

Projects & Case Studies

A selection of products I've designed, built, and shipped — from greenfield builds to AI integrations.

pactapp.io
PactApp screenshot

PactApp

Full-stack web app, iOS app, and Mac app for file storage, syncing, and e-signing — built with Ruby on Rails.

Cross-platform architecture spanning web, iOS, and macOS

Rails iOS macOS File Storage E-Signing
boondah.com
Boondah screenshot

Boondah

Complete rebuild and creation of an education CRM platform from the ground up, replacing a fragmented legacy system.

Full rebuild of legacy system into modern education CRM

Rails CRM Education System Design
observe4success.com
Observe4Success screenshot

Observe4Success

Added AI integration to help educators better provide feedback to students and colleagues through intelligent observation analysis.

AI-powered feedback system for educational observations

Rails AI Integration Education LLMs

15+ Years of
Building What Matters

Staff Technical Program Manager

Shopify

Current

Leading high-impact technical programs at commerce platform scale. Partnering with engineering, product, and design teams to ship complex, cross-functional initiatives. Championing AI tool adoption across the engineering org and driving meaningful productivity gains.

AI Transformation Program Management Cross-functional Leadership Commerce Platform

Sr. Staff Engineer

Maslar Industries

Led engineering architecture for high-availability distributed systems. Defined technical direction, mentored senior engineers, and drove cross-team technical alignment across multiple product lines. Responsible for reliability and performance at scale.

Ruby on Rails System Design PostgreSQL Technical Leadership Distributed Systems

Software Architect

Spectrio

Designed and built scalable B2B SaaS architecture for a digital signage platform. Led migration from a monolith to a service-oriented architecture, improving performance, team autonomy, and deployment frequency significantly.

React AWS Docker SaaS Architecture CI/CD

Senior Software Engineer

Innovations for Learning

Developed educational software reaching thousands of K–12 students nationwide. Built full-stack Rails applications, improved test coverage, and contributed to product architecture decisions. Strong emphasis on TDD and code quality.

Ruby on Rails JavaScript TDD MySQL EdTech

Tools of the Trade

AI & Automation

Claude Code AI Pair Programming LLM Integration Prompt Engineering AI Strategy

Backend

Ruby Rails PostgreSQL MySQL Redis REST APIs Hotwire

Frontend

React Stimulus Turbo Tailwind CSS JavaScript TypeScript

Infrastructure

AWS Docker CI/CD GitHub Actions Heroku

Leadership

Technical Program Mgmt System Design Roadmapping Cross-functional Teams Mentorship

Practices

TDD Code Review Agile / Scrum Pair Programming Architecture Reviews

Ready to Transform
Your Engineering?

Whether you need AI strategy, engineering leadership, or technical architecture advice — I'd love to connect and explore how we can create high-leverage outcomes together.

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