Cary Lewis: Strategic Advisor & AI Architect

35 years of hands-on engineering and executive leadership — from startup to enterprise. Now taking select consulting engagements in AI, cloud, and software architecture.

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Current Focus

Enterprise LLM Orchestration & Distributed GPU Computing

Core Expertise

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Software Development Services

Building robust, scalable applications with a focus on maintainability, performance, and modern engineering practices.

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Cloud Consulting

Expert guidance on cloud migration, multi-region architecture, and cost optimization for AWS and Azure ecosystems.

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AI Architecture

Designing and implementing enterprise-grade AI solutions, from RAG pipelines and vector search to custom LLM integrations and fine-tuned models.

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E-Commerce & Leadership

Deep expertise in Magento/Adobe Commerce, EDI integrations, and building high-performing engineering teams from the ground up.

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Technical
Core

A verified stack of technologies utilized across 25 years of shipping mission-critical software.

Languages

  • PHP / NodeJS
  • Java / C / C++
  • C# / .NET

AI / ML

  • LLMs / RAG
  • Vector Search
  • Fine-tuning / MCP

Infrastructure

  • AWS / Docker
  • Kubernetes / EKS
  • CI/CD / Rancher

Data

  • MySQL / MS SQL
  • MongoDB / Redis
  • Schema & Tuning
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Systems are the sum of their parts: people, process, and execution.

Leading teams while remaining hands-on where it counts.

The Executive Philosophy

Strategic Impact & Case Studies

Case Study 01

E-commerce Evolution

Architected the migration of a legacy e-commerce platform to Adobe Commerce (Magento), including real-time provisioning integrations, dealer network portals, and Google Analytics pipelines — serving customers across North America.

Case Study 02

AI Integration Strategy

Integrated an LLM framework for secure internal knowledge retrieval, fine-tuned models with domain-specific data using Unsloth, and embedded AI coding workflows into the engineering team's daily practices.

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Team Building

Grew engineering teams from 4 to 11 and led organizations of up to 40, hiring across software, QA, DevOps, and IT operations.

Consulting

Independent advisory across infrastructure security, cloud architecture, and AI integration for startups and established enterprises.

Mentorship

Guided engineers to Senior and Staff levels through hands-on technical leadership and structured Agile processes.

Let me help you with your projects or problems.

Seeking advisory for AI integration, cloud transformation, or executive technical leadership. Secure briefing sessions available monthly.

mail cary.lewis@gmail.com