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Warren Thompson

Executive AI engineering leader specializing in SaaS, cloud platforms, and applied machine learning

Adoreal Inc.University of Maryland, College ParkSalem, OR21 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks Remote

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Senior engineering executive who has spent the last decade leading large-scale platform modernization while staying deeply hands-on in architecture, debugging, and code reviews. He has led 120+ person organizations, built cloud-native SaaS and identity platforms across regulated and enterprise domains, and ties engineering decisions directly to revenue outcomes, including contributing to Wind River's $1B+ milestone.

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Key Strengths

  • Executive engineering leadership while remaining hands-on technically
  • Led 120+ person engineering organization across engineering, QA, DevOps, and platform teams
  • Large-scale legacy-to-cloud-native modernization
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems and event-driven architecture
  • Built Kubernetes-based SaaS and edge orchestration platforms
  • Scaled enterprise platforms across telecom, aerospace, defense, automotive, legal, healthcare, and fintech
  • Drove cross-functional roadmap prioritization tied to revenue impact and architectural leverage
  • Built engineering teams and org structures from scratch
  • Strong mentoring and leadership development for engineers and technical leads
  • Effective performance turnaround through coaching, scope redesign, and accountability mechanisms
  • Hands-on architecture validation, code review, and debugging in high-risk platform areas
  • Compliance-aware platform delivery in FedRAMP and HIPAA environments
  • Managed modernization across 16 acquired business lines
  • Led platforms at very large scale, including ~5PB legal document storage and systems designed for 10M users
  • Contributed to Wind River's first $1B+ revenue milestone
  • Co-founded a fintech lending platform generating $2M+ in first-year revenue

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Experience

VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING - AIAdoreal Inc. · Jan 2025 – Present
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF AI ARCHITECTUREDelmock Technologies · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING (AI STUDIO)Wind River · Jan 2020 – Jan 2024
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING – SENIOR TECHNICAL EXPERT – AI, DEVOPSIBM · Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
HEAD OF ENGINEERING PLATFORM MODERNIZATION/AI R&DEpiq · Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
HEAD OF AI ARCHITECTURESafety National
CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER – AI AND NANOMATERIALSGlobal Science League
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER – AI AND NEURODIVERSITY ASSISTANCEForget Me Not, LLC.
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING – AI AND MEDICAL DEVICE LENDINGMed Centric
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERINGNational Security Agency
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERINGU.S. Army
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERINGUplift/Seneca Foundation · Jan 2020 – Jan 2025part-time
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGCourserapart-time
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCEUniversity of Maryland Global Campuspart-time

Education

University of Maryland, College Parkmaster, Business Administration
University of Maryland, College Parkbachelor, Computer Science

Awards

  • Wind River SHINE Award
  • CEO Spotlight Award - Wind River
  • KRSOC J331 Leader of the Year, Section of the Quarter Award
  • JCOM
  • AAM
  • GWOT
  • Patent: 12167243 - System and method for encounter identity verification

Languages

English

Certifications

SAFe® - Scaled AgileMicrosoft Certified Azure AI FundamentalsAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Publications

1 publication

Secure AIBiometricsIdentity VerificationNFC Authentication

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