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Thomas U.
Seattle, WA, USA
Technical executive and builder. CTO, CPO, and Principal Architect for regulated AI, security, and government-adjacent markets.
I'm a technical product and engineering executive with 25+ years spanning hands-on architecture, enterprise product leadership, and company building. I've led organizations from 16 to 120 people at AWS, VMware, HashiCorp, F5, and Oracle, and founded two AI companies from zero. I hold an active TS/SCI clearance and a J.D., and write Go and Python in production daily. That combination of executive track record, regulatory fluency, and working builder credibility is rare at the leadership level.
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Work
Private AI Agents for Regulated Industries (Video)
youtube.comI was a speaker at the AI Clubhouse Los Angeles at The Cellar in Beverly Hills. Thank you Duránd F. Davis Jr. and Maya Elz Davis for sharing their great space!
I demoed Privar, a private intelligence platform for healthcare, finance, government, and other regulated environments where sensitive data cannot be sent to hosted AI APIs.
In this AI Clubhouse video, you'll see:
-How …
LAINIE.ai
LAINIE.ai | Founder | 2023 to 2024 0-to-1 AI document intelligence platform for legal and compliance practitioners. Concept to $80K ARR and three paid enterprise pilots in 90 days. Improved AI extraction accuracy from 30% to 74%.
Pharma, Biotech, and Healthcare Consulting
Pharma, Biotech, and Healthcare Consulting | 2018 to 2020 Embedded product and architecture advisor for multiple regulated companies. Product and privacy strategy, automation proof-of-concept development, AI/ML R&D. Also delivered automation PoCs for a major streaming provider and a gaming company.
Compliance-7B
huggingface.coCompliance-7B | 2025 to Present Fine-tuned Mistral 7B LoRA model for regulatory document analysis covering SOX, SEC, FINRA, FedRAMP, HIPAA, GDPR, and SOC 2. Published on HuggingFace. Built evaluation infrastructure to measure reliability of legal interpretation tasks before production deployment.
paralux.ai
paralux.aiPrivar, a product of Paralux AI, Inc. | Architect and Founding PM | 2025 to Present Production agentic AI security platform for classified and air-gapped environments. 61 Go microservices, 12-layer zero trust security architecture, kernel-level agent sandboxing, ephemeral credentials, GNN behavioral monitoring, tamper-evident audit chain. Acquisition discussions underway with three strategic acquirers.
US11823501B2 - Associating voting sessions with tabulation machines in electronic voting - Google Patents
patents.google.comI am co-inventor on a data security/integrity patent owned by Oracle.
Abstract: An electronic voting machine obtains session information in an encrypted state for conducting a voting session. The voting machine decrypts the session information using a decryption key that is specific to the voting machine. A ballot provided in the session information may then be presented in a user interface through…
Experience
Paralux AI, Inc.
Founder and CEO
Sep 2025 - Present
Founder building AI security infrastructure for classified environments. Acquisition expected to close mid-2026.
Perpetual Augmentation
Founder
Jul 2025 - Present
Perpetual Augmentation provides Fractional CTO/CPO and AI consulting services.
Amazon Web Services (aws)
Engineering Leadership
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) forms part of Amazon, a global e-commerce giant, providing on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs.
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LAINIE.ai
Founder
Nov 2023 - Aug 2024
AI-powered legal tech startup that developed next-generation patent generation and legal assistant solutions
- Led development of AI patent generation engine that reduced filing time by 65% with 71% accuracy
- Built comprehensive AI tech stack combining local large language models with specialized legal domain knowledge to automate complex intellectual property processes
Infinite Thoughts
Founder
Nov 2023 - Aug 2024
Consulting firm focused on M&A due diligence and product strategy
- Advised leading PE firm on M&A of an enterprise software company
- Advised startups on product and GTM strategies
F5 Networks
Senior Director
May 2022 - Nov 2023
F5 Networks specializes in application delivery networking (ADN) technology for network servers, ensuring secure and fast application delivery.
- Led strategic initiatives to enhance F5 Networks' software solutions, improving application delivery speeds by 30%.
- Managed the integration of security features into software products, reducing vulnerability exposure by 40%.
- Led transitional product strategy from on-premise to SaaS focus
- Drove development of cloud-native solutions that revolutionized how enterprises build applications
- $35M in incremental revenue added during tenure with 17% net revenue retention increase in AMER and 9% in APCJ
Vmware
Director
Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
A global technology leader in semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.
- Directed the development of next-gen semiconductor technologies, contributing to a 15% market share increase.
- Implemented agile methodologies, shortening development cycles by 25% and boosting team productivity.
- Spearheaded partnerships with tech giants, enhancing product interoperability and widening market reach.
- Overhauled the software development process, incorporating CI/CD practices that improved deployment frequency by 40%.
Hashicorp
Manager
Feb 2020 - Mar 2021
Hashicorp specializes in infrastructure automation for modern applications.
- Built new PM organization focused on the enterprise
- Established product strategy
- Partnered with GTM teams to drive market initiatives and strategic partnerships with companies like Microsoft and AWS
- 30% improvement in product adoption in regulated industries, while increasing revenue by $20 million
Oracle
Senior Director
Aug 2014 - Nov 2018
Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications and cloud platform services.
- Architected next-generation of underlying platform used for Fusion Cloud
- Co-invented a patented system for enhancing data integrity and security
- Led Oracle Fusion Cloud's transformation and growth from $50M to $1B over four years
- Achieved a 20x revenue increase and reduced time-to-market by over 92%
- Reduced operations engineering headcount by over 85%
- Achieved 100% automation of lifecycle management within six weeks of joining the company
Voting Saas Startup
Director
Sep 2012 - Jul 2014
Voting Saas Startup specializes in providing innovative software solutions for secure and efficient online voting processes.
- Architected a robust, scalable SaaS platform for online voter registration, supporting millions of users worldwide.
- Implemented advanced encryption technologies to ensure vote integrity and security.
- Led a cross-disciplinary team to achieve a 99.999% platform availability rate during peak voting periods.
- Drove the platform's continuous evolution through user feedback and analytics
- ARR increased 10x to $2.5M in six months
- Doubled ARR to $5M within twelve months
- Delivered $2M in NRR in the first year
- Delivered Greenfield technology in a regulated market in under six weeks
Amdocs
Director
Jan 2012 - Jan 2012
Active Network
Senior Manager
Apr 2009 - Feb 2012
ACTIVE Network specializes in activity and participation management software and services, catering to organizations like YMCAs and parks and rec departments.
- Pioneered a next-gen software suite for ACTIVE Network, enhancing user engagement and community participation by 25%.
- Implemented a data-driven approach to software development, optimizing resource allocation and user experiences.
- Reduced annual operating costs by $3.5M
- Developed and launched a groundbreaking platform for virtual event management, expanding ACTIVE Network's market reach.
- Reduced time-to-market by 99.996%
Paypal
Architect
Mar 2008 - Apr 2009
PayPal is renowned for offering convenient and secure online payment solutions globally.
- Architected PayPal's cutting-edge payment gateway, supporting billions of transactions with 99.99% uptime.
- Led the development of fraud detection algorithms using AI, reducing fraudulent transactions by 40%.
- Spearheaded the technical aspects of PayPal's expansion into new markets, contributing to a 20% year-on-year growth.
- Led architectural transformation to scalable, cloud-native services processing billions of transactions
- Architected API-first services
Ebay
Architect
Mar 2008 - Apr 2009
eBay Inc. is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world.
- Led the architectural design of eBay's global e-commerce platform, enhancing user experience and transaction efficiency.
- Pioneered the use of big data analytics to inform platform optimizations, improving the payment mix to improve profitability
- Designed and implemented a highly scalable microservices architecture, reducing system downtime by 30%.
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