ARTHUR SHAFER
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Cloud Architect & Technical Program Manager
Rapidly shipping AI-powered software that creates real value.
I use AI and cloud-native architecture to build and ship full-stack products fast, solving real problems, automating real processes, and turning ideas into deployed software on AWS.
6+
Years Experience
$10M+
Portfolios Managed
4
Live Products
TS/SCI
Clearance
Projects
What I've Built
Full-stack applications designed, architected, and shipped. Each one solves a real business problem.
Enterprise Intelligence
GovContractingCRM
- RAG pipeline with ChromaDB vector store and ONNX all-MiniLM-L6-v2 embeddings for semantic search across opportunities and documents
- Hybrid Analyzer chains regex extraction with Claude AI for scope, risk, staffing, and evaluation analysis
- AI agents classify BD documents, conduct structured employee interviews (Claude Haiku), and orchestrate multi-volume proposal generation (Claude Sonnet)
- Employee-to-opportunity matching, competitive intelligence, and Kanban bid tracking
RAG / ChromaDB
Claude AI Agents
ONNX Embeddings
FastAPI
React
Python
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AI SaaS Platform
Resfol.io
- AI parsing pipeline: S3-triggered Lambda extracts PDF/DOCX text (Textract OCR fallback), Claude via Bedrock for structured JSON, rendered via Jinja2 templates
- AI Interview Orchestrator conducts multi-turn career conversations and extracts 9 context types with story-strength scoring
- Amazon Titan Embeddings (1536-dim) power semantic candidate search via OpenSearch Serverless
- AI Champion recruiter assistant with ethical guardrails and two tone modes
- Multi-tenant isolation via DynamoDB, Cognito, per-user CloudFront, and Stripe billing
Claude / Bedrock
Titan Embeddings
OpenSearch
Lambda
DynamoDB
Cognito
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Automated SaaS
EasyCompanyCRM
- Automated website generation and business management platform for service contractors
- Industry-specific templates, CRM, invoicing, job scheduling, and AI marketing tools
- Scale-to-zero serverless architecture with 99% profit margins
AWS Lambda
DynamoDB
S3
Stripe
SES
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Political Intelligence
Sentipol.com
- Interactive US map with legislator profiles and voting pattern analysis
- Bill tracking, campaign finance visualization, and AI-powered political insights
Next.js
React
PostgreSQL
Tailwind
TypeScript
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Experience
Where I've Worked
Booz Allen Hamilton
Enterprise Architect / Technical Program Manager
Feb 2019 - Present
- Technical portfolio manager for Department of Defense (DoD) clients, overseeing requirements engineering and acquisition strategy for $10M+ software systems.
- Applied analytical problem-solving to decompose technical requirements across 10+ functional teams, ensuring cross-system compatibility and API integration.
- Managed backlog prioritization and sprint planning for mission-critical national security applications.
- Developed and delivered technical briefings to senior military leadership (O-5/O-6 level), translating complex architectural decisions into strategic operational impacts.
- Facilitated Rapid Improvement Events (RIEs) utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodologies to streamline federal software acquisition processes.
CVS Health
Sr. Consultant, Technology & Innovation
Dec 2017 - Feb 2019
- Managed concurrent IT modernization projects, prioritizing engineering efforts against business ROI and budgetary constraints.
- Authored technical requirements documents for complex software applications, bridging the gap between retail business needs and backend system capabilities.
SpaceX
Business Systems Analyst (Intern)
Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
- Collaborated with software engineers to implement features and bug fixes within the enterprise ERP system.
- Supported Product Managers in large-scale software implementations, ensuring system stability and user adoption.
U.S. Army — 82nd Airborne Division
Intelligence Analyst, 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, NC
Jan 2011 - Jun 2014
- Prioritized and directed the missions of numerous intelligence assets, to include armed Predator and Reaper drones to identify and destroy enemy combatants and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
- Developed all-source intelligence products for commanders in the effort to defeat a growing insurgency.
- Planned and mediated dozens of local "shuras" (tribal meetings) between tribal elders, Afghan military forces, and American military forces to discuss the allocation of humanitarian aid funds and strategies to combat the insurgency.
- Created the SOP for personnel security procedures and managed the process for the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Battalion (over 500 soldiers).
Skills
Technical Capabilities
Cloud & Infrastructure
Development & Data
Tools & Methodologies
Security & Compliance
Certifications
Leadership
Education
Academic Background
Master of Business Administration
Bryant University
Business Administration
2020
Bachelor of Science
Bryant University
Business Administration, CIS & Chinese | GPA: 3.7
2016