Jason Aloi

Professional Experience

Independent Projects & Contracts — Remote

January 1998 - Present

Senior AI Engineer & Full-Stack Developer

AI/GenAI Development: Designs and develops custom AI-powered applications and intelligent agent systems.
Builds multi-agent orchestration systems using LangChain and RAG architectures to automate complex workflows.
Implements vector embeddings and semantic search capabilities for optimized data retrieval.
Creates ML pipelines utilizing PyTorch and Hugging Face transformers for model training and deployment.
Develops custom GPT applications and prompt engineering solutions to solve specific client problems.
Full-Stack Engineering: Delivers enterprise solutions across industries: E-commerce, CRM, LMS, Real Estate, FinTech, etc.
Provides technical leadership in roadmap definition and establishing engineering best practices for over 100+ individuals, organizations, and small businesses, with many repeated hires.
Participates in product strategy and roadmapping, exercising cross-functional collaboration across departments to define requirements and deliver scalable solutions.

Bendyworks — Remote

October 2021 - August 2022

Senior Software Engineer

Full-Stack Development: Delivered enterprise web and mobile applications in an Agile consulting environment using Ruby on Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, Node.js, Python, and React.
Architecture & Scale: Architected 3+ full-stack applications, reducing client operational costs by 30% through automation and workflow improvements.
Performance Optimization: Optimized database queries and caching strategies, improving response times from 800ms to 200ms.
API Design: Developed RESTful and GraphQL APIs serving 10,000+ daily requests with 99.9% uptime.
Testing & QA: Established TDD/BDD practices, increasing test coverage from 45% to 85% and reducing production defects by over 25%.
Mentorship: Mentored junior developers through pair programming and code reviews, improving team code quality scores by about 20%.

Downs2Earth — Green Bay, WI, USA

June 2016 - December 2021

Executive Director

Leadership: Built and led a mission-driven organization, establishing and managing a remote team of 25 across seven countries.
Collaboration & Strategy: Developed remote management systems and cross-cultural communication strategies that enabled global collaboration and community impact.
Operations: Managed cross-functional operations and stakeholder relations in a distributed environment.

Casebook PBC (at Pivotal Labs / IDEO) — New York, NY, USA

January 2010 - January 2012

Senior Web Application Developer

Application Development: Developed and maintained Ruby on Rails applications with a focus on scalable architecture and test-driven development (TDD).
Frontend Engineering: Built progressive web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries.
Database Optimization: Optimized database performance utilizing MongoDB sharding and partitioning strategies for distributed systems.
DevOps: Established CI/CD workflows and automated deployment processes utilizing Heroku and Chef.
Collaboration: Collaborated deeply with design teams and clients to maximize customer satisfaction metrics, exceeding targets.

Stylesight — New York, NY, USA

January 2009 - June 2010

Senior Web Application Developer

Leadership: Supervised junior web developers, analyzing areas of weakness and scheduling training sessions.
Testing: Showed exemplary skills in debugging websites and ensuring updated software documentation.
Mobile Development: Collaborated with mobile developers to create and build mobile-responsive websites.

2nd Nature Interactive — Syracuse, NY, USA

April 2007 - December 2009

Application Engineer & Development Lead

Technical Leadership: Supervised the development of new engineering software and managed productivity of the technical team.
Database Administration: Meticulously performed all database changes and administration tasks on web portal SQL servers.
Problem Solving: Spearheaded projects by creating and running SQL queries for multiple tasks across all environments.

Certifications

Selected from 275+ continuous learning certifications (2020–2025). I like to figure out systems and learn new things.

AI Agents & Machine Learning

AI Automation & Agents with Model Context Protocol (MCP) | Udemy (2025)
Programming Generative AI: PyTorch, Hugging Face & Stable Diffusion | LinkedIn (2025)
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer Associate (MLA-C01) Cert Prep | LinkedIn (2025)
Complete Guide to Evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs) | LinkedIn (2025)

Cloud Architecture & DevOps

Kubernetes: Provisioning for Infrastructure as Code | LinkedIn (2025)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) Cert Prep | LinkedIn (2025)
Docker Foundations Professional Certificate | Docker (2025)

Data Engineering & Product Leadership

Complete Guide to SQL for Data Engineering | LinkedIn (2025)
Product Management: Building a Product Strategy & Roadmap | PMI (2025)
Aha! Product Management Professional Certificate | Aha! (2025)

Skills

AI, Machine Learning & Generative AI

Generative AI, Machine Learning (ML), Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Computer Vision, LangChain, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Hugging Face, Stable Diffusion, NumPy, Pandas, OpenAI (ChatGPT API), ClaudeCode, Cursor, Midjourney, DALL-E, Flowise, n8n, Otter.ai, RunwayML, Multi-Agent Orchestration, Vector Embeddings, Prompt Engineering, Fine-Tuning, Human-in-the-Loop (HITL), AI Orchestration, Workflow Automation

Programming Languages

Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, PHP, Go (Golang), Java, C/C++, Rust, Swift, Objective-C, Bash/Shell Scripting, ActionScript, CoffeeScript, AppleScript, Perl, Clojure

Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps & CI/CD

AWS (EC2, S3, Beanstalk, Lightsail, IAM), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure, Heroku, DigitalOcean, Rackspace, Hostinger, GoDaddy, Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Helm, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet, CI/CD Pipelines, Github Actions, Git, GitHub, GitFlow, Bitbucket, Apache Subversion (SVN), Linux (Ubuntu/Debian/RedHat), Nginx, Apache, SSH, VirtualBox, Vagrant, Raspberry Pi/Raspbian, Cpanel

Backend Development & API Architecture

FastAPI, Django, Flask, Node.js, Express.js, Next.js, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Elixir/Phoenix, Sinatra, Microservices Architecture, REST APIs, GraphQL (Apollo), Serverless, Event-Driven Architecture, Distributed Systems, OAuth, JWT, OWASP, Role-based Access Control

Frontend Development & UI/UX

React.js, Redux, Angular (AngularJS/Angular 2+), Vue.js, Gatsby, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Material-UI, SCSS/SASS, CSS3, HTML5, Styled Components, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Figma, Balsamiq, SketchUp, CAD, Visio, Responsive Design, Human-Centered Design, Wireframe, User Stories, Accessibility (WCAG), Single Page Applications (SPA), Progressive Web Apps (PWA)

Databases & Data Engineering

PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, Dynamodb, Vector Databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus), Embeddings, ETL/ELT Pipelines, Data Analysis, Real-time Data Processing, Apache Spark, Airflow, Databricks, Apache Kafka, 3D Modeling, FileMaker Pro, MS Access

Testing (QA) & Code Quality

Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Unit Testing, Integration Testing, End-to-End (E2E) Testing, Jest, RSpec, Cucumber, Cypress, Selenium, PyTest, Mocha/Chai, Code Coverage Analysis, Static Analysis, Linting (ESLint, Pylint), Code Reviews

Methodologies, Leadership & Soft Skills

Technical Leadership, Agile/Scrum, Kanban, Project Management, Roadmap Definition, Strategic Planning, Mentorship, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Problem Solving, Stakeholder Management, Interpersonal Communication, Remote Team Management, Conflict Resolution

Professional Summary

Education