John
Kishe

Built the operational and technology engine running a certified federal prime contractor. AI is the core management tool — not a novelty. Manages team, budget, negotiations, and still builds the systems.

• Drove 3 contract awards totaling $1.4M within first 6 months; pursuit pipeline projected to reach $50M by year-end across USSOCOM, DHS, CISA, U.S. Space Force, and USMC
• Designed and built a RAG-based document analysis system reducing proposal cycle time from 2 weeks to 3 days across 20+ federal contract pursuits
• Manages $34,000 monthly operating budget — personnel, AI tooling, job boards, and software licenses
• Scaled contract workforce from 0 to 10+ employees nationwide in 6 months; owns the full placement lifecycle from award through performance
• Built AI-powered workflow automation with N8N and LLM APIs, replacing manual marketing spend with automated content and social media pipelines
• Developed conversational AI application integrated with live data sources; extensions include transaction processing and self-service FAQ automation

Led architecture and modernization of a USAF aviation platform spanning 20 interconnected modules. Made the team capable, not just got the work done.

• Reverse-engineered a 20-year-old legacy .NET codebase across 20 modules — produced Business Context Diagrams, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, and system context documentation
• Designed monolithic-to-microservices decomposition strategy using Domain-Driven Design; implemented CQRS with MediatR and RabbitMQ event-based messaging
• Built RESTful Microservice APIs using ASP.NET Core 9, C#, and SQL Server; deployed via Azure DevOps CI/CD with SonarQube and Fortify security scanning
• Modernized frontend from Angular 8 and Classic ASP to React TypeScript + Vite + Material UI + Redux; integrated Keycloak SSO with dynamic JWT claims and Redis Cache
• Architecture documentation directly supported a $2M+ contract extension — full auditable visibility into platform decisions and risk

Designed the data architecture and analytics platform for a healthcare supply chain company. Established the data foundation — schema, integration contracts, ETL pipelines, and data governance — before a single dashboard was delivered. Architecture became the specification for the Snowflake migration.

• Designed full data schema and integration architecture with entity relationships, metric definitions, data lineage, and integration contracts for multiple ERP and hospital system partners
• Architected SQL Server data warehouse whose schema, stored procedures, and integration patterns served as the direct specification for the Snowflake migration
• Built enterprise BI platform with self-service dashboards, real-time metrics, and dynamic role-based metric retrieval per hospital client
• Developed AI-powered document intelligence service using Azure AI Search and Cognitive Services for natural language queries across contract and inventory data
• Used Amplitude for event-based behavioral analytics and A/B test measurement; findings supported the successful GHX acquisition

Six years building data pipelines, financial reporting systems, clinical analytics, and consumer-facing applications for one of the largest hospital networks in the country.

• Built SSIS ETL pipelines pulling from Meditech, Cerner, and Epic EHR systems into a centralized SQL Server data warehouse supporting 167+ hospitals
• Built consumer journey instrumentation for nursing enrollment platform — drove completion rate from 10% to 43% using funnel analysis, session recordings, and heatmap data
• Developed financial intelligence data products: OR utilization trackers, marketing expense dashboards, surgical financial reconciliation, and readmission analytics
• Integrated Salesforce CRM API and Twilio for omnichannel outreach — behavioral and demographic signals triggered personalized SMS, voice, and digital communication
• Governed HIPAA-compliant data architecture: consent management, data retention, RBAC by user role and facility — designed in from the start

• Built payroll data processing engine, benefits data modules, and time-and-attendance systems for multi-state regulated healthcare clients
• Designed automated QA pre-check layer for payroll — reduced data-related support tickets 30% through anomaly flagging and auto-correction before production runs
• Resolved SQL Server deadlocks and performance bottlenecks by rewriting stored procedures and rebuilding indexing strategy

• Built Florida UCC Filing System, Texas Nurse Licensing Portal, and Florida Children's Medical Services platform — compliance-grade data pipelines, schema design, and secure data handling
• Built Bank of America payment gateway REST API integration for statewide financial transaction processing and real-time reporting
• Built XML-based bulk-load REST service for batch processing of statewide UCC filing data with XSD schema validation and N-tier architecture

• Built enterprise financial data applications for statewide tax operations: Business Tax Registration, Tax Enrollment Services, Online Bill Payment, and Corporate Income Filing
• Integrated SAP web technologies for enterprise financial reporting; built Bank of America payment API for statewide tax payment processing
• Built batch data processing architecture with automated SQL scheduling and FTP pipelines for secure inter-system financial data transfers