================================================================================ BRIAN C. GORZELIC AI/Drone Systems Engineer & Wireless Architect ================================================================================ Contact: bgorzelic@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangorzelic/ GitHub: https://github.com/bgorzelic Website: https://gorzelic.net ================================================================================ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY ================================================================================ AI/Drone Systems Engineer and Wireless Architect with 25+ years of experience. USMC veteran. In 2025, pivoted into AI engineering — shipping 12+ production applications in 12 months spanning LLM orchestration, computer vision, full-stack SaaS, and drone software. Combines deep wireless infrastructure expertise with cutting-edge AI engineering capabilities. Key Metrics: 25+ years experience | 50,000+ devices managed | 12+ AI projects shipped | 100+ enterprise clients ================================================================================ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ================================================================================ AI & FULL-STACK ENGINEER (SOLOPRENEUR) Independent Consulting | Bay Area, California January 2025 - Present Independent consulting and product development. In 12 months, went from zero AI experience to shipping 12+ production applications spanning LLM orchestration, computer vision, full-stack SaaS, client websites, and drone software. - Built Skyforge: production drone footage CLI with AI vision (Claude, GPT-4o, YOLOv8, CLIP) for automated scene analysis - Architected FlightDeck: full-stack drone operations SaaS (FastAPI + Next.js + PostgreSQL/pgvector + Stripe) - Reverse-engineered Potensic drone control protocol via ADB for programmatic waypoint missions - Created Switchboard: LLM routing middleware with 83+ agent profiles across Claude, GPT-4, Gemini - Shipped Claude Command Suite (148+ commands, 54 AI agents) for development workflow automation - Delivered HQG v4: production client website (headless WordPress + React 19 + WPGraphQL) - Built FullstackAgent: AI-generated web apps with Claude Code + Kubernetes sandboxing - Processed 224,000+ emails via Terraform + GCP + Gmail API automation SENIOR WIRELESS NETWORK ENGINEER Pyramid Consulting (at Kaiser Permanente) | Bay Area, California May 2023 - Present Lead wireless device testing and certification for healthcare environments, ensuring compliance with industry security standards. - Automated Aruba RAP provisioning through ServiceNow, reducing overhead by 75% - Decreased transaction error rates by 7%, saving tens of thousands of man-hours annually - Led enterprise-wide VR headset deployment ensuring wireless security compliance - Maintained 99.9% uptime for mission-critical patient care devices - Managed wireless infrastructure supporting 50,000+ devices across Kaiser SENIOR RESIDENT NETWORK ENGINEER HPE Aruba | Sunnyvale, California October 2017 - May 2023 Primary technical liaison for major enterprise customers including SFO Airport, UCLA, and Northwestern University. - Led SFO airport wireless infrastructure supporting millions of annual passengers - Managed UCLA campus-wide wireless network serving 70,000+ users - Facilitated customer technical workshops and design reviews for Fortune 500 - Contributed to revenue growth through strategic account management - Developed best practices documentation adopted across the organization SENIOR SYSTEMS/SALES ENGINEER Extreme Networks, Inc. | San Jose, California April 2016 - July 2017 Led technical sales initiatives across Western US markets. - Demonstrated measurable ROI through technical presentations and POC deployments - Maintained 95%+ customer satisfaction ratings - Coordinated alignment between customer requirements and HQ capabilities PRINCIPAL NETWORK ENGINEER Smartwave Tech, Inc. | San Jose, California April 2015 - April 2016 Managed complete system development lifecycle for municipal and enterprise wireless deployments. - Contributed to $500,000+ in new business through innovative wireless solutions across major Bay Area cities PRINCIPAL NETWORK ENGINEER (TAC) Aruba Networks, Inc. | Sunnyvale, California November 2012 - April 2015 Pre/post-sales technical support for enterprise customers, specializing in complex wireless infrastructure troubleshooting. - Conducted lab simulations for rapid issue resolution and bug fixes - Collaborated with QA and development teams on product serviceability - Created knowledge base content adopted company-wide EARLY CAREER (MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS) California | 1999 - 2012 Progressive roles: Network Engineer, NOC Manager, Sales Engineer - Managed large-scale ISP operations for AT&T Enhanced Network Services - Pioneered point-to-point wireless broadband deployments and NOC operations - Led city-wide wireless mesh network designs (CCTV, VoIP, RFID) - Doubled company revenue through $500,000+ in wireless solution sales - Deployed wireless guest networks across all Westfield malls nationwide - Led technical teams at Google optimizing global data traffic - Managed 24/7 NOC operations for 1,000+ device networks (99.9% uptime) ================================================================================ EDUCATION ================================================================================ Bachelor of Science, Network Operations and Security Western Governors University (2021) Associate Degree, Computer Information Science Coleman College (2004) ================================================================================ CERTIFICATIONS ================================================================================ - Ekahau Certified Survey Engineer (ECSE) - Ekahau, 2022 - HPE Aruba ClearPass and Mobility Certification - HPE Aruba, 2022 - Mist Networks Certified - Juniper / Mist, 2023 - Live Action Omnipeek Training - Live Action, 2023 ================================================================================ TRAINING ================================================================================ Vendor Training: - Aruba Mobility Expert (AMX) - HPE Aruba, 2022 - Aruba ClearPass Advanced - HPE Aruba, 2021 - Ekahau Site Survey Pro - Ekahau, 2022 - Omnipeek Advanced Packet Analysis - Live Action, 2023 - Mist AI / Juniper Wireless - Juniper Networks, 2023 Self-Directed / Courses: - AI Engineering - Self-Directed, 2025 - LLM Application Development - Self-Directed, 2025 - Computer Vision (YOLOv8, CLIP) - Self-Directed, 2025 - Terraform on GCP - HashiCorp / Google Cloud, 2024 - Docker & Kubernetes - Self-Directed, 2024 ================================================================================ TECHNICAL SKILLS ================================================================================ Wireless & RF: 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), RF Site Survey, Spectrum Analysis, Wireless Security (WPA3/802.1X), Mesh Networking, Antenna Systems & MIMO Networking: Architecture & Design, Routing & Switching (L2/L3), Troubleshooting, Load Balancing & QoS, VPN & Zero Trust, SD-WAN Cellular & 5G: 5G/LTE Fundamentals, Private Cellular Networks, Dual-Link Failover, GSMA/CAMARA APIs AI & Machine Learning: LLM Engineering, AI Agent Orchestration, Computer Vision (YOLOv8, CLIP), Vector Databases (pgvector), Vercel AI SDK, AI-Assisted Development Cloud & Infrastructure: GCP, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Vercel / Cloudflare Workers Programming: Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Rust (learning), Bash/Shell, CI/CD Pipelines, API Design (REST/GraphQL) Drone & Robotics: Operations & Telemetry, Video/Image Processing, Reverse Engineering (ADB/Protocol), Part 107 (studying) Tools: Aruba (AOS/Central), Ekahau, Omnipeek, Git/GitHub, Mist, ServiceNow ================================================================================ MILITARY SERVICE ================================================================================ United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal (E-3) Focus: Secure, mission-critical communications Service: 1995-1999 ================================================================================ AFFILIATIONS ================================================================================ - Wi-Fi Alliance - Member (via employer), 2015-2023 - CWNP (Certified Wireless Network Professional) - Community Member, 2012-Present - United States Marine Corps - Veteran (Honorably Discharged), 1995-1999 - AI Aerial Solutions - Founder, 2025-Present ================================================================================ REFERENCES ================================================================================ Professional references available upon request. ================================================================================ Generated from gorzelic.net | https://github.com/bgorzelic/gorzelic-net ================================================================================