Caleb Stammen, MSCIA

Software Engineer | AI Lead | IT Manager
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Summary

Technical leader delivering AI-enabled systems in production environments. Owns AI, full-stack software, and infrastructure initiatives from use-case selection and system design through deployment and adoption. Trusted advisor to executive leadership, translating complex systems into durable workflows under real-world constraints of cost, compliance, reliability, and human behavior.

Skills

AI & Machine Learning

  • LLM application design and production deployment
  • Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems
  • AI workflow automation, governance, mentoring, and adoption strategy

Software Engineering

  • Full-stack web application development
  • Frontend and backend systems (React, TypeScript, Node.js/Express, Python, C#, SQL Server)
  • API design, integration, and secure SaaS architecture

Cloud, Infrastructure & Security

  • Cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure (Azure and AWS)
  • Production operations with GitHub Actions CI/CD, deployment hardening, and monitoring workflows
  • Cybersecurity programs aligned with NIST frameworks
  • Disaster recovery, backups, and business continuity

Automation & Internal Systems

  • Business process automation and internal tooling
  • AI-powered intranet, LMS, and knowledge systems
  • Workflow and billing integrations (messaging, Stripe, and operational automations)

Leadership & Strategy

  • Technical ownership from system design through production adoption
  • Executive advisory, vendor evaluation, and cross-functional leadership

Professional Experience

Founder & Full-Stack Engineer

Suitflow Dec 2025 – Present Hybrid

SaaS platform for men's formalwear shops

  • Founded Suitflow in December 2025 and built a wedding-centric SaaS platform for formalwear shops to manage party members, measurements, tailoring, special orders, messaging, automations, and billing
  • Built everything myself end to end, including React/TypeScript frontend, Node/Express backend, Prisma data layer, SQL Server schema, authentication, payments, and messaging systems
  • Designed and shipped multi-tenant operational workflows, global search/reporting, and production-ready role-based permissions with audit and notification capabilities
  • Owned cloud infrastructure and release operations across Azure DEV/PROD, CI migrations, smoke checks, and backup/restore readiness runbooks

Software Developer / AI Lead

Garmann Miller Nov 2024 – Present Hybrid

Mid-sized architecture firm

  • Own AI and full-stack software initiatives end to end, from use-case selection and system design through production deployment and organizational adoption
  • Advise executive leadership on AI strategy, technical feasibility, and organizational readiness; mentor key employees on effective AI usage and tooling
  • Design, build, and operate AI-powered internal systems supporting architecture workflows, including an AEC-focused meeting minute platform
  • Automate employee preboarding, onboarding components, internal communications, and project information workflows across departments
  • Co-lead the design and deployment of an AI-powered intranet and LMS, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and securing executive buy-in
  • Act as a technical advisor to IT leadership, contributing to improved cybersecurity posture and risk management
  • Design and operate AI infrastructure across cloud and on-prem experimentation, ultimately standardizing on cloud deployment
  • Guide internal teams on effective AI usage with emphasis on workflow integration, reliability, and adoption

Technical Founder / Owner

Stammen Technology Dec 2022 – Present Hybrid

AI and development firm

  • Shipped multiple AI and software products for paying customers
  • Delivered custom AI automations, software systems, and business websites for small to mid-sized clients
  • Developed multiple websites for small to mid-sized businesses.
  • Pivoted from IT/Cybersecurity services to AI and software development in 2023.

IT Manager (Technology Administrator)

Pax Machine Works Jan 2024 – Nov 2024

Mid-sized manufacturing organization

  • Led networking, cybersecurity, server, cloud, and end-user systems for a production manufacturing environment, reporting directly to executive leadership
  • Owned availability, security, and reliability of IT systems supporting manufacturing operations, engineering, and business functions
  • Directed vendor selection, procurement, and automation initiatives to improve system reliability, security posture, and cost efficiency
  • Designed and implemented a secure industrial network integrating presses, robots, and sorters into a hybrid IT/OT environment
  • Developed and deployed a custom C# application automating operational workflows, saving 200+ labor hours annually
  • Led NIST-aligned security initiatives that improved cyber insurability, reduced organizational risk, and strengthened incident readiness
  • Owned disaster recovery planning and execution, including backup strategy design and tabletop exercises to validate response readiness

Information Technology Intern (Full-time)

Pax Machine Works Jun 2022 – Dec 2023
  • Pitched and implemented an internal help-desk system, improving issue tracking and response workflows

Education

M.S. Cybersecurity & Information Assurance

Western Governors University
  • Member of the WGU Cybersecurity Club
  • Earned excellence awards in Secure Software Design, Security Operations, and Secure Network Design

B.S. Information Technology

Western Governors University

Certifications

  • NVIDIA Certified Associate: Generative AI LLMs
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • CompTIA PenTest+, CySA+, Security+, Network+, A+
  • ITIL v4 Foundation
  • Linux Essentials (LPI Institution)