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Technology Leadership Portfolio

William "Hawke" Hawkes-Robinson

Executive Overview

With over 25 years of technology leadership experience, I have consistently delivered innovative solutions that drive business growth, optimize operations, and create competitive advantages across diverse industries. My portfolio demonstrates expertise in:

- Strategic Technology Leadership
- Enterprise Architecture
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- Information Security
- Global Infrastructure
- Digital Transformation

Key Leadership Impact

- Scaled organizations from 1 to 200+ staff across 6 continents
- Managed annual technology budgets up to $20M+
- Achieved 99.999% uptime for mission-critical systems
- Reduced infrastructure costs by 90% while improving capabilities
- Led multiple successful exits including Barnes & Noble acquisition

Featured Projects

Enterprise Platforms & Infrastructure

1. [ManufacturingPower Enterprise Platform (2022-2024)](/portfolio/manufacturing-power)
- Built industrial supply chain platform connecting millions of parts
- Reduced infrastructure costs 90% while expanding capabilities
- Integrated advanced AI/ML for pricing optimization

2. [Franklin Covey Global Infrastructure (1999-2000)](/portfolio/franklin-covey)
- Led technology for 150+ countries, 4,000+ employees
- Achieved 99.999% uptime across global operations
- Modernized entire enterprise architecture

3. [MightyWords eBooks Platform (2000-2002)](/portfolio/mightywords)
- Built world's #1 eBooks platform from scratch
- Led to successful Barnes & Noble acquisition
- Managed $20M+ annual technology budget

Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

1. [Real-time ASR/NLP System (2020-2022)](/portfolio/asr-nlp)
- Outperformed Google's solutions by 150% speed, 30% accuracy
- Supported 14+ languages simultaneously
- Scaled to 20,000+ concurrent users at 20x lower cost

2. [Brain-Computer Interface Gaming (2004-Present)](/portfolio/bci-rpg)
- Pioneered neural interface gaming technology
- Enhanced accessibility for mobility-impaired users
- Led global research collaboration across 6 continents

3. [Security AI Implementation at Trigeo (2008)](/portfolio/trigeo-security)
- Developed AI-powered security analytics
- Led to $35M acquisition by SolarWinds
- Reduced false positives by 95%

Infrastructure & Operations

1. [LearningMate Video Platform (2021-2022)](/portfolio/learningmate)
- Scaled from 600 to 20,000+ concurrent users
- Reduced costs 90% vs commercial solutions
- Enhanced global learning capabilities

2. [Rural Broadband Initiative (2002-2004)](/portfolio/rural-broadband)
- Built innovative self-powered infrastructure
- Provided critical services in extreme conditions
- Achieved 99.99% reliability in rural environments

3. [WebTPA Healthcare Platform (2024)](/portfolio/webtpa)
- Led enterprise healthcare integration
- Supported 18,000+ employees
- Enhanced HIPAA-compliant operations

Tech Portfolio

Technical Expertise Leadership Impact Key Achievements

William "Hawke" Hawkes-Robinson

Technology Innovation & Digital Transformation Leader

Enterprise Architect AI/ML Expert Technology Leader

Career Impact Overview

Scale & Scope

Operations across 150+ countries
Teams of 200+ technical staff
$20B+ enterprise experience
99.999% infrastructure uptime

Innovation Impact

900% database performance gains
400% SDLC efficiency increase
90% infrastructure cost reduction
14+ language AI translation system

Technical Leadership

15+ years C-level experience
15+ years hands-on development
15+ years infrastructure design
Multi-billion dollar budgets and personally responsible for directly managing 30+ million dollar budgets.

Major Technical Achievements

AI Translation System

Built real-time Automatic Spec Recognition / Natural Language Processing Closed Captions, Transcription, & Profanity Filtering ASR/NLP system outperforming Google Meet, Zoom, and competing platforms.

150% faster processing
30% improved accuracy
14+ languages supported
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Video Platform Scaling

Scaled from 200 to 40,000+ concurrent users in 3 months

99.999% uptime maintained
90% cost reduction
Custom-built infrastructure
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Database Performance

900% performance improvement for mission-critical system

Query latency from 2000ms to 2ms
Connections from 100/s to 5000/s
50+ years of data optimized
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Enterprise Transformation

Led digital transformation for $20B+ organization

150+ countries
18,000+ employees
Complete infrastructure redesign
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Supply Chain Industry Platform

30% average cost savings identified
Reduced analysis time from weeks to minutes
Integrated 14 major distributors
Expanded market reach globally
New revenue streams created
Processed 60M+ unique parts
95% accuracy in part matching
Real-time price updates
Sub-second search response times
Cross-platform mobile solution
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Technical Leadership Experience

CTIO - Practicing Musician

Leading AI-enhanced educational platform development

Technical Impact

Custom LLM development
Real-time ASR/NLP systems
Multi-platform architecture

Leadership Impact

35+ -person technical team
Complete infrastructure design
Strategic technology roadmap

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Technical Expertise

AI/ML Technologies

Custom LLM Development
TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras
Natural Language Processing
Neural Networks & Deep Learning
MLOps & AI Pipeline Development

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Kubernetes, Docker Orchestration
Terraform, Ansible
Microservices Architecture
High-Availability Systems

Development & DevOps

Full Stack Development
CI/CD Pipeline Architecture
Test Automation
Infrastructure as Code
Performance Optimization