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IT service delivery leader with a track record of deploying complex infrastructure and data ecosystems that actually stick.

Deeply technical by nature, I stay hands-on with emerging platforms. I’m most energized when solving hard problems for the Department of Veterans Affairs and the people who have served our country.

What I'm Looking For

Based in Austin, TX and not actively seeking a new role right now, but always up for a conversation about impactful work, collaboration, or trading notes on ambitious ideas.

Interests & Hobbies

Self-hosting experiments, cross-disciplinary learning (AI, biotechnology, climate change, culture, foreign affairs, computing, deep-science rabbit holes), woodworking, cooking, and long-range shooting. I usually have more hobbies than hours in the week, and everything is anchored in striving to be the best husband and dad I can be.

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Experience

VA Portfolio Director at Initiate Government Solutions, LLC

2025 - Present | Austin, Texas

Program Manager, VA Programs at Red River

2020 - 2025 | Austin, Texas

  • Infrastructure as a Managed Service (IaaMS)
  • Storage on Demand (SOD)

Information Technology Project Manager at Red River

2016 - 2020 | Austin, Texas

  • Storage on Demand (SOD)

Senior IT Business Analyst Lead at Systems Made Simple, A Lockheed Martin Company

2015 - 2016 | Austin, Texas

  • Enterprise Performance Measures Support (EPMS)

Senior Procurement Lead at Systems Made Simple, A Lockheed Martin Company

2013 - 2015 | Austin, Texas

  • Data Center Acquisition T4 (DCAT4)

Contract Specialist (GS-1102 Series) at United States Department of Defense

2009 - 2013 | Washington, DC

Projects

SpicyFerret

spicyferret.com

Strava activity name generator that transforms boring activity names into pure comedy gold. Turn "Morning Run" into "Run Forest Run" with 500+ funny names across 50+ activity categories.

  • Tech Stack: Python Flask, Strava API, OAuth integration
  • Security: Encrypted token storage, rate limiting, HTTPS/SSL
  • Deployment: Production systemd service with comprehensive logging

Debt Reduction Planner

github.com/kvenanzi/debtreduction

We all could do with a little less debt, right? Strategy-aware payoff simulator that compares snowball, avalanche, and custom ordering with instant charts and timelines.

  • Tech Stack: Flask, SQLAlchemy, SQLite, HTMX, Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS, Chart.js, Docker
  • Features: Interactive payoff schedules, strategy switching, editable extra payments, persistent data storage
  • Testing & Ops: pytest coverage, Dockerfile + compose volume for durable instance data

Synthetic Health

github.com/kvenanzi/synthetichealth

Actively under development. Updates may include breaking changes.

Inspired by Synthea, a synthetic patient simulator that generates clinically coherent, terminology-rich datasets with configurable population distributions and scenario/module-driven care pathways. Produces linked demographics, encounters, conditions, medications, labs, procedures, immunizations, and care plans for analytics, interoperability testing, and migration rehearsals.

  • Tech Stack: Python 3.8+, Polars, DuckDB, Faker, PyYAML, pytest
  • Features: YAML scenarios and state-machine modules; normalized ICD-10/SNOMED/RxNorm/LOINC/CVX with VSAC/UMLS; parallel generation; referential integrity; linter and Monte Carlo validation
  • Outputs: CSV, Parquet, FHIR R4, HL7 v2 (ADT/ORU), VistA MUMPS

Skills

Leadership & Strategy

Enterprise Leadership

  • Enterprise strategy across IT, data, and AI initiatives
  • Transformational leadership and stakeholder alignment
  • Project and program management
  • Federal contracting (FAR/DFARS)
  • Financial modeling for federal RFPs with technical-to-budget translation

Technical Skills

Programming & Data Engineering

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Databricks
  • Data engineering pipelines, orchestration, and transformations
  • Apache Spark & PySpark
  • Delta Lake & Apache Iceberg
  • Dagster
  • Polars
  • Pandas

Data Platforms & Databases

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • DuckDB
  • Delta Lakehouse architecture

Cloud & Platform Operations

  • AWS
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
  • Linux administration
  • Docker

Tooling & Collaboration

  • Git
  • VS Code with OpenAI Codex & Claude Code
  • n8n
  • Workflow automation with LLMs
  • AI-assisted code generation and debugging
  • Intelligent documentation generation and summarization
  • AI-based content and metadata tagging

AI Expertise

LLM Platforms & Governance

  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configuration and orchestration
  • API-based LLM integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini)
  • Prompt engineering and context window optimization
  • AI governance and responsible AI implementation

AI Program Delivery

  • AI-powered risk analysis and decision support
  • Automated report generation and executive summaries
  • Predictive analytics for project health and capacity planning
  • Task triage and prioritization via natural language agents

Certifications

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Databricks

Oracle

Project Management

Federal/Defense

  • Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) - National Contract Management Association
  • Contracting Level III - Defense Acquisition University
  • Program Management Level I - Defense Acquisition University

IT Infrastructure

  • Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) 2011 - PeopleCert

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

West Texas A&M University | 2014 - 2015

Activities and societies: Beta Gamma Sigma

BSBA, Finance

University of West Florida | 2004 - 2008

Additional Education

Online Courses & Certifications

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Academic Achievements

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Contact

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I'm always interested in new opportunities, collaborations, and conversations. Based in Austin, TX and available for remote or local opportunities.

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