Richard P. Genet, MS

• GoPrizm: Full Stack AI Home Improvement mobile app: React Native, Langsmith Agents with Claude LLM, GCP(authentication, db, serverless functions) MVP WIP
• GrowToGlobal | Georgia CleanTech Innovation Hub: VirtualCSO AI mobile app using React Native, LLM, RAG, API data sourcing MVP WIP
• Atlanta Block Chain: ElizaOS social AI agent

Architect, Product Owner, Team Lead, and Developer. Built a team of Cloud and Python innovators to accelerate customer adoption of Infinera products.

• PIXI Platform: Achieved 100% shift from manual to automated testing, saving 4 headcount. Enabled sales team to demo product features and customers to execute acceptance field testing.
• Developed desktop subsystem with GUI, iPython to control Network Elements and GCP NE simulators across product families.
• Built cloud subsystem on GCP for hosting simulators.
• Field Network Element Data Recorder: Replaced legacy system saving 3 headcount and eliminating weekly failures by implementing web + GCP with Big Query ML system.

Product feature definition, prioritization, and MVP evaluation. Engaged with Agile meetups (technical and leadership), corporations, local and remote.

Managed Blue Planet DevOps Exchange, an open software development and deployment platform for engineers, customers, and partners.

• Created DevOps product as a service on time and under budget.
• Achieved 4x increase in user SW management by replacing GitHub with GitLab CI/CD.
• Replaced bi-annual release model with weekly releases by developing new self-managed DevOps Exchange website on AWS.
• Conducted gap analysis with users and delivered improvements to software process and cloud deployment automation.

Led Ciena corporate telecom automation strategy, delivering platforms to multiple divisions.

• Saved $1 million over 10 years on tool licensing with custom tools.
• Served 300+ users globally, managing a team of 10 across US and India.
• Automated 10,000+ tests, enabling 72% automated test coverage.
• Saved two weeks regression time per release via 71% test reduction algorithm.
• Achieved five nines reliability with "LEGO" driven architecture.

• Hitachi Telecom: Hands-On Manager System Verification - Created automation and test management systems.
• Bell Northern Research: Member Scientific Staff - Created client-server automated test environment for optical access products.