Joshua Phillips

Executive Engineering Leader (VP-track) — AI Transformation, Platform Modernization, Compounding Delivery Advantage

📧 josh@thephillipsequation.com 📱 610-504-4799 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 GitHub 🔗 EventFlow Project

Open to VP Engineering/Director roles; limited fractional/interim advisory available.

Selected Enterprise Outcomes

Capital One — Anti-Fragile Transformation Through Organizational Chaos:

• 8 days → 3 hours: Production certification; 97.3% manual steps eliminated; reduced release risk and audit toil
• 2-3 weeks → ~1 hour: Infrastructure deployment; 93.8% pipeline runtime reduction; first ECS Fargate CAP CDK construct; eliminated 4,808 LOC duplicative templates
• 5 days → <3 hours: Production deployment; self-service environments; release frequency up; platform dependency down
• Enterprise AI pilot: Agentic Engineering Workflow with guardrails in regulated environment; Deming-based PDCA translated to AI rules, processes, and build controls

Excella — Business Development & Mission-Critical Federal:

• $100M+ contract capture: Engineering sales support and fulfillment leader; 95% close rate on $20M average deals through technical credibility and executive presentations
• US Navy fleet automation: 6-month engagement with daily CTO collaboration; <3 manual steps for fleet-wide IT infrastructure upgrades; national security stakes

Brivo — Global PaaS Transformation:

• 90% incident reduction: Drove strategy and execution; secured CTO/COO sponsorship; board presentation for EU expansion/GDPR compliance
• Weekly → multiple daily releases: De-risked global transformation through cross-functional alignment and systematic automation

5AM Solutions / Georgetown — Regulated Healthcare & Pharma:

• Pfizer Sunrise system: Global clinical trials platform; FDA 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, GxP; 75% MTTR reduction; hundreds of millions of users
• $2B+ research compliance: Georgetown cancer centers; weekly exec/dean/provost meetings; automated workflows freeing researchers for drug discovery

Core Competencies

Professional Experience

Capital One | McLean, VA

Leading Platform Foundations, Continuous Delivery + AI Enablement, and Innovation teams for Modern Financial Core platform serving millions of customers across Card and Bank lines of business. P&L ownership with budget authority and headcount planning for three teams. Delivered three mission-critical OKRs ahead of schedule while navigating 3 direct managers and SVP-level turnover through anti-fragile operating model based on Deming's PDCA methodology.

AI/ML Enablement & Agentic Development:

Continuous Delivery & Platform Modernization (3 Mission-Critical OKRs):

Executive Leadership & Team Development:

• P&L ownership: Leading three teams (Platform Foundations, Continuous Delivery + AI Enablement, Innovation) with budget authority and headcount planning
• Executive alignment: Regular cross-functional collaboration with Card, Bank, and Financial Services LOBs; monthly presentations to 100+ developers and senior leadership
• Strategic initiative leadership: Selected to lead enterprise AI adoption pilot; establishing governance frameworks for regulated financial services
• Anti-fragile operating model: Maintained delivery through 3 managers and SVP turnover via 15-30 day value increments, self-service automation, and weekly visible value
• Team building: Bootstrapped two Platform Engineering teams; developed Principal Associate into team lead through strategic coaching

Recognition & Impact:

• Delivered 3 mission-critical OKRs ahead of schedule despite significant organizational turbulence
• Selected to lead enterprise AI pilot for platform delivery teams at Capital One Financial Core
• Featured at Enterprise Tech + AI Leadership Summit 2025 (led by Gene Kim) for EventFlow agentic development demonstration
• "Remarkable initiative and communication skills" - Former skip-level supervisor on presenting infrastructure achievements to senior leadership
• "Ahead of schedule due to exceptional people leadership" - Product peer on PFC deployment automation OKR

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Brivo | Bethesda, MD

Led global PaaS transformation for physical security access control platform serving enterprise customers worldwide. Regular collaboration with CTO and COO on mission-critical initiatives including GDPR compliance, AI adoption, operational excellence, and software delivery automation. Presented to board on EU expansion/GDPR compliance project.

Executive-Level Strategic Initiatives:

• Drove global PaaS transformation strategy from concept through execution: Gathered requirements across product, operations, engineering, security, and executives; presented quantified risk-based business case to CTO/COO securing sponsorship
• Board presentation: Delivered on EU expansion/GDPR compliance—novel infrastructure deployment with no prior documentation; coordinated cross-functional teams; delivered on time and on budget
• 90% reduction in critical production incidents: Transformed on-call from firefighting to predictable operations; accelerated releases from weekly to multiple times daily
• Pioneered AI adoption strategy: Early adopter of AI-assisted development; established governance frameworks adopted organization-wide

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Excella | Arlington, VA

P&L ownership for services capability with budget, forecasting, and financial performance reporting. Managed architects and delivery teams across Fortune 500 and federal defense accounts. Led organizational capability areas overseeing hiring, mentorship, training, and execution.

Contract Capture & Business Development:

• Engineering sales support and fulfillment leader: Closed $100M+ in contracts (95% close rate on qualified opportunities) at $20M average deal size
• Technical closer: Provided technical credibility, feasibility validation, and delivery strategy that sealed deals
• Executive presentations to prospects: Led Tech Challenges (live demonstrations), POCs, and RFP responses

Mission-Critical Federal & Defense:

• US Navy fleet automation: 6-month engagement with daily CTO collaboration; automated technical configuration system for entire naval fleet (<3 manual steps); national security stakes; classified environment
• Pioneered continuous delivery for DoD/DHS: First company to bring CD to mission-critical defense and homeland security systems; navigated FedRAMP, NIST, DoD standards

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Stelligent | Arlington, VA

Contract Capture: $10M. Engaged with CTO/CEO on strategic alignment for Fortune 500 and financial services clients.

High-Stakes Financial Services:

• AQR Capital Management: Built data science pipelines on AWS ECS Batch for $1 trillion+ hedge fund quant platform; enabled expansion to smaller funds; SEC, FINRA, CFTC, FERC regulations
• PayPal/Swift: Designed cross-account AMI publication infrastructure; scaled payment systems across multi-region AWS; failure = revenue loss, trust erosion, legal penalties

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5AM Solutions | Rockville, MD

Executive engagement: Reported to VP Engineering; CEO skip-level with regular meetings supporting executive alignment, customer support, account management, and contract capture ($5M).

Regulated Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals:

• Pfizer Sunrise system: Global clinical trial management platform (microservices on AWS ECS—early adoption); FDA 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, GxP compliance; 75% MTTR reduction; served hundreds of millions of users; stakes = drug development timelines, patient safety, FDA approvals
• BioRad, American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO): Clinical trials, genomics, drug discovery systems
• HIPAA-compliant AWS infrastructure: Built foundation for biotech Fortune 500 clients; PHI/PII handling, audit requirements, regulatory compliance

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Georgetown University | Washington DC

Various Roles | 2006 – 2015

Lombard Cancer Center, Reusch Cancer Center, Bioinformatics Shared Resource, Office of Research Technologies

Executive Engagement:

• $2B+ research compliance system: Weekly meetings with CIO, CTO, provosts, deans, senior leaders
• Led requirements capture, architecture, vendor management for clinical trials and research regulatory systems

Mission-Critical Healthcare:

• Automated clinical trial management workflows for $2B+ in research projects
• First mobile app for clinical trial management
• Patient safety monitoring system; automated reporting to oncologists and research executives

Additional:

• Adjunct Professor (2019-2021) - Developed and taught inaugural DevOps curriculum (CI/CD, OWASP security, DORA metrics, organizational transformation)

Featured Project: EventFlow

Conference Agenda Management App | Live Demo | GitHub

Personal side project demonstrating Agentic Engineering Workflow methodology. Built production-ready mobile app in 36 hours using systematic AI-assisted development:

• Tech Stack: Flutter, Material 3, Provider pattern, GitHub Actions CI/CD
• Quality: 17+ comprehensive tests, zero security vulnerabilities (DryRun Security verified)
• Automation: Complete CI/CD pipeline with agent feedback loops for autonomous issue resolution
• Recognition: Featured app at Enterprise Tech + AI Leadership Summit 2025 led by Gene Kim

Technical Skills

Education

• Master of Science in Bioinformatics - Georgetown University School of Medicine
• Bachelor of Science in Biological Science - Muhlenberg College

Speaking & Recognition

• Enterprise Tech + AI Leadership Summit (ETLS) 2025 - Built featured app (EventFlow) demonstrating agentic development methodology at summit led by Gene Kim
• Internal Capital One presentations on AI enablement, CDK automation, and continuous delivery transformation
• Monthly PFC Platform & Testing Tower Roadshow presenter on deployment automation and infrastructure achievements

Publications & Open Source

• EventFlow - Open-source conference management app demonstrating agentic AI development (github.com/Josh-thephillipsequation/Eventflow)
• CAP CDK Fargate Construct - First ECS Fargate construct contribution to Capital One's infrastructure library
• Turbo Pipeline Orchestration - Maintaining adopted tooling from Capital One innersource
• Upcoming: "Agent-Driven Development in the Enterprise: A Playbook" - Practical guide for systematic AI-assisted development

Advisory and Fractional Leadership

Full-Time Executive Roles:

• VP Engineering / Director of Engineering positions
• Platform Modernization & AI Transformation leadership
• High-growth or turnaround scenarios requiring anti-fragile operating models
• Organizations needing transformation from release anxiety and on-call burnout to joyful, high-velocity delivery

Fractional/Interim Leadership (2 slots available this quarter):

• AI/ML Enablement Strategy - Enterprise adoption roadmaps with governance frameworks; velocity + compliance paradox resolution
• Platform Transformation - Turn weeks-long deployments into automated non-events through systematic CD transformation
• Executive Advisory - Operating model design for compounding delivery advantage in regulated environments; P&L optimization for engineering organizations