Matt G. Wagner

AI-Native Architect & Technical Co-Founder

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Key Skills

Agentic AI Systems (Claude Code, MCP, Agent Skills)

LLM Orchestration & Prompt Engineering

Custom MCP Server Development

AI Workflow Automation for Operations

SaaS Product Development (0 → Revenue)

Fractional CTO & Technical Co-Founding

Cloud Infrastructure (Azure, AWS, Cloudflare)

Team Leadership & Mentorship

US Army Officer / Active Security Clearance

Technologies

AI / LLMs: Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Claude Code CLI

Agent Stack: MCP servers, agent skills, tool use, hooks

TypeScript, C# / .NET, Python

React, Next.js, Tailwind

Supabase, Cloudflare Workers, Microsoft Azure

PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, Redis

REST APIs, OpenAPI, Webhooks, JMAP

Stripe, Docker

Fractional CTO and technical co-founder specializing in agentic AI systems — Claude Code agents, custom MCP servers, agent skills, and LLM orchestration that automate real workflows for real teams. 18+ years architecting and shipping software. Co-founded 6+ SaaS products generating $1M+ combined revenue. Career spans Fortune 50 engineering teams to founder-led startups, complemented by 14+ years as a US Army Field Artillery officer commanding HIMARS units and emergency response operations.

Professional Experience

Owner, Chief Technology Officer

Red Leg Dev, LLC

June 2018 - Present

Build production agentic AI systems on Claude, Claude Code, custom MCP servers, and agent skills — automating correspondence, research, ops, and project coordination that clients had handled manually for years
Architect and launch custom SaaS products from zero to paying customers for more than a dozen startups and small businesses
Provide fractional CTO leadership, AI integration consulting, and product strategy to founders deciding where agents fit in their business
Lead developers, designers, and product managers through full product lifecycles

Technical Co-Founder

IdeaBloom.io

September 2025 - Present

Co-founded AI-native platform that uses LLM agents to help entrepreneurs validate business ideas against real market data
Architect agentic AI pipelines for competitive analysis, market sizing, and idea scoring that replace hours of manual research
Build the full-stack SaaS on Next.js, Supabase, and OpenAI with integrated billing and user onboarding

Founding Engineer

Readerful

November 2025 - Present

Founding engineer on an author-growth platform helping fiction authors build readerships through engagement and discovery tooling
Architect and ship the full Next.js and Supabase stack on Cloudflare Workers — admin analytics, publisher dashboards, magic-link auth, and email infrastructure
Partner with founders to translate author-growth strategy into production features, from MVP scoping through iteration with paying customers

Technical Co-Founder

JobGuruAI

November 2024 - September 2025

Co-founded AI-first SaaS product for job seekers — architected from zero to MVP with LLM-powered resume optimization, interview prep, and job matching
Designed the business model and go-to-market strategy for a new AI-native product category
Integrated OpenAI APIs with structured output parsing to deliver personalized career guidance

Technical Co-Founder

WOTC Genius (https://wotcgenius.com)

July 2024 - February 2026

Co-founded SaaS platform for Work Opportunity Tax Credit screening and processing
Architected automated workflow for applicant screening, documentation, and compliance
Designed the interface used by small and midsize businesses to manage the WOTC process end-to-end

Founder

WriteMyNCOER.com

March 2023 - Present

Solo-founded AI-powered B2C SaaS generating $4,200+ in revenue — one of the earliest GPT-integrated products in the military space (launched March 2023)
Engineer LLM prompts and structured output pipelines that generate Army-compliant evaluation narratives from minimal user input
Own the entire product lifecycle: AI integration, Stripe billing, Next.js frontend, marketing, and customer support

Principal Architect

InContext Solutions - Chicago, IL

October 2021 - Present

Chair the Architecture Review Board, driving platform scalability, API design, and AI integration strategy
Design the background processing engine that handles resource-intensive 3D rendering and data pipelines
Lead the Information Security team and Business Continuity Planning program
Mentor developers across experience levels on modern architecture patterns

Partner, Chief Technology Officer

Esferas.io

June 2020 - Present

Co-founded B2B SaaS product scaling to $775K+ lifetime revenue and $12K+ MRR with hundreds of paying subscribers
Architect and operate a high-throughput platform handling 33M+ API requests per month on .NET, Cosmos DB, and Redis
Design the third-party API integration layer and webhook infrastructure powering core product automation
Drive the product roadmap from MVP to stable, revenue-generating platform

Enterprise Architect / Principal Software Engineer

CertiPay - Winter Haven, FL

October 2014 - November 2021

Led implementation of next-generation payroll and HR SaaS serving thousands of businesses
Recruited, interviewed, and mentored the development team across multiple product lines
Architected API-first platform enabling third-party integrations and automated workflows
Organized and led internal tech talks on software engineering practice

Previous Positions

Various Companies

Principal Software Engineer at MercuryWorks (August 2017 - April 2020)
Lead Software Engineer at DealerTrack Technologies (2012 - October 2014)
Developer at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union (December 2011 - July 2012)
Software Engineer at AutoLoop (August 2010 - September 2011)
Web Applications Developer at JPMorganChase (June 2008 - August 2010)

Military Experience

MOS 13A, Field Artillery Officer

U.S. Army, Florida Army National Guard

September 2011 - Present

Commanded Headquarters and Headquarters Battery for HIMARS battalion, leading 110+ Soldiers
Commanded M777A2 artillery battery with 85+ Soldiers and $50mm+ of equipment
Led coordination during five major hurricanes and two presidential inaugurations
Roles included Commander, Executive Officer, Platoon Leader, and Fire Direction Officer
NATO Allied Rapid Response Cell exercise experience in Germany
Active U.S. Government Security Clearance

Conferences & Volunteering

Central Florida Software Meetup

Established a community for software professionals in the Lakeland area, creating a platform for networking and knowledge exchange (2023-2024).

Avengercon V

Presented 'Rapid Application Development for Emergency Response Scenarios' (December 2020), highlighting low-code solutions for emergency operations.

Tampa Code Camp Speaker

'Resiliency Patterns: Managing Failure in a Chaotic World' (October 2017) and 'Moving Fast Without Breaking Things in .NET' (July 2016).

Assistant Coach, Lakeland City Baseball

Coach Advanced Baseball and All-Stars for 10U teams, providing mentoring, professional development, and guidance to a team of high-performing young athletes.

Community Involvement

Chapter President for Gator Redleg Chapter of the U.S. Field Artillery Association (https://www.gatorredleg.org/), Operation Code Mentor, and Great American Teach-in Speaker.

Education & Training

B.S. Computer Information Systems

University of South Florida - Tampa, FL

Graduated May 2009

Florida Academic Scholars - Bright Futures Scholarship recipient
Men's Varsity Baseball, 2006 - 2007

Military Training

Common Faculty Development - Instructor Course, Camp Blanding, FL (November 2024)
Field Artillery Captain's Career Course, Fort Sill, OK (2017-2019)
Field Artillery Basic Officer Leadership Course, Fort Sill, OK (2014)
Officer Candidate School, Florida Regional Training Institute (2012, 2013)
Basic Combat Training, Fort Sill, OK (2011)
FEMA: Fundamentals of Emergency Management and Leadership and Influence