Matt G. Wagner

AI-Native Architect & Technical Co-Founder

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Key Skills

AI Agent Architecture & Integration

SaaS Product Development (0 → Revenue)

LLM Orchestration & Prompt Engineering

API Design & Third-Party Integrations

Technical Co-Founding & Product Strategy

Cloud Infrastructure (Azure, AWS)

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Military Leadership

Active U.S. Government Security Clearance

Technologies

AI / LLMs: OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, MCP, OpenClaw

Agentic Frameworks: Claude Code, AI Agents, Tool Use

TypeScript, C# / .NET

React, Next.js

Supabase, Microsoft Azure

PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, Redis

REST APIs, OpenAPI, Webhooks

Stripe, Docker

Technical leader with 18+ years of experience in software architecture and team leadership. Launched 6+ SaaS products generating over $1M in combined revenue. Career spans Fortune 50 engineering teams to co-founded startups, complemented by 14+ years as an Army National Guard Officer leading emergency response operations.

Professional Experience

Owner, Chief Technology Officer

Red Leg Dev, LLC

June 2018 - Present

Build and ship agentic AI solutions using OpenAI, Claude, Claude Code, MCP servers, and OpenClaw — automating manual workflows and unlocking new capabilities across client organizations
Architect and launch custom SaaS products from zero to paying customers for a dozen+ startups and small businesses
Provide fractional CTO leadership, product strategy, and AI integration consulting to early-stage founders
Lead cross-functional teams of developers, designers, and product managers through full product lifecycles

Technical Co-Founder

IdeaBloom.io

September 2025 - Present

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

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 SaaS business model and go-to-market strategy for AI-native product category
Integrated OpenAI APIs with structured output parsing to deliver personalized, actionable career guidance

Technical Co-Founder

WOTC Genius (https://wotcgenius.com)

July 2024 - February 2026

Co-founded SaaS solution for Work Opportunity Tax Credit screening and processing
Architected automated workflow for applicant screening, documentation, and compliance
Designed intuitive interface for small and medium-sized businesses to manage the WOTC process

Founder

WriteMyNCOER.com

March 2023 - Present

Solo-founded AI-powered B2C SaaS generating $4,200+ revenue — one of the earliest GPT-integrated products in the military space (launched March 2023)
Engineer LLM prompts and structured output pipelines to 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 Architecture Review Board, driving platform scalability, API design, and AI integration strategy
Design scalable background processing engine handling resource-intensive 3D rendering and data pipelines
Lead Information Security team and Business Continuity Planning
Mentor developers across all experience levels on modern architecture patterns

Partner, Chief Technology Officer

Esferas.io

June 2020 - Present

Co-found B2B SaaS product scaling to $775K+ lifetime revenue and $12K+ MRR with hundreds of paying subscribers
Architect and operate high-throughput platform handling 33M+ API requests/month on .NET, Cosmos DB, and Redis
Design third-party API integration layer and webhook infrastructure powering core product automation
Drive product roadmap from scrappy 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 application serving thousands of businesses
Recruited, interviewed, and mentored development team across multiple product lines
Architected API-first platform design enabling third-party integrations and automated workflows
Organized and led internal tech talks on software engineering topics

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).

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