Michelle C.

Systems Architect & Project Lead | AI-Driven, Privacy-First Platforms Profile Summary I’m a systems architect, project leader, AI workflow specialist and full stack developer with over 20 years of experience helping companies transform ideas into working systems and working systems into traction-worthy platforms. My leadership style blends AI-assisted workflows, remote/international collaboration, and ethical AI development, with a strong focus on privacy-first design, secure architecture, and compliance in regulated domains like healthcare. I’ve worked with founders to refine MVPs, unlock early traction, and build credibility for investor submissions, including Y Combinator. In the healthcare and legal space, I’ve prototype systems that power clinical decision support tools, secure patient messaging, and HIPAA-aware data storage. My work includes evaluating chatbot safety in therapy use cases, rethinking EHR-compatible workflows, and building privacy-first AI infrastructure for medical applications. In the Legal space I've worked on making court filings ethical and accurate when AI is used. I bring clarity and execution to ambiguous ideas — especially in emerging spaces like generative AI, health tech, and secure systems that defy traditional product boundaries. Whether you’re building your first product, scaling a prototype, or laying the foundation for a HIPAA-compliant AI platform, I can lead from concept to delivery. ⸻ Representative Success • Deployed IAM-driven SageMaker Studio ML pipeline in under 1 week, complete with model lifecycle management and enterprise MLOps orchestration • Designed and implemented legal and healthcare chatbot platforms leveraging custom models (e.g., LegalBERT), RAG architecture, and secure vector-based retrieval • Prototyped HIPAA-aligned healthcare messaging systems for reliability, performance, and clinical usability • Led remote international teams in health- and legal-tech domains, managing AI resource allocation, QA cycles, and ethical compliance • Authored a leading-edge AI tech blog and published original research on encoding systems, AI privacy, and regulatory-safe architectures ⸻ Areas of Expertise • AI modeling & generative systems • Architecting scalable, privacy-first platforms • Clinical systems & HIPAA-aware workflows • Secure comms & chatbot risk assessment • Project leadership & team orchestration • MVP strategy & investor narrative support • YC-style engagement and submission readiness • Ethical AI implementation • Mobile platforms (iOS, Android) – 20+ years • Legal tech, health tech, and regulatory systems (HEES, Sub-Lex, etc.)