Richard Karanu

Architected and led development of AI-powered compliance platform from concept to production, reducing document review time by 20x for financial institutions

Implemented Azure Cognitive Services pipeline with custom AI agents, processing 1,000+ pages daily with 95% accuracy in MNPI detection, validated through user testing

Engineered real-time news verification system using Perigon API, reducing false positives by 40% and improving detection confidence by 60%

Designed secure document handling system with end-to-end encryption, achieving SOC2 compliance requirements and zero security incidents

Established automated testing pipeline achieving 90% code coverage, resulting in zero critical bugs in production deployment

Engineered secure backend services for AI agents using JWT authentication, achieving zero security incidents across 100,000+ API requests over 6 months

Designed and deployed automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Docker, reducing deployment time from 45 minutes to 8 minutes with 100% deployment success rate

Optimized cloud infrastructure by implementing automated scaling and resource cleanup, cutting monthly Azure costs by 35% while maintaining 99.9% service uptime

Led a cross-functional team of 3 (2 developers, 1 data scientist), achieving 85% sprint completion rate and reducing bug reports by 40% through systematic code reviews

Developed Miksi AI SDK (published on PyPI) that simplified BI integrations, reaching 200+ downloads and maintaining zero critical bugs in production

Created context-aware AI agents for business intelligence tasks, achieving 90% accuracy in SQL query generation across 100+ test cases

Managed end-to-end project lifecycle using Jira and GitHub Issues, delivering 4 major releases with 95% client satisfaction rating

Spearheaded weekly knowledge-sharing sessions with the development team, resulting in 30% faster onboarding of new team members and improved cross-team collaboration

Mentored 2 junior developers in AI integration practices, leading to successful feature additions within project timeline

Developed RESTful APIs and WebSocket connections handling 1,000+ concurrent users, reducing average response time from 800ms to 200ms

Optimized PostgreSQL database performance through strategic indexing, reducing query times by 60% for endpoints handling 10,000+ daily requests

Implemented JWT authentication system processing 50,000+ daily requests with zero reported security breaches over 8 months

Built real-time communication system using WebSockets and Django Channels, maintaining 99.9% uptime for 5,000+ simultaneous connections

Created comprehensive API documentation using Swagger UI, decreasing integration support tickets by 70% month-over-month

Bridged communication gaps between remote development teams across three time zones, establishing a documentation-first approach that reduced project clarification meetings by 50%

Led end-to-end development of 8+ custom applications for diverse clients, maintaining 95% client satisfaction rate and 100% on-time delivery across all projects

Architected and deployed scalable solutions using React, Node.js, and Python, reducing client operational costs and improving process efficiency

Established autonomous project management framework, handling requirements gathering to deployment independently while maintaining zero scope creep across 15+ projects

Implemented data-driven solutions through custom dashboards and analytics tools, enabling 3x faster decision-making for clients and achieving 90% user adoption rate