Brian Springman

About Brian Springman

Fractional CTO and AI program leader. I build and ship AI productsOver the past year, I\'ve delivered three end-to-end AI solutions—from architecture through commercial release—including one that contributed to a $2M investment round for the world\'s largest business coaching franchise.I combine hands-on AI development (RAG, agents, embeddings, context engineering) with 24 years of program management across M&A, utilities, and supply chain. I don\'t just advise—I build, deploy, and own outcomes.What I do:→ Fractional CTO and technical leadership for companies building AI products→ End-to-end AI solution delivery: strategy, architecture, development, deployment→ Program management for complex technical initiativesBackground:→ MS, Carnegie Mellon (MBA/Operations Research)→ 7 years at Ernst & Young Consulting, Senior Manager→ 24 years leading projects for Fortune 500 clientsCurrently taking on select engagements. If you\'re building something in AI and need senior help that ships, let\'s talk.

Experience

1. Fractional CTO & Head of Product

   Carlton Richards

   Jun 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Hands-on technical leader for a firm building custom AI solutions. Filled CTO, product, program management, BA, and development roles as needed—typical of early-stage environments where senior people ship, not just supervise- Led emergency platform migration to AWS after company lost access to core AI development environment—evaluated options, architected replacement infrastructure, restored operations with no client disruption- Delivered 3 end-to-end AI solutions including RAG systems, autonomous agents, and custom workflow automation- Built context engineering pipelines, custom orchestration layers (Lambda), knowledge bases, semantic functions, and automated embedding triggers—hands-on development to maintain technical depth alongside leadership role- Built AI-powered Excel add-in and web applications with semantic function layers for data transformation- Reduced acquisition analysis time by 30+ hours per deal for a private equity client- Led 5-person cross-functional teams across solution design, development, and deployment- Owned the full pre-sales cycle: scoping, technical architecture, pricing, and client presentations

Education

• Tufts University

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  1985 — 1989

• Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business

  MS, Industrial Administration (MBA/Operations Research/Statistics)

  1992 — 1994

Skills

• Certified in Production
• Mergers
• Process Improvement
• Call Centers
• Avaya
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Leadership
• Electric Utility
• Management
• Management Consulting
• Outsourcing
• Business Analysis
• Sap
• Business Process Improvement
• Six Sigma
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategy
• Supply Chain
• Requirements Analysis
• Project Management
• Integration
• Business Process
• Certified Scrum Master Csm
• Energy Efficiency
• Product Development
• Certified Project Manager
• Analysis
• Logistics
• Sharepoint