Luis Descaire

About Luis Descaire

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & AI STRATEGYVisionary Technology Executive with 20+ years of success spearheading enterprise software delivery, cloud-native transformation, and the strategic integration of AI/ML technologies. I bridge the gap between complex technical execution and executive business strategy, leveraging intelligent automation and data-driven insights to transform engineering organizations into high-velocity engines of growth.Recognized for building and retaining top-tier cross-functional teams, I specialize in aligning people, processes, and technology to drive operational excellence. Whether architecting distributed systems, implementing AIOps for reliability, or modernizing legacy environments, I deliver robust solutions that reduce cost and secure a competitive market advantage. A dedicated change agent, I thrive in ambiguity and am committed to fostering a culture of innovation—empowering teams to harness next-generation AI tools to solve business challenges at scale.

Experience

1. Director, Development & Integrations at Fluence Llc

   Fluence

   Feb 2025 — Present · Arlington, VA, US

   Strategic Leadership & Platform EngineeringOrchestrating Technology Evolution: Architecting high-impact, GCP-native roadmaps that bridge legacy systems with modern infrastructure, ensuring 100% alignment with corporate growth and aggressive technical debt reduction.Pioneering AI Ecosystems & Governance: Designing the enterprise \"AI Operating Model\" to govern ethics, data privacy, and the deployment of Agentic AI. Delivering end-to-end ML solutions that transform raw data into predictive insights and measurable operational efficiency.Building Scalable Developer Platforms (IDPs): Directing the engineering of microservices-based platforms on GCP. Enhancing developer velocity through serverless architectures,\"Security-by-Design,\" and fully automated CI/CD pipelines.Scaling High-Output Engineering Orgs: Mentoring multi-disciplinary teams of cloud architects and AI specialists. Fostering a culture of radical ownership and technical curiosity while codifying architectural standards that eliminate systemic drift.Operational Resilience & FinOps: Guaranteeing 99.99% reliability through SRE principles, robust monitoring, and automated incident response. Partnering with Finance to implement FinOps practices, optimizing cloud spend and ensuring high ROI on all engineering initiatives.

Education

• Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

  M.S., Physiology

  1998 — 2000

• James Madison University

  B.S., Psychology

  1995 — 1998

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  Certificate, Information Systems

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Jboss Application Server
• Tomcat
• Sharepoint
• Testing
• Mediawiki
• Apache
• Web Applications
• Api
• Adobe Cq5
• Drupal
• Sql
• Linux
• Stellent
• Management
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Php/Mysql
• Aem 6.1
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Jira
• Oracle Ucm
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Enterprise Software
• Moodle
• Atlassian Jira
• Git
• Sdlc
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Unix
• Javascript
• Mulesoft Api
• Databases
• Adobe Experience Manager
• Alfresco
• Software Development
• Html
• Web Development
• Aem 6.3
• Solaris
• Content Management Systems (Cms)
• Oracle Fusion Middleware