Christopher Herndon

About Christopher Herndon

I’m a technology leader who’s spent the last two decades building and scaling enterprise applications, leading development teams, and defining product strategy.As a former Director of Application Development and Director of Product Management, I’ve operated at the intersection of engineering, data, and business — guiding teams, shaping roadmaps, and translating customer needs into scalable, intelligent systems.Over time, I realized my strongest contribution comes from architecting the data and platform foundations that make innovation and AI adoption possible. Today, as a Principal Data Architect, I focus on designing the frameworks and pipelines that power advanced analytics, AI integration, and real-time decisioning across the enterprise.I bring a product-first mindset to architecture: every technical choice aligns with business value, scalability, and readiness for the next wave of AI-driven capabilities. My goal is to enable teams — product, data science, and engineering — to move faster with clarity and confidence.Core strengths: data architecture, AI enablement, integration strategy, cloud modernization, API design, system scalability, and cross-functional leadership.

Experience

1. Principal Data Architect

   Lytho

   Oct 2025 — Present · NC, US

   Lead enterprise data architecture strategy spanning cloud modernization, AI enablement, and product platform scalability. Define standards for data integration, governance, and performance to accelerate product innovation and machine learning adoption across business units. Partner with engineering, data science, and product leaders to ensure technical integrity and alignment with business goals.• Architected the unified data platform enabling advanced analytics and AI deployment across product lines.• Designed and implemented scalable data pipelines and APIs supporting predictive and generative AI use cases.• Guided cloud migration and modernization efforts, improving performance and cutting infrastructure costs.• Mentored teams in data governance, API design, and AI readiness to build organizational depth and consistency.

Education

• University of Florida

  BS, College of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics

  1990 — 1995

Skills

• Data Warehousing
• Enterprise Software
• Asp.net Mvc
• Saas
• Visual Studio
• Agricultural Chemicals
• Entity Framework
• Economics
• C#
• .net
• Web Services
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Bootstrap
• Microsoft Excel
• Object Oriented Design
• Ajax
• Html
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Political Campaigns
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Policy
• Vb.net
• Databases
• Json
• Css
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Web Development
• Ado.net
• Iis
• Soap
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Sql
• Asp.net
• Ssis