Kent Malave

About Kent Malave

Innovative IT Architect & AI Solutions Leader | Cloud-Native Applications | AI/ML | RAG | LangChain | Microsoft Power PlatformSeasoned IT Architect with a proven track record of delivering innovative, enterprise-scale solutions across industries including government, healthcare, finance, telecommunications, travel, and retail. Currently focused on developing next-generation AI applications using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), large language models (LLMs), vector databases, multimodal inputs, and intelligent preprocessing pipelines. Skilled in LangChain, Ollama, Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate, and building secure, scalable architectures for AI-driven workflows.Recognized for deep technical expertise and strategic leadership—having led global architecture teams of 300+ professionals. Broad experience integrating modern and legacy technologies to create high-performance, cost-effective, and future-ready systems.Core competencies include: • AI & Cognitive Solutions: Custom LLM model deployment, multimodal interfaces, prompt engineering, speech-to-text/text-to-speech, RAG pipelines, and intelligent document processing. • Cloud Platforms: Extensive hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS models. • Integration & Automation: Microsoft Power Platform, UiPath, MuleSoft, Salesforce, IBM DataPower, WSO2, API management, and event-driven architectures. • DevOps & Infrastructure: Kubernetes, serverless architectures, microservices, secure CI/CD pipelines, and governance/compliance enforcement. • Data & Middleware: Vector stores (Elasticsearch, Chroma), message queues, real-time analytics, and scalable data processing frameworks.Passionate about bridging the gap between emerging AI technologies and real-world enterprise needs. I thrive at the intersection of innovation, strategy, and execution.

Experience

1. Solutions Architect

   Rattan Consulting, Inc

   Aug 2019 — Present · Oklahoma City, OK, US

   RPA with UiPath Automation Suite, Integration with MuleSoft and WSO2, micro services with Kubernetes, Rancher, Argo CD and building a state wide reference architecture.

Education

• University of Oklahoma

  Computer Science

  1982 — 1987

Skills

• Brms
• Websphere Message Broker
• Ibm Bpm
• Websphere Mq
• Technical Architecture
• Ibm Aix
• Websphere
• Jms
• High Availability
• Togaf
• Websphere Esb
• Integration
• Application Architecture
• Websphere Application Server
• Solution Architecture
• Unix
• Portals
• Eai
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud Computing
• Linux
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Db2
• Virtualization
• Business Process Design
• Aix
• Soa
• Software Engineering
• Business Process Management
• Software Development
• Ibm Db2
• IT Strategy
• Websphere Portal
• Esb
• Integration Architecture
• Websphere Process Server
• Business Process Improvement