Scott Pierce

Director of AI Innovation

Innovation leader with 25+ years of software development experience and a proven track record of delivering AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. Experienced in construction industry applications, having built AI systems that analyze contract risk for general contractors. Skilled at translating complex AI concepts for non-technical stakeholders and building organizational AI capability.

Professional Highlights

AI Initiative Delivery: Led development and deployment of 5+ AI initiatives resulting in measurable time savings and cost reductions across enterprise operations
Construction Industry Experience: Built AI-powered contract analysis system for general contractors, identifying risk clauses and preventing multimillion-dollar litigation exposure
Cross-Functional Leadership: Mentored teams across engineering, product, sales, and executive levels to build internal AI capabilities and drive adoption
Business Case Development: Established ROI-driven prioritization frameworks ensuring AI investments align with strategic business objectives

AI Initiatives Delivered

Contract Risk Assessment for Construction

Built AI system that evaluates construction contract loopholes for general contractors, automatically identifying unfavorable terms, liability exposure, and compliance gaps before job commitment. Mitigates multimillion-dollar lawsuit risk.

Enterprise Knowledge Management System

Developed chatbot integrating internal knowledge bases using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), enabling employees to search across documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, and presentations. Reduced time spent searching for information by 40%+.

Medical History Analytics Platform

Created AI-powered dashboard qualifying patients for pharmaceutical treatments based on medical history and treatment plans, accelerating clinical research workflows.

Database Access Simplification

Built centralized agent API that intelligently routes data requests to appropriate systems. Self-documenting interface serves both technical users and those exploring available data.

LLM Deployment Platform

Established playground and template infrastructure enabling teams to rapidly experiment with AI models. Streamlined deployment reduced time-to-prototype from weeks to hours.

AI Training & Adoption Program

Conducted workshops for executives, product managers, sales teams, and engineers clarifying AI capabilities and setting realistic expectations. Created prompt guides and templates improving output quality and consistency.

Key Capabilities

AI Project Delivery: End-to-end execution from opportunity identification through deployment and measurement

Agentic Workflow Development: Experience building autonomous AI systems that execute multi-step business processes

ROI-Driven Prioritization: Building business cases addressing cost, risk, and return to guide investment decisions

Stakeholder Communication: Translating AI concepts for diverse audiences from executives to frontline staff

Process Improvement: Identifying back-office efficiency opportunities and implementing AI-powered solutions

Adoption & Capability Building: Driving AI literacy through training, identifying champions, and creating visible proof points

Experience

LEFT JOIN Studio, Inc.

February 2024 – Present

Founder & AI Consultant

AI strategy consulting firm delivering high-impact solutions for enterprise clients.

• Built contract risk assessment system for construction industry, analyzing agreements to identify unfavorable terms and litigation exposure
• Developed medical insights dashboard qualifying patients for pharmaceutical treatments based on historical data
• Delivered AI solutions with clear ROI documentation and business case justification
• Provided strategic advisory on AI adoption, prioritization, and implementation roadmaps

SPINS LLC

October 2019 – February 2024

Enterprise Architect | Principal Engineer

Led AI innovation initiatives for natural products industry data company.

• Developed internal knowledge chatbot combining keyword search with RAG for enhanced information retrieval across diverse document types
• Fine-tuned LLMs with domain-specific Q&A pairs, improving accuracy of internal measurement formulas
• Created centralized Agent API routing requests to appropriate data systems based on natural language queries
• Established LLM playground and templates enabling rapid experimentation across teams
• Implemented streaming architecture achieving sub-second response times for AI interactions
• Reduced hosting costs by centralizing shareable AI components rather than duplicating across teams
• Conducted AI workshops for executives, product managers, sales, and engineering teams
• Led four mission-critical projects as go-to engineering expert across all technical disciplines

Centro, Inc.

September 2016 – October 2018

Principal Software Architect

Technical leadership for digital advertising platform.

• Advised internal leads and architects on platform and framework decisions
• Coached teams on data modeling and query optimization
• Hosted company-wide technical workshops driving skill development
• Identified and resolved performance bottlenecks across the platform

Earlier Career

15+ years of progressive software development leadership including Chief Software Architect at Page Foundry (eBook platforms, native mobile apps, AWS infrastructure) and Senior Architect roles at DBS Communications (telecom systems, API development, team scaling from 3 to 50+ engineers).

Full history available upon request: [email protected]