Claude Certified Architect – Professional

David G. Braun

Sr. Solutions Engineer · Anthropic Claude Certified Architect

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Profile

Senior solutions engineer with 17+ years across MSP, infrastructure, and pre-sales. Multi-certified with deep roots in the Microsoft stack, with a track record of building automation that holds up in production and teams that prioritize excellence. I thrive on leading initiatives, building products that improve lives, and I translate cleanly between executive and engineering audiences. Available for remote contract engagements through a US LLC.

Experience

Founder & Executive Engineer

2025 – Present

Eudai Gestalt Integrations LLC · workflowtech.ai · Remote (US LLC)

Platform Agnostic Automation · Anthropic · Rewst · Microsoft Entra · Microsoft Intune · Microsoft 365 · MSP Vendors · PowerShell · Docker · GitHub · Cloudflare

  • Founded Eudai Gestalt Integrations, a managed automation and applied-AI firm for MSPs and mid-market organizations, delivering intelligent, self-hosted solutions that build client capability instead of vendor dependency.
  • Certified Claude Architect (Professional) and a registered Anthropic Partner; completed Anthropic Academy and ship production agents, skills, and tools on the Claude platform.
  • Designed and shipped GestaltWorkframe, a production automation-intelligence platform (FastAPI + Next.js): local-first LLM routing with budget-governed Claude fallback, role-based access control, and a citation-grounded automation CODEX. Live as the EGI assistant at workflowtech.ai.
  • Architected GestaltWorkframeEDU, a self-generating LMS with snap-in program modules: an LLM program-generation engine (OpenRouter or Anthropic) that builds research-backed, cited curricula, backed by a ~12,000-video grounded content index, adaptive assessment, Microsoft Entra SSO, and xAPI/SCORM export.
  • Built a reusable AI-development framework: agent operating doctrine, production Next.js app templates, and model-routing and coding standards, the internal engine behind these platforms.
  • Stood up a production Rewst tenant from zero: Microsoft Cloud integration bundle, service-principal architecture, and Azure scoping for enterprise workflow deployment.
  • Built and open-sourced msp-automation-api, consolidating a broad library of MSP automations behind a single endpoint (github.com/GestaltWorks/msp-automation-api).

Quality Operations Engineer → Service Engineering Team Lead → Support Engineer II

2022 – 2025

ZAG Technical Services · MSP · Promoted twice

Rewst · Halo · ConnectWise · ServiceNow · Microsoft Entra/365/Intune · NexThink DEX · PowerShell · Threatlocker · MSPBots · N-Able · Docker · GitHub

  • Led secure Rewst workflow development integrated with Microsoft Entra and Intune, reducing manual onboarding effort by 80%+ across the client base.
  • Owned pre-sales engineering deliverables: live demo environments, scenario packs, and proof-of-concept builds. Cut POC preparation time by 50%+ through reusable scaffolding.
  • Managed and mentored a team of up to six engineers, conducting performance reviews and training plans that produced multiple internal promotions.
  • Built ZAG Edu and ZAG Forms, internal enablement and intake platforms supporting hundreds of users with standardized onboarding, training tracking, and operational transparency.
  • Acted as primary escalation point for live-fire incidents, owning containment, root-cause analysis, and process changes to prevent recurrence.
  • Designed and shipped a skills-matrix tool used during M&A diligence to map technical capabilities across acquired entities.

Sr. Systems Administrator & Systems Operations Lead

2018 – 2022

LightPoint NW · MSP · 90+ clients, 5,500+ endpoints

Active Directory · Microsoft 365 · Endpoint security · Patching & backup · Incident response · ConnectWise · Veeam

  • Led an 11-person systems operations team through endpoint hardening, patching standardization, backup integrity overhaul, and recovery from a ransomware event.
  • Streamlined client onboarding and offboarding, reducing handoff errors and average response time across the queue.
  • Conducted technical interviews, hired, and built structured training that grew junior engineers into senior roles.
  • Acted as lead escalation engineer for cross-tenant complex issues, with direct stakeholder communication during outage response.

Earlier Roles

2009 – 2018

Tier Two Consulting · New West Technologies · Heartland Payment Systems · Alternation LLC · Robert Half

  • Systems engineering, application support, and technical account management across SMB and enterprise contexts.
  • First attempt at founding an MSP (Alternation LLC) produced more useful lessons than revenue and informs every operating decision since.

Skills & Competencies

Credentials & Education

Certifications
Claude Certified Architect Professional · Anthropic Academy Completion · Rewst Foundations · Rewst Clean Automation · ServiceNow SysAdmin · CompTIA A+ / Network+
Education
AAS, Computer Information Systems · Portland Community College, 2015. Mercy Corps NW Small Business Development Program. Communication and Computer Science coursework, Hartwick & Greensboro Colleges.