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    "name": "Phillip Tarrant",
    "label": "Principal AI Engineer | Enterprise Automation & Applied AI | Security-Grade Reliability",
    "email": "ptarrant@gmail.com",
    "phone": "(706) 294-6733",
    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-tarrant-cyber",
    "summary": "Principal engineer with 20+ years shipping production software and applied-AI automation end to end — Flask/Python backends, REST APIs and integrations, JavaScript frontends, and cloud-native CI/CD. Partners directly with business and technical stakeholders to turn manual processes into scalable AI solutions: built agentic LLM automation that auto-closed 47% of 3,500 weekly tickets with zero human touch. Designs reusable automation frameworks, RAG platforms, and intelligent agent workflows — with enterprise security, authentication, and reliability built in from the start.",
    "location": {
      "city": "Morrison",
      "region": "TN",
      "countryCode": "US"
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      "name": "TopBuild Corp",
      "position": "Principal Engineer — AI Automation & Security",
      "location": "Remote",
      "startDate": "2026-03",
      "summary": "Lead engineer owning AI development, automation platforms, and data architecture for the enterprise program; design and ship production applications and set technical direction for the team.",
      "highlights": [
        "Designed and built a production full-stack web application end to end — Flask/Python REST API backend with a JavaScript frontend — delivering 20+ automated actions and integrations across Microsoft 365, CrowdStrike, Google SecOps, and ReliaQuest",
        "Architected reusable automation frameworks and intelligent agent workflows as shared platform capabilities that unify data, reporting, and response across enterprise systems",
        "Built a cross-source telemetry correlation tool that accelerates investigation and triage for engineers and business stakeholders",
        "Own enterprise automation, AI development, and data/logging architecture; set secure-coding, CI/CD, and responsible-AI usage standards",
        "Mentor engineers and advise leadership on engineering best practices and AI investment"
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    {
      "name": "Confidential (Contract)",
      "position": "Senior Engineering & Automation Consultant",
      "location": "Remote",
      "startDate": "2025-01",
      "endDate": "2026-03",
      "summary": "Delivered hands-on engineering, automation, and secure architecture for defense, fintech, and MSSP clients across multiple cloud environments.",
      "highlights": [
        "Built automation and API integrations that streamlined vulnerability management and reporting workflows for one of the largest US fintech clients",
        "Designed secure application and cloud architectures across multiple enterprise tenants",
        "Advised on compliance and secure-by-design practices (NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Compuquip Cybersecurity",
      "position": "Director of Automation (Technical IC) — prior: SOC Technical Manager → SOC Director",
      "location": "Tampa/Doral, Florida",
      "startDate": "2021-01",
      "endDate": "2024-12",
      "summary": "Hands-on technical leader owning all AI development and automation for a secure, regulated MSSP — from solution discovery through development, deployment, and adoption.",
      "highlights": [
        "Owned all AI development — designed and shipped AI-powered automation in Python, AWS Lambda, and LLMs that processed 3,500 tickets weekly and auto-closed 47% with no human involvement",
        "Built agentic AI workflows, RAG-based knowledge systems, and LLM triage pipelines as reusable platform capabilities that accelerated every downstream initiative",
        "Designed prompt-engineering frameworks and AI guardrails ensuring safe, accurate, auditable outputs in production",
        "Established AI governance — model evaluation, output validation, and security controls — and drove AI adoption through training and knowledge sharing across teams",
        "Partnered with business leaders to identify automation opportunities and measure impact; grew the client base from 16 to 52 and margin from 18% to 52% while leading a 17-person engineering, Red Team, and DFIR org"
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    {
      "name": "Travel Syndication Technology (TST)",
      "position": "Sr. Security Architect",
      "location": "Alpharetta, Georgia",
      "startDate": "2020-04",
      "endDate": "2021-01",
      "summary": "Owned security architecture, automation tooling, and compliance across the organization.",
      "highlights": [
        "Built custom tooling and automation for infrastructure testing and detection engineering",
        "Steered the organization through PCI and NIST 800-series audits; saved $10,000+ through vendor negotiations"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Intercontinental Exchange",
      "position": "Cyber Security Engineer → Senior Cyber Security Engineer",
      "location": "Marietta, Georgia",
      "startDate": "2018-08",
      "endDate": "2020-04",
      "summary": "Incident Response/Digital Forensics lead, promoted to the Architecture and Automation Team.",
      "highlights": [
        "Designed security data pipelines and automated SOC triage tooling on the Architecture & Automation team",
        "Led critical multi-server incident investigations across three teams and mentored junior analysts"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Earlier Experience",
      "position": "IT Leadership & Systems Administration Roles",
      "startDate": "1999-01",
      "endDate": "2018-08",
      "summary": "Progressive IT and technical leadership roles, including Technical Services Manager at the National Wild Turkey Federation — led 8 technicians and developers supporting 300+ staff, saved $50,000+/year migrating 3rd-party tools in-house, and owned web/network/application security."
    }
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  "education": [
    {
      "institution": "Virginia College",
      "area": "Network Administration",
      "studyType": "Associate",
      "startDate": "2014",
      "endDate": "2016",
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      "name": "GWAPT - Web Application Penetration Tester",
      "issuer": "GIAC",
      "date": "2020-01-01"
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      "name": "GCFA - Forensic Analyst",
      "issuer": "GIAC",
      "date": "2019-01-01"
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    {
      "name": "GCIH - Incident Handler",
      "issuer": "GIAC",
      "date": "2018-01-01"
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  "awards": [
    {
      "title": "Lethal Forensicator Coin Winner",
      "awarder": "SANS/GIAC",
      "date": "2019-01-01",
      "summary": "SANS Challenge Coin for excellence in digital forensics"
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        "AI Application Development",
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        "Frontend Development",
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        "CI/CD",
        "Docker",
        "Kubernetes",
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        "PowerShell",
        "Bash"
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      "keywords": [
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        "Oracle Cloud",
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        "Cloud-Native Deployment",
        "Data Pipelines",
        "Linux/UNIX",
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        "Authentication & Access Control",
        "Secure Architecture",
        "SIEM/SOAR (Sentinel, Splunk, Google SecOps)",
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        "DFIR",
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        "Technical Leadership",
        "Engineer Mentorship",
        "Cross-Functional Partnership",
        "Stakeholder Management",
        "AI Adoption & Enablement",
        "Team Leadership (17+ reports)"
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