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A five-minute path through my CTO and engineering work.
I'm Raymond Clanan, CTO of SaaSier Inc., SaaSy Solutions LLC, and Hive Minded AI, with 25+ years of software experience. My work connects technical direction, product decisions, and reliable production systems.
01When
When teams usually call me
- An AI prototype works in a demo, but the team doesn’t trust it in production yet.
- A search or RAG system needs better answers, better citations, and a way to measure quality.
- LLM features are getting expensive, slow, or hard to debug.
- A backend or platform decision needs principal-level judgment without a full-time executive hire.
02The path
Three stops, in order.
Each takes a couple of minutes and answers a different question.
01 · Can he deliver?
Review the proof
- Volvo CQRS: faster delivery for a large distributed team.
- LLM routing: lower latency and model spend.
- RAG on Azure: answer quality backed by evals.
02 · How does he think?
See what I build
- Hive Minded AI: vertical AI for field operations.
- CodeDig: blast radius visible before merge.
- MockForge: real backend behavior, simulated.
- Writing: the tradeoffs behind the work.
03 · How would it work?
Decide how to engage
- SaaSy Solutions LLC: consulting for AI, search, and backend systems.
- Engagement models: reviews, pilots, builds, advisory.
- How I work: cadence, handoff, the first few weeks.
03In short
Strongest fit
Production AI and backend systems. RAG, routing, developer tooling, observability, performance, and architecture.
Work style
Senior builder, not slideware. I diagnose, design, implement, instrument, and hand the system back cleanly.
Best clients
Founders, CTOs, and product engineering teams, especially when the work needs both architecture judgment and hands-on delivery.
Roles
CTO of SaaSier Inc., SaaSy Solutions LLC, and Hive Minded AI. Consulting is available through SaaSy Solutions LLC. The resume has the full history.
Best next step
Send the system context, what isn’t working yet, and what a good outcome would look like. I’ll reply within 24–48 hours with fit, availability, and the smallest useful next step.