Design and deploy AI microservices and LLM-powered applications using Python, REST/gRPC, Docker, and Kubernetes. Build RAG, hybrid search, agent, fine-tuning, quantization, evaluation, and prompt-guardrail systems. Monitor model quality, latency, cost, and security while integrating databases and SIEM/SOC platforms. Establish MLOps, testing, observability, and compliance standards for high-security public-safety environments. Collaborate with security teams on CJIS and FedRAMP audits, with optional travel to Japan and the United States.