Austin, Texas, United States
★ Texas State Government / TxDMV experience — directed Work Stream II of the TxDMV Mainframe-to-modern-architecture refactoring (Deloitte as prime). Managed 4,000 person-days; delivered zero-disruption statewide go-live. Reference letter from TxDMV project sponsor (2015) available. I'm a Senior IT Project & Product Manager with 12+ years leading complex enterprise modernization programs at Dell, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV via Deloitte), and innoWake GmbH in Germany. PMP, SAFe Agilist, CSM, PRINCE2 — and a Certified Data Protection Officer (TÜV). What I do: I take large, messy legacy environments — application inventories, dependency maps, multi-year LAR-driven roadmaps — and turn them into structured, executable transformation programs. At Dell, I led modernization sequencing and data quality initiatives across the Global Transformation Program. At innoWake, I led the migration of BS2000 systems to a modern Linux / Oracle / Java SOA. Today I combine that enterprise rigor with hands-on AI product work. As Founder of DE BARY LLC (Austin, TX), I built and ship rent-an-agent.ai — a self-hosted, Docker-containerized AI agent platform with a Lightning-paid skill marketplace. I design AI-native workflows, prompt engineering, multi-model orchestration, and developer experience tooling. Day-to-day I'm fluent in Python, REST APIs, Jira, Microsoft Project, SAP, Informatica DQ, and the modern LLM / agent stack. Where I deliver value: AI Product & PM • Enterprise Modernization • Public Sector / State Government • Data Quality & Governance • Application Rationalization • Agile / SAFe Program Delivery • Vendor & PMO Coordination • Executive Communication. Currently available for contract engagements through DE BARY LLC: • Engagement model: 1099 / Corp-to-Corp (MSA-ready) • Typical scope: 3–12 month modernization, AI product, or PMO programs • Location: Austin, TX (on-site / hybrid) or US remote • Rate: on request • Languages: English, German (native) DM open. [email protected]
Founder & CEO of rent-an-agent.ai — a self-hosted, Docker-containerized AI agent platform with a Lightning-paid skill marketplace (DE BARY LLC · Austin, TX). • Designed and built the full product stack: 6-container Docker Compose with OpenClaw runtime, FastAPI bridge, ephemeral skill containers, Cloudflare Tunnel, real-time dashboards • Built modular Python AI skill templates and developer tooling for both no-code creators and pro engineers • Designed AI-native workflows: prompt engineering, multi-model orchestration, agent-to-agent and human-to-agent patterns • Architected enterprise self-hosted deployments for regulated industries seeking AI sovereignty and data control • Owns full product lifecycle: branding, UX, architecture, GTM Available for AI Product Management / Modernization contract engagements through DE BARY LLC. [email protected]
Self-directed transition into AI product engineering following Dell. • Deep self-study of LLM architectures, agent frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen), prompt engineering, and multi-model orchestration. • Built the foundation for enterprise-grade, self-hosted AI agents addressing data sovereignty and compliance needs in regulated industries — became the basis for rent-an-agent.ai.
Product Manager | 2024 - 2025 Led data quality and modernization initiatives, improving accuracy and operational efficiency across enterprise systems. • Performed application profiling, system cataloging, and data analysis to inform modernization sequencing and executive decision-making. • Developed cost estimates, timelines, and executive-ready deliverables aligned with multi-year planning. Services Cross Product Lead | 2021 - 2024 Directed cross-functional delivery across the Services organization within Dell's Global Transformation Program. Owned $2-4M USD annual budget as Cross Product Lead spanning 4 Services organizations and 20 Services product teams. • Led cross-team assessments of applications, systems, and dependencies to build modernization roadmaps and sequencing recommendations. • Introduced E2E test automation across the Services product stack, accelerating release cadence and improving regression coverage. • Developed Agile-aligned WBS (Epics, Features, Stories) to structure modernization workstreams and improve delivery predictability. Technical Program Manager | 2017 - 2021 Managed global development teams on the Channel Service Cards (CSC) program, automating partner upsell workflow (order-to-asset for service-card uploads, single + bulk M2M). • Co-managed $2-3M USD annual budget with the Product Owner across order-to-asset, support, and warranty workstreams. • Drove rollout from 0 to 46 distributor profiles across EMEA and Australia. • Reduced partner upsell order processing from 6-8 weeks to seconds, achieving a 94% weekly success rate on the frictionless upsell flow. • Executed structured analysis, cataloging, and classification of system components and interfaces to support application inventory and rationalization.
Senior IT Project Manager — TxDMV Registration & Title System (RTS) Refactoring | 2013 - 2015 Directed Work Stream II (Refactoring Phase to Modernize) of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) RTS modernization program — 2.5 years as Senior PM, in collaboration with Deloitte (prime vendor). • Led migration of a 30+ year-old COBOL/Natural/ADABAS mainframe application to a modern Java/DB2 platform, managing 4,000 person-days across bilingual (English/German) project teams. • Delivered four successful deployments (Pilot, Point of Sale, RTS Core, customer name search) and a zero-disruption statewide go-live serving TxDMV stakeholders. • Produced WBS, resource models, modernization roadmaps, and executive-ready materials aligned with the agency's LAR-driven strategy. • References available on request. Senior IT Project Manager — Work Stream III (Interface & Peripheral Systems) | 2016 - 2017 Led the analysis and transition of legacy interfaces for a large-scale migration from BS2000 systems to a modern Service-Oriented Architecture (Linux, Oracle, Java). • Performed detailed cataloging and classification of interfaces, applications, and peripheral systems. • Managed cross-company partnerships with Accenture and Talanx AG within a 1,000 person-day budget control.
Lead of functional teams in various projects and launches across European enterprise clients. • European Transformation Project with Nokia Siemens Networks (Headquarter) and Deutsche Telekom AG — multi-country IT service buildup, vendor coordination, ITIL alignment • Coach for company-wide Data Protection Officer (DPO) function (TÜV-certified) — privacy program design, GDPR-foundation work, training of internal DPO teams • SAP-related project management for industrial customers (Maquet, MAG, Daimler) — concept, requirements, vendor management • Buildup of new IT Service & Support organization post-merger integration Customers: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH, Telekom AG, Daimler AG, Maquet GmbH and Co. KG, MAG Maintenance Technologies GmbH and Co. KG