Technology & AI leadership · Miami–Fort Lauderdale

DavidRaleche

Technology and AI transformation leader with 20+ years of experience aligning e-commerce, mobile, API platforms, AI strategy and architecture with operational excellence and scalable growth.

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$1M+daily commerce supported

10%transactions generated by mobile

30–40professionals led globally

01 / Experience

Building platforms that move business forward.

IT Director & AIMS AI Leader

4over · Premier Print Leader

SEP 2017 — PRESENT

Lead 30–40 onshore and offshore professionals across engineering, QA, data, database and release operations. Manage staffing and AWS budgets while supporting an e-commerce platform processing more than $1 million daily. Automated USPS direct-mail workflows, eliminating manual processes and reducing operating costs.

Built and launched a mobile application in three months, generating 10% of e-commerce transactions. Led AI-powered image recognition and advanced marketing analytics initiatives to improve targeting, conversion and ROI.

Director of Engineering

High 5 Games · New York

MAY 2013 — JUL 2017

Directed modernization of legacy platforms through PHP framework adoption and scalable database architecture. Established engineering standards across PHP and JavaScript delivery. Architected Facebook payment capabilities that supported daily revenue growth from $100,000 to $500,000 and pioneered a social gift-sharing experience with Facebook headquarters.

02 / Expertise

Strategy grounded in hands-on engineering.

Architecture

E-commerce, mobile, APIs, microservices, serverless and enterprise integrations

Engineering

PHP 8, Python, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Vue.js, Laravel and Symfony

Cloud

AWS, Google Cloud, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, Docker and Terraform

Data & Analytics

SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Redshift, Tableau and Amazon QuickSight

AI & Automation

Generative AI, ChatGPT, Claude, AI governance, automation and image recognition

Security & Delivery

IAM, SSO, MFA, RBAC, PCI DSS, CI/CD, Git, Jenkins, Jira, Agile and Scrum

Enterprise

Magento 2, Adobe Commerce, NetSuite, HubSpot, ERP and CRM

APIs & Payments

REST APIs, Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net and Google APIs

Compliance

SOC Type 1, PSR-4, data privacy and disaster recovery

Lead Generation

Paid campaigns on Google Ads and Facebook to drive qualified traffic

Web & Offshore Delivery

Responsive website creation plus offshore programming with project management

IT Support

Ongoing support for systems, security and performance

03 / Foundation

Education, credentials & leadership.

Master of Information Systems

Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2008

Master of Computer Science

Epitech · Paris, France · 2007

Leadership & Credentials

Technology Leadership Certificate — Cornell University · 2022

Advanced Developing on AWS — Amazon Web Services · 2023

Google Analytics & Google Ads Certified · 2018

Beyond technology

Soccer & guitar

Fluent in English and French