Ian Hafkenschiel
Founder & Principal Engineer Regulated Production Systems
Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolIan Hafkenschiel is a founder and principal engineer with nine years of experience building long-lived, regulated production systems that prioritize correctness, auditability, and maintainability. He leads LexLatam.ai, a governed legal research platform, and runs Invariant Engineering Group, focusing on stabilizing and modernizing enterprise systems under regulatory, security, and compliance constraints. A seasoned React Native lead and technical product manager, he has modernized healthcare and enterprise mobile apps—delivering HIPAA/FDA-compliant solutions and integrating device SDKs, Intune, and legacy SOAP services. Ian blends hands-on execution with cross-functional stewardship, often moving from short-term rescue to long-term system ownership alongside product, security, QA, compliance, and legal teams. His background spans startups to large enterprises (DIRECTV, Nuro, STERIS), and he pairs technical depth with legal and business training—including JD/IP and MBA credentials—making him unusually fluent at the intersection of engineering, governance, and regulated product strategy.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Linear Algebra (MATH XL 33A) Mathematics and Computer Science, Linear Algebra (MATH XL 33A) Mathematics and Computer Science at UCLA ExtensionDFIN-511 Introduction to Digital Currencies Cryptocurrency, DFIN-511 Introduction to Digital Currencies Cryptocurrency at University of NicosiaPhillips Academy at AndoverCertificate Artificial Intelligence – Implications for Business Strategy MIT Sloan School of Management & MIT CSAIL, Certificate Artificial Intelligence – Implications for Business Strategy MIT Sloan School of Management & MIT CSAIL at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of SevilleBA Economics Computer Science, BA Economics Computer Science at Claremont McKenna CollegeMaster of Science (M.S.) Computer Science (Graduate Coursework Completed), Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science (Graduate Coursework Completed) at Georgia Institute of TechnologyMBA Entrepreneurship, MBA Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University Leavey School of BusinessJD Intellectual Property (Tech), JD Intellectual Property (Tech) at Santa Clara University School of Law
English, Spanish, portuguese (brazilian)
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Github Skills (34)
rest7
api7
react7
rest-api7
typescript-eslint6
tsconfig6
jestjs6
nodejs6
remix6
android6
dockerfile6
docker6
typescript6
apt-get6
mysql6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ihafkenschiel/react-coursera-native
Jan 2020 - May 2020
Multiplatform Mobile App Development with React Native Coursera course by Jogesh K. Muppala
Contributions:60 commits, 51 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
reactreact-nativeandroidcoursera-coursemobile-app
ihafkenschiel/number-files-by-date
May 2021 - Mar 2023
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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