Summary
Joshua Ferguson is a founder and infrastructure-focused software engineer with 11 years of experience building and automating large-scale cloud and hybrid systems using Python, PowerShell, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and Azure. He led Cloud Center of Excellence initiatives and architected automation platforms across enterprises, then pivoted to address trust and governance gaps in the emerging AI agent ecosystem by founding VeriSwarm. At VeriSwarm he designed a full-stack trust platform—scoring engines, privacy-preserving reputation, portable credentials, and immutable audit ledgers—serving the full agent lifecycle from registration to compliance. A hands-on sole technical founder, he still codes backend (FastAPI/Python), frontend (Next.js/React), SDKs, and infrastructure (Terraform, Docker) while targeting SOC 2, ISO, and EU AI Act readiness. Based in Anthem, Arizona, he blends deep ops experience with product-driven security thinking to make autonomous agents auditable and enforceable in production. An often-overlooked strength is his long track record across both legacy enterprise tooling and modern cloud-native stacks, which helps bridge operational realities with novel AI governance needs.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Computer Engineering Technology, Bachelors, Computer Engineering Technology at DeVry University
English