Summary
Rachael Roland is a seasoned software founder and architect with over 20 years of experience building production systems for Fortune 500s and startups alike. As owner of RedBud.ai and co-founder of Applied Industrials and multiple AI ventures, she combines hands-on engineering with product-led strategy, specializing in AI/ML solutions for unstructured data. Her background spans full-stack rearchitectures—from Ruby on Rails to Elixir backends and React frontends—and she has repeatedly built and led in-house teams that scale products to thousands of users. Based in Denver, she brings an MBA in Management Information Systems to bridge business needs and technical execution, and she currently focuses on commercializing research-grade AI through stealth and public ventures. Notably, she has a track record of turning deep technical work into market-ready data products for marketing, legal, and industrial domains.
14 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, Management Information Systems and Services, MBA, Management Information Systems and Services at University of Kentucky
BS, Marketing and International Business, BS, Marketing and International Business at University of Louisville