Summary
Robert Fischer is a Senior Applied AI Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on experience bridging AI/ML, cloud platform engineering, and pragmatic software leadership across startups and regulated enterprises. He has led platform and MLOps initiatives—bringing Terraform-driven infrastructure, multi-regional resiliency, and vLLM operations into production—while mentoring engineers and shaping devops practices. Comfortable moving between code, architecture, and customer-facing problem solving, he repeatedly invents practical solutions that keep customers happy and systems reliable. His background spans research, spiritual formation, and open source engagement, reflecting a rare blend of technical depth and human-centered perspective. Based in Cary, NC, he currently advises and consults for multiple organizations while driving applied AI at Tanium.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Divinity - MDiv Religion/Religious Studies, Master of Divinity - MDiv Religion/Religious Studies at Duke Divinity School
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Tech School of Computational Science and Engineering
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Wayzata High School
M.Div Embodied Theology, M.Div Embodied Theology at Duke University
B.A. Mathematics (Minor in Comp Sci and Religion), B.A. Mathematics (Minor in Comp Sci and Religion) at Hamline University
German, Spanish, st lucian creole