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Bobby Crull

@bobbycrull

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I architect deterministic, air-gapped platforms and enterprise operational systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead architecture and engineering for deterministic, mission-critical platforms, especially air-gapped AI, real-time telemetry, enterprise data, and industrial systems where verification, reliability, and operational outcomes matter.

At Local First, I architect air-gapped, offline-first platforms and local AI toolchains on ARM64 bare metal. I built a deterministic simulation engine verified across 1 billion stress cycles at 4.04 µs per cycle, with zero errors, zero memory leaks, and SHA-256 state validation.

Across IBM, Emerson, and industrial operations environments, I've led enterprise platform consolidation, asset-data governance, telemetry systems, and technical delivery teams of up to 100 people. I bring naval electronics discipline to software architecture, verification, and high-consequence operational systems.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Principal Systems Architect & Product Engineering Lead

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Local First, LLC

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 8 months)

Lead software architecture and platform engineering for air-gapped, offline-first systems, autonomous execution pipelines, and local AI toolchains running directly on ARM64 bare metal. Pioneered Architect-in-the-Loop engineering workflows, directing AI implementation agents to accelerate code generation under human architectural control.

Architect In The Loop AI Accelerated Implementation Local Inference Runtimes Ollama Spatial Knowledge Graphs Deterministic Verification SHA 256 Pub Sub ARM64 Air Gapped Systems

Operations Systems & Plant Asset Manager

tru Cabinetry

Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years 11 months)

Directed plant software systems, automated machinery telemetry, and $4M in CapEx modernization projects across multi-facility discrete manufacturing environments. Integrated machinery telemetry and PLC/sensor feeds into daily operational monitoring to detect physical anomalies and eliminate unscheduled production downtime.

Telemetry PLC Sensor Integration Capital Expenditure Management Operational Monitoring Prioritization Scorecards

Systems Maintenance Director & Site Lead

Amec Foster Wheeler

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Directed digital systems maintenance, facility telemetry governance, and 40+ technical personnel under $8M operational budget across 1M+ sq ft aircraft depot site. Enforced military-grade procedural compliance, operational incident review, and digital tracking across high-consequence testing equipment and monitoring systems.

Telemetry Governance Maintenance Management Compliance Incident Review Digital Tracking

Operations Systems & Maintenance Lead

Zamma Corporation & American Woodmark

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Deployed Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) telemetry across discrete manufacturing facilities, cutting unplanned operational downtime by 3%. Digitized work order processes and restructured technical service contracts, reducing third-party contractor servicing expenditure by 30%.

Condition Based Maintenance Telemetry Workflow Digitization Vendor Contract Restructuring

Senior Consultant & Technical Project Lead

Emerson Reliability Consulting

Jan 2010 - Dec 2016 (6 years 11 months)

Led client-facing technical delivery teams on enterprise digital governance and system reliability engagements with budgets up to $13M. Harmonized and standardized 130,000 physical asset, sensor, and telemetry records under ISO 14224 ontologies, structuring unified datasets for direct transactional ingestion into SAP PM.

ISO 14224 SAP PM Data Governance Master Data Management Enterprise Architecture

Project Manager & Systems Consultant

IBM Global Business Services

Jan 1998 - Dec 2010 (12 years 11 months)

Governed platform consolidation for 8-state utility ($56M program budget), leading 100-person technical team to consolidate 30+ disparate real-time and transactional data systems across DB2 and Oracle. Directed relational database conversion cutovers, SQL schema mapping, and automated validation checkpoints to preserve transactional integrity across millions of records.

DB2 Oracle SQL Data Consolidation Project Management Team Leadership

Implementation Consultant

The System Works (TSW)

Jan 1996 - Dec 1998 (2 years 11 months)

Deployed EMPAC enterprise software, executing database configuration, table mapping, and legacy cutovers.

EMPAC Database Configuration Mapping Legacy Cutover

Systems Automation Specialist

Vistakon (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)

Jan 1989 - Dec 1996 (7 years 11 months)

Programmed automated fault recovery routines and sensor telemetry capture under FDA cleanroom regulations.

Automation Fault Recovery Telemetry FDA Regulations

Electronics Technician

United States Navy

Jan 1980 - Dec 1988 (8 years 11 months)

Maintained, calibrated, and repaired digital microprocessors, radar telemetry, and secure communications hardware down to component level across 8 years of active duty service.

Microprocessor Radar Telemetry Secure Communications Calibration Repair