SPACE COMMANDER

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ENGINEERING LEADER ROB THACHER

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BOOK AI INTRO

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GITHUB

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BANKSHIFT

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CASE STUDY

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LIVE DEMO

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VIDEO DEMO

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WHITE PAPER

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INTERVIEW

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FAILED PATENT ATTEMPT

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MISSION LOG

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PLAY MY GAME

📋 MISSION LOG

Commander Rob Thacher's Mission Archive

Classified AI Engineering Operations

BankShift Co-Founder CEO, CTO & AI Innovation

Invented and co-built a modern SaaS platform enabling organizations to embed secure, compliant digital services directly into third-party apps, loyalty programs, and digital ecosystems. Engineered a cloud-native platform, unified API gateway, mobile SDKs, and AI-enabled capabilities that helped institutions unlock revenue, strengthen loyalty, and operate more efficiently.

Workers Credit Union SVP Technology & AI Innovation

Led technology modernization and AI innovation initiatives focused on delivering intelligent, secure, and personalized member experiences. Advanced digital banking, cloud engineering, automation, and scalable technology capabilities while maintaining the resilience, compliance, and trust expected of a modern credit union.

Capital One Managing Director & Full-Stack Leader CreditWise

Co-built and scaled CreditWise, a flagship consumer product adopted by more than 20 million users and generating more than $100 million in engagement and value. Led full-stack engineering, platform architecture, data, and resiliency initiatives that delivered secure, intuitive financial tools at enterprise scale.

Site Reliability Engineering & Data Resiliency Leader

Established and scaled the first Site Reliability Engineering program while leading one of the company’s largest data transformation initiatives. Architected multi-region, active-active cloud resiliency for real-time failover and recovery, reduced customer-impacting incidents, and delivered millions in operational savings.

Agentic Factory, AI Governance & Agent Leader

Designed practical frameworks for building and scaling agentic AI systems across engineering, operations, product, and customer experiences. Focused on responsible AI governance, secure agent orchestration, human oversight, reusable AI patterns, and measurable outcomes that move innovation beyond experimentation.

DevSecOps & Developer Shift-left SDK Champion

Championed a shift-left engineering culture that embedded security, quality, observability, and automation into the software delivery lifecycle. Built CI/CD capabilities, secure developer SDKs, self-service platforms, and reusable engineering patterns that improved software quality, accelerated delivery, and reduced downtime.

Global Wireless Data (CTO) Acquired Rob's Company, Karbon Systems CEO/CPO

Served as CTO of Global Wireless Data, building high-volume consumer and enterprise mobile applications for Fortune 500 clients. Introduced early wireless activation APIs for AT&T and Verizon, modernized deployment infrastructure to reduce release time by 80%, and accelerated customer time to market.