Riley Gornik

Self-taught AI engineer and founder building production multi-agent systems, automation pipelines, and full-stack applications. Deep hands-on experience with n8n, agentic architectures, and LLM-driven workflows, including hierarchical agent routing, isolated per-client memory layers, and the Postgres schemas that hold it all together. Comfortable shipping the whole stack, from Docker on bare-metal servers up through mobile front ends.

Looking to bring a build-fast, ship-real-systems mindset to an AI Agent Builder role.

Founder and Lead AI Engineer - Prometheus Strategic Solutions - Phoenix, AZ

(2024-01)

Founded a consultancy focused on AI automation, multi-agent systems, and workflow design for small business clients and emerging federal and defense opportunities

• Designed and deployed a hierarchical multi-agent assistant (Nova AI) with a CEO-style coordinator routing requests to Personal and Business sub-teams, each managing specialized agents
• Built isolated per-client memory layers in PostgreSQL, including a 17-table schema covering agents, memory, CRM, tasks, calendar, and finance
• Operate the production stack on Hetzner using Docker, nginx as a reverse proxy, Cloudflare DNS, and SSL termination at pssautomations.com
• Ship n8n-based workflows for clients, including intelligent email digests, lead pipelines, and integrations across Gmail, Google Calendar, ClickUp, and GoHighLevel
• Working the federal pipeline: analyzed USACE Sources Sought notices, mapped FY2026 DoD SBIR topics to capability, and prepared SAM.gov groundwork under NAICS 541511, 541512, and 541519

Operations Manager and Software Lead - Royal Line Group - Scottsdale, AZ

(2019-01 - 2022-12)

Owned day-to-day operations for a luxury vehicle rental and investment platform, including the back-end software that ran inventory, scheduling, and client onboarding

• Built out the automation layer connecting inbound sales to vehicle prep and turnover workflows to cut down manual handoffs
• Partnered with the GM on a sales page and packaged automation offering for qualified investors, which closed five investors at roughly $800K in four months
• Ran rental operations single-handedly for six to eight months to keep overhead lean during a growth push

Office Manager and iCat Software Lead - Edge Inventory - Mesa, AZ

(2017-01 - 2021-12)

Served as the company's primary specialist on iCat, the inventory and adjuster-facing platform the business ran on

• Stayed ahead of new releases and feature changes, then trained the rest of the team so the platform stayed clean and our data to insurance partners was solid
• Managed AR, AP, and back-office workflow alongside the technical work, and earlier handled warehouse operations including forklift and outbound logistics

Sales and Lead Pipeline - Ravenswood Holding Group - Phoenix, AZ

(2023-01 - 2024-12)

Worked multi-state seller-financed real estate deals across Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, West Virginia, and Florida

• Filtered cold, warm, and hot leads, structured financing options, and moved deals through the pipeline with the owner

Associate Degree - Psychology - Scottsdale Community College (2016-12)

Bachelor of Forensic Psychology - Northern Arizona University

Bachelor of Forensic Psychology - Arizona State University