Humberto “Bert” Bello
Software Engineering | Architecture | Hyperscalers | Applied AI | Solopreneur
20+ years delivering customer-facing digital experiences, integration, security and enterprise-scale modernization.
15+ years leading global engineering teams as Engineering Manager and Engineering Director with end-to-end delivery accountability.
Hands-on AI architect and engineer — agentic AI systems, RAG pipelines, LLM integration and cloud-native engineering (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Track Record
Selected Experience
A curated view of high-impact engagements across enterprise transformation, AI, and platform engineering.
Equifax (EFX)
Engineering Scaling & Governance
Scaled engineering teams from 8 to 20 across 3 countries; ran 34 sprints and 3 PI Plannings. Led product roadmap and governance partnering with Architecture, InfoSec, and Engineering stakeholders.
Medical Device Company
API Security for Surgical Devices
Implemented API management and produced security guardrails for microservices controlling surgical devices.
RAG & Agentic
RAG Engine for Contract Management
Built a RAG engine for Leasing Contract Management productivity. Produced a serverless version for AWS. Implemented Claude Skills for TDD workflow and a EventStorming facilitator agent.
Verizon / Largest MVNO in USA
Mobile Wireless Platform Modernization
Modernized, rebuilt, and standardized the middleware and portal for Mobile Wireless service provisioning, scaling from 6M to 19M subscribers across 8 brands.
FISERV
Real-Time Payment Network
Provided solution architecture and design for event processing requirements for a real-time payment network, integrating with OpenBanking Customer APIs.
Fifth Third Bank
Mobile Banking Wallet
Technical leader — designed and implemented integration and service layer to support personal Banking Mobile Wallet for 2.4 million monthly mobile banking users.
Expertise
Professional Skills
Two decades of hands-on experience as an AI architect, engineering director, and solopreneur — spanning agentic AI, RAG engineering, cloud, security, and global team leadership.
AI & Emerging Tech
- Generative AI & Agentic Patterns
- RAG Engines (LangChain, Azure OpenAI, Bedrock)
- LLM Integration & Prompt Engineering
- Event-Driven Architectures
- Claude Code & Skills: Sonnet, Qwen, Opus
- Co-Pilot, Junie
- Huggingface, Unsloth Studio
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS (Lambda, Bedrock, OpenSearch, S3, ECS)
- GCP & Azure (OpenAI, Zilliz)
- Kubernetes, Istio, Apigee
- Serverless & Microservices
Engineering & Architecture
- Solution & Enterprise Architecture
- Engineering Management: DevSecOps, DORA, XP, SCRUM, SAFe
- API Management & Design
- Legacy Platform Modernization
- Spring Boot, Kafka, React, Python
- Java, NodeJS, Kotlin, Scala
- Oracle, DynamoDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis
- Databricks, Kafka, Cassandra, Apache Camel, Apache NiFi
Security & Compliance
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- SOX
- SOC
- Security Guardrails
- InfoSec Governance
Leadership & Delivery
- 15+ Years Global Team Leadership
- Agile / SAFe PI Planning
- End-to-End Delivery Accountability
- Stakeholder & Roadmap Management
Digital Experiences
- Customer-Facing Digital Products
- Mobile & Web Platform Engineering
- UI/UX Standards & Implementation
- Integration Architecture
Portfolio
Selected Clients & Employers
A track record built with industry leaders across financial services, healthcare, telecom, and beyond.
Equifax
Financial Services
Fifth Third Bank
Banking
FISERV
Fintech
Verizon / MVNO
Telecom
J&J — Medical Devices
HealthTech
Dollar General
Retail & Supply Chain
Let's Build Something Remarkable
Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Open to AI architect, engineering director, and consulting engagements — including fractional and solopreneur roles.