Stephan Ward — Résumé

Technical proficiency

Professional experience

CEO & Software Engineer · National AI for Human

Whiteville, NC · Remote

Feb 2026 – Present

• Drafted and executed a formal Affidavit of Organizational Intent and Financial Compliance under the NC Nonprofit Corporation Act (Chapter 55A), aligning an AI-focused nonprofit with IRS Section 501(c)(3) requirements.
• Structured governance and financial controls to prevent private inurement: board-approved compensation policies, documented service agreements, and separation between nonprofit operations and independent engineering income.
• Codified ethical AI development standards within organizational bylaws, reinforcing public-benefit mission alignment and transparent financial stewardship.

CEO & Software Engineer · Instant Legal and Business AI Consultancy

Whiteville, NC · Remote

Jan 2025 – Present

• Engineered and deployed the platform on the Render pipeline, ensuring seamless performance and scalability.
• Built a dynamic AI-powered legal document generation interface in Python and HTML enabling real-time customization for business needs.
• Designed form flows where users enter business details, pick document types, and receive AI-drafted contracts instantly.
• Integrated secure payment processing and user authentication for a protected transaction experience.
• Structured generation logic to meet diverse state-level legal standards across jurisdictions.

Senior Full-Stack Developer (Contract) · Insight Global — America’s Job Link Alliance

Kansas City, MO · Remote

Mar 2025 – Dec 2025

• Architected and enhanced a scalable AI résumé-building platform in Ruby on Rails — RESTful APIs and background jobs for dynamic updates, versioning, and real-time rendering for job seekers.
• Designed a reusable Notes Card component letting recruiters capture, timestamp, and manage structured notes; persisted securely to PostgreSQL (RDS).
• Delivered State Attorney General commerce-facing interfaces with HAML, meeting WCAG accessibility standards through rigorous QA/QC.
• Enforced GitHub PR governance, led weekly sprint reviews, and executed standardized Ansible deployments for zero-defect production releases.

Founder & CEO · Propurty (SaaS)

North Carolina

2015 – 2016

• Founded a property-management marketplace app connecting owners with contractors — schedule, negotiate, and accept contract prices end-to-end.
• Integrated Twilio for user messaging, PayPal for global payments, and Google Maps for geo-location; co-updated PayPal’s global country-code API.
• Shipped on iOS and web; secured US trademark (#87248451).

Field Service Representative → Tier III · Halliburton

Multiple US field locations

2012 – 2015

• Consulted on IT drilling-fluid software for ConocoPhillips, XTO Energy, HESS, Occidental and other majors across 17 rigs and 145 drilled wells.
• Monitored costs, quality and safety of drilling-fluid IT operations daily; managed chemical inventory and supply-chain orders.
• Promoted to Tier II (Jun 2013) then Tier III (Aug 2014) for exceptional resolution of field-critical issues.
• Identified software and operational changes for EnerVest saving ≈ $500,000 per well drilled.

Education

Certifications

• Certified Associate Project Management (CAPM®) PMI
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty Udemy Academy
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Udemy Academy
• Certified Project Management uCertify
• CompTIA Project+ CompTIA
• CompTIA A+ CompTIA
• ITIL 4 Foundation AXELOS

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