Gordon Taft

I am a technology executive specializing in system architecture, high-performance computing, and the delivery of complex, production-critical platforms. Over the past 15+ years across automotive, industrial, and enterprise environments, I have led the architecture and productization of large-scale AI systems, including autonomous driving platforms (L3 to L5), as well as distributed data and compute infrastructures. Much of my work centers on systems that are already under real-world pressure, where performance bottlenecks, scaling limits, and architectural complexity directly impact cost and reliability. I focus on resolving those constraints in ways that hold up in production, not just in theory, where most systems tend to break down. In one case, I led the optimization of a production market research platform, achieving more than a 10× performance improvement by addressing system bottlenecks and redesigning core components for parallel execution. I tend to operate where deep technical execution and executive decision-making meet, leading and working closely with engineering teams while aligning architecture with long-term business and product goals. The environments I work in are typically ones where failure is not an option and where performance, reliability, and scalability are treated as baseline requirements. US and EU citizen, operating globally across the United States and Europe.