⚑ A.I. Solutions Architect · Principal .NET & Azure Engineer · SaaS Founder

Alexander C.
Burias

Senior software architect and AI platform builder with 23+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling web, cloud, and SaaS platforms using C#, .NET, Azure, SQL Server, and modern AI systems.

πŸ“ Philippines πŸ“ž +639189574978 βœ‰οΈ alexander.burias@daloytechsolutions.com
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23+
Years Engineering
6+
AI Platforms Shipped
100%
Upwork Job Success
Top Rated Plus
Top 3% on Upwork

Professional Summary

Combines deep engineering experience in ASP.NET Core, microservices, distributed systems, DevOps, and enterprise integration with hands-on expertise in LLMs, RAG, semantic search, agentic workflows, AI scoring, and knowledge automation.

Founder and architect behind multiple AI-driven platforms across education, government, entertainment, analytics, and developer productivity. Known for translating complex business requirements into production-ready systems that are scalable, practical, and aligned with real operational workflows.

Recognized as an Upwork Top Rated Plus consultant, delivering high-value architecture and implementation work for global clients.

Core Strengths

πŸ€– AI & Intelligent Systems

  • LLM integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, local models)
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines
  • Semantic search & vector embeddings
  • AI agents & workflow orchestration
  • AI scoring, evaluation & anomaly detection

πŸ—οΈ Architecture & Platform Design

  • Multi-tenant SaaS architecture
  • AI-native product architecture
  • Agentic workflow design
  • Microservices & modular systems
  • Enterprise integration design

βš™οΈ .NET, Azure & Delivery

  • ASP.NET Core / C# / .NET (23+ years)
  • Azure architecture & deployment strategy
  • SQL Server design & optimization
  • REST APIs & service-oriented architecture
  • CI/CD & DevOps pipelines

Professional Experience

Senior Solutions Architect / Co-Founder

2025 – Present
Daloy Tech Solutions

Lead architect for AI-first SaaS platforms focused on knowledge systems, automation, and intelligent workflows.

Responsibilities
  • AI architecture and solution design
  • LLM integration and RAG implementation
  • Azure infrastructure planning
  • Enterprise integrations
  • Product and technical strategy
  • Platform design across multiple domains
Key Domains
  • Education, government, analytics, entertainment, AI-native SaaS products

Team Lead / Tech Lead / Software Architect

2023 – 2025
DataTools / Mivio

Led engineering teams delivering microservices-based systems and scalable backend platforms.

Contributions
  • Architected backend systems in C# and .NET
  • Drove engineering standards and delivery flow
  • Developed cross-platform apps using MAUI
  • Managed CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps

Team Lead / Tech Lead / Architect

2022 – 2023
Prophecy International

Led architecture and technical delivery for cloud-native software systems.

Contributions
  • Designed Azure-based solutions
  • Supported SaaS platform engineering
  • Led DevOps and deployment strategy
  • Backend and frontend delivery using modern frameworks

C# .NET / Microservices Architect

2021 – 2022
Cloudstaff / BMT

Built scalable services and backend systems using .NET Core and Azure-aligned delivery practices.

C# .NET / Microservices Architect

2020 – 2021
Journey Digital / Valhallah

Microservices architecture, frontend integration, CMS-based systems, and Azure-backed deployments.

C# .NET Backend Developer

2019 – 2020
Concentrix Philippines

Enterprise backend and integration services using C# and modern web technologies.

CEO / CTO / Senior Software Architect

2018 – 2019
Diri Ta Buy PH

Founded and led an e-commerce startup, overseeing product direction, architecture, and engineering execution.

Contributions
  • Built platform using .NET Core and microservices
  • Integrated chatbot and social-commerce features
  • Defined roadmap and technical strategy

Selected AI Platforms

IAmAnito

IAmAnito β€” AI Agent Platform

iamanito.com

Creator and architect of IAmAnito, an AI-powered platform built to deploy intelligent agents for business workflows, decision support, and knowledge retrieval.

Highlights
  • Modular AI agent architecture
  • Context-aware assistants
  • AI + knowledge retrieval integration
  • Core platform under Daloy Tech
Focus Areas
  • Knowledge assistants
  • Customer interaction
  • Operational automation
  • Enterprise AI workflows
LeadGovAI

LeadGovAI β€” AI for Government

leadgovai.com

Architect of LeadGovAI, an AI platform for public sector organizations β€” document intelligence, information access, and workflow automation.

Highlights
  • AI for government workflows
  • Knowledge assistant patterns
  • Transparency & efficiency focus
Focus Areas
  • Policy retrieval
  • Citizen assistance
  • Public service automation
  • Document intelligence
TulAI

TulAI β€” AI Teaching Assistant

tulai.com.ph

Creator of TulAI, an AI platform for teachers in the Philippine education system.

Highlights
  • MATATAG curriculum alignment
  • OCR + AI grading workflows
  • Reduces teacher workload
Focus Areas
  • AI lesson plans
  • Automated grading
  • Student analytics
  • Teacher productivity
AgosScores

AgosScores β€” Competition Scoring

agosscores.com

Architect of AgosScores, a scoring platform for surf competitions and judged sporting events.

Highlights
  • Real-time event scoring
  • AI-assisted judge validation
  • Transparency & consistency
Focus Areas
  • Live judging systems
  • Heat management
  • Scoring analytics
  • Anomaly detection

Earlier career (2006 – 2018): Intel (via Entuent) Β· Ford CRM (via Machaik) Β· Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Β· BahΓ‘ΚΌΓ­ World Center Β· Concentrix Β· Code Slaves Inc. (CEO) Β· Diri Ta Buy PH (Founder) Β· TheApp4U HK Β· BTek Australia Β· iSysDev Β· St. Laurence Institute

Technical Stack

Production-grade tools I reach for every day β€” from C# and Azure down to LLM orchestration.

🧠AI & LLMs

OpenAI OpenAI
Anthropic Anthropic
LangChain LangChain
Semantic Kernel
Hugging Face Hugging Face
Pinecone Pinecone
RAG Pipelines
Vector DBs

βš™οΈBackend & .NET

C# C#
.NET .NET
ASP.NET Core
SQL Server SQL Server
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
Redis Redis
GraphQL GraphQL
Node.js Node.js

☁️Cloud & DevOps

Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure
Azure DevOps Azure DevOps
Docker Docker
Kubernetes Kubernetes
GitHub Actions GitHub Actions
Git Git
Nginx Nginx
Cloudflare Cloudflare

🎨Frontend & Mobile

Vue.js Vue.js
React React
Angular Angular
TypeScript TypeScript
Tailwind CSS Tailwind CSS
.NET MAUI
Flutter Flutter
HTML5 HTML5

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Apr 14 – May 30, 2025
Expert C# Backend Developer β€” Legacy Financial API
β€œWe dropped Alex in the deep-end with a tricky task on a legacy project with very little documentation β€” and he really delivered for us. He’s got a great attitude and is a good communicator. Excellent technical skills β€” very knowledgeable, with a lot of experience under his belt. Not only did he complete the actual assignment but he also made other improvements to the project that will save us time in future. 10/10 would definitely work with him again. Thanks Alex!”
Clear Communicator Committed to Quality Accountable for Outcomes
$4,628 contract $26 / hr 178 hrs
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Jun 27 – Sep 30, 2025
Expert C# Backend Developer β€” Legacy Financial API (Follow-up)
β€œAlex helped us out of a sticky spot with some upgrades to a complicated legacy codebase that had very little documentation and no knowledge-transfer from previous devs. Despite the challenging conditions, Alex brought a positive attitude and helped to unravel the spaghetti. Efficient and proficient freelancer with a good work ethic. Thanks for sprinkling some of your magic!”
Solution Oriented
$338 contract $26 / hr 13 hrs
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Oct 23 – Nov 19, 2025
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β€œAlex, is a hard worker and produces great results. Will be using him again and again.”
Committed to Quality Accountable for Outcomes
$1,200 contract Fixed price

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