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Ali Dado

Solutions Architect

Enterprise AI & Agentic Systems · Cloud Platforms · API-First Integration

Canton, Michigan

Hi, I'm Ali — a Solutions Architect an Enterprise AI Builder a Technical Leader

About Me

I'm a Solutions Architect with 15+ years of experience designing distributed applications, cloud platforms and enterprise integrations, including more than six years at Domino's. I combine production architecture on Azure and AKS, API-first integration, identity and security, observability and cost optimization with hands-on work in generative AI: agent workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and self-hosted model infrastructure.

I'm at my best when turning ambiguous business needs into reusable reference patterns and working prototypes, and when helping engineering teams ship reliable, high-volume systems.

Architect

I define target-state architecture and reusable patterns for integration, configuration, API versioning and GitOps delivery, aligning engineering, cloud and security teams on scalable, Azure-native designs.

AI Builder

I design and build RAG knowledge systems, LLM-powered agents and self-hosted inference stacks, turning proof-of-concept learnings into repeatable, governed deployment options.

Leader & Mentor

I mentor engineers, review designs and explain architecture trade-offs to mixed audiences. As co-founder of Medina Labs, I run hands-on workshops on AI automation and enterprise agents.

Core Capabilities

The architecture, platform and integration expertise I bring to every engagement.

AI & Agents

  • RAG & knowledge search
  • Multi-source ingestion
  • Embeddings & vector retrieval
  • LLM applications
  • LangChain / LangGraph
  • Tool calling
  • n8n orchestration
  • Ollama / Open WebUI
  • MCP

Enterprise Platforms

  • Azure
  • AKS & Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • FluxCD / GitOps
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Microservices
  • Event-driven messaging

Integration & Trust

  • REST / API-first design
  • OAuth2 / OIDC
  • JWT / JWKS
  • PingFederate
  • API authorization
  • ActiveMQ / JMS
  • SQL Server & Couchbase
  • Monitoring & observability
  • Deployment governance

Languages

Java / Spring Boot
Expert
Python
Expert
JavaScript / TypeScript
Expert
SQL
Advanced

Outside of Work

Traveling

Reading

Swimming

Table Tennis

Experience

15+ years building and leading high-volume retail, data and geospatial platforms.

Solutions Architect

Domino's

Dec 2025 – Present

  • Shape target-state architecture and implementation patterns for retail services, aligning engineering, cloud, security and solution-architecture teams on scalable Azure-native designs.
  • Define reusable integration, configuration, API-versioning, ingress and GitOps deployment patterns that reduce friction across service teams and standardize production delivery.
  • Assess cross-service performance, resiliency, identity and operating-cost trade-offs; document technical decisions and support architecture reviews.

Senior Software Engineer Specialist

Domino's

Jan 2020 – Dec 2025

  • Led the modernization of retail microservices from VM/on-premises hosting to Azure Kubernetes Service, delivering scalable deployments and significant infrastructure savings.
  • Designed service-level standards for environment-based configuration, Helm/FluxCD delivery, API routing, health checks and production operations.
  • Built and supported high-volume Java/Spring Boot APIs and event-driven integrations using ActiveMQ/JMS, Couchbase, SQL Server and Hazelcast.
  • Modernized authentication and authorization with Spring Security, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT and enterprise identity providers, partnering with SRE and platform teams on secure rollouts.
  • Mentored engineers and worked with product, cloud and operations groups to turn requirements into reliable services and releases.

Technical Team Lead

Socialgist (Effyis)

Oct 2016 – Jan 2020

  • Led full-stack delivery of cloud-hosted data products and customer-facing applications using React/Redux, Node.js, APIs and data-ingestion services.
  • Introduced Kubernetes-based deployment and Terraform infrastructure patterns across AWS and Azure to improve reproducibility, scalability and operations.
  • Developed real-time monitoring, logging and analytics for high-volume external data integrations.

Senior GIS Developer

UtilNet

Jul 2011 – Oct 2016

  • Engineered Python and JavaScript geospatial services, analytics dashboards and cloud-based data workflows, translating complex operational requirements into decision-support applications for telecom clients including STC, Orange Jordan, HKT and Telekom Slovenije.
Open to new opportunities →

Projects

Applied AI work and selected enterprise projects from across my career.

Onyx — Central AI Knowledge Hub

Medina Labs

A RAG-powered organizational "brain" that unifies meeting content, team chats, WhatsApp conversations and website information into one searchable knowledge base, answering natural-language questions with contextual retrieval.

Agentic AI & Workflow Assistants

Medina Labs / DadoLabz

LLM-powered WhatsApp and knowledge workflows built with n8n, Supabase vector retrieval, LangChain/LangGraph and external APIs for summaries, Q&A, task extraction and contextual tool actions.

Self-Hosted AI Serving Environment

Personal lab

A GPU-backed private AI stack with Ollama, Open WebUI, Docker/Kubernetes and OIDC, used to evaluate model selection, latency, infrastructure cost and deployment trade-offs.

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STC Data Migration & GIS Tools

Saudi Telecom Company

Custom engineering tools built on NE APIs and .NET ArcObjects, plus high-level, low-level and duct schematic diagrams based on Esri Schematics.

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Orange Jordan GIS Web Portal

Orange Telecom

An ArcGIS Server web portal showing customer locations, services and radio fault areas, integrated with CRM and trouble-ticketing systems.

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HKT GIS Custom Tools

Hong Kong Telecom

Custom tools built on NE APIs and .NET ArcObjects to automate network engineering workflows.

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Saudi Aramco ISP Data Migration

Saudi Aramco

Field survey, network modeling and migration of Saudi Aramco's ISP data network to the Telcordia NE database.

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Telekom Slovenije NE Schematics

Telekom Slovenije

A customized schematic solution built with Esri Schematic Designer, the Esri Schematics SDK and NE APIs.

Certifications & Education

Continuous learning across cloud, Kubernetes and enterprise AI.

Agents in Production: Building Enterprise AI Agents

Medina Labs · Workshop Series

Sep 2026

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals

Microsoft

Jul 2026

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Microsoft

2023

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

2019

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Information Systems

University of Jordan

2003 – 2007
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Contact

Interested in working together on architecture, cloud modernization or enterprise AI? Send me a message and I'll get back to you.

Canton, MI, USA

AliAlDado@gmail.com

+1 (734) 620-7429