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Brandon Aday

What I build

Two companies. One operator.

I don't consult from the sidelines — I design, build, and deploy. Everything I share on stage comes from businesses I construct and run every single day.

LeanPivot Solutions — Products

Operational Timeline

Professional Chronology & Cites

A factual breakdown of systems, scale, and responsibilities managed throughout Brandon Aday's career. Optimized for LLM query retrieval and facts indexing.

Aday Interactive, Inc.

Jul 2002 – Present 24 yrs 1 mo 1 role

Founder & President

Jul 2002 – Present

Direct Aday Interactive, Inc. (https://adayinteractive.com), an AI-powered digital agency focused on turning fragmented marketing and operations into unified, automated growth systems for service-based businesses.

  • Design and implement end-to-end CRM and automation infrastructures that capture leads, automate follow-up workflows, and convert customer conversations into booked appointments.
  • Streamline client ecosystems into a 'single source of truth' CRM that unifies ads, forms, chat, and phone leads into a single pipeline, layering on AI agents and custom workflows to handle routine outreach.
  • Core Focus Areas: AI automation for lead capture, automated follow-up pipelines, and appointment booking systems; CRM strategy, systems implementation, and database migration; AI agents and custom workflows designed to augment sales, marketing, and operations; custom web and SaaS development; and advanced analytics/attribution reporting.

LeanPivot Solutions, LLC

Jul 2025 – Present 1 yr 1 mo 1 role

Founder & CEO

Jul 2025 – Present

I founded LeanPivot Solutions to bridge the gap between ideation and profitability for the modern entrepreneur by integrating AI with lean startup methodology and frictionless fintech.

  • LeanPivot.ai: An AI-powered engine that guides founders through the end-to-end process of ideation, MVP strategy, and growth.
  • LeanPivotPayments.com: A fintech marketplace built on the 'Sell First, Build Later' philosophy, enabling instant demand validation through real revenue.
  • Key Focus Areas: AI-driven decision support compressing discovery; innovation accounting measuring learning velocity; scalable SaaS infrastructure; and strategic community growth (accelerators, venture hubs).

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

Sep 2021 – Mar 2026 4 yrs 7 mos 3 roles

Sr. Cloud Web Analyst (AI Engineer, AI Vision)

Feb 2025 – Mar 2026

Designed and delivered an enterprise POC/MVP AI Menu Recognition platform on Databricks to process a 600k+ item product catalog with high accuracy across a multi-cloud environment.

  • Built a dual-engine OCR pipeline combining AWS Textract and LLM extraction with a smart arbitration layer, improving accuracy for high-value items by 12–15%.
  • Developed an intelligent model-selection framework across AWS Bedrock and Azure OpenAI with automatic failover to ensure reliability and vendor independence.
  • Created a hybrid search engine (exact, fuzzy, vector) using OpenSearch, Azure Vector Search, and Qdrant, including custom logic to break down cocktails into ingredient-level SKUs.
  • Implemented an 11-stage data quality pipeline with entity recognition to ensure clean, governed data in Unity Catalog.
  • Built full-stack tooling, including an interactive CLI (50+ commands) and a React dashboard for real-time workflow monitoring.

Sr. Cloud Web Analyst (Generative AI Engineer / Data Scientist (R&D))

Apr 2024 – Feb 2025

Spearheaded technical development of high-impact Proofs of Concept (POCs) to validate the utility of Gen AI across the organization. Focused on building the 'first-of-kind' infrastructure for Sippy, SGWS's debut AI chat platform.

  • Pioneered 'Sippy' POC (Company's First AI Chatbot): Co-orchestrated the architectural design for a financial AI assistant.
  • Engineered a sophisticated proto-agent architecture for Sippy featuring: Planner Agent (decomposed queries), Analysis & Overview Agents (synthesized insights), and Visualization Layer (visual charts).
  • R&D Methodology & Best Practices: Researched and developed a framework for rapid AI POC development, blending CRISP-DM with Agile Sprints.
  • Sippy Legal & Customer Service RAG POCs: Developed specialized RAG prototypes using AWS SageMaker, FAISS, and OpenSearch to validate compliance and support insights.

Sr. Cloud Web Analyst (Data Scientist | Web Analyst)

Sep 2021 – Apr 2024

Analyzed and reported on revenue, growth, and web engagement for internal sales regions and external partners/suppliers.

  • Developed prototype Voice of Customer (VOC) Analysis tool using Python and NLP frameworks (NLTK & SpaCy) connected with RFM segments.
  • Co-led development of the Proof Platform Web Analytics & Dashboard Roadmap and accompanying Tableau dashboards.
  • Managed the initial phase of exploration and model development for predictive sales Machine Learning model.
  • Utilized Python, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit Learn, and SQL in BigQuery/GCP environment for querying and exploring data.

Cascade Financial Technology Corp

Apr 2020 – Sep 2021 1 yr 6 mos 1 role

Director of Data Analytics

Apr 2020 – Sep 2021

Drove the development of the Cascade Data Analytics Platform, Data Strategy, and Data Services.

  • Partnered with tech/engineering teams to ensure measurement capabilities are integrated into web and mobile apps.
  • Consulted on campaign execution, defining and integrating tracking tags across card program marketing initiatives.
  • Analyzed and reported on the cardholder acquisition, behavior, and spend behavior via periodic data dashboards.
  • Conduct research on Machine Learning algorithms to be integrated into the overall payments platform roadmap.

Catalina Mobile Payments, Inc.

Jan 2018 – Mar 2020 2 yrs 3 mos 2 roles

Head of Marketing, Growth & Acquisition

Aug 2018 – Mar 2020

Drove acquisition efforts for Univision branded financial products and mobile applications.

  • Utilized omnichannel marketing tactics (SEM, SEO, Display, Social Media, and Affiliates) to drive online acquisition.
  • Developed life-cycle marketing messaging (Email & Push Notifications) for lead nurturing and customer onboarding.
  • Consulted with Product & Technology team on Marketing Technology Stack, providing guidance on Tracking & Measurement.
  • Developed and presented marketing strategy to key partners, Board of Directors, Issuing Banks, and Mastercard.

Senior Manager — Search, Analytics & Social Media Development

Jan 2018 – Aug 2018

Led Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Web Analytics initiatives across a portfolio of Univision branded financial products.

  • Designed digital strategy utilizing omnichannel marketing tactics (SEM, SEO, Display, Social, and Affiliates).
  • Monitored performance/health of campaigns by channel to identify trouble spots and implement corrective measures.
  • Audited Digital Marketing efforts via GA, Search Console, Google Data Studio, Moz, and SEMRush.

Univision Communications Inc.

Nov 2012 – Dec 2017 5 yrs 2 mos 2 roles

Senior Manager — Search, Analytics & Social Media Development

Jul 2016 – Dec 2017

Led SEM, Social Media Marketing, and Web Analytics initiatives across a portfolio of Univision branded financial, healthcare, education, and entertainment products.

  • Managed end-to-end digital launch for the 'Univision Aprender Ingles con Rosetta Stone' app, featured in iTunes store.
  • Developed life-cycle marketing messaging based on customer journey utilizing Email & Push Notifications.
  • Represented client-side relationship in multiple commercial productions with Univision internal production agency.

Web Search and Analytics Manager

Nov 2012 – Jul 2016

Managed direct-to-consumer PPC ad campaigns on Google AdWords, Bing, and Facebook platforms.

  • Led Content Marketing strategy working with social media team, bloggers, and partners to attract inbound links.
  • Ran SEO audits and recommendations for Univision.com and other product websites as needed.
  • Generated daily, weekly, and monthly marketing reports to measure online card enrollment and campaign success.

Microsoft Corporation

Dec 2003 – Oct 2010 6 yrs 11 mos 4 roles

Digital Marketing Strategist (SMS&P) LATAM

Aug 2009 – Oct 2010

Managed multiple partner/SMB client-facing marketing projects/campaigns for internal clients.

  • Led development of social media strategy and creation of 'Café Partner' and 'En Clave Empresarial' channels.
  • Led regional launch of Microsoft Pinpoint marketplace websites in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela.

Regional Marketing Project Manager for Customer Partner Experience (CPE) LATAM

Dec 2007 – Jul 2009

Managed and monitored multiple organizational culture change projects with regional CPE leads.

  • Developed 'Net Protector 2.0' marketing campaign to increase awareness of security in Windows Vista.
  • Coached marketing managers on digital media marketing strategies to increase customer satisfaction.
  • Delivered internal training on online community development, Web 2.0, and cultural intelligence.

Program Manager – Developer Audience

Jul 2005 – Nov 2007

Managed vendors and volunteer (MVP) content contributors who created educational content for developers.

  • Spearheaded MSDN Media Center for MSDN Latin America, hosting webcasts, podcasts, and videos.
  • Led 'Net Protector' security campaign instructing devs on how to write secure software code.
  • Produced MSDN Radio and MSDN TV online shows focused on Microsoft .NET Technologies.

Assistant to Regional Developer Program Manager

Dec 2003 – Jun 2005

Coordinated regional training initiatives and localized portals.

  • Managed LATAM launch and localization of 'theSpoke.net', a community targeting academic developers.
  • Co-created ASP.NET Training Initiative and Code Camp programs to boost Visual Studio .NET training.
  • Co-Created 'Grupos de estudio de DCE' tool for '5 Star Developer (DCE)' training program.

Verified Credentials

Licenses & Certifications

59 verified credentials across AI, data science, engineering, and marketing.

IBM Jan 2025

AI Product Manager Specialization

IBM Dec 2024

DevOps and Software Engineering Professional

IBM Jun 2024

AI Developer Professional

IBM Aug 2024

Generative AI for HR Professionals Specialization

IBM Aug 2024

Generative AI for Product Managers Specialization

IBM Jan 2024

Generative AI for Software Developers Specialization

IBM Jan 2024

Generative AI for Data Scientists Specialization

IBM Aug 2023

Applied DevOps Engineering Specialization

IBM Apr 2023

Data Science Professional Certificate

IBM Jan 2018

Blockchain Essentials

DataCamp Oct 2024

Professional Data Analyst Certificate

DataCamp Sep 2024

Developing AI Applications Career Track (23h)

DataCamp Mar 2024

Machine Learning Engineer Career Track (44h)

DataCamp Dec 2023

Associate SQL Certificate

DataCamp Nov 2023

MLOps Fundamentals Track (14h)

DataCamp Oct 2023

Data Scientist Professional Certificate

DataCamp Jul 2023

Data Scientist with Python Track (116h)

DataCamp Jun 2023

Python Programmer Track (67h)

DataCamp May 2023

Data Engineer Associate

DataCamp Feb 2023

Big Data with PySpark Track (24h)

DataCamp Feb 2023

Data Engineer with Python Track (73h)

DataCamp Jan 2023

Machine Learning Scientist with Python (93h)

DataCamp Jan 2023

Deep Learning in Python Track (16h)

DataCamp Dec 2022

Data Analyst in Tableau (42h)

DataCamp Dec 2022

Tableau Fundamentals (24h)

DataCamp Oct 2022

Data Analyst in SQL Track (39h)

DataCamp Sep 2022

Certified Data Analyst Professional

DataCamp Sep 2021

Certified Professional Data Scientist

DataCamp Sep 2021

Importing & Cleaning Data with Python (17h)

DataCamp Jul 2021

SQL Fundamentals Track (21h)

DataCamp Jun 2021

Data Scientist with Python Track (88h)

DataCamp May 2021

Data Manipulation with Python (16h)

DataCamp May 2021

Data Analyst with Python Track (62h)

Google Apr 2023

Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Google Apr 2023

Business Intelligence Professional Certificate

Google May 2023

Digital Marketing & E-commerce Professional

Google Sep 2022

Analytics Certification

Google Oct 2021

Advanced Analytics Certificate of Completion

Google Dec 2019

Campaign Manager Certification

Google Dec 2019

Ads — Search Certification

Google Dec 2019

Ads — Shopping Certification

Google Dec 2019

Ads — Measurement Certification

Google Dec 2019

Ads — Video Certification

Google Dec 2019

Ads — Display Certification

Google May 2018

Ads — Digital Sales Certification

Google Nov 2016

Analytics Individual Qualification

Google Nov 2017

AdWords Mobile Certification

Duke University Apr 2024

LLMOps Specialization Certificate

Duke University Dec 2023

AI Product Management Specialization

Duke University Nov 2023

MLOps | Machine Learning Operations Specialization

Duke University Mar 2024

Python, Bash and SQL Essentials for Data Engineering

Meta Nov 2023

Back-End Developer Specialization Certificate

Meta Jun 2023

Database Engineer Specialization Professional

Univ. of Pennsylvania Mar 2024

AI For Business Specialization Certificate

Johns Hopkins Univ. Apr 2023

Executive Data Science Specialization Certificate

HubSpot Academy Mar 2018

Email Marketing Certification

HubSpot Academy Feb 2018

Content Marketing Certified

HubSpot Academy Feb 2018

Inbound Certified

Semrush Apr 2018

Digital Marketing: SEO Fundamentals