Driving strategic technology transformation through 25+ years of experience in object-oriented design and data science. I deliver impactful solutions by leading high-performing teams and prioritizing clear communication, enabling your organization to leverage emerging technologies for exceptional outcomes.

Who is value-driven, a team player and drives collaboration?
Julian Gutierrez is a seasoned software solution architect delivering transformative solutions across diverse industries, including government, healthcare, information technology, architecture, and engineering. His expertise blends deep learning, object-oriented digital experience design, and AIML-augmented cognitive data science to craft innovative software solutions. His technical proficiency spans a wide range of technologies and methodologies, including full-stack development, enterprise architecture, agile methodologies, UX design, and data analytics. His strong commitment to excellence is reflected in his numerous awards and accolades, including recognition for his contributions to software engineering, UX design, and enterprise architecture. His passion for education is evident in his role as part-time computer science faculty at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), where he imparts his knowledge to future generations of technology professionals.
What makes Julian's design systems and technique unique?
Julian's design systems and techniques are distinguished by a dynamic and data-driven approach that prioritizes user-centricity and continuous improvement. He leverages deep web development experience, integrating design criteria with user analytics to iteratively refine clarity and optimize user satisfaction. Real-time user preference data informs his empathy maps and experience design roadmaps, ensuring that each new feature aligns with evolving user needs. His comprehensive expertise, spanning the entire software development lifecycle, emphasizes UX and data-driven decision-making. This allows him to create design systems that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, scalable, and adaptable to changing business requirements. He seamlessly blends his technical proficiency with a human-centered design philosophy, resulting in intuitive, accessible, and engaging user experiences across diverse platforms.
When did it all start for Julian?
Digital innovation has been a concentration area since 1995.The year marked the start of Julian's exploration of the digital landscape, a period where the internet was rapidly evolving and presented a vast frontier of possibilities. From the outset, his focus has been on adapting technology to create meaningful and impactful solutions. This dedication to user-centric design and a passion for continuous learning have been driving forces behind his career tradectory. A seasoned technology leader in software architecture, development and commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) product selection, vendor and staff onboarding and management, Julian leverages expertise in evidence-based design thinking, SDLC compliance, data privacy technology, agile methodologies, and responsive design to drive strategic alignment and ensure robust, scalable solutions. A strong track record in user experience design, user interface design and development, product design, and branding identity management. Coupled with extensive experience across diverse platforms and systems, his experience positions him to effectively solve complex enterprise challenges.
Where has the journey of excellence and innovation taken Julian?

Julian's pursuit has taken him across a diverse landscape of industries and locations, both within the United States and internationally. His experience spans key sectors including government, scientific, healthcare, aerospace, finance, architecture, and engineering, demonstrating his adaptability and ability to tailor solutions to unique industry needs. His work has reached various organizations and institutions across the U.S., including collaborations with prestigious entities such as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Science Foundation and top 9 U.S. federal government contractors.

Beyond national borders, his journey has extended to Europe, where he pursued independent research and graphic design work in Madrid & Barcelona, Spain and Southeast Asia as Director, Creative Services responsible for quality, branding, industrial engineering and traceability standards for one of the top seafood consumer goods producers accountable for 10% of U.S. Gross domestic product (GDP). This international experience broadened his perspective and enriched his design philosophy, adding a global dimension to his understanding of user needs and design trends. His commitment to continuous learning and exploration has fueled his professional growth and allowed him to deliver cutting-edge solutions across diverse geographies and industries.

How does Julian achieve outstanding outcomes?
He can significantly improve the quality, efficiency, and predictability of the software development lifecycle by embracing a structured and analytical approach to decision-making. This involves clearly articulating system goals and systematically identifying and evaluating design options, using a rigorous blend of design thinking and systems engineering processes. By using tools like multidisciplinary design optimization and statistical analysis, he can ensure that design decisions are based on objective data and evidence, not just intuition or assumptions. Also, by recognizing and managing the inherent uncertainties in software development and understanding the social structures and knowledge flow within his development teams, he can help everyone comprehend the decisions being made. The result, he can create more robust, adaptable, and valuable "win-win" software systems / solutions.
Why is Julian so passionate about creating value?

Julian's passion for creating value stems from a deep understanding of the transformative power of technology and a genuine desire to empower individuals and organizations through innovative, user-centric solutions. His career is marked by a consistent pursuit of excellence, reflected in his dedication to evidence-based design thinking, strategic alignment of technology with business objectives, and continuous learning and improvement. He recognizes the potential of cutting-edge technologies like deep learning and AIML-augmented data science to drive digital transformation across industries and actively seeks to leverage these advancements to craft solutions that optimize processes and enhance user experiences. His commitment to value creation is evident in his meticulous approach to data analysis, requirements gathering, and prototyping, ensuring that solutions are not only technically sound but also address critical business needs and deliver measurable results.

Industrial Sectors / Verticals

“Focused on deep learning, design thinking and customer service since 1995.” - Julian Gutierrez

Government
Healthcare
Education
Information Technology
Industrial Engineering
Aerospace
Scientific
Architecture
Consumer Goods
Computer Science
Food Service
 
Object-oriented Design (OOED)
Service / API Design / Information Systems
User Research, User Interface Standards and Validation
Deep Learning / Augmented Learning Research
Artifical Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML), Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) 3.5 beta Research
AI-ML, Generative Pre-trained Transformer (Bard) Gemini Research
AI-ML, Generative Pre-trained Transformer (Claude 3) Research
Knowledge Management (KM) Systems: Software Laboratories
KM Systems: Aerospace Engineering
KM Systems: Design Thinking Laboratories
KM Systems: Architecture and Construction
KM Systems: Food Science, Safety and Traceability
KM Systems: Industrial Design, Materials Science and Logistics Efficiency
KPIs / Information Schema Design / Survey Data Analytics
Education Software Analytics
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Cross-browser / Cross-device Validation
Corporate Identity / Portfolio Management / Category Launch
 

Awards / Honors

“Every task is an opportunity to learn deeper how to build a better experience.” - Julian Gutierrez

Fall 2023 Merit Award
Governmental Program Office Technology
Enterprise Architecture / Software Engineering Staff
Healthcare Industry
Fall 2023 Computer Science Course Lecturer
Introduction to Relational Databases
PT Faculty, Computer Science Department
California State University, Los Angeles
OOUXML Framework Phase 2+
.NET 6, Bootstrap 5+, CSS3, JS/JSON, Generative AI
Object-oriented user experience design and human-machine design learning.
Independent Research and Development
j2pro.net
OOUXML Deep Learning Project
Object-oriented user experience design validation principles augmented with Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) v3.5 and v4.0 natural language engines. Cross validation with multiple Large Language Models.
Independent Research and Development
j2pro.net
Google Recognition Challenge Coin
Development Lead and Search Engine Optimization integration Strategist
Healthcare Industry
Adobe Creative Advisor
Invitation only Advisor / Influencer
j2pro.net
Merit Award
Software Engineering Staff / UX Developer
Healthcare Industry
Merit Award
User Experience User Interface Standards Lead
Healthcare Industry
Outstanding Services Award
Software Engineering Staff / UX Developer
Healthcare Industry
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - Education Department
UXUI Designer / UX Analyst
Bryn Neil International, LLC / Raytheon Intelligence
National Science Foundation (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative
Developer / Services Lead
Bryn Neil International, LLC / Raytheon Intelligence
HTML5 Advanced Score + CSS3
Highly-Proficient Score
CEB SHL Talent Measurement
Adobe Indesign CS
Assessment Score - Top 10%
Ajilon Global Managed Services
Adobe Illustrator CS
Assessment Score - Top 10%
Ajilon Global Managed Services
Microsoft Office Applications
Assessment Score - Top 10%
Ajilon Global Managed Services
Most Outstanding Project
Marketing Systems Director
Walt Disney Imagineering / Bergman
Contract Award / Service Award
Marketing Services Director
Universal Studios / Bernards
Design Team Competition 1st Place Award
Marketing Systems Director
Walt Disney Imagineering / Bergman
Commendation Award
Creative Services Director
European Rotogravure Association / Wal-Mart / Rubicon
 

Career Achievements

"I leverage every challenge as a catalyst to further refine my approach, resulting in a continuous upward trajectory of delivering better experiences." - Julian Gutierrez

Helped build portfolios of 150+ industry-specific software applications, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of various lines of businesses, industry needs and a proven track record in delivering impactful software solutions at scale, resulting in multiple $100M+ revenue streams multiple times in multiple industries.

Engineered a highly secure and scalable enterprise survey technology platform, ensuring 99.99% uptime and safeguarding sensitive examinee data, thereby reducing operational risk and strengthening regulatory compliance posture.

Developed advanced design and analytics tools for Scientific, Healthcare IT, A&E, Construction Management, Consumer Product and Industrial Design firms, directly contributing to more efficient and sustainable request for proposal (RFP) response practices, resulting in measurable 55% to 85% reduction in design time, time for requirement and estimation delivery, and project costs.

Drove the successful adoption of Scrum Agile methodologies, accelerating project delivery cycles by a measured 20% to 30% percentage and improving product quality through iterative development, thereby increasing speed to market and ROI.

Pioneered the integration of full-stack UX design principles and heuristics into the SDLC, enhancing user adoption rates and improving application satisfaction scores by a measurable 30 to 40% percentage, thereby reducing training needs and increasing end-user productivity.

Aided in architecting healthcare examination platforms that demonstrably improved claimant outcomes through enhanced data-driven diagnostics and streamlining of clinical workflows, resulting in a measurable reduction in patient no show rates, improved provider engagement, reduction in provider errors and improved operational team efficiency.

Cultivated high-performing engineering teams through mentorship, directly improving design and code quality, accelerating the knowledge transfer process through design standards maturity, full-stack design and increasing retention, thereby generating increased return on talent investment and scaling health IT organization 10x.

Contributed to thought leadership (in multiple companies and industries) by authoring technical white papers and articles, aiding in establishing organization's technological expertise and industry presence, influencing best practices in software engineering, data privacy and usability; thereby bolstering our competitive advantage.

 

Education / Professional Advancement

“... learning is a lifelong process ...” - Peter Drucker

Data Privacy / HIPAA Compliance
2015 through 2024
Healthcare Industry
Strategic Development, UI Kits and Predictive Roadmapping
May 2020
Adobe / j2pro.net
IT Cybersecurity Compliance
2019 through 2024
Healthcare Industry
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Mitigation
2019 through 2023
Healthcare Industry
Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery
2019 through 2023
Healthcare Industry
Information Security Compliance
2015 through 2024
Healthcare Industry
Agile Scrum Workshop / Summit
2015
Healthcare Industry
Security Clearance / Information Systems / Laboratories
2014 through 2015
Raytheon IS / NASA JPL
Microsoft Dynamics / CRM Administrative Courses
2012 through 2013
Ledgeview Partners
Independent Research / Graphic Design
2005, Independent Study (4 weeks)
Madrid & Barcelona, Spain
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
1997 through 2003 Graduation
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
 
 

Work Experience / Featured Projects

“The only source of knowledge is experience.” - Albert Einstein

CSS, HTML, Coldfusion CMS
Wordpress Custom Theme
Wordpress Blog
Wordpress Theme
App Design Concept
UXUI Design System
Wordpress Website
Wordpress Website
Design System
Content Website
Wordpress Website
UX Research / Design System
Content Website
CSS, HTML, Coldfusion CMS
Worldwide Campaign
 

Capabilities and Core Competencies

Strategic Alignment & Vision
  • Evidence-based design thinking to discover high-impact solutions, optimize resource allocation and align with strategic business objectives.
  • Evaluate existing executive strategies and artifacts to ensure technology solutions directly support the overall business vision and long-term goals.
  • Vision casting, data flow diagrams and mind mapping to effectively communicate complex architectural concepts and align stakeholders on a shared enterprise vision.
Data & Analytics Leadership
  • Conduct data-driven SWOT analysis to inform strategic decision-making, identify opportunities, and mitigate risks for architecture resiliency.
  • Apply AIML-Augmented Cognitive Data Science, leveraging extensive experience to analyze data, enhance decision-making, and optimize enterprise processes.
  • Utilize deep learning expertise to develop sophisticated models for vision casting, system simulation, and problem analysis, enabling predictive capabilities.
Software Development & Integration Excellence
  • Full-stack development, privacy by design (PbD) and end-to-end test automation.
  • Object-oriented digital experience design principles to create efficient, reusable digital experiences (websites, applications, data caches, components).
  • Expertise in API design and integration, data exchange and interoperability between diverse systems.
  • Secure systems development life cycle (SSDLC) expertise to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Enterprise Architecture & Governance
  • Enterprise/solution architect expertise in Buy vs Build Analysis (e.g. APIs, ERM/CRM systems, SaaS, Productivity Systems), Governance Journey Mapping, Board Reviews.
  • Agile methodologies to facilitate faster delivery cycles, improve product quality, and increase adaptability to evolving requirements.
  • Cybersecurity expertise to ensure the design and implementation of secure software systems aligned with industry best practices.
  • Experience designing healthcare solutions that comply with HIPAA, data privacy, GDPR, CCPA, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
  • Business continuity/disaster recovery planning, system engineering quality attributes and "ilities".
User Experience & Business Acumen
  • Data-driven design, centers of excellence, best practices, continuously improvement maps, empathy maps, concept of operations (ConOps) and requirements.
  • User experience design to create intuitive, accessible platforms to enhance the user journeys.
  • Trust building for all stakeholders to build solutions that are strategically aligned with business objectives.
  • Design and build performant, cross-device web applications that meet compliance standards - e.g Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) / Section 508, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
  • Atomic design asset management (e.g. pages, templates, components, component types, controls).