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Luke Waltman

Culver City

Summary

Dynamic technology leader with a proven track record at Pitchly, driving a 555% increase in user adoption through innovative cloud solutions. Expert in full stack development and venture creation, combining technical prowess with strategic vision to deliver impactful results. Passionate about leveraging AI to enhance user experiences and foster growth.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Startup Advisor

Insights & Deeptime Media
Los Angeles
05.2025 - Current
  • Advisor on LLMs, RAG, and general AI topics; investment

Senior Engineer

Pitchly
Los Angeles
02.2022 - Current
  • Led comprehensive cloud migration initiative, transitioning 5+ applications from custom hosting to AWS infrastructure.
  • Architected scalable solutions including worker capabilities and auto-scaling systems that dramatically improved performance and user experience.
  • AWS hosting and new v4 version helped enable exceptional results with a 555% increase in user adoption at Barclays and secured multiple new enterprise clients through enhanced UI design and robust backend architecture improvements.
  • Also added chatGPT API to the data studio’s formulas, enabling agents to be created through tables.

CTO/Co-founder

Motionize
Lincoln
11.2019 - Current
  • Developed Motionize, a clause tracking and document automation system, featured in ABA Journal.
  • Led product roadmap by communicating with users and prioritizing key features.
  • Utilized Meteor React and MongoDB on AWS to build efficient applications.
  • Implemented Meteor application with robust MongoDB backend for seamless operations.

Consultant

Strategy Consulting
Lincoln
10.2013 - 01.2016
  • We Vote Project: Co-founding team member; led project management, event management for a new technology platform bridging the gap between regular citizens and their elected officials (Oct. 2014 to January 2016).
  • Center for People in Need: Led advocacy and communications, testifying on legislation, and developing grassroots efforts.
  • Assisted in achieving first increase in Aid to Dependent Children for families in poverty in 30 years in the Nebraska Legislature (Jan. to May 2015).

Policy and Advocacy Manager

Malaria No More
Washington
09.2011 - 10.2013
  • Advocated to U.S. Congress in support of the fight against malaria, including developing briefings, writing hearing testimony and questions, and organizing an advocacy working group to develop key policies and positions related to new technologies.
  • Responsible for pre-trip planning and Senate Ethics Committee approval of Malaria No More’s first congressional staff trip, a Senate staff delegation to Tanzania and Zanzibar involving seven Senate offices.
  • Lead grasstops campaign efforts in order to link the global problem of malaria to state and district-based efforts at research institutions in key member states and districts in order to strengthen congressional support.

Deputy Legislative Assistant/Various Roles

U.S. Senator Ben Nelson
Washington
08.2009 - 09.2011
  • Supported Legislative Assistant via outreach with constituent and advocacy groups in education and health.
  • Responded to approximately 150 constituent contacts per week in education, health care, and Medicare/Medicaid.
  • Attended briefings and performed research to advance Senator Nelson’s legislative agenda in health care and education.

Program Manager

Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
Lincoln
05.2007 - 05.2008
  • Oversaw three technology projects, including a graduate admissions system for University of Nebraska.
  • Conducted curriculum reviews and delivered student training sessions.
  • Mentored, managed, and evaluated performance of fifteen students.
  • Formulated key strategies for risk management and mitigation.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
05-2005

Skills

  • Full Stack Development
  • Venture Creation / Pitches
  • LLM / AI Use

Accomplishments

  • Phi Beta Kappa graduate

Technical Skills

Stacks: Meteor, Node.js, React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Databases: Mongo, PostgresSQL

AWS/Infra: ECS/Docker, Routing, Server Setup, Configuration, and Security Group/IP

AI:  LLM APIs, RAG, and general principle

Timeline

Startup Advisor

Insights & Deeptime Media
05.2025 - Current

Senior Engineer

Pitchly
02.2022 - Current

CTO/Co-founder

Motionize
11.2019 - Current

Consultant

Strategy Consulting
10.2013 - 01.2016

Policy and Advocacy Manager

Malaria No More
09.2011 - 10.2013

Deputy Legislative Assistant/Various Roles

U.S. Senator Ben Nelson
08.2009 - 09.2011

Program Manager

Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
05.2007 - 05.2008

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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