Kevin Paul Erwin

DCCaaS: Direct Cost Cutting as a Service
Global Infrastructure Commander • M&A Architect • vCTO

Seattle, WA | kevin.erwin@gmail.com | 714-553-3699
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"I bridge the critical gap between legacy physical infrastructure and modern AI-orchestrated resilience. From medical devices that restart hearts to 50,000-node global networks, I architect for 100% mission certainty."
50,000+Global Nodes
200 PB+Data Stack Scale
40+M&A Integrations
99.99%System Uptime

Critical Scale & Operations

M&A Lifecycle & Transformation
Drugstore.com | HaystackID | Physio-Control
  • Drugstore.com: Led pre-acquisition infrastructure strategy (prior to Walgreens sale), virtualizing 2,000+ servers at scale.
  • HaystackID: Architected massive-scale petabyte stacks for FS-ISAC and global legal discovery.
  • M&A Expert: 40+ full-lifecycle migrations, specializing in "clean-room" handovers and high-value integrations (Physio-Control / Codan).
Medical & Public Safety Integrity
Zetron (Codan) | Physio-Control | B. Braun (McGaw)
  • Zetron to Codan: Orchestrated the bridge between legacy public safety hardware and modern connectivity during global acquisition.
  • Life Sciences: Rooted in medical engineering (Beckman Coulter, B. Braun/McGaw), ensuring safety-critical system compliance (FDA, ISO).
  • Grab-and-Go 911: Inventor of the WFH emergency dispatch standard now used as a national resilience model.
The Original Scale Legends
Big Fish Games (Emp #76) | MySpace
  • Big Fish Games: Scaled from 76 employees to 3,000+ globally with $90M seed funding (2008 era hyper-growth).
  • MySpace: Chief Architect for 6,000+ web servers across 10 global DCs supporting 2M+ zero-downtime user migrations.
Government & Compliance
County of Orange | Federal & DoD Adjacency
  • Public Sector Start: Audited and evaluated 15+ "outstations" and government networks for Orange County early in career.
  • Compliance Bridge: Specialist in federal standards (DFARS, CMMC, NIST, ISO, ITAR, CJIS, SOX, HIPAA) and modern agile DevOps delivery.

Invention * Innovation & Platforms

Proprietary Platforms

Founder & Creator of resilience-focused ecosystems:

  • Bobtail: Driver state automation (GO / NO GO / PAUSE / ALOHA) for logistics safety.
  • Aloha Responder: Stress-reduction Systems + Non Verbal support system for First Responders.
  • BoredBrains: Cognitive architecture for AI safety.
  • MobCars & DJ Jorge G: Community engagement and music platforms.
AI GOVERNANCE

OrionConnect

AuraNet & NatureNet: The first end-to-end decision safety architecture for AI-assisted environments. Features ECMD (Enterprise Copilot Management Design) for drift detection and compliance.

FOUNDER

CESC Foundation

Schools Technology Initiative: Repurposing decommissioned public safety hardware to build modern labs for underserved children globally.

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