RYKERFLYNN.DEV // 2026
49.5833°N 9.3500°E
 STATUS: OPERATIONAL // BAD ORB, GERMANY

William Hinebrick

Principal AI & Data Architect

Former U.S. Marine turned data infrastructure architect. Building enterprise data platforms, AI systems, and intelligent automation from the ground up. Sole data professional driving analytics, engineering, and AI strategy for a global organization.

Data Engineering AI / LLM Infrastructure Google Cloud Platform Voice AI Integration Architecture Analytics ETL / ELT Pipelines

Mission Portfolio

Enterprise Data Platform
Built the entire data infrastructure from zero: BigQuery warehouse with 25,000+ orders, 9+ Streamlit dashboards (IAP-secured), automated ETL pipelines across Shopify, advertising platforms, and ERP systems.
BigQuery Cloud Run Streamlit Python
AI Initiative
Architecting a phased AI customer experience platform: local vLLM inference, voice AI (Vapi + GPT-Realtime), agentic data operations, and RAG retrieval systems for enterprise deployment.
OpenAI Vapi vLLM MCP RAG
Hermes Agent
Personal AI agent deployed on Ubuntu VPS handling automation, integration bridging, and intelligent task execution. Connected to local LLM inference (llama.cpp / Qwen 35B) with 131K context.
Ubuntu llama.cpp Qwen3 OpenClaw
Integration Architecture
Designed and deployed D365 F&O integration mapping, DHL/Codept fulfillment pipeline, Flexport ASN transformation, and Cloud Run microservices for warehouse operations.
D365 F&O Codept Cloud Run REST APIs
Network & Homelab
Raspberry Pi 5 running Pi-hole with Unbound recursive DNS, Tailscale mesh VPN, and HaGeZi Pro++ blocklists. Full local AI stack on high-end personal hardware.
Pi-hole Unbound Tailscale CUDA
Demand Forecasting
Built predictive models for inventory planning and demand forecasting, feeding directly into business operations and procurement decision-making.
Python BigQuery ML Streamlit

Service Record

Sep 2025 : Present
Full Stack Data Engineer & Analytics Lead
Strauss America (Engelbert Strauss, Bad Orb, DE)
Sole data professional covering data engineering, analytics, AI strategy, and integration architecture for the U.S. subsidiary. Built the entire data infrastructure from scratch. Driving enterprise AI initiative across telephony, chat, agentic ops, and retrieval.
Prior Service
United States Marine
U.S. Marine Corps
Developed discipline, mission-focused execution, structured communication, and the ability to build operational capability in austere environments with limited resources. Every skill carries forward.

Technical Stack

Data Engineering
  • BigQuery / SQL
  • Python (pandas, dbt)
  • ETL / ELT Pipelines
  • Cloud Run Microservices
  • Shopify / Fairing APIs
Cloud & Infrastructure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Secret Manager / IAP
  • Cloudflare
  • Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora)
  • Docker / Containers
AI & Machine Learning
  • LLM Inference (vLLM, llama.cpp)
  • OpenAI API / Responses API
  • Voice AI (Vapi, ElevenLabs)
  • RAG / Retrieval Systems
  • MCP / Agent Architecture
Integration & ERP
  • D365 Finance & Operations
  • Codept / DHL Fulfillment
  • REST / GraphQL APIs
  • Postman / API Testing
  • Confluence Documentation

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