Systems Architect · AI-Enabled Delivery · DevOps Governance

Chris Knight

Dallas, TX · 214-469-4924 · admin@violetnight.dev · linkedin.com/in/chris-knight-431116191

7+ Years Systems Architecture
8+ Custom Company-Specific LWCs Shipped to Production
Salesforce + Slack + GCP Cloud Delivery
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Professional Summary

Results-driven Systems Architect with 7+ years of experience in designing operational infrastructure, AI-enabled development workflows, and DevOps governance. Expert in cloud environments, AI-assisted IDEs, and structured governance protocols.

Experience

Mar 2020 – Present

Data Systems Analyst & Salesforce DevOps Manager

Dynamic EcoHome · Richardson, TX

  • Designed, built, and deployed 8+ custom company-specific Lightning Web Components to production in 12 months.
  • Modernized legacy interfaces with modular UI components that increased adoption and improved accessibility across teams.
  • Leveraged AI-enabled IDE tooling (VSCode, Windsurf, Copilot, Amazon Q, Gemini, Codex, Cline, Agentforce) to compress concept-to-production timelines.
  • Applied AI workflows for architecture scaffolding, test generation, debugging, and stronger unit test coverage.
  • Supported Salesforce, Slack, and Google Cloud integrations to streamline deployment workflows and service interoperability.
  • Implemented environment structuring, permission governance, and disciplined sandbox-to-production promotion to reduce release risk.
  • Built executive dashboards for operational KPIs, pipeline visibility, SLA accountability, and performance monitoring.
Jun 2016 – Aug 2019

Operations & Revenue Manager

Hertz Local Edition · Plano, TX

  • Managed operational performance, asset logistics, and vendor partnerships.
  • Developed reporting models improving cost transparency and decision quality.
  • Oversaw transaction accuracy and process discipline in a high-volume environment.
2024 – Present

Independent Principal Systems Consultant

Violet Night LLC

  • Deliver technical advisory services in AI-enabled development workflows and operational systems design.
  • Provide machine troubleshooting and infrastructure optimization for small-business environments.
  • Guide clients on AWS and Google Cloud integration strategy and deployment acceleration.

Operational Highlights

AI-Assisted Delivery Pipeline

Operationalized AI-assisted development across architecture, test generation, code refinement, and debugging workflows.

WindsurfCopilotCodex

Salesforce DevOps Governance

Created structured intake, prioritization, and release governance with protected promotion pathways from sandbox to production.

SalesforceCI/CDGovernance

Executive KPI Intelligence

Built real-time dashboards and SLA accountability monitoring to reduce bottlenecks and strengthen audit traceability.

TableauSQLProcess Design

Open Source

Selected public repositories from Violet Night LLC — side projects and systems tooling released for reuse and review.

Browse the full organization: github.com/Violet-Night-LLC

Licenses & Certifications

A living credential ledger spanning platforms, industries, and applied learning — with verification links where available.

Areas of Interest & Learning

AI-Orchestrated Product Delivery

Interested in projects that combine agentic development workflows with measurable product execution outcomes.

Agentic SystemsDelivery Ops

System Governance at Scale

Focused on architecture patterns that improve traceability, policy compliance, and deployment confidence.

GovernanceAuditability

Operational Intelligence Platforms

Looking to contribute to initiatives that blend KPI observability, analytics, and executive-grade decision support.

ObservabilityAnalytics

Systems Visualization Lab

A lightweight 3D rendering demonstrates structured system thinking without sacrificing performance.

Skills

AWS Google Cloud Docker Kubernetes VSCode + AI IDEs GitHub Copilot Amazon Q / Gemini Codex / Cline / Agentforce SQL Pandas Tableau Agile / Scrum Process Mapping Stakeholder Engagement

Infrastructure

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Education

University of Texas at Dallas

B.A. in International Political Economy (Finance & Economics) · 2013

University of Houston · C.T. Bauer College of Business

Global Business Minor · Certificate of Corporate Entrepreneurship · 2015

Credentials

Licenses, certificates, and course completions across platforms are tracked in the Credentials section.

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