# Ethan F.

> Senior Software Engineer

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ethanf1

Senior Software Engineer and Product Architect with a foundation in Bachelor of Architecture. I specialize in building high-scale, full-stack applications using SvelteKit, Payload CMS, and AI/ML technologies. My approach combines deep frontend craft and design system expertise with the ability to architect complex, secure backends for enterprise and defense sectors.

Currently at PESA, I lead the consolidation of fragmented digital infrastructures into unified, high-performance platforms. I previously developed SpecOS, an AI-powered discovery engine capable of processing 385K+ products and 2.7M+ images. From engineering secure RBAC systems to designing end-to-end brand identities, I build products that are as technically robust as they are visually cohesive.

View my work: ethanjamesfox.com

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ PESA
Jan 2024 – Present | Huntsville, Alabama, United States
•	Architected and deployed a unified SvelteKit + Payload CMS ecosystem on Railway and Cloudflare, consolidating three legacy properties (Webflow, WordPress, SharePoint) into a single, high-performance platform.
•	Engineered a custom Auth & RBAC system to support four user tiers, enabling secure software distribution via Cloudflare Workers and R2 storage, replacing manual release workflows.
•	Developed a proprietary internal training hub that tracks mandatory security compliance for all staff, replacing fragmented SharePoint/email workflows with automated assignment and completion tracking.
•	Engineered the "Secura" product hierarchy (Director/Command series) within the CMS, facilitating the company’s strategic expansion from DoD-only contracts to the broader Enterprise market.
•	Built a centralized SvelteKit/Tailwind design system, establishing complete UI consistency across the Marketing site, Intranet, and Support portal.

### Lead Designer / Developer @ Material Space
Jan 2022 – Present | Chicago, Illinois, United States
Designed and implemented a scalable PostgreSQL schema and Auth system via Supabase, ensuring data integrity across complex
project environments.
• Developed a modular SvelteKit/Tailwind design system to maintain complete UI consistency between the core web application and
marketing properties.
• Launched an interactive client dashboard featuring real-time project tracking and approval workflows, directly increasing user
engagement.
• Architected core business logic for contact management and automated product requests, optimizing the pipeline between designers
and manufacturers.
• Owned end-to-end brand and product identity, including logo systems and visual guidelines, establishing a professional enterprise-
grade presence.

### Founder @ SpecOS
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | United States
- Architected and engineered a high-scale Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) engine capable of processing 385K+ products and 2.7M+ images using vector embeddings and multi-modal visual recognition for semantic search.

- Developed a full-stack SaaS architecture (SvelteKit) featuring LLM-driven conversational commerce and natural language processing (NLP) to automate discovery within high-density technical catalogs.

- Engineered a cross-platform integration suite, including a REST API and embeddable widgets, enabling the deployment of AI-powered agentic search into legacy e-commerce storefronts.

- Pioneered Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, ensuring platform interoperability with emerging autonomous AI agent ecosystems and tool-calling frameworks.

- Owned end-to-end product delivery, from pgvector database optimization and schema design to brand identity and user-centric UX design.

### Project Designer @ DXU Architects
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, United States


## Education
### Bachelor of Architecture - BArch in Architecture
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

### Interior Architecture in Interior Architecture
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

### Interior Architecture in B.S., Interior Architecture
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ethanjamesfox
- Portfolio: https://ethanjamesfox.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/ethanfox

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Last updated: 2026-04-17