Kayvan A. Sylvan

Founding engineering leader responsible for shaping Wizard’s developer-facing platform for next-generation creative software. Focused on the architecture and implementation of the programmable surface area of the product, including headless runtime capabilities, CLI workflows, developer tooling, SDKs, and AI/LLM integration paths. Working across systems, platform design, and product abstractions to make professional creative tools more scriptable, extensible, and composable for both developers and intelligent agents.

Selected by Daniel MIessler to lead development of Fabric, the premier open-source framework for AI-augmented workflows. Featured in the Unsupervised Learning blog (UL-489) for exceptional contribution velocity. Key contributions: - Prompt Strategies system (CoT, CoD, ToT, Reflexion, Self-Refine) - AI-driven code generation with file system integration - Image creation capabilities and Claude Code Plan integration - Interactive Swagger/OpenAPI documentation - Docker containerization and CI/CD pipeline modernization - Vendor integrations (Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama, Azure) - Core architecture refactoring and Go codebase modernization - Built fabric-mcp, connecting Fabric to any MCP-compatible IDE or chat interface. See https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/p/ul-489

Delivering training for people for personal and professional development. Helping people create breakthroughs in their life.

Building the technical infrastructure for the world's first regulated Bitcoin-denominated life insurance company. Developing systems for premium collection, policy management, and claims processing - all operating natively in Bitcoin while maintaining regulatory compliance with the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

Directed a team of 8+ backend engineers to design and deploy three integration applications via Apache Camel, facilitating seamless patient data integration across networks. Evaluated and implemented enterprise-wide API gateways, fortifying system interoperability and security. Actively developed features using Go, Python, and Java, ensuring high code quality and robust integration standards.

Always remote. Key contributor to the Internal Detection and Response (Cyber Security) production engineering team. Working on internal infrastructure and detection systems infrastructure and automation. Implementing 3rd party and in-house EDR systems and working to prevent malware and bad actors from compromising user and employee data and privacy.

Infrastructure and build and release process architect, enabling the development of responsive autonomous vehicles driven by machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Working on iTunes infrastructure.

Working to improve Disney Interactive (formerly Playdom) games (both in reliability and speed) to have our gamer customers have the best possible experience. Technologies I am working with include Linux, virtualization (VMWare, Virtualbozand qemu/KVM), facebook APIs, Java, Javascript, Unity 3D game development engine, python, perl, among others. I lead a team of senior software engineers. Currently working on Starwars Commander.

Landmark Education is a professional training and development company dedicated to creating breakthroughs for people in areas that are of interest and importance to them. They have courses in communication, relationships, and enhancing workplace performance. I take seminars with Landmark Education and lead programs for them as well.