MAKTAG is an eight-person technology team based in Tualatin, Oregon. We work with organizations to plan, deliver, and support technology around their goals.
Our team brings together hands-on expertise across cloud, cybersecurity, data, AI, contracts, training, and IT audit. Individual portraits will be added when available.
General Manager · Cloud Security Architect
Zero Trust · Microsoft Sentinel · Defender · NIST 800-53 · ATO packages
15+ years of experience. Former Microsoft senior cloud engineer focused on Zero Trust, Sentinel and Defender, NIST 800-53 controls, and ATO packages.
Lead Cloud Data Engineer · Solution Architect
Azure Data Factory · Databricks · Synapse · Delta Lake
10+ years of experience. Led a Cloudera-to-Azure migration and enterprise data pipelines at Manulife; built Power BI models and Azure DevOps CI/CD.
Lead AI Engineer · Data Scientist
Enterprise RAG · Multi-agent AI · Fraud detection · MCP security
10 years of experience building enterprise RAG and multi-agent AI with guardrails, plus real-time fraud detection at AT&T. Co-author of an IEEE paper on MCP security.
Generative AI Engineer
LLMs · RAG · Agentic AI · LangChain · PyTorch
Built agentic AI and API/MCP integrations; reduced LLM inference latency from 5 seconds to under 300 milliseconds on a clinical transcription system.
Contracts, Pricing and Project Controls
FAR · DFARS · CAS · Subcontracts · Cost and price analysis
10 years at Lockheed Martin managing subcontracts from RFP to closeout, supplier cost and price analysis, and compliance audits.
Business Analyst · Data and IT Support
SQL · Python · Tableau · Secure data handling · Dashboards
6+ years of experience. Led a 10-person university IT support team with 95% first-contact resolution, alongside secure data handling and dashboard work.
Marketing Executive - Client Advocate
Curriculum design · Training delivery · Assessment
7+ years designing and delivering instruction to diverse learners; also brings quantitative modeling research experience. Oregon-based.
Senior IT Auditor · U.S. Navy Veteran
ITGC · SOC Review · HIPAA · HITRUST · SOX
8 years in IT audit, risk, and compliance, covering access, change, and IT operations controls, audit readiness, and remediation follow-up.
The right solution starts with listening and continues through clear decisions, careful delivery, and support expectations agreed together.
Set clear expectations, explain the trade-offs, and keep communication open.
Work alongside your people, respect what they know, and keep goals shared.
Bring care to the details, from secure decisions through maintainable delivery.
Schedule a discovery call to talk about how we can help your business, nonprofit or family. Have a quick question? Ask Avia, our virtual assistant, any time.
