I help organizations modernize mission-critical systems and accomplish more with leaner teams—combining executive-level delivery ownership with disciplined AI-assisted engineering, automation, and architecture. Twenty-five years across NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, HighRadius, Western Asset, and regulated enterprises: legacy transformation, workflow and document automation, cloud platforms, vendor leadership, and hands-on execution when the critical path demands it.
Not hype—a practical operating model for institutions that must modernize under budget and scrutiny. Levon helps leaders ship reliable capability with smaller, accountable teams by pairing architecture and operational discipline with AI-assisted engineering where it genuinely accelerates delivery.
Uses AI-assisted development, testing, and documentation as force multipliers—not substitutes for judgment. Clear standards, code review, and specifications so smaller groups can move faster without sacrificing quality or auditability.
Sets modernization strategy, owns roadmaps and vendor relationships, and steps into the codebase for architecture decisions, integrations, and production fixes. One accountable leader from strategy to working software.
Experienced refactoring monoliths, migrating data stores, and standing up Azure and AWS environments while keeping regulated and mission-critical systems stable—strangler patterns, phased cutovers, and operational discipline teams can sustain.
Builds document automation, digital signatures, dynamic forms, PDF and regulatory generation, and data-backed workflow engines integrated with authentication, APIs, and secure portals—systems where traceability and correct output are non-negotiable.
Levon Baronian is a Los Angeles–based technology leader and engineering operator with deep experience modernizing systems institutions cannot afford to get wrong—modernization strategy, AI-assisted delivery, team and vendor leadership, and hands-on engineering when accountability demands it. Recruited at 18 to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory while studying Computer Science at CSUN, he earned recognition for secure systems supporting spaceflight hardware procurement and went on to lead high-impact initiatives across fintech, energy, insurance, and enterprise SaaS.
Recently he has designed and built production-oriented document automation and compliance workflow systems—digital signature flows, dynamic form generation, PDF and tax/regulatory document generation, structured data capture, auditability, and reliable official output—integrated with databases, APIs, authentication, payment workflows, and user portals—supporting organizations that require accurate, auditable documents, secure self-service workflows, and reliable operational output.
He is often the executive clients call when stakes are high—defining architecture, assembling teams, and owning programs end to end—while remaining willing to implement critical paths himself. That includes CTO and lead-architect work for Luxsurance, AUGmentecture, DriverSquare, Century-National Insurance, and NASA JPL (second engagement). He is currently principal software architect with fractional CTO work for early-stage ventures, and has taken selective contract engagements for urgent, hands-on execution such as a time-critical payroll-systems transition at Sempra Energy. At Cforia Software (HighRadius) he architected enterprise credit-risk and receivables automation used by major clients—payment workflows, credit onboarding, compliance-sensitive financial processes, and document-driven operational workflows—while leading monolith-to-microservices modernization on AWS and guiding contract developers on business-critical product areas.
Levon brings calm, data-driven operational leadership to complex stakeholders: written specifications, estimation, standards, code review, and mentoring—plus pragmatic use of AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery without lowering the bar on security, auditability, or maintainability. He understands how technology supports organizational mission in federally affiliated labs, regulated utilities, and public-facing institutions, and delivers with integrity and a focus on what works.
Since 2016 he has served as an elected, unpaid Neighborhood Council member in Sherman Oaks (City of Los Angeles)—gaining firsthand experience with local government process, public meetings, land-use and community issues, and accountable stakeholder representation.
Executive-level technology leadership with hands-on execution—helping institutions modernize legacy systems, automate workflows, and ship reliably with smaller, well-led teams.
End-to-end ownership from requirements through production — architecture when you need a blueprint, implementation when you need sleeves rolled up.
Operational leadership for lean in-house teams, contractors, and offshore partners—priorities, quality gates, and delivery accountability without unnecessary headcount.
Production systems for legally and operationally sensitive documents—reliable generation, traceability, and secure user workflows.
Legacy modernization and cloud migration with disciplined engineering—AI-assisted where it reduces cycle time, never as a substitute for architecture, security, or operational ownership.
Strategic guidance for organizations navigating complex technical and organizational challenges.
Modernization you can operate. Leadership without the nonsense. Delivery without the theater.
From NASA mission workflows to regulated utilities, document-heavy enterprise financial platforms, local government as an elected Neighborhood Council member, and billion-dollar portfolio systems—experience where reliability, auditability, and stakeholder trust matter.
100M+ user platforms, billion-dollar portfolio systems, and laboratory-wide procurement — built for reliability under real load.
Applies AI-assisted engineering to specifications, implementation, test, and review—so lean teams deliver more without trading away governance, security, or maintainability.
Comfortable setting direction for a team and equally comfortable implementing the critical path—whether SQL, services, or production fixes under deadline.
Builds and leads development teams—employees and subcontractors—when programs need scale, while staying accountable as the technology executive.
Calm, data-driven, and direct — equally effective with engineers, executives, and stakeholders who need the picture without jargon.
Endorsements from leaders across software engineering, product, and technology. View all on LinkedIn
CEO Edison and SVP Revenue Recovery, Coresearch
I greatly enjoyed working with Levon at Cforia Software. He is a talented software engineer who is smart, diligent, and communicates effectively. He is a self-starter who took a lot of initiative, which was critical in our small company environment, and followed through on projects until the users and the product objectives were satisfied. He took on some challenging assignments that required diving deep into the codebase to resolve tricky issues, or learning new capabilities and interfaces to leverage third party technology. I know he would excel in any environment that requires smarts, creativity, resourcefulness, and strong communication.
Fractional VPE / CTO | Software Development, Web Applications
I joined Cforia LLC (now part of HighRadius) in early 2022 as CTO and had the very good fortune of becoming part of a highly professional and competent software development and delivery team. I had the extra good fortune of finding that Levon was part of the team. I quickly discovered that Levon was the primary (and sometimes, only) developer on a large, complex, and important part of the company's technology. For several years, Levon had taken on the lion's share of the work in this particular code base. New features and functionality were required in short order, and Levon took on this large effort without complaint and with outstanding outcome. Not surprising in small company, we didn't have enough developers to go around, so we added outsourced help from both the US and off shore. Levon designed features and functionality, guided contract developers, and took on much of the coding and testing himself. Again, this was complex and very important work.
I worked with Levon for approximately two years until we sold Cforia to HighRadius. I worked closely and extensively with Levon during that time and always found him to be the willing, ready, and competent. His ability to estimate effort and complexity is spot on the outcome of his work was always top notch. It's impossible to go into the detail of the work but, the effort required was considerable and the work was very important to the company. Levon always come through. I've worked with very many developers over the past 40ish years, and Levon is amoung the most capable and reliable - a true professional.
I am very confident when I say that anyone who hires Levon will get one of the best!
Founder & Principal, RevOps and AI | Anthropic Claude, Agentic Workflows
After years of being in this business, I have worked with many folks from a myriad of capacities and backgrounds and there is a small group of amazing talent that I would hand pick again and again. Levon Baronian fits comfortably into that group bringing a unique and well-balanced blend of skills that ultimately make every project he touches shine with richer-than-anticipated results every time. His ability to refine and develop requirements into robust, scalable, and secure software solutions always embodied end-to-end awareness and tremendous self-sufficiency and self-motivation. It has been a privilege working with Levon and I fully endorse his expertise, character, and professionalism.
Los Angeles, CA
Software architecture, engineering leadership, and client delivery—including fractional CTO work and recent production systems for document automation and compliance workflows.
Cforia Software (HighRadius) · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Architect and technical lead for enterprise accounts receivable, credit, and collections automation used by major clients.
Sempra Energy · San Diego, CA
Independent contractor brought in to execute a time-critical payroll-systems transition at a major regulated utility—hands-on delivery, no team buildup, results on schedule.
Luxsurance, LLC
Client CTO engagement: architected the organization’s entire technology ecosystem and led a staffed delivery organization through production milestones.
AUGmentecture
Client CTO engagement: led software architecture and a staffed delivery team for augmented-reality technology—Microsoft stack, web services, legacy migration, and mobile apps.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Client technology leadership: led a staffed team building laboratory web applications and services—architecture, training, requirements, and delivery across ASP.NET, ColdFusion, Oracle ADF, and SQL Server.
C#, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, REST, SignalR, Web API, SQL Server, Oracle ADF, Java, ColdFusion
DriverSquare
Client CTO engagement: led architecture and a staffed delivery team for an on-demand product platform—mobile app, web services, and administrative dashboards.
Century-National Insurance Company
Client engagement for one of the largest insurers in the Western U.S.: delivered new product capabilities and modernized legacy systems.
Western Asset Management · Pasadena, CA
MySpace, Inc. · Santa Monica, CA
JewelryCircle.com · Los Angeles, CA
Co-founded a fine jewelry retailer; led online and business development operations.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Pasadena, CA
NASA JPL Spot Award (2002) · NASA Award Recipient (2003)
Babcock Power · Commerce, CA
Led Bill of Materials, Documents, and Engineering web application and data warehouse; coordinated programmers, engineers, and business staff across a multi-year engagement.
Elected volunteer public service in Los Angeles since 2016 — complementary to institutional and enterprise technology leadership.
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council · City of Los Angeles
2016–present · Unpaid volunteer elected official
Neighborhood Councils are the city’s closest connection to residents: advisory bodies on land use, municipal services, public safety, transportation, and community priorities. As an elected member, Levon participates in the machinery of local government — agendas, public comment, votes, committees, and the practical work of representing stakeholders who expect accountability.
Regulated, federal, and enterprise environments share a common thread: complex institutions, non-technical stakeholders, and consequences when delivery fails. Civic service has sharpened the same skills required of a senior technology leader — clear communication, patience with process, and judgment under public scrutiny.
An operator’s toolkit—strategy, architecture, AI-assisted delivery, and systems that earn trust in production.
I'm actively exploring senior technology leadership and engineering operator roles—modernizing mission-critical systems with lean, accountable teams. Reach out; I'd welcome a conversation.