Tackle your Biggest Information Challenges with Our Team

From AI, AWS to Multi-Cloud Solutions That Drive Business Revenue

Our team brings together people from a wide range of backgrounds, with deep experience across industries, companies, and technologies. Kirk was founded in 2006, and we’ve grown and evolved alongside the digital landscape ever since. Many of us have been working in advanced AI and distributed systems for years — long before AI became a mainstream topic — backed by vast, hands-on experience across IoT, database, and cloud systems at enterprise scale. That depth helps us approach modern challenges with a practical mindset, grounded in real-world execution rather than theory. Today, we help enterprises put AI to work without giving up control of their data, security, or systems. We architect enterprise AI infrastructure built for production and governance, and we build FlatClaw, our open-source private AI coworker platform that brings AI inside your own environment while your sensitive data stays under your control. Around it, we deliver the cloud, data, IoT, and integration work that turns AI from an experiment into measurable business value. That same team still designs and builds world-class digital experiences and runs the commerce and search programs that drive real revenue. It’s all one capability — secure, scalable technology, engineered for what’s next — serving leaders across technology, financial services, healthcare, and MedTech. At Kirk, we solve complex problems with the right mix of strategy, engineering, and delivery — bringing enterprise-grade capability, security by design, and senior expertise, without the overhead and complexity of a large consulting firm. We don’t shy away from hard problems. We thrive on the tough stuff.

Why Kirk Tech Solutions

There are many firms that claim expertise in AI, cloud, and digital transformation—but few bring decades of real-world execution backed by patents, production systems, and long-standing customer impact. Our team has been working in early AI and large-scale language systems long before these technologies became industry terms.

That depth of experience enables us to support global enterprises and mid-sized organizations in solving their most complex challenges through leadership focused on scaling intelligent systems, enterprise execution, and delivery excellence across digital transformation programs.

We don’t shy away from complexity—we “Thrive on the Tough Stuff.”

Keith Gutfreund

Keith Gutfreund

Head of Technology

Keith holds patents in distributed systems and collaboration software, has published award-winning research in predictive analytics and software engineering, and maintains active focus in secure cloud design, data privacy, and AI integration. Keith spent over two decades at Elsevier leading modernization and migration programs for large-scale content, search, and analytics and early AI platforms. His work unified global engineering teams across three continents and established cloud, DevSecOps, and SDLC automation practices enterprise-wide.
Earlier roles include Director of Engineering at iCAST/CMGI, where he led hybrid development for high-performance multimedia platforms; Principal Engineer at AltaVista, contributing to early internet infrastructure and authoring an IETF Draft Standard on firewall content filtering; and senior engineering positions at DEC, focused on hardware and software development, network drivers and distributed systems. Beginning his career at Bendix Research Labs, he wrote the software for an embedded fuel injection sensor for the F-15 program. Keith is Kirk’s Chief Engineer and AI, Cloud Architect with deep expertise in scalable platforms, secure systems, and data-driven architectures. Over his career, he has designed and led solutions that integrate embedded devices, distributed services, and resilient cloud infrastructure. He currently heads one of Kirk’s projects for the full architecture and delivery of a full-stack IoT medical device platform built on AWS, encompassing firmware integration, secure APIs, and event-driven microservices capable of scaling to millions of devices.
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Skyler Truax

Skyler Truax

Chief Architect, AI Systems

Skyler Truax is an AI Systems Architect with nearly 20 years of experience building and scaling complex enterprise platforms. He currently leads agentic systems architecture at Kirk Tech Solutions, where he designs secure, production-grade AI systems built on Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling autonomous agents to operate safely within regulated enterprise environments. His recent work includes delivering MCP-based procurement and compliance platforms, focused on bringing AI from experimental use cases into mission-critical production systems.
Previously, Skyler was Senior Software Architect at Tradeverifyd, where he built MCP-driven intelligence systems for secure supplier verification and entity resolution, and Lead Solutions Architect at Merkle, delivering large-scale eCommerce and integration programs for Fortune 500 clients across major commerce platforms. He began his career founding TruSky, an eCommerce development firm that delivered over 1,200 implementations and a long-running SaaS product still in operation today. He holds a Master’s in Information Technology (Information Assurance) from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Keene State College.
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Nate Tennant

Nate Tennant

Founder

Nate Tennant is an experienced technology and business leader with more than 25 years of experience across high-tech, private equity-backed organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures. Over the course of his career, he has worked extensively in networking, security, and enterprise web technologies, holding senior roles in marketing and product management with organizations including RSA Security, Lotus Development, IBM, and CipherOptics.
His contributions have supported the delivery of secure, large-scale data solutions for government entities, financial institutions, and global enterprises. He also spent several years in Europe with Ubizen, where he supported online and banking security initiatives for major financial institutions. Mr. Tennant is the Founder of Kirk Tech Solutions, established in 2006, and Co-Founder of Bidfind.AI, where he continues to lead strategic growth and innovation initiatives. He is recognized for his disciplined, hands-on leadership approach and his ability to build and scale high-performing teams across international markets. In addition to his professional accomplishments, he is actively engaged in community and educational initiatives, including co-founding BizGen and contributing to the Association for Corporate Growth. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Michael’s College and a Master of Business Administration from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, where he has also contributed to executive-level education programs.
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Hemanshu Tanwar

Hemanshu Tanwar

Head of Delivery

As Head of Delivery for Digital, eCommerce & Web Programs, he leads the execution of complex, multi-stream digital initiatives spanning web development, eCommerce platforms, and integrated digital marketing. With over 18 years of experience in the digital industry, his focus is on ensuring strategy is translated into scalable, high-quality delivery across multiple concurrent client engagements.

He plays a central role in aligning delivery operations with commercial objectives—bridging sales commitments, resource capacity, and execution excellence. By building and scaling high-performing, cross-functional teams across project management, design, development, QA, and marketing, he enables consistent, predictable outcomes that support both client success and business growth.

With a strong emphasis on structured delivery frameworks, governance, and continuous improvement, he helps strengthen operational efficiency, reduce delivery risk, and improve overall quality across programs. He also contributes to mentoring and capability building within the organization, fostering a delivery culture rooted in accountability, collaboration, and performance excellence.

He holds an MBA in Information Technology and a Bachelor of Computer Applications, combining technical understanding with strategic and operational leadership across digital transformation programs.

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