Anthony Bixenman
Staff Engineer & AI Systems Architect
Staff-level engineer with 20+ years building and scaling enterprise infrastructure across VMware, NetApp/SolidFire, and Twilio. I bridge the gap between deep technical troubleshooting and product-level systems thinking — designing swarming methodologies, automating complex workflows, and building AI-powered tools that amplify human capability. Currently building production AI infrastructure (Voice Agent, DeskFlow) on self-hosted systems, and exploring how AI-assisted creative work maps the terrain between technology and identity.
Career Timeline
Staff Technical Support Engineer
Twilio
- ▸ Elevated to Staff level for cross-functional impact spanning support, engineering, and product teams
- ▸ Designed and implemented swarming methodology that reduced average resolution time by 10 days
- ▸ Achieved 95%+ resolution efficiency across complex multi-product technical escalations
- ▸ Mentored junior engineers and established knowledge-sharing frameworks across the organization
- ▸ Built internal tooling and automation to accelerate diagnostic workflows
Technical Support Engineer III (TSE3)
Twilio
- ▸ Led complex technical escalations across Twilio's communication platform stack
- ▸ Developed expertise in voice, messaging, and programmable communication APIs
- ▸ Created documentation and runbooks adopted organization-wide
- ▸ Collaborated directly with engineering teams on product improvements driven by customer feedback
Technical Support Engineer
NetApp / SolidFire
- ▸ Supported SolidFire all-flash storage arrays and NetApp HCI infrastructure
- ▸ Diagnosed complex cluster issues across networking, storage, and virtualization layers
- ▸ Contributed to knowledge base and internal tooling for faster issue resolution
- ▸ Worked closely with engineering on firmware issues and product reliability improvements
Technical Support Engineer
VMware
- ▸ Provided advanced support for vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter environments
- ▸ Resolved complex virtualization, networking, and storage issues for enterprise customers
- ▸ Developed deep expertise in hypervisor architecture and enterprise infrastructure
- ▸ Built foundation in systematic troubleshooting methodology
Skills & Expertise
Infrastructure
Development
AI & Automation
Communication Platforms
Leadership
Education
Kansas State University
Technology Management
Focus on bridging technical implementation with business strategy
Side Projects & Ventures
DeskFlow
Multi-tenant helpdesk SaaS — Supabase, Next.js, self-hosted on CorTeX-1 via Cloudflare Tunnel
Voice Agent
Omnichannel AI assistant spanning voice, Telegram, Discord, SMS, and WhatsApp — LiveKit, Claude, Deepgram, ElevenLabs
CorTeX-1
Self-hosted home server — Docker, Caddy, PostgreSQL, Redis, Ollama, LiveKit — running all production services
BMLK (Big Mad Low Key)
AI-assisted music project exploring identity and healing through timestamped creative output and Suno
AI Music Pipeline
Automated system for generating, producing, and distributing AI-assisted music content
Domain Portfolio (30+ domains)
Strategic collection of domains across AI, tech, and creative spaces — each representing a potential venture
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