Summary
Lee Gonzales is a seasoned AI and engineering leader with 12+ years building web-scale systems, MLOps, and data platforms that power high-throughput SaaS products. As Director of AI Transformation at BetterUp and founder of Catalyst AI Services, he designs AI enablement programs and organizational strategies that turn literacy into measurable business impact. His hands-on experience spans launching MLOps frameworks that monitored over a billion daily emails, scaling DataOps across 24 squads, and growing ARR via brand-protection AI from $100K to $5M in 18 months. Lee blends product-minded engineering leadership with practical AI pedagogy—running AI Flight School and certification tracks to create thousands of AI pilots. He’s equally comfortable coding large-scale streaming systems and coaching executives on AI adoption, and he founded Differential AI Lab to push the boundaries of applied AI. Based in Denver, he pairs a pragmatic focus on automation and efficiency with a knack for creating inclusive teams that accelerate transformation.
12 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Science Computer Science, Bachelor Science Computer Science at Colorado State University