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👨‍💻 40+ YEARS SYSTEMS & ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

AI Engineering Backed by
40+ Years of Systems Experience

MSc, BSc Hons Computer Science · University of Hertfordshire. Four decades across systems architecture, testing, automation, and enterprise delivery — now applied directly to AI.

Gene Da Rocha
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Gene Da Rocha
MSc, BSc (Hons) · AI Systems Engineer
Founder · Voxstar Ltd
📍 High Wycombe, UK
"I don't just build AI features. I design AI systems that need to work in the real world."

I've spent more than four decades working across software development, testing, automation, enterprise systems, and digital transformation. Today I apply that rigorous engineering discipline directly to artificial intelligence.

I don't just experiment with AI tools. I design systems that need to work in the real world — with real customers, real processes, real data, and real business consequences. Across four decades I've delivered systems in high-stakes environments including Volvo's automotive platforms, Deutsche Bank's FinTech infrastructure, and SAP's enterprise software.

Whether identifying where AI creates the highest return, engineering autonomous agent workflows, testing models against hallucinations, or introducing zero-trust governance through ATL-Trust — every solution is built for resilience, compliance, and measurable commercial value.

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Academic Credentials
MSc & BSc Hons Computer Science — University of Hertfordshire
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High-Stakes Delivery
Volvo, Deutsche Bank, SAP, Equiniti, UK Financial Sector
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AI Security & Control
Architect of ATL-Trust (Autonomous AI Control Layer)
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Automated QA & Evaluation
DeepEval, RAG metrics, Agent Tracing & CI/CD regression guards

A Career Built on Real Systems & Evolution

From mainframe architectures and internet revolution to enterprise microservices, automated testing frameworks, and autonomous AI agents.

1980s – 1990s

Systems Foundations

BSc & MSc in Computer Science. Building foundational software, relational databases, deterministic testing harnesses, and robust systems architecture.

2000s – 2010s

Enterprise & FinTech Scale

Architecting and testing high-throughput distributed systems at Deutsche Bank, Volvo, SAP, and major global enterprises.

2018 – 2023

Automation & Ventures

Founded Voxstar Ltd, built neuroscience platform WiredVibe, curated AIToolboard, and engineered modern cloud automation.

2024 – Present

AI Systems & ATL-Trust

Autonomous agent swarms, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, DeepEval testing pipelines, zero-trust AI governance, and authoring the weekly AI Intelligence Review on Substack.

Turn AI Into Working Business Systems

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