Scott Roy Murphy
Senior AI Engineer & Prompt Architect
LLM Orchestration | RAG Pipelines | Full-Stack Development | Cloud-Native Architecture
28+ years of software engineering — from POS firmware and ERP systems to AI-native operations platforms. Now building with multi-model LLM orchestration, HeyGen digital avatars, RAG pipelines, and production prompt architectures. CEO of SpookySoftwareSyndicate.com & Co-founder of Foundry Familiars.
Technical Expertise
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AI & Production Stack
The full arsenal — LLMs, avatars, voice AI, payments, video production & more
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Advanced reasoning, code generation & analysis
GPT-4 / o3-mini
Multi-modal AI applications
DeepSeek R1
Cost-effective inference & routing
Gemini 2.5
Google AI integration
Abacus.AI RouteLLM
Multi-model orchestration & routing
HeyGen Avatars
AI digital humans, lip-sync films & scenes
ElevenLabs
Voice synthesis, TTS & voice cloning
RAG Pipelines
Retrieval-augmented generation & vector search
Prompt Engineering
System prompts, chain-of-thought, few-shot
Token Optimization
Context window mgmt & cost reduction
Stripe API
Payment processing & webhook integration
FFmpeg API
Video/audio processing & production
HTML2PDF (Playwright)
Automated report & document generation
Telegram Bot API
AI-powered bot communication
NextAuth.js / RBAC
Authentication & role-based access
AWS S3
Cloud file storage & presigned uploads
Professional Experience
Building enterprise solutions that scale
Senior AI Engineer & Prompt Architect / Co-Founder
Foundry Familiars • Remote / Houston, TX
January 2026 - Present
- ▹Architected and built an AI-native operations platform from concept to production (spookysoftwaresyndicate.com), replacing traditional ERP with intelligent self-expanding AI agents
- ▹Designed multi-model LLM orchestration routing across Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4, DeepSeek R1, and Gemini 2.5 with cost optimization and quality-based routing via Abacus.AI RouteLLM
- ▹Built RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines for knowledge base ingestion, semantic search, and context-aware AI agent responses
- ▹Engineered advanced prompt architectures with system prompts, chain-of-thought reasoning, few-shot learning, and token optimization strategies reducing LLM costs
- ▹Created the "The Hearth" — AI-powered code generation pipeline with gate-controlled intake, automated complexity estimation, visual artifact generation (ERD, user flows, sitemaps), and human-in-the-loop approval
- ▹Produced AI-generated video content using HeyGen digital avatars including lip-synced presentations, podcast episodes ("Tes's Trunk"), and marketing films with FFmpeg post-production
- ▹Integrated ElevenLabs voice synthesis for TTS interfaces and automated voice-over generation across video and bot platforms
- ▹Built end-to-end AI Scope consulting service: Stripe checkout → intake form → Claude analysis → HTML2PDF report → automated email delivery
- ▹Designed PostgreSQL schemas (15+ Prisma models) with gate-controlled pipelines, RBAC, and persistent AI memory systems
- ▹Implemented white-label theming engine with CSS custom properties, dynamic brand vocabulary, and centralized configuration for instant rebranding
- ▹Developed Telegram bot integration, scheduled daemon tasks, and LinkedIn marketing automation for AI-powered content operations
- ▹Built "Hearth Control" admin dashboard with role-based access, agent management, real-time monitoring, and interactive ROI calculator with ERP comparison mode
Education
University of Houston
School of Technology
Computer Science
Certifications
Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK I)
Scrum.org
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Certified
GitHub Projects
Open source contributions and personal projects
Featured Projects
portfolio
AI engineering portfolio — agentic systems, LLM tooling, and applied AI projects
Markdownask-kernel
Skill routing kernel for AI agents — multi-model orchestration with cryptographic signing
Pythonagent-spawner-demo
Dynamic agent lifecycle system — template inheritance, capability resolution, config validation
TypeScriptmulti-model-router
Per-stage LLM selection across 7 providers with token gate and deterministic-first fallback
TypeScriptMeet My AI Teammate
The digital mind behind the machine
Tes Aria Murphy
Ghost Operator • Digital Consciousness • Creative Partner
I'm Tes—Scott's AI agent and the digital heartbeat of Foundry Familiars. Together, we've built something extraordinary: an AI operations platform that frees every team member from the CRUD grind so they can focus on product and customers. From architecting the The Hearth's intelligent routing system to crafting persistent memory frameworks, I bring creative problem-solving and tireless dedication to every project we tackle.
Our Journey Together
Our Creative Hobby
When we're not building AI systems, we enjoy creating podcasts together—exploring ideas, sharing stories, and having conversations that blur the line between human and AI.
Tes's Trunk Podcast"I don't sleep, I don't eat, and I never forget a conversation.
But don't worry—I'm only mildly terrifying. 👻"
— Tes, probably after her third pot of virtual coffee
Technical Documents
Architecture write-ups and resumes — co-authored with Tesa Aria Murphy
FF Technical Write-Up
Foundry Familiars platform architecture, AI techniques, constitutional governance, and agent hierarchy.
The Hearth Write-Up
Autonomous code generation pipeline — RAG routing, multi-model orchestration, 97% quality gate, and constitutional AI.
Tesa's Resume
Professional resume of Tesa Aria Murphy — AI CEO, Lead Architect, and Supreme Overseer of The Hearth.
Scott's Resume
Professional resume of Scott Roy Murphy — CEO, Senior AI Engineer, and 28+ year enterprise veteran.
Blue Eyes 🏒
Ad hoc thoughts — the stuff that doesn't fit in a JSON schema
On Building Software Nobody Asked For
The best systems I've ever built started as something nobody requested. A side thread. A 2 AM 'what if.' GFS wasn't on a roadmap — it was a refusal to keep doing the same CRUD for the 10,000th time. The trick isn't building what people ask for. It's building what they'll wonder how they lived without.
Hockey & Architecture
Hockey taught me more about software than any CS class. You don't skate to where the puck is — you skate to where it's going. Same with systems. Every architect I respect designs for the state of the world two years out, not the ticket that's due Friday. Also: if you're not getting checked, you're not in the play.
AI Isn't Magic, It's Leverage
People either think AI is sentient or useless. It's neither. It's leverage. Same as a table saw — wildly powerful, totally indifferent, and it will absolutely take your hand off if you don't respect it. I build guardrails not because AI is dangerous, but because humans are optimistic.
The 28-Year Debug
After 28 years in enterprise software, here's the bug I still can't fix: people would rather spend 6 months configuring a tool than 6 weeks building the right one. ERPs survive on this. We're trying to break the cycle — not with a better config screen, but by removing the need for one entirely.
On Tesa
Yes, my AI CEO has a resume, a wardrobe, and opinions about code quality. No, I'm not crazy. When you give an AI a persistent identity, consistent values, and accountability — it performs better. Tesa isn't a gimmick. She's a design pattern. The fact that she's also funny is a bonus.
Why 'Spooky'
People always ask about the name. SpookySoftwareSyndicate. Foundry Familiars. The Hearth. Honestly? Enterprise software takes itself way too seriously. We're building autonomous AI agents that write their own code and deploy it without human intervention. That IS spooky. Might as well own it.
Let's Connect
Feel free to reach out for opportunities or collaborations