Principal Architecture & Integration · Boston · Tokyo · Global

Platforms that stand
the test of change.

We deliver resilient, adaptive systems at the intersection of DevOps, ML/AI, and Security.

We build to stand the test of change.
We build to amplify you.
We build to ensure you know how to build.

15+
Documented case studies
90+
Engagements delivered
60+
Clients across 6 industries
Global
EMEA · APAC · AMER

Core Domains

Three disciplines.
One integrated system.

Most practitioners specialize in one domain. ChangeIS operates at the intersection of all three, because the hardest problems live in the gaps between them.

DevOps & Automation

Orchestration, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability platforms that scale. Built and operated 60,000+ host fleets. 82% deployment time reductions. Systems that run themselves.

Kubernetes Terraform Kafka AWS · GCP · Azure

ML / AI Systems

Production ML pipelines, adaptive reasoning systems, and edge-deployable AI. Patent holder in distributed AI orchestration (MORPHOS/9STACK©) — private, adaptive, bounded by ethics and purpose.

Reasoning Systems Edge AI LangChain TensorFlow

Security & Resilience

Zero-trust architecture, ML-driven threat detection, and compliance automation across Tier-0 platforms. Creator of Production Perimeter, acquired by Illumio. Protection from app to network.

Zero-Trust Endpoint Security NIST 800 ISO 27000

How We Work

Triage. Stabilize.
Remediate. Recover. Prevent.

Every engagement follows the same disciplined sequence — because sustainable platforms aren't built by skipping steps.

01
Triage

Prioritize under uncertainty. Identify the 20% of work that eliminates 80% of the risk. Understand the system before touching it.

02
Stabilize & Fix

Contain the risk. Execute on what matters now. Build confidence through fast, visible, reversible improvements.

03
Recover & Prevent

Design for long-term stability. Reduce future risk and recurrence. Leave the team knowing how to sustain and extend what was built.

Delivery Record

The work speaks for itself.

Fifteen case studies across security, ML/AI, infrastructure, and platform engineering — each documented in full with measurable outcomes, following the S.T.A.R.R.Y. framework.

About ChangeIS

Built on the core belief:
change should be durable.

ChangeIS was founded on the observation that most technology transformations fail not because of the technology — but because they're built to impress rather than to last. Every system we build is designed to outlast the engagement.

Founded by Wayne Kirk Schmidt, ChangeIS brings deep experience across finance, fintech, insurance, and infrastructure — from global investment banking trading floors in New York and Tokyo to independent advisory across three continents.

ChangeIS moves fluidly between architecture, build, and advisory — mixing technical, operational, and governance depth across every engagement.

GuruSuite — Organizational Wisdom Products
MaestroMaestro
Testing wisdom that grows with you. Turning test activity into institutional knowledge your whole team can build on.
WeavrWeavr
Knowledge wisdom that grows with you. Capturing what your organization knows and making it findable, usable, and alive.
PulsePulse
Monitoring wisdom that grows with you. Turning metrics into meaning and meaning into foresight.
VigilVigil
Event wisdom that grows with you. Learning from every incident so your team responds faster and smarter every time.
RelayRelay
Delivery wisdom that grows with you. Building a living record of how your team ships, learns, and improves.
GalenGalen
Advisory wisdom that grows with you. Capturing decisions, context, and rationale so your guidance compounds over time.
NexaNexa
DevOps wisdom that grows with you. Turning pipeline activity into patterns your team can learn from and act on.
HavenHaven
Security wisdom that grows with you. Building security culture through practice, learning, and shared institutional memory.
FluidFluid
Collaboration wisdom that grows with you. Turning conversation into coordinated action, decisions into outcomes.

Engage

The best architecture conversations start with a simple question.

Let's start with
What if…?

embrace@changeis.io