Principal Architecture & Integration · Boston · Tokyo · Global
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.
Core Domains
Most practitioners specialize in one domain. ChangeIS operates at the intersection of all three, because the hardest problems live in the gaps between them.
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.
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.
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.
How We Work
Every engagement follows the same disciplined sequence — because sustainable platforms aren't built by skipping steps.
Prioritize under uncertainty. Identify the 20% of work that eliminates 80% of the risk. Understand the system before touching it.
Contain the risk. Execute on what matters now. Build confidence through fast, visible, reversible improvements.
Design for long-term stability. Reduce future risk and recurrence. Leave the team knowing how to sustain and extend what was built.
Delivery Record
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
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.
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