Track Record

From engineer to Chief AI Officer at the same company.

I joined BSC Analytics as an engineer in 2018 and earned each step from there: team lead, enterprise architect, CTO and now Chief AI Officer. Before technology, I spent 15 years building fitness businesses of my own and served in the U.S. Marine Corps infantry. The common thread is owning the outcome.

Todd Bernson, Chief AI Officer

What I own today

I lead AI and technology work where business value, security, auditability, customer trust and day-to-day operations all have to be designed together. I own companywide AI strategy and enterprise architecture, and I am accountable at the executive level for product direction, technology, marketing, delivery timelines and quality.

Executive team

Companywide AI strategy and enterprise architecture

~30 people

10 direct and about 20 indirect reports across three layers

1 → 9

Solution Architecture function started and grown

What the work produced

Turned technical trust into more than $20 million of contracted value across two enterprise product agreements.

I spent two years building the first enterprise customer relationship for our AI products, then led the go-to-market work that turned it into a two-year agreement. A separate, larger three-year agreement followed. Together, the two agreements total more than $20 million in contracted value.

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Grew a strategic financial-services relationship from two concurrent teams to 11.

From March to December 2022, I owned both the technical relationship and the growth goals, and the engagement reached 220% of its five-team year-end target. I was the senior technical lead for about 50 BSC professionals and worked with roughly 100 client engineers and technology leaders.

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Built the senior technical bench that makes delivery repeatable.

I started BSC’s Solution Architecture function and grew it from one architect to nine. Today I lead about 30 people across Product and Solution Architecture: 10 direct reports and about 20 indirect, across three layers.

Executive judgment grounded in hands-on architecture at Fortune 500 scale.

I coauthored AWS-published guidance for a Fortune 500 financial-services platform running 72 Amazon EKS clusters, more than 86,000 pods and over 6,000 nodes.

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Every role earned from the one before it

  1. 2025 – present

    Chief AI Officer

    BSC Analytics

    Final decision-maker on companywide AI strategy and enterprise architecture. Leading the shift to a product-led business.

  2. 2022 – 2025

    Chief Technical Officer

    BSC Analytics

    Set companywide technology and architecture direction. Grew Solution Architecture from one architect to nine.

  3. 2022

    Senior Enterprise Architect

    BSC Analytics

    Owned a strategic financial-services relationship and grew it from two concurrent teams to 11.

  4. 2020 – 2022

    DevOps Team Lead

    BSC Analytics

    Owned the customer relationship and led the company on delivery output, retention and certifications.

  5. 2018 – 2020

    Engineer, SysOps Engineer, DevOps Engineer

    BSC Analytics

    Cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, platform operations, security and client service.

  6. 2016 – 2018

    Managed Services Engineer

    Fusion Managed IT

    Supported nearly 30 businesses and deployed infrastructure across more than 100 locations.

  7. 2000 – 2015

    Founder and Operator

    Fitness businesses

    Owned acquisition, retention, budgeting, payroll and team development for businesses I built.

People I have worked with

His ownership and drive are head and shoulders above the bar. I don’t say that lightly.

He doesn’t hand things off and hope. He stays close to every release and every rollout, and when a hard client issue comes up he moves right away and takes it on directly. … I’d want him on any team I lead.

Brian DawsonChief Operating Officer, BSC AnalyticsTodd’s manager ·

As Chief AI Officer, Todd identified our core market and set a product vision he aligned from the CEO down to every team. That clarity let us introduce a product suite that diversified our revenue …

Todd built our product organization from the ground up. Under his guidance, my team has grown from 5 to 35 across customer support, UX/UI, development, and product ownership. … I’m a better leader because of Todd, and I recommend him without hesitation.

Khane MitchellDirector of AI Products and Service Delivery, BSC AnalyticsReported to Todd for four years ·

One thing I really appreciate about him is how much he invests in the growth of the engineers on his team, not only professionally but also as individuals. He genuinely cares about people and helps them grow, develop their skills, and reach their potential.

Gustavo ZanottoSolutions Architect and AI Principal, BSC AnalyticsReported to Todd for five years ·

Todd is hungry for knowledge, learns quickly, is dogged in his pursuit of a solution, builds great client relationships … leads by example, and is receptive to feedback.

Michael HandaEngineering and Security ExecutiveSenior colleague at Blue Sentry ·

Recognition and Credentials

  • Top AWS Ambassador: #1 North America 2022, #2 Global 2023, Top North America 2024
  • 2023 AWS Certification All-Star
  • AWS Ambassador Global Summit Speaker
  • Forbes Technology Council member
  • 10 active AWS certifications
  • MBA, Winthrop University
  • U.S. Marine Corps infantry veteran, meritoriously promoted twice

Additional Technical Proof

A few talks and reference implementations that show I still work close to the technology.

Outside work

I care about being useful, being direct and following through, at work and at home. I’m a husband and a dad. Most weekends you’ll find me at a baseball field watching my son play, or catching up with my daughters. Family is a big part of my life.

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