app.reelcheck.win
ReelCheck
A nonprofit media-literacy assistant that analyzes short videos with Whisper transcripts, sampled frames, and claim-aware analysis. Its MCP server works from GitHub Copilot in VS Code.
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Adrian Galicia · DFW
Engineering Manager who still ships.
I lead .NET/Angular modernization and build AI products end to end — from MCP servers to self-hosted deploys.
- Open to
- Full-time
- Contract
- Consulting
- Fractional / Part-time
About
Engineering leadership with builder instincts
Currently Software Engineering Manager (Tax Technology) at PwC, leading overseas modernization. Previously senior full-stack / acting lead at Wells Fargo, with earlier lead roles at Citi and product teams across Texas.
I specialize in turning messy legacy stacks into maintainable services and UIs — clarifying requirements, raising PR throughput, and giving teams AI workflows that match real coding standards.
Open to full-time leadership roles and selective consulting: architecture reviews, delivery systems, and hands-on full-stack or AI enablement work. Also available for fractional / part-time engagements (5–15 hrs/week): technical advisory, architecture reviews, and legacy modernization.
Experience
Where I’ve shipped and led
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Aug 2025 — Present
PwC — Software Engineering Manager, Tax Technology
Dallas–Fort Worth · Hybrid
- Lead an overseas team of 5 engineers rewriting legacy tax modules (UI, backend and business logic) into Angular 20+ and updated service patterns.
- Standardized PBI/feature workflows — ~40% higher PR throughput, ~60% less QA investigation time.
- Built an AI-powered PR reviewer plus AI usage guidelines and agent workflows (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex), adopted by 8 developers.
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Apr 2023 — Aug 2025
Wells Fargo — Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (Acting Lead)
Dallas, TX · Hybrid
- Built a custom Visual Studio extension that automated repetitive team workflows and removed manual steps from daily development.
- Migrated the team's main application, about 15 features, from Vanilla JS / ASP.NET WebForms to React and Angular 14 on .NET Core Web APIs; tuned slow MSSQL queries.
- Acting lead: drove architecture decisions, mentored 2 junior developers, and maintained Azure DevOps CI/CD.
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Jun 2023 — Dec 2025
MTT Consulting — Freelance Technical Lead
Texas · Remote
- Modernized time-tracking / HR reporting systems; introduced Git and upgraded legacy PHP/JS stacks.
- Hardened WordPress launches against bot/DDoS pressure with coordinated overseas delivery.
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May 2022 — Apr 2023
BBG Inc. — Software Developer
Texas · Remote
- ASP.NET Core APIs with Dapper/EF Core; Angular 14 UI; Azure queues for real-time messaging alerts.
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Jun 2016 — May 2022
Citi — Engineering Lead Analyst / Engineering Analyst
Irving, TX
Engineering Lead Analyst: Nov 2020 – May 2022 · Engineering Analyst: Jun 2016 – Nov 2020
- One of two team leads (team of 2–3 engineers): gathered requirements with stakeholders, proposed architecture and mentored developers.
- Automated network changes by generating router/switch configurations through ASP.NET MVC 5 / Web API (C#, VB) and Python services, and built Angular 10+ interfaces for the tools.
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Apr 2020 — May 2022
RemesWorld LLC — Software Engineering Lead
Dallas, TX · Remote
- Next.js/React UIs; GraphQL/Hasura/Firebase/PostgreSQL APIs; coordinated offshore design + engineering.
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Jan 2015 — May 2016
Newstein Systems — Full Stack Developer
Remote
- Built an ASP.NET MVC 5 app managing student accounts for 4 Lubbock ISD schools, and an aviation inventory tracking system for MEC Group (PHP/Laravel, AngularJS, SQL).
Projects
Selected work
homevisor.adrianplusplus.com
HomeVisor
Home-utility automation that collects electricity usage from Smart Meter Texas and retail plan data from the provider site, with a usage API and an iOS widget.
In development
Early research
Rado number calculator
2013 Rutgers DIMACS REU project: backtracking search for Rado numbers with a proof-tree view.
2013 REU project
Approach
How I build
- Self-hosted platform of a dozen Dockerized apps behind Cloudflare Tunnel.
- CI/CD with GitHub Actions on a self-hosted runner.
- MCP servers integrated with GitHub Copilot.
- AI-assisted delivery workflow with PR review agents, Copilot, Claude, and Codex.
Stack
Credentials
Education & certifications
B.S. Computer Science — San Diego State University (2013–2015), Major GPA 3.68
Rutgers University DIMACS REU — Research Intern, Summer 2013: algorithm for computing Rado numbers (Ramsey theory), presented as a web tool.
- Agentic System Design — Educative (2026)
- AI Product Engineering: Ship Reliable LLM Features End-to-End — Educative (2026)
- Cursor AI for Enterprise: Modernizing Professional Development — Educative (2026)
- Become an Effective Engineering Manager — Educative (2025)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals — Microsoft (2024)
FAQ
Quick answers
Who is Adrian Galicia?
Adrian Galicia is an Engineering Manager in Irving, Texas who still ships. He leads .NET/Angular modernization and builds AI products end to end, from MCP servers to self-hosted deploys. He currently leads overseas engineering modernization in Tax Technology at PwC.
What kinds of work does Adrian take on?
Full-time and contract engineering leadership roles, plus consulting for architecture reviews, legacy modernization, AI-assisted delivery workflows, and hands-on full-stack build work. Also takes on fractional / part-time advisory engagements (5–15 hrs/week).
Where is Adrian based and what languages does he speak?
Based in Irving, TX (Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex). Fluent in English and Spanish. Available for hybrid and remote collaboration.
How can I contact Adrian?
Use the contact form on this site, email [email protected], call or text +1 619-352-0784, or reach out on LinkedIn or WhatsApp.
Contact
Talk to me
Roles, contracts, or consulting — send a short brief and I’ll reply from [email protected].