Gilbert, Arizona  /  AI Engineer  ·  Product  ·  GTM

I design, build, sell and operate AI products end to end.

One company acquired, one venture-backed and scaled to millions. Today I run two: Kijestic AI, an AI systems company that operates what it builds, and DoorStopper, rent-risk operations software for property managers. Agents do the work. I set the direction and close the deals.

Kelvin Tran
one operator  ·  many agents
~$2.5M
Cumulative revenue scaled at Solisa AI in 18 months, with $1.4M in signed enterprise contracts
$52M
Assets under management reached at DoorStopper before its placement-first pivot
14
Scheduled agent services running Kijestic in production, with review gates in front of anything customer-facing
5x
Lead-to-policy conversion delivered for Solisa's enterprise insurance customers
01  /  What I'm building now

Two companies, one operator.

Kijestic AI

Founder · Feb 2026 to now
Operating

An AI systems company that operates what it builds. Kijestic designs, builds and runs AI systems around the way a business already works, then brings the decisions that matter back to the people responsible. Launched publicly in September 2026 with an assessment-led offer.

  • 14 scheduled agent services with per-department routing, atomic task claiming, and quality gates that block weak output before it ships.
  • Multi-provider LLM routing across Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek and xAI with failover chains and per-call cost tracking.
  • Client work across med spa, skincare, supplements, and hair, barber and nail salons. I scope, price and close every engagement myself.
kijestic.com →

DoorStopper

Founder · Apr 2026 to now
Operating

Property-management workflow software with licensed-provider integrations. DoorStopper runs the missed-payment workflow beside the PMS a team already uses: one record for documentation, provider handoffs, owner updates in the property manager's name, and re-leasing when a unit turns.

  • Started as pay-when-filled tenant placement: 8 placements and 3 signed licensed brokerage partnerships in the first three months, and $52M in assets under management before the placement-first pivot.
  • Built solo: an AI leasing agent answering inbound leads in under 60 seconds, listing syndication, encrypted tenant applications, and outcome-based billing on Stripe.
  • Now in discovery with property managers on DoorStopper Protect, the rent-risk operating product. DoorStopper does not underwrite coverage or decide claims.
doorstopper.io →

Inside Kijestic

Products and client work
Kijestic

What runs under the Kijestic umbrella, so the relationships are clear at a glance.

  • Dermetry, a Kijestic product: on-device skin analysis. Face Verdict is live and taking payments; Dermetry Pro installs with one script tag and runs on a skincare brand's live store. Photos are never stored.
  • Dasom Essence, client work: the on-device skin scan on the live store, the reviews and trust system, the product page rebuild, and a content pipeline with claims checks before anything posts.
  • Fresh Touch Med Spa, client work: online booking where every call to action had ended in a contact form, search metadata, structured data and rewritten medical claims.
Case studies →
02  /  2018 to 2026

Every chapter shipped.

OperatingApr 2026 – now
Chandler, AZ

DoorStopper

Founder · from tenant placement to rent-risk operations for property managers
  • Placement phase, April to June 2026: 8 placements, $12.8K collected and 3 signed licensed brokerage partnerships in the first three months; reached $52M in assets under management before the placement-first pivot.
  • Built the platform solo: an AI leasing agent answering inbound rental leads in under 60 seconds, listing syndication, and outcome-based billing on Stripe.
  • September 2026: repositioned for property managers. DoorStopper Protect, the rent-risk operating product, is in discovery with PMs.
Venture-backedFeb 2024 – Jan 2026
Palo Alto, CA

Solisa AI

Founder & CEO · automating the insurance sales workflow end to end
  • Grew revenue from $0 to roughly $2.5M cumulative in 18 months, with $1.4M in signed enterprise contracts and adoption schedules written to 600 and 1,000 agents.
  • Owned the full go-to-market motion and personally closed every enterprise account through founder-led, bottom-up selling.
  • Customer outcomes: 5x lead-to-policy conversion, 40% higher agent revenue, retention extended from 3 months to 6 to 12.
  • Built and led a 12-person team; recruited Henry Loubet, former CEO of UnitedHealthcare, as strategic advisor.
US Health Advisors (UnitedHealthcare) Northwestern Mutual Farmers Insurance Knickerbocker & Associates
May 2022 – Aug 2025
Chandler, AZ

Renesas Electronics

NCG Software Engineer Intern · Power group, global semiconductor company
  • Built SWIFT, an internal diagramming and documentation tool that replaced Visio and SharePoint, and managed One Flow's transition onto it: the workflow and methodology platform the Power group ran much of its operations on, inside a global organization spanning North America, Japan and Europe.
  • Built a predictive system that forecasts semiconductor manufacturing errors up to 6 months in advance.
AcquiredOct 2023 – May 2024
Tempe, AZ

Accompanian

Co-Founder · habit tracking and mental wellness
  • Grew to 4,000+ active users, with licensed psychotherapy practices clinically reviewing the product and referring users.
  • Won ASU Venture Devils funding and exited via acquisition.
Feb 2025 – Dec 2025
Arizona

Silicon Oasis

Ambassador · representing Arizona for AI
  • Mentored AI startups and builders across the state.
Age 172018
Arizona

K Productions

Founder · web design and advertising for local businesses
  • Reached $100K ARR while still in high school.
03  /  The person behind the resume

The streak never broke.

I have been starting things since high school. At 17 I ran K Productions, a web design and advertising agency that reached $100K ARR before I graduated. My summers went to Dignity Health, working accounting, resources, the ICU and the ER. I translated for Vietnamese patients at a community clinic, taught at my church, and edited video for anyone who asked.

College at ASU brought Accompanian, which was acquired. Then Solisa, venture-backed and scaled to millions in revenue with a 12-person team and enterprise clients I closed myself. DoorStopper started as a placement service and, inside a single quarter, taught me more about pivots than the two years before it.

Now Kijestic and DoorStopper, where I am testing a bigger idea: that one person with the right AI infrastructure can operate like a company. I am fluent in English and Vietnamese, based in Arizona, and I answer my own email.

Founder-led sales

I closed every enterprise account at Solisa myself. Selling is not a department, it is the founder's job.

Trust first

Demo before anyone pays. Proof up front, payment after approval.

End-to-end ownership

Architecture, code, pricing, contract, delivery. One owner, no handoffs.

Agents do the work

I build the systems that run operations so I can focus on direction and relationships.

04  /  Education & honors

Built in Arizona.

M.S., Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Arizona State University

B.S., Computer Science

Arizona State University · Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

Minors in Technological Entrepreneurship & Management and Business.

Stanford University

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General
Sep 2025 – Present

Studied how to build companies. Started three, each aimed at the same problem: work that should get done, done right.

Mentorship

ASU Campus Founders · AZ Nerd Network

Capstone sponsor and mentor for two ASU engineering teams; pitch event judge at ASU competitions.

Venture Devils winner ×3 ASU Lab to Launch winner Tech Devils Judge's Choice Top 10, Startup World Cup AZ ASU InvestU finalist
Toolbox
Languages
Python · JavaScript / TypeScript · Java · C++ · SQL
AI / ML
LangChain · RAG pipelines · LLM orchestration and routing · MCP tool servers · TensorFlow · PyTorch · on-device computer vision
Cloud & DevOps
AWS · Azure · GCP · Vercel · Docker · PM2 · GitHub Actions CI/CD · Playwright
Data
PostgreSQL / Supabase · schema migrations · ETL in Python · revenue and event pipelines
Product & GTM
Proposals and SOWs · pricing and packaging · Stripe billing · executive presentation · cross-time-zone delivery
05  /  Where I fit

Hiring? This is the shortlist.

I operate Kijestic AI and DoorStopper full time. For a genuinely high-impact product, AI or strategy leadership seat, I am open to the conversation. Five roles where the record maps directly:

Agentic engineering
Designed and operate a production multi-agent platform: 14 scheduled agent services, multi-provider LLM routing with failover, and quality gates. The same system runs Kijestic and its client work today.
Product management
Owned SWIFT and the One Flow migration at Renesas, roadmap, pricing and packaging at Solisa, and shipped Dermetry's Face Verdict from zero to live and paid. Case studies on the product page.
Chief of staff
Ran operations, content, finance admin and outreach across two companies and their client accounts at once; built the reporting, approval and decision systems that keep one principal on top of all of it.
Strategic planning
Set and re-set strategy under pressure: called the DoorStopper placement-first pivot inside one quarter, reset its model for property managers, and managed One Flow's platform transition inside a global org at Renesas.
Growth / GTM engineering
Founder-led motion that closed every Solisa enterprise account on the way from $0 to roughly $2.5M cumulative, then built the outbound, sequencing and attribution systems agents now run.
06  /  Contact

Building something? Talk to me.

Hiring for product, AI, operations or strategy leadership? Writing checks, partnering with Kijestic, or running a property-management company that wants to talk to DoorStopper? My inbox is open.