Ayana Leonard, MBA

U.S. Army Veteran and multi-degree powerhouse with 10+ years across tech, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Former Chief Marketing Officer turned Software and AI Engineer. Known for leading cross-functional teams, launching revenue-generating platforms, and transforming chaos into scalable systems.

1. Founder, Marketing Systems Architect & AI Product Engineer — AvyraX-AI & YvarX1

   Austin, Texas

   June 2024 – Present

   • • Engineered AvyraX-AI & YvarX1, spearheading an experimental LLM-to-LLM communication platform & an AI language model builder (Next.js + Vercel) to empower developers in seamless LLM deployment & scaling.
   • • Achieved over $20k in funding with full responsibility for the architecture, deployment, & successful integration of Stripe to enhance transaction performance.
   • • Orchestrated scalable infrastructures supporting real-time API integrations, resulting in a 30% increase in system efficiency by leveraging Python.
   • • Directed product vision, engineering roadmaps, and deployment pipelines, positioning both companies at the forefront of AI infrastructure innovation.

2. Chief Executive Officer, Lead Software Engineer — Arlae Studio

   Austin, Texas

   November 2020 – August 2024

   • • Developed AI assisted marketing pipelines using GPT-4 for apps like MomHive, Haven App and Blessed App, enabling automated content generation and smart scripture recommendation systems.
   • • Collaborated with engineering teams from Trango Tech to deploy scalable AI modules for image classification and OpenAI driven chatbot flows for early-stage MVP.
   • • Architected intelligent product landing pages and client portals with A/B testing logic, custom HTML/CSS/JS, and behavioral analytics tracking for data-informed growth loops.
   • • Reverse-engineered competitor funnels and rebuilt them with custom automation stacks (Mailchimp), reducing manual labor by up to 70% and enabling scale for solopreneur clients.

3. Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) — Digital Success Academy

   West Palm Beach, Florida (Remote)

   Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

   • • Led cross-team collaboration between tech and sales for seamless customer experience.
   • • Established Marketing Department, driving 70% lead-to-close rates while modernizing backend systems.
   • • A/B tested 30+ ad variants using data scraping tools and Python scripts.
   • • Deployed data pipelines ingesting consumer behavior from landing pages into real-time dashboards.

4. Director of Marketing & Web Development — United Methodist Church

   Central Texas

   May 2022 – Jan 2023

   • • Managed 10-person multidisciplinary team across content production, SEO, frontend development and marketing automation.
   • • Crafted template components for weekly sermons using advanced WordPress customization, resulting in 40% engagement increase.
   • • Built internal dashboards using Google Data Studio to report weekly metrics.
   • • Provided technical support and training for staff and volunteers.

5. Quartermaster and Chemical Equipment Repairer (91J) — United States Army

   Fort Hood, Texas

   Oct 2017 – Nov 2020

   • • Diagnosed, repaired, and maintained complex chemical and quartermaster systems in mission-critical environments.
   • • Led junior soldiers in maintenance operations under high-pressure scenarios, strengthening leadership skills.
   • • Cross-trained in supply logistics and water treatment systems, applying systems-thinking foundational to software infrastructure.
   • • Performed preventative maintenance using schematics, voltmeters, ohmmeters—practices transferable to hardware engineering.

6. Web Content Engineer & Digital Marketing Assistant — Vison2Reality

   Newport News, Virginia

   Sep 2014 – Oct 2017

   • • Deployed digital marketing materials across email, social platforms, and web.
   • • Shadowed lead developer and marketing manager on audience segmentation and funnel logic.
   • • Collaborated with content creators on media distribution, handling file compression and metadata tagging.