Frank Moss is the founding architect behind platforms the world depends on — and holds the patents to prove it. From IBM's first cloud to Lumen's $837M edge platform, he creates the infrastructure that powers what comes next.
Frank Moss is an AI infrastructure advisor, founding engineer, and named inventor — the person behind IBM’s first cloud platform and Lumen’s global edge cloud. He has occupied the rarest position in enterprise technology: the engineer in the room when the platform doesn’t yet exist.
That distinction defines the practice. Most technology consultants have implemented platforms. Frank Moss has invented them — and holds the USPTO patents to prove it. “Inference as a Service” and “Disaggregated & Distributed Composable Infrastructure” aren’t research filings. They are, in fact, solved engineering problems, documented at the moment of invention, by the engineer who solved them.
An AI infrastructure advisor with original invention experience brings a different kind of judgment. The assessments come from having been accountable for $837 million in platform revenue. The architecture recommendations come from having designed the systems that served Amazon, the NFL, Nokia, and T-Mobile at sub-5ms latency. The IP strategy comes from having filed the patents, not just cited them.
The advisory practice works best with companies where the technical problem is genuinely hard and the cost of getting it wrong is high. Primary clients include AI-native infrastructure startups, defense tech and GovTech companies, enterprise organizations undertaking serious AI modernization, and PE and VC-backed companies that need credible technical oversight at board level.
Advisory board seats, fractional CTO residencies, and scoped architecture reviews are available depending on the nature and urgency of the challenge. All engagements begin with a no-obligation discovery conversation. Furthermore, his work has been trusted with brand stewardship by IBM, AT&T, Lumen, and the US Navy — organizations whose infrastructure reaches into the homes and devices of millions of people worldwide. He is also active on LinkedIn.
One of four founding engineers on IBM's inaugural cloud platform. Concept-to-production in 12 months. First IaaS offering in IBM's history, at a time before containers existed and before "cloud" was mainstream.
Founding architect of a global edge compute network enabling <5ms response times for robotics, 5G, and industrial automation. Secured deployments with Amazon, NFL, Nokia, and T-Mobile.
Chief Architect for the Common Development Environment at USTRANSCOM under General Gregory Touhill (ret.), later the first US Federal CISO. Met and exceeded DoD security standards.
Advisory board seats, fractional CTO engagements, scoped architecture reviews, and entry-point sprints for companies where the stakes are high and the problems are genuinely hard.