Gary W. Floyd
Founder · Owner-Operator · Thunderstruck Service LLC
Founder and owner-operator of Thunderstruck Service LLC, a Texas-based contract systems firm. Three decades of compounding experience across enterprise IT, industrial automation, SCADA, FDA-compliant control systems, power electronics, CNC machining, robotics, and applied AI/agentic workflows. Available for contract engagement on IT/OT integration, database design, robotics, and AI workflow architecture.
What Thunderstruck Does
Contract Specialties
- IT/OT integration — bridging enterprise IT and industrial control systems with proper security, data flow, and validation
- Database design — PostgreSQL, MongoDB, vector stores, time-series; schema design for high-throughput operational and analytical workloads
- Industrial automation — PLC/HMI/SCADA integration, FDA/GAMP-5 validated systems, CNC and robotics
- Robotics — control systems, mesh integration, custom mechanical-to-software interfaces
- AI/agentic workflows — LLM routing, tool execution, retrieval architectures, production AI inference pipelines
- Generative workflows — document automation, content pipelines, multimodal processing for client deliverables
Engagement Model
Thunderstruck Service operates as a single-principal engagement firm. You work directly with the founder, not a project manager and a subcontractor pool. Engagements range from 1-2 day technical assessments to multi-month integration builds.
References available on request. NDAs welcomed for sensitive client engagements.
Technical Stack
IT / Cloud / Backend
Python
C++
Rust
JavaScript / TypeScript
Go
PostgreSQL
Redis
Docker / Kubernetes
Linux
VMware ESXi
Caddy / Nginx
WireGuard
bind9 / Postfix
OT / Industrial Control
Siemens S7
Rockwell ControlLogix
Allen-Bradley
Omron
ABB
OPC UA
Modbus
EtherNet/IP
PROFINET
Ignition (Inductive Automation)
Kepware
FactoryTalk
SCADA
FDA / GAMP 5
AI / ML / Agentic
PyTorch
TensorFlow
llama.cpp
Transformers
LangChain
CUDA
pgvector
FAISS
vLLM
Custom CUDA Kernels
MCP / Agentic Tooling
Distributed Inference
Career
Background Highlights
- Compaq, NCR, 7-Eleven, Level 3, Target — Fortune 500 enterprise IT (1995—2010)
- IRSI Robotics — CEO/Founder, industrial automation integration (2010—2017)
- Independent automation & AI contractor (2017—present)
- Thunderstruck Service LLC — Founder, current operating entity (2020—present)
Power electronics, CNC machining background. Generational connection to computing — grandfather worked in VP-level IT roles in the ENIAC/UNIVAC era.
Looking for the Research Side?
Thunderstruck Service LLC owns and operates Lumiea Systems R&D, the research division responsible for the Guided Entropy Principle (GEP) framework and a 22-paper preprint series on AI architecture, entropy mathematics, cosmology, and consciousness modeling.
For research authorship, paper catalog, and the GEP suite, visit lumieasystems.com.
Reach Me
Open to contract engagement on IT/OT integration, robotics, database design, and applied AI/agentic workflow projects. Based in New Caney, Texas; remote, on-site, or rotation engagements all considered.
Email is the fastest way. Response time typically 24 hours.