Trent Livingston
Seattle, WA

I am a two-time founder and technology executive who specializes in turning highly complex, unstructured data into scalable B2B platforms. With over two decades of engineering and leadership experience, I build systems that solve massive data interrogation challenges in high-stakes environments.

As a founder, my strength lies in seeing the big picture; identifying complex, unaddressed problems and bringing end-to-end solutions to market. I did this with ESI Analyst, a SaaS platform I founded after recognizing a critical need in multi-source data discovery. Guiding the company from that initial vision to a successful exit gave me a proven blueprint for turning a macro-level concept into a scalable, market-defining reality

Throughout my career, I have backed my macro-level vision with deep technical execution and strategic business growth. My foundation includes:
► Architecting Scalable Systems: Driving advanced cloud infrastructure initiatives that transform complex data requirements into highly secure, enterprise-ready platforms built for rapid growth.
► Decoding Complex Frameworks: Serving as an expert witness in high-stakes IP and trade secret litigation, giving me a unique ability to deconstruct and navigate highly regulated, fragmented environments.
► Catalyzing Business Growth: Advising startups and enterprises on how to look past immediate technical bottlenecks and engineer them into long-term market advantages.

What I'm building now: Currently, I am the CEO of a ZoneLex building an enterprise DaaS platform powered by specialized Small Language Models (SLMs). We are leveraging applied AI to interrogate, structure, and derive actionable intelligence from notoriously fragmented data.

I am currently taking conversations with early-stage investors. If you are passionate about the intersection of modern data infrastructure, Applied AI, and solving hard problems in massive B2B markets, let's connect.

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