Shani Sambrano
Chief Product & AI Officer, Senior AI/ML/Data Architect, and Quantum-Ready Cloud & Governance Strategist in California
Shani Sambrano is a Chief Product & AI Officer, Senior AI/ML/Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, and Founder of Marinia Group. Her work focuses on quantum-ready cloud modernization, data and AI governance, product strategy, workflow automation, and secure decision-support systems for healthcare, finance, construction, public-sector agencies, and small businesses.
She leads with a governance-first product mindset, helping organizations replace manual, fragmented, and high-risk workflows with secure, auditable, and scalable systems. Her work supports executive decision-making, regulatory readiness, operational clarity, and long-term infrastructure resilience. Her emerging focus includes quantum-ready data governance, post-quantum security awareness, crypto-agility, and future-ready cloud infrastructure planning.
Through Marinia Group, Shani is building a product-centered business platform focused on AI-enabled modernization, data infrastructure, governance, financial systems, and digital transformation. Her strategic work bridges product leadership, cloud architecture, data engineering, AI risk management, and compliance-centered implementation.
Through Elevate AI Solutions, she advises and develops solutions in AI strategy, cloud data systems, workflow orchestration, data governance, and responsible automation. Her work supports healthcare modernization, public safety data readiness, decision-support systems, information lifecycle management, and AI oversight. She is especially focused on helping organizations prepare for the next generation of AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and quantum-era infrastructure risk.
Through Vista Insurance & Financial Services, she supports small businesses with bookkeeping, payroll, insurance operations, financial systems modernization, and operational readiness. Through Merge Marketing & Design Studio, she leads data-driven creative strategy, AI-enabled marketing systems, digital product delivery, brand development, and commercial production for emerging ventures and small businesses.
Previously, Shani served as a CSLB-licensed corporate plumbing contractor, Lic. No. 1011640, and Founder of Radiant Rooter, Inc. She also served as a Vice Principal and Director of Special Education in the Los Angeles Unified School District, where she led compliance-driven organizations and managed complex regulatory, financial, operational, and human-centered systems. With over 30 years of leadership experience, she brings a rare combination of executive operations, technical modernization, governance, education, entrepreneurship, and product strategy.
She is also an Executive Producer and Co-Founder of Jawbone Hill Theatre, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit performance organization, where she manages business operations, prepares financials, supports original stage works, and contributes to educational and community programming.
In addition, she manages a growing commercial and multifamily real estate portfolio focused on industrial and build-for-rent communities, aligned with a broader mission of digital sovereignty, economic resilience, and long-term infrastructure stewardship.
Shani holds an M.S. in Data Science, an M.Ed. in Special Education, and a B.A. in Communication Arts with a concentration in Television and Film. She is an award-winning video producer and is currently enrolled in the MBA program at the University of La Verne with concentrations in Finance, Accounting, and Marketing.
Her technical background spans AI systems, data engineering, cloud platforms, analytics, workflow orchestration, and governance frameworks. Her current stack and areas of study include AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Python, SQL, Airflow, data governance, AI risk management, product analytics, post-quantum readiness, and emerging quantum computing concepts.
She is a member of professional organizations including IEEE and quantitative finance associations. Her long-term work centers on helping organizations modernize responsibly through secure data systems, AI-enabled products, cloud infrastructure, governance readiness, and future-facing operational strategy.
📩 For executive advisory, governance readiness reviews, AI/data modernization, or strategic product engagements, please visit her website by clicking the blue button above. To visit each company website, click the underlined text in the bio. For marketing portfolios, click the Instagram icon below and her branding, product, fashion, architectural, and Smart City designs. Also, visit the MergeMADS YouTube Channel, the Elevate AI Solutions YouTube Channel, and the Vista Insurance & Financial Services YouTube Channel.