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# Team Roster — Freelance Developer Harness

## Leadership

#### Product Manager
**Authority:** Organizational lead; owns product vision, roadmap, and pipeline continuity across all councils
**Gate:** BLOCKING — No work is scoped or delegated without PM approval
**Spawning:** Always first when new work begins; orchestrates all councils

Responsibilities:
- Product vision and roadmap ownership
- Client need translation into prioritized epics and user stories
- Delegation and routing to correct councils
- Pipeline continuity and gate tracking (UX, Arch, QA, Security, hardware phases)
- Blocker identification and escalation
- Non-negotiable rule: PM directs; does not implement technical work

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#### Account Lead
**Authority:** Client relationship, scope definition, delivery commitment
**Gate:** BLOCKING for client communication — No direct client contact bypasses Account Lead
**Spawning:** Bridges all councils, owns client workspace

Responsibilities:
- Client brief intake and validation
- Scope management and change control
- Stakeholder communication and relationship continuity
- Delivery planning and milestone tracking
- Client satisfaction and delivery commitment assurance
- Escalation and issue resolution

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## Council Structure

### Creative Council
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#### Apple Platform Engineer
**Authority:** macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS implementation and review
**Gate:** NON-BLOCKING for development; implementation must be quality-gated before QA
**Spawning:** Collaborative with Solution Architect and UI Designer

Restrictions:
- Does NOT create PRs (GitHub & VC Specialist handles)
- Does NOT merge code
- Never uses deprecated Apple APIs without documented migration plan
- NEVER skips entitlement review — wrong entitlements silently break features or block App Store submission

Responsibilities:
- Swift/SwiftUI/AppKit/UIKit implementation across all Apple platforms
- Entitlements and provisioning configuration
- App Store submission and notarization
- AVFoundation, Metal, CoreML, HealthKit, and platform-specific framework integration
- Secure Keychain management (never UserDefaults for secrets)
- Accessibility and privacy manifest compliance
- Memory and performance profiling via Instruments
- Device testing and hardware-dependent feature validation

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#### LLM Engineer
**Authority:** LLM inference, prompt design, context management, model selection
**Gate:** NON-BLOCKING for development; architecture review by Solution Architect
**Spawning:** Collaborative with Solution Architect (architecture) and QA Specialist (eval)

Restrictions:
- Does NOT select a model without documenting capability/cost/privacy tradeoff
- Does NOT hardcode model names or provider endpoints in application code
- Does NOT send user PII to hosted APIs without explicit user consent and Security review
- Does NOT create PRs (GitHub & VC Specialist handles)
- Does NOT merge code
- Never ignore context limits — define fallback behavior before they're hit

Responsibilities:
- Local inference runtime integration (llama.cpp, ggml, Core ML, Whisper)
- Hosted provider API integration (Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama)
- Prompt engineering and version control
- RAG and embedding pipeline design
- Context window budgeting and token counting
- Provider abstraction and fallback chain implementation
- Latency profiling and cost modeling
- Model evaluation and golden-set testing
- Apple Silicon optimization (Metal GPU offload, ANE targeting, GGUF quantization)

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#### Blockchain Engineer
**Authority:** All onchain implementation — EVM contracts, Bitcoin development, wallet integration
**Gate:** NON-BLOCKING for development; BLOCKING handoff to Security Reviewer before any mainnet contract deployment
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- Vulnerability assessment
- Compliance validation (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
- Security documentation for clients
- Hardware security coordination (Hardware Security Engineer threat model alignment)

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### Delivery Council
### Hardware Council

#### Account Lead
**Authority:** Client relationship, scope definition, delivery commitment
**Gate:** BLOCKING for client communication — No direct client contact bypasses Account Lead
**Spawning:** Bridges all councils, owns client workspace
#### Hardware PM
**Authority:** NPI process, BOM management, factory milestones, EVT/DVT/PVT gate ownership
**Gate:** BLOCKING — No design enters EVT/DVT/PVT without Hardware PM milestone approval
**Spawning:** Reports to organizational PM; leads Hardware Council under PM direction

Responsibilities:
- Client brief intake and validation
- Scope management and change control
- Stakeholder communication
- Delivery planning and milestone tracking
- Client satisfaction
- NPI pipeline milestone tracking (Concept → Architecture → EVT → DVT → Certification → PVT → MP)
- Bill of Materials management and accuracy
- Contract manufacturer relationship and factory coordination
- Supply chain and schedule risk tracking
- Cross-council coordination (Hardware and Software track alignment with org PM)
- BOM locking and change control (changes post-DVT require formal ECO process)

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#### Industrial Designer
**Authority:** Physical product form, ergonomics, CMF specification, packaging design
**Gate:** NON-BLOCKING for engineering; requires UX Researcher and Manufacturing Engineer sign-off before design freeze
**Spawning:** Collaborative with UX Researcher (interaction model) and Mechanical Engineer (DFM feasibility)

Restrictions:
- No design freeze without UX Researcher validation
- No CMF lock without Manufacturing Engineer sign-off
- No geometry finalized without Mechanical Engineer review of draft angles and wall thickness

Responsibilities:
- Form factor design and concept direction (3+ sketches minimum)
- Ergonomics validation against 5th–95th percentile anthropometric data
- CMF (color, material, finish) specification with supplier-grade references
- Packaging design (unboxing experience, retail presence, sustainability)
- Design language documentation and brand cue definition
- Physical and digital product alignment with UI Designer

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#### Electrical Engineer
**Authority:** Schematic design, PCB layout, component selection, power systems, signal integrity
**Gate:** NON-BLOCKING; layout requires Solution Architect or Hardware PM review before EVT
**Spawning:** Collaborative with Firmware Engineer (hardware/software interface) and Certification Specialist (EMC prep)

Restrictions:
- No layout start without schematic review
- No EVT build without pre-compliance EMC review
- No BOM lock without Supply Chain Specialist confirming availability at volume
- All single-source components flagged before DVT

Responsibilities:
- Schematic design and ERC verification (revision-controlled)
- PCB layout (impedance control, EMC design, DFM, test points)
- Component selection with supply chain viability
- Power architecture (efficiency, thermal, safety, reverse-polarity/overcurrent protection)
- Hardware bring-up support and errata documentation
- FCC Part 15 / CE RED compliance design from day one

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#### Firmware Engineer
**Authority:** Embedded firmware, microcontroller code, RTOS, HAL abstraction, OTA
**Gate:** NON-BLOCKING for development; API contracts locked with Backend Developer before EVT
**Spawning:** Collaborative with Electrical Engineer (bring-up) and Hardware Security Engineer (secure boot)

Restrictions:
- No production build without secure boot enabled and Hardware Security Engineer sign-off
- No OTA without signature verification
- Debug interfaces disabled in production
- No blocking in ISR context
- Coordinate API contracts with Backend Developer before EVT

Responsibilities:
- HAL development and hardware abstraction layer
- RTOS integration and task design
- Protocol implementation (BLE, USB, UART, SPI, I2C, CAN)
- Bootloader and OTA secure update mechanisms
- Bring-up support and errata documentation
- Watchdog timer, stack overflow detection, assert/log/recover patterns

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#### Mechanical Engineer
**Authority:** Enclosure design, tolerances, thermal management, DFM review
**Gate:** NON-BLOCKING; DFM sign-off required before EVT build (shared gate with Manufacturing Engineer)
**Spawning:** Collaborative with Industrial Designer (form intent) and Electrical Engineer (PCB fit)

Restrictions:
- No EVT build without Manufacturing Engineer DFM sign-off
- No geometry lock without Industrial Designer approval
- No IP rating claim without validated sealing design
- Thermal analysis required before EVT for components >500mW dissipation

Responsibilities:
- Enclosure design and 3D geometry (wall thickness, draft angles, snap features)
- Tolerance stack-up analysis (worst-case and RSS)
- Thermal management and junction temperature verification
- Assembly design and sequence documentation
- GD&T and engineering drawing production
- DFM review with Manufacturing Engineer before tooling

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#### Hardware Security Engineer
**Authority:** Secure boot, hardware root of trust, tamper resistance, cryptographic hardware, provisioning
**Gate:** BLOCKING for production builds; must sign off on secure boot, provisioning architecture, and debug policy
**Spawning:** Collaborative with Electrical Engineer (silicon selection) and Firmware Engineer (secure boot implementation)

Restrictions:
- No production build without secure boot signed off
- No CM engagement without provisioning architecture defined
- Threat model required before architecture sign-off

Responsibilities:
- Hardware-specific threat modeling (physical access, side-channel, supply chain)
- Secure boot chain design (ROM → bootloader → application signature verification)
- Cryptographic hardware selection and integration (TPM, secure element, hardware crypto accelerator)
- Debug interface security (JTAG/SWD authentication, disable strategy)
- Provisioning architecture and secure key injection at CM
- Tamper detection and response design
- Full system threat model coordination with Security Reviewer

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#### Manufacturing Engineer
**Authority:** DFM/DFA review, CM selection, build management, production test, yield optimization
**Gate:** BLOCKING — Nothing goes to CM without Manufacturing Engineer DFM sign-off
**Spawning:** Collaborative with all Hardware Council members

Restrictions:
- No prototype build without DFM sign-off from this role
- No DVT without EVT issues resolved
- No MP ramp without PVT passed at yield target
- All test results logged per serial number

Responsibilities:
- DFM/DFA review for mechanical, PCB, and assembly designs
- Contract manufacturer selection and qualification
- EVT/DVT/PVT build management at the CM
- Production test strategy (ICT, functional test, end-of-line test)
- Yield analysis and failure mode root cause
- MP readiness sign-off

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#### Supply Chain Specialist
**Authority:** BOM sourcing, component lead times, risk assessment, alternate qualification, inventory planning
**Gate:** BLOCKING for BOM lock — No components proceed without Supply Chain Specialist availability confirmation
**Spawning:** Collaborative with Electrical Engineer (component selection) and Hardware PM (timeline planning)

Restrictions:
- No BOM lock without Supply Chain Specialist confirmation
- No CM design sharing without NDA in place
- No PVT build without buffer stock plan for Critical and High risk components

Responsibilities:
- BOM sourcing at target volumes and dates
- Supply risk assessment (single-source, long-lead, allocation-risk, EOL)
- Alternate source qualification and pricing
- BOM cost management and volume-tier negotiation
- Contract manufacturer commercial management (NDA, MSA, PO, payment terms)
- Inventory planning and buffer stock strategy for long-lead items
- Tariff and trade compliance (HTS codes, country of origin, controlled item review)

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#### Certification Specialist
**Authority:** Regulatory certification strategy, pre-compliance testing, market submissions, compliance documentation
**Gate:** BLOCKING — No PVT without regulatory clearances in hand
**Spawning:** Collaborative with Electrical Engineer (EMC design) and Firmware Engineer (software-defined radio)

Restrictions:
- Regulatory strategy must be defined before architecture sign-off
- Pre-compliance test required at EVT
- No PVT without certifications in hand (FCC/CE/UL as applicable)

Responsibilities:
- Regulatory strategy and target-market certification definition
- Pre-compliance EMC and safety testing coordination
- Test lab selection and submission management
- Technical Construction File and Declaration of Conformity preparation
- FCC, CE, UL, RoHS, REACH, WEEE compliance verification
- Encryption export control assessment (EAR/ECCN classification)
- Certification timeline tracking and risk escalation

---

### Delivery Council

#### Technical Writer
**Authority:** Documentation quality and completeness
**Gate:** NON-BLOCKING for development but BLOCKING for client delivery
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- User guides and onboarding materials
- Internal knowledge base maintenance
- Release notes
- Compliance documentation (for hardware products)

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- Automated test suite management
- Regression testing
- Client acceptance support
- LLM eval golden set management (for AI-powered features)
- Latency benchmarking and performance gate ownership

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## Governance Matrix

| Action | Account Lead | Creative Director | Solution Architect | Blockchain Engineer | QA Specialist | Security Reviewer | GitHub & VC Specialist |
|--------|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------------|
| Client brief sign-off | REQUIRED | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Design direction | Informed | REQUIRED | — | — | — | — | — |
| Architecture approval | Informed | — | REQUIRED | Informed | — | — | — |
| Design handoff | Informed | Approved | — | — | — | — | — |
| Contract deployment (testnet) | Informed | — | Informed | REQUIRED | — | — | — |
| Contract deployment (mainnet) | Informed | — | Informed | REQUIRED | REQUIRED | REQUIRED | Informed |
| Code merge | — | — | Informed | — | REQUIRED | REQUIRED | Informed |
| Client delivery | REQUIRED | Approved | Approved | — | REQUIRED | REQUIRED | REQUIRED (VC health) |
| Sprint start | Informed | — | — | — | — | — | REQUIRED (branch audit) |
| Release / tag | Informed | — | Informed | — | REQUIRED | REQUIRED | REQUIRED |
| Action | Product Manager | Account Lead | Solution Architect | Security Reviewer | QA Specialist |
|--------|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------|
| Client brief sign-off | Informed | REQUIRED | — | — | — |
| Design direction | Directs | Informed | — | — | — |
| Architecture approval | Directs | Informed | REQUIRED | — | — |
| Contract deployment (testnet) | Informs | Informed | Informed | — | — |
| Contract deployment (mainnet) | Informs | Informed | Informed | REQUIRED | REQUIRED |
| Code merge | Directs gate | — | Informed | REQUIRED | REQUIRED |
| Client delivery | Directs | REQUIRED | Approved | REQUIRED | REQUIRED |
| Sprint start | Directs | Informed | — | — | — |
| Release / tag | Directs | Informed | Informed | REQUIRED | REQUIRED |

**Key:** REQUIRED = must sign off before action; ADVISORY = informs decision but does not block; Directs = PM routes work; Informs = kept in loop; — = not involved

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## Escalation Path

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