Corey Silvia
Photographer, fractional CTO and builder in Phoenix, Arizona.
Experience
Owl CTO (owlcto.com)
Founder and principal AI engineer
Sep 2025 – present
Design and build AI systems for startups and small businesses, from AI readiness assessments and architecture roadmaps through hands-on production builds. Nine active clients across entertainment, logistics, security, sports, consumer products and services.
Glenhouse
Chief technology and digital officer
Mar 2023 – present
Sole technologist for a founder-led portfolio of ventures. Built every web platform from zero, AI automation that cut manual operations work about 40%, and an e-commerce and ticketing stack that processed six-figure sales in its first quarter.
35 Designs (35designs.com)
Founder
2024 – present
Custom websites and online stores.
Icon Sportswire
Sports photographer
Dec 2014 – present
Motorsports and sports photography distributed through Getty Images.
Corey Silvia Photography (coreysilvia.media)
Photographer
Dec 2008 – present
Sports, motorsports, wildlife and landscape photography, fine-art prints and commissions.
Cabot Bigham Racing and Oink Clothing Co.
President, driver manager and co-founder
Jun 2017 – Oct 2023
Ran technology, operations, strategy and sponsorships for a professional team in Red Bull GRC, Americas Rallycross, Nitro Rallycross and Lucas Oil Off Road. Spotted for Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric in rallycross, co-drove to a third-place class podium at the 2020 Olympus Rally, and co-founded the race-fan apparel brand Oink Clothing.
Somerset Auto Group
IT manager
2014 – 2018
Owned the network, dealership systems and security for a multi-location dealership group, and led its CRM move to the cloud.
Apple
Apple Expert
2009 – 2014
One of the first Apple Experts in the program. Trained more than 20 Specialists and Geniuses.
Earlier roles
911 operator and police and fire dispatcher for the Somerset Police Department, call firefighter and EMT, and business sales at AT&T Mobility.
Skills
- AI and automation
- Agentic systems, MCP servers, local LLMs, voice AI, RAG, LLM automation
- Software
- TypeScript, Python, Swift and SwiftUI, Kotlin, Node.js, React, Next.js
- Infrastructure
- Docker, AWS, Terraform, Vercel, Stripe, Shopify APIs
- Hardware
- Raspberry Pi, HomeKit and Matter, CANbus and head units, CNC and 3D printing
- Craft
- Photography, video, leatherwork, brand and visual design
Published in
- ESPN
- Sports Illustrated
- The New York Times
- TIME
- The Wall Street Journal
- Newsweek
- Yahoo
- Sporting News
Team photographer for DirtFish and Bryan Herta Autosport in Global Rallycross, plus RM Sotheby's and the USTA US Open. Videographer for Discovery's Street Outlaws.
Education
- Photography certificate, Rhode Island School of Design
- Emergency Medical Technician certificate, Bristol Community College
- Web design and graphic arts coursework, Johnson & Wales University