AI Strategy  ·  Enablement  ·  Digital Transformation

Samuel
Tate

Senior AI Strategy & Enablement Leader

10+ years driving digital transformation across nonprofit, government, and enterprise sectors. I build AI adoption programs, governance frameworks, and intelligent content systems that turn emerging technology into measurable organizational impact.

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sam@samtate.ai Raleigh, NC  ·  Open to Remote
10M+
Users on platforms I've led
37%
Call volume reduction for NC courthouse via AI
130
Courthouses served by AI chatbot platform
10+
Years in digital transformation

Featured Receipt

Published by Google

Google
Business Messages  ·  Official Case Study  ·  2021
Published & Verified

Business Messages helps North Carolina courthouse reduce call volume by 37%

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wake County Courthouse faced thousands of daily calls with dramatically reduced staff. My company — Tango Technology (now Repply) — deployed an AI-powered conversational system via Google Business Messages in days, then expanded it to 130 courthouses statewide.

37%
Reduction in call volume
398K
Fewer phone calls in year one
2M
Citizen interactions
16M
Total views

"Google's Business Messages has helped the public sector respond directly to citizens in real time during the COVID-19 pandemic by reducing staff workload and cutting costs for agencies."

— Samuel Tate, Co-Founder, Tango Technology  ·  As quoted in the Google case study

Tango Technology was co-founded by Samuel Tate. The platform later evolved into Repply, continuing to serve government and higher-education clients with AI-powered Intelligent Content Layer infrastructure.

Company Story

One company, three names

Founded in 2019, the same company has evolved its name and focus as the market matured — from legal tech roots to a full public-sector AI platform.

TL
2019 – 2020
Tango Legal

Founded to bring AI-powered information access to the legal and court system space. Early product development and market validation.

TT
2020 – 2022
Tango Technology

Expanded scope to the full public sector. Deployed AI chatbots across 130 NC courthouses. Featured in official Google Business Messages case study.

Google Case Study Published
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2022 – Present
Repply

Rebranded with expanded Intelligent Content Layer (ICL) architecture. Serving government and higher-ed clients. NIST AI RMF aligned. Web Summit speaker.

Current · Active

Experience

Where I've done the work

2020 – Present
Rad Campaign
Washington, D.C. (Remote)

Director, Digital Projects

Lead digital strategy, AI enablement, and analytics for a national agency managing multimillion-dollar platforms for major nonprofits and advocacy organizations.

  • Design and facilitate AI enablement training for executive and operational teams at national nonprofits — building AI literacy, adoption roadmaps, and governance confidence.
  • Present AI strategy and digital maturity recommendations to C-suite and board-level stakeholders, translating complex technical roadmaps into investment decisions.
  • Develop AI adoption policies, acceptable use frameworks, and governance standards — advising nonprofit and public sector leadership on responsible AI from strategy through enforcement.
  • Architect analytics infrastructure (GA4, GTM, Looker Studio) translating data into actionable executive insight.
  • Direct large-scale Drupal and WordPress ecosystems reaching 10M+ users.
2020 – Present
Repply Inc.
Raleigh, NC

Co-Founder & AI Product Lead

Founded and scaled an AI content-intelligence company transforming websites into structured Intelligent Content Layers powering chatbots, assistants, and analytics for government and higher-ed clients.

  • Designed product vision, roadmap, and architecture for a containerized SaaS platform supporting agentic AI deployment.
  • Integrated RAG pipelines, vector databases, and Docker-based runtimes for AI and CMS interoperability.
  • Built responsible AI governance aligned with NIST AI RMF and state policy frameworks.
  • Represented Repply at Web Summit. Featured in Google Business Messages' public-sector case study — 37% reduction in courthouse call volume across 130 sites.
2018 – 2020
Acquia
Remote

Technical Account Manager

Trusted advisor to Fortune 100, pharma, higher-ed, and government clients through the full project lifecycle.

  • Guided enterprise customers through containerized (Docker) deployment, infrastructure monitoring, risk assessments, and scaling strategies.
  • Delivered on-site quarterly reviews, product demos, and executive training for clients ranging from federal agencies to global pharma.
2013 – 2017
NC Administrative Office of the Courts
Raleigh, NC

Web Project Manager

Established the digital governance foundation for the NC Judicial Branch, overseeing a web team across 200+ sites.

  • Led statewide Drupal transformation for the NC Judicial Branch, establishing web governance, accessibility standards (WCAG/508), and cross-functional workflows adopted branch-wide.
  • Early foundation for public sector digital strategy — the work that eventually led to co-founding Tango Technology.

Thought Leadership

Speaking & publications

Conference Talk

Web Summit — Agentic AI & Content Governance for the Public Sector

Presented Repply's approach to responsible agentic AI deployment and content governance in government contexts. Web Summit is one of the world's largest technology conferences.

Executive Webinar  ·  2025

The Nonprofit Playbook for Dominating AI Search

Produced and delivered a strategy webinar for C-suite nonprofit leaders — practical frameworks for AI adoption, search visibility, and building governance confidence across organizations.

Recognition

Third-party validation

Google

Featured in an official Google Business Messages public-sector case study (2021) documenting the Wake County Courthouse AI deployment — 37% call reduction, 398K fewer calls in year one, scaled to 130 courthouses. Also recognized for broader leadership in AI and digital innovation.

LexisNexis

Recognized for leadership in AI strategy and digital innovation in the legal and public sector space.

Duke Law School

Recognized by Duke Law School for work in AI ethics, governance, and digital transformation — bridging the gap between legal institutions and emerging technology.

Technical Stack

What I work with

AI & Enablement
Agentic AI Systems RAG Architecture NIST AI RMF MCP Anthropic / Claude OpenAI Gemini NotebookLM Google Dialogflow AI Training Programs Responsible AI Governance
Analytics
GA4 GTM Looker Studio Domo KPI Development
Cloud & DevOps
Docker AWS GCP Acquia Cloud Pantheon Platform.sh Cloudflare / CDN
CMS & Web
Drupal (Acquia Certified) WordPress React JAMstack WCAG 2.2 / Section 508
Leadership
Agile / Scrum Product Roadmapping Executive Facilitation AI Ethics & Policy SDLC Management

Get in touch

Let's talk AI strategy

Open to senior AI strategy, enablement, and transformation roles in nonprofit tech, govtech, and public sector. Remote preferred, US-based.

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Samuel Tate  ·  Raleigh, NC  ·  samtate.ai