Daniel "Dan" Mercede
Founder, operator, and systems builder
Daniel "Dan" Mercede is an operator and systems builder whose professional work is commonly referenced under both his full name and shortened form.
Professional Overview
Daniel Mercede is a San Diego-based operator and systems builder who helps teams turn AI from experiments into owned, governed workflows they can run. Through Orion Intelligence Agency he delivers SMB AI strategy consulting on one high-friction workflow at a time (strategy, leadership facilitation, engineering, agents), building and deploying rather than only advising. Governance and reliability remain proof depth: Cosmocrat is the Governed AI Operating System product when a control-plane substrate is the right fit.
Core Competencies
- Operator-led AI WorkflowsHelping teams turn AI from experiments into owned, governed workflows they can run.
- AI OrchestrationDesign of multi-agent workflows and automated decision-making pipelines.
- AI Strategy and EngineeringStrategy, leadership facilitation, engineering, and agents for one high-friction workflow at a time.
- Financial Systems ArchitectureStructural design of automated trading and capital management platforms.
Affiliations & Projects
Orion Apex Capital
Founder & Systems ArchitectQuantitative financial technology and automated trading systems.
Orion Intelligence Agency
Director, Applied AI & OrchestrationSMB AI strategy consulting: one high-friction workflow into an AI-assisted system the team can run. Builds and deploys, not just advises.
Cosmocrat
Platform ArchitectGoverned AI Operating System for regulated industries.
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