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Tony Paris, Founder & Chief Technologist of AppWT Web & AI Solutions

The founder of AppWT Web & AI Solutions

Tony Paris, Founder & Chief Technologist

29+ years in technology. 16 years in HIPAA and government-regulated systems.

Tony Paris has practiced web development since 1997, starting in Flint, Michigan. The practice has operated as AppWT since 2005 and incorporated in Michigan as AppWT LLC in 2020. Today he leads a family-owned Michigan firm for websites and AI search visibility, with clients in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands and South Korea.

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Proven where compliance is mandatory

Alongside the practice, Tony spent 16 years inside two regulated industries. Today he also does cloud infrastructure and platform engineering for a bot-mitigation SaaS platform. That is the experience behind every HIPAA-ready, legal and government build AppWT takes on.

Court e-filing, nine years

Nine years (June 2017 to March 2026) in cloud infrastructure and JusticeTech support for TrueFiling and MiFile, the government court e-filing systems built on Hyland OnBase (ImageSoft, i3 Verticals).

i3 Verticals was his employer. It is not an AppWT client.

Specialty pharmacy, seven years

Seven years (2010 to 2017) in specialty-pharmacy systems for oncology, fertility and autoimmune therapies at Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, ending as Special Operations Advisor.

He designed automated database systems that cut insurance-approval turnaround from days to hours.

Platform engineering, today

Cloud infrastructure and platform engineering for a bot-mitigation SaaS platform: AWS serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS), WAF and CDN, GraphQL and distributed SQL, CI/CD pipelines, MFA, and load and performance testing.

The client is under NDA, so it is not named.

IoT sensor data

Server-side IoT sensor-data platform for SolarLife24 smart PPE. AppWT programs, maintains and runs the platform and the sensor-data pipeline. SolarLife24 makes the hardware.

Credentials

In the order Tony lists them, plus HIPAA and PCI training.

  • OCSA
  • CPhT
  • CPFM
  • MCP
  • HCSA
  • HCWA
  • HIPAA trained
  • PCI trained
  • OnBase Certified System Administrator (OCSA), Hyland, March 2020
  • Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), PTCB, June 2014
  • Certified Professional Food Manager (CPFM), ANSI, September 2010
  • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Microsoft
  • Education: Baker College (2005 to 2008), major in Web Development, minor in Graphic Communications. Diplomat University (2011 to 2017), Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy & Regulatory Affairs.
  • Patent Pending: co-inventor on a USPTO provisional patent application filed in 2026 for a Contemporaneous Activity-to-Regulatory Compliance Modeling and Tracking System. This is a provisional filing, not a granted patent.

Community and teaching

Service to Michigan organizations, schools and families.

  • JCI Michigan: served on the Board of Directors.
  • Westland Area Jaycees (JCI): Past President, Vice President and Board member.
  • Adoption agencies: board service.
  • Teaching: guest lecturer at Baker College, Mott Community College, Oakland Community College and Ferris State University.
  • Livonia-Westland Chamber of Commerce: AppWT is a member.

Recognition

Each item below was checked against its source on October 8, 2026.

  • Alignable Local Business Person of the Year, Livonia, 2024 and 2025
  • Digital Reference: named in Best Web Developers in Detroit (July 2026)
  • CanadianSME National Small Business Awards: Finalist, Digital Business of the Year 2025 (AppWT Web & AI Solutions)
  • TechBehemoths Awards: 2025 winner, Web Design, United States; 2024 winner, WordPress, United States
  • Corporate Vision Global Business Awards: Best Family-Owned Web Development & Digital Marketing Business 2024, Michigan
  • Acquisition International Business Excellence Awards: Most Innovative Web Design Agency 2024, Michigan
  • Better Business Bureau: A+ accredited since 2022

Every award, with its source: appwt.com/awards. The labeled history: appwt.com/history.

Meet Tony

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Questions about Tony

Who is Tony Paris?

Tony Paris is the Founder & Chief Technologist of AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC) in Livonia, Michigan. He has practiced web development since 1997, starting in Flint, Michigan. The practice has operated as AppWT since 2005 and incorporated in Michigan as AppWT LLC in 2020.

What regulated-industry experience does Tony Paris have?

Sixteen years in HIPAA and government-regulated systems: nine years (June 2017 to March 2026) in cloud infrastructure and JusticeTech support for the TrueFiling and MiFile court e-filing systems built on Hyland OnBase, and seven years (2010 to 2017) in specialty-pharmacy systems for oncology, fertility and autoimmune therapies at Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, ending as Special Operations Advisor.

What credentials does Tony Paris hold?

OCSA, CPhT, CPFM, MCP, HCSA and HCWA. He is also HIPAA and PCI trained. The OnBase Certified System Administrator credential is from Hyland (2020), the Certified Pharmacy Technician credential from PTCB (2014) and the Certified Professional Food Manager credential from ANSI (2010).

How long has Tony Paris worked in technology?

29+ years. Paid web work began on July 1, 1997 in Flint, Michigan, and every years figure on appwt.com is computed from that date.

Talk to Tony

Tony assigns and manages the specialist work across a vetted network of more than 400 independent contractors, most of them in the USA. Call for a free 60-minute consultation by phone or Zoom, or start with the free AI visibility audit. Under-promise, Over-deliver.

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Accessibility Statement

Our commitment to digital accessibility and inclusive design

Our Commitment to Accessibility

AppWT Web & AI Solutions is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We continually improve the user experience for everyone and apply the relevant accessibility standards to achieve these goals.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

AppWT Web & AI Solutions is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Accessibility Features

  • Built-in accessibility toolbar with multiple customization options
  • Keyboard navigation support throughout the website
  • Screen reader compatibility and proper ARIA labels
  • High contrast mode and color customization options
  • Text size adjustment and font modification capabilities
  • Reading guide and focus indicators for improved navigation
  • Alternative text for all images and media
  • Semantic HTML structure for better screen reader interpretation

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of AppWT Web & AI Solutions relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of AppWT Web & AI Solutions. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

Phone: (888) 565-0171

Email: sales@appwt.com

Address: 33300 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154 (by Appointment Only)

Assessment Approach

AppWT Web & AI Solutions assessed the accessibility of our website by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • External evaluation
  • Automated testing tools
  • Manual testing with assistive technologies

Date

This statement was created on January 15, 2025 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.

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