Our Mission

We're building AI-native systems with our government partners, so they can serve their people fundamentally better.

When government moves at the speed communities need, more gets built, costs come down, and sustainable growth becomes something to plan together.

Built for the public sector

Founded

2024

Headquartered

Florida

Recognition

APA/NACP National Award of Excellence · 2026

Florida Planning & Zoning Outstanding Innovation · 2025-26

Future of the Region Award, Tampa Bay · 2026

Focus

Public Sector

What we believe

Why we built this.

Principle I

Communities deserve to be built faster, and built well.

The work of building modern communities, from the homes families live in to the infrastructure that keeps them running, depends on government processes that move too slowly. Every week of delay is a home that costs more, a business that opens later, infrastructure that breaks ground next year. We accelerate this work without compromising the judgment that protects neighborhoods, the environment, and the public interest. Speed and stewardship are not opposites.

Principle II

Modern government deserves modern infrastructure.

Local government runs on software designed for a different century. Public servants navigate rising demand and growing complexity with tools that have not kept up. We build the foundational technology public agencies have always deserved. Designed for the work. Configured to local rules. In service of the people who do it.

Principle III

Every jurisdiction is different. We learn each one.

There is no generic local government. A coastal county protecting dune lakes operates differently than a launch-corridor city processing rapid growth. A rural commission balancing fairness for small landowners faces different priorities than a major metro. We don't deploy off-the-shelf tools. We learn each community's codes, workflows, and people. That is the only way technology earns its place in public service.

Principle IV

AI should serve the people who serve the public.

Public servants make the decisions that shape communities. Their judgment, expertise, and accountability are what make government legitimate. We build AI that strengthens that work, so the staff who keep communities running can focus on what only they can do. We don't automate judgment. We don't displace careers. We support the people who serve the public.

For the people, places, and possibilities of public service.

Leadership

Built by planners, attorneys, and technologists.

Sabrina Dugan

Co-Founder

“One of the most influential women in civic technology.”
— News4JAX

Sabrina is an AI executive and inventor focused on applying artificial intelligence to government permitting, code compliance, and the built environment. She is rebuilding how governments review, approve, and shape development.

She is a named inventor on multiple patents and patent applications, including early innovations in automated review of CAD and BIM files for code compliance and development. Her work places her among the first in the world to apply AI to permit review and regulatory workflows in the public sector.

She brings prior experience in local government development services and a background spanning planning, sustainability, and software. Her work helps governments implement systems that improve speed, consistency, and accessibility while preserving human judgment.

Sabrina is a graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction, and Planning. She is regularly invited to speak at conferences and events on AI and emerging technologies across government, construction, and real estate.

UF · Design, Construction & PlanningPatent Inventor · CAD / BIM AIAI Keynote Speaker

John Mirkin

Co-Founder · J.D., LL.M.

John is a Florida attorney and entrepreneur focused on the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, and government compliance. His early legal career was in government, where he worked on criminal appellate matters with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and civil matters with the Florida Attorney General’s Office before entering private practice. He later represented businesses, high net worth individuals, and major real estate developers at a regional Florida firm, advising on complex corporate, IP, real estate, and tax matters.

He holds a Master of Laws in Taxation and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he attended on a full-tuition scholarship, and a business degree from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts.

Today, John works hands-on across the legal, business, policy, and technical layers of SwiftGov, shaping how the platform applies AI in government. From that lawyer-builder perspective, he speaks at continuing legal education programs, guest-lectures on AI at law schools, and partners with government agencies on the responsible, outcome-driven implementation of AI.

UF Levin · J.D., LL.M TaxationIsenberg · University of MassachusettsAI Policy ExpertSpeaker and Author

César Castro

Director of Planning & Sustainability · AICP, ENV SP

César is an urban planner and community development executive whose work spans land development regulation, disaster recovery, and public investment. At SwiftGov, he works directly with jurisdictions on applying AI to Land Development Code modernization, planning implementation workflows, and grant alignment.

He served as Chief Policy and Planning Officer for the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency, where he directed planning and policy for more than $2 billion in federal disaster recovery funding and helped create Back@Home, North Carolina's Balance of State housing stability program. He later served as Director of Sustainability and Resiliency at Vanderbilt University, setting direction for institutional infrastructure projects and aligning long-term physical development with environmental reporting frameworks. Earlier in his career, he worked on resilience and hazard mitigation planning in support of state and local recovery programs.

César holds a Master in Urban Planning and a Master in Design Studies in Risk and Resilience from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from North Carolina State University and bachelor's degrees in English and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is an AICP-certified planner, an Envision Sustainability Professional, and is fluent in Spanish. He speaks on code modernization, resilience, and the use of AI in planning.

Harvard GSD · Urban Planning, Risk & ResilienceAICP · ENV SPFederal Disaster RecoveryEnglish & Spanish

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