Platform Architect → Community Builder → Academic-Industry Bridge → Experiential Learning Pioneer
My journey from platform consulting to Red Hat engineering to Boston University research has shaped a unique perspective on responsible AI integration, community building, and cross-domain innovation transfer.
Gap Identification → Institution Building → Sustainable Community Transfer
Recognizing unmet community needs and emerging cross-domain opportunities
Creating sustainable frameworks, methodologies, and community structures
Transitioning successful implementations to community ownership and broader adoption
Boston University
Faculty member at Boston University’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, providing strategic technical leadership for experiential learning ecosystem serving ~600 students annually across 65-70 industry projects per semester. Direct teaching load of ~140 students per year across data science and engineering courses.
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Demonstrated consistent pattern of identifying emerging gaps, developing innovative solutions, and transitioning successful implementations to sustainable community ownership. Expertise spans platform architecture, educational innovation, standards development, and community building.
Red Hat / Boston University
Strategic career pivot from Red Hat Technical Marketing leadership to academic innovation. Chose mission-driven educational impact over continued corporate advancement, bringing enterprise platform expertise to experiential learning and curriculum development.
Red Hat
Nine-year progression from Developer Advocate to RHEL Platform Architect—the sole architect responsible for all developer-focused tools and features across the enterprise Linux platform. One of 7 RHEL architects coordinating the complete ecosystem. Led platform strategy enabling multiple software versions without system conflicts, technology that became RHEL AppStreams. Transitioned to Principal Technical Marketing Manager during academic career preparation.
FishJump Consulting / OHO Interactive / Startups
Founded FishJump Consulting practice serving enterprise clients including DNSstuff, Elsevier, NYPTI, and 7th Generation. Brief Chief Architect role at OHO Interactive leading technical innovation and client architecture. Concurrent startup co-founding: iBrowse (e-commerce platform with k-means clustering) and vrevo (vacation rental technology, COO role).
GE Corporate R&D / RAD Inc. / NetNumina/Keane
Advanced through technical consulting roles from individual contributor to executive leadership across multiple organizations: GE Corporate R&D (RHI Consulting, speech recognition/news summarization), RAD Inc. (NYS Office of Mental Health patient management systems), leading to NetNumina/Keane executive progression.
NetNumina/Keane
Rapid progression from consultant to VP Innovation at major IT services company (acquired by Keane, ~$1.1B revenue). VP Innovation with full P&L responsibility for boutique IT consulting practice (~400 people), reporting directly to CEO. Coordinated architecture and ROI analyses for major clients. Strategic exit following principled disagreement with corporate direction—board validated position by replacing CEO six months later.
Independent / College
Self-directed AIDS prediction research using neural networks, securing independent grants and presenting at major mathematics conferences. Featured in Albany Times Union for innovative application of emerging AI technologies to epidemiological modeling.
Distinctive strengths developed across 25+ years of innovation leadership
25+ year pattern of identifying unmet community needs and building sustainable institutions.
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Unique positioning bridging Red Hat platform expertise with educational innovation requirements.
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Proven track record of creating inclusive, sustainable technology communities.
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Creating transferable frameworks across domains with measurable impact.
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Students Annually in Industry Projects
Active Industry Partnerships
Years Innovation Leadership
Strategic technical leadership for experiential learning ecosystem with hands-on engagement for highest-impact initiatives—similar to CTO role at mid-sized consultancy. Technical accountability and quality oversight across full portfolio.
I also provide strategic consultations on technology leadership and career advancement, drawing from 25+ years of successful transitions across startup, enterprise, and academic contexts.
"By putting the means to create and use software in the hands of anyone who wants access to it, we remove arbitrary barriers to entry. Every innovation should create bridges, not walls."
Consistent focus on democratizing technology access, building inclusive communities, and creating transferable methodologies that benefit entire ecosystems rather than individual organizations.
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