John Rhodes

John Rhodes is the CTO, Managing Director, and co-founder of CM First Group, a software company specializing in CA Technologies and IBM i/z Platform.12 He has been with the company since its founding in December 1999.2 Rhodes is based in Austin, Texas, and focuses on delivering best-in-class technologies and services for customers' application modernization projects.13

Professional Background

• Education: Rhodes holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in Management from New York University.12

• Work Experience:

  • CM First Group (December 1999 - Present): CTO / Managing Director2
  • CA Technologies (March 1997 - December 1999): Managing Consultant / Architect2
  • Synon (February 1995 - March 1997): Principal Consultant / Architect2
  • Kraft General Foods (May 1986 - February 1995): Information Systems Architect and Project Manager2

Expertise

Rhodes is recognized as an expert in automated discovery and migration of software components to modernize IBM i/z Series applications across mainframe, desktop, cloud, and mobile platforms.13 He provides technology leadership and oversees the company's engineering projects.1

Personal

John lives in Austin with his wife and three children. He is an avid water and snow skier.1